Ridin’ Dirty: PowerWheels edition

Posted on July 4, 2014 by heatherlauraclarke

We have an exciting new addition to our family. Nope, it’s not a puppy — and NO, it’s definitely not a baby!

It’s a secondhand PowerWheels Cadillac Escalade (Barbie Edition), and D and C are over the moon with joy over this thing.

So, of course, every time they drive it around, I have a certain song in my head … and I had to make a video about it! …

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Ridin’ Dirty: PowerWheels edition from Heather Clarke on Vimeo.

We have all fallen head over heels for this hunk of plastic-and-a-battery. I’m dreaming about giving it a new paint job (it’s currently a faded pink with touches of purple), and Darling Husband is dreaming about modding it with real headlights and a better stereo system. We’re totally grown-ups, I think?

P.S. If you’re interested, here are a few things I’ve been writing (elsewhere) lately …

Surviving and thriving in indoor playplaces

The house that spray paint built

Adventures in babysitting

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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.)