Finding balance

Finding balance

In January starry girl will turn four, and start school. This will be a big change for all of us, and I can’t quite believe that it’s got here so fast. These last few months with her at home for most of the time are, I’m sure, going to go by so fast....
Meal planning

Meal planning

Meal planning is something I don’t particularly enjoy – I love cooking but often feel uninspired when faced with a blank piece of paper to sit down and decide what we should eat this week. And I don’t want to be eating new things every day, or eating...
Six months in

Six months in

So we’ve been in the Netherlands for six months. That feels both like a really long time and no time at all! Looking back we seem to have achieved quite a bit, including: Preschool – my son seems to have settled in well, and my daughter is registered for...
Advent

Advent

One thing that I made a few years ago was these small advent stockings, and building on ideas that I’d spotted last year (mainly the kindness elves at imagination tree) I set up a series of activities to do every day leading up to Christmas. I also made a few...

Settling in

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...

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