Mommy confession …

Posted on November 26, 2010 by heatherlauraclarke

The other day, I started letting my five-and-a-half-month-old watch Treehouse.

Just like 15 or 20 minutes a day, when I desperately need to send a freelance invoice or respond to an e-mail. He has always LOVED TV, and he is especially fixated by these annoying kids’ shows.

For some reason, all the characters — birds, cats, etc. — all seem to have British accents. Anyway.

I felt fine about the decision …

Then I see a Facebook friend’s comment on an article about children and televsion … and she says it’s horrible for TODDLERS to watch TV.

Um …

I think Treehouse has to remain a dirty little secret.

Category: Balancing act, Mommy confession, Stuff we do

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)