by Clarissa | Jan 28, 2019 | family, personal, writing
I have to put my hand up and admit that I love spreadsheets. I use them for all sorts of things: recording who we send Christmas cards to each year, managing our family finances, outlining my next book, planning the edits to the last one. They are such a useful tool...
by Clarissa | Jan 21, 2019 | personal |
This is me from about ten years ago, more or less. Dressed as Pippi Longstocking for some reason. All day no-one could keep a straight face when they looked at me. And yes, it was a work day. I had to be careful not to turn my head too quickly, in case I poked anyone...
by Clarissa | Dec 31, 2018 | personal, writing
My goals for 2018 were: focus on writing improve daily routines look after me talk to friends My writing has gone well, although I haven’t hit the target of 1000 words a day over the year, I have written more than I did last year. I’ve also edited a series...
by Clarissa | Dec 24, 2018 | family, personal |
Here is my annual list of what we have done to celebrate Sinterklaas, Advent and Christmas. This year we struggled, as now both children are at school and have after-school activities there is less time to fit in an extra activity. So while we did do them all, some...
by Clarissa | Dec 17, 2018 | personal |
I have been making an effort this year to keep track of what I have been reading. Anyone who knows me knows that I love books and can often be found hiding somewhere with my nose in a book. Increasingly that is a digital book on my phone, which makes it more difficult...
by Clarissa | Nov 12, 2018 | family, personal |
Given that Christmas is coming round the corner I thought I would take a break from my usual blogging topics and write a list of toys that my children love and have loved for the last few years. As my children are now four and seven years old we’re talking about...
