The world’s fastest shower

Posted on December 30, 2010 by heatherlauraclarke

I mentioned yesterday that Baby Boy no longer tolerates bouncy chairs or Exersaucers, and it made doing my makeup difficult.

Showering is even trickier.

Yesterday I was too lazy to set up the Jolly Jumper in the bathroom door, so I simply set up Baby Boy standing next to our bed and clinging to the frame — he gets a huge kick out of this — and showered with the bathroom door open, so I could see him.

Least relaxing shower EVER. I think I was in there 45 seconds, because I kept yanking the curtain back to make sure he was still safely hanging onto the bed frame (and not on the floor, madly crawling away).

Yeah. Forty-five seconds. Enough time to wash my body, but not my hair. Enough time to shave under my arms, but not my legs. These are the choices you make as a mommy.

Category: How things have changed, Mommy time

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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.)