by Clarissa | Jul 19, 2017 | family |
The more I read about bringing up children the more important I think it is to maintain a connection with them. In fact I made it one of my New Year’s Resolutions. I am trying to be more conscious about where my focus is – to either be actively doing...
by Clarissa | May 8, 2017 | family
It’s weird wearing glasses for the first time. I was actually first given glasses some years ago, but I never really wore them much. Only really for driving (I need them for distance) and, as we don’t have a car, that’s not very frequent. Recently I...
by Clarissa | Mar 21, 2017 | family
I love Lego, it’s brilliant. I loved it as a child and I’m so excited that my children are starting to enjoy it too. I love watching the two of them play with it together. Taking bits apart and putting them back slightly differently. And my parents have...
by Clarissa | Mar 4, 2017 | family
I love cooking; though being able to do it on my own is a luxury I rarely have. As a child I only remember having to make crumble. (Now I make mean pastry.) I’m not sure why I didn’t do more? My sister did. I don’t like to ask for things, so maybe I...
by Clarissa | Jan 20, 2017 | family |
Starry girl is now 3. She’s definitely a getting bigger girl, but sometimes I think we forget how little she is. How much of an effort some things are for her. How much she still has to learn. It makes me think of what we say to our children. How when we want...
