by Clarissa | Dec 28, 2020 | writing, family, personal
A year ago I set myself the target to publish at least my dragon shifter book this year. I also choose Focus as my word of the year, and wanted especially to apply that to routines, words, clearing, and togetherness. Well, this year was not the year that most of us...
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 3, 2018 | writing |
I published a book. A short story on Amazon. And people are buying and reading it. And I can’t make up my mind whether I am excited that people are actually reading it, or disappointed that more people aren’t! Every time I think about it my attitude is...
by Clarissa | May 10, 2018 | dutch life, family |
Swimming is considered very important here in the Netherlands, probably because most of the country is below water level and everywhere is surrounded by canals, rivers and dikes, as well as the sea. So there is alot of water around and alot of emphasis on all children...
by Clarissa | Feb 11, 2018 | dutch life, family
This year as well as enjoying Carnaval celebrations at school we went to a parade. Carnaval is not really celebrated in the area we live in, as it’s more prevalent in the south of The Netherlands where it’s more Catholic. Because it is a celebration of the...
