by Clarissa | Aug 31, 2014 | dutch life
So, it’s three weeks since we arrived and we’re starting to fell like we’re getting sorted and finding our way about. Here’s a brief summary of what we’ve been doing: – nearly all the boxes are unpacked – bedrooms and...
by Clarissa | Jul 18, 2014 | dutch life
Thinking about our move I’m realising that so many of our cultural references are related to the stories we learnt as children; whether that’s from books, films, TV or anywhere else. Which has made me think about what this move means for our children and...
by Clarissa | Jun 26, 2014 | dutch life
One of the big challenges when moving is to find somewhere to live at the other end. Even more so when you’re moving abroad, so have to figure out a completely different system. However, we seem to have managed it remarkably easily. We had planned while we were...
by Clarissa | Jun 17, 2014 | family
Having children really helps you get to know yourself, especially toddlers when they start to develop their own ideas and want independence. Recently I’m realising quite how impatient I can be. Walking home from nursery is a real battle with myself at the...
by Clarissa | Mar 28, 2014 | family
Well, the first baby was such a shock to the system – it was difficult to do anything else other than look after him. But with the second one you realise how easy it is to look after a newborn as they don’t really do anything: it’s the toddler...
by Clarissa | Feb 22, 2014 | family
As well as a new baby we are also planning to move to Amsterdam in the summer as my husband has got a job there. He was offered the job on my last day at work before Christmas, and he told them he’d take it on the morning I went into hospital to be induced. Talk...
