It’s always scarier at night

Posted on October 2, 2018 by heatherlauraclarke

It’s always scarier at night.

This is what I try to remind myself when my anxiety is spiraling out of control in the middle of the night because one of the kids is really sick.

Throwing up is awful, but not worrying because I know it’ll usually pass within a few hours.

Sniffles don’t bother me and neither do colds. Nice, normal little coughs and the odd sneeze? Totally fine.

It’s when the coughing gets bad that I feel myself start to tense up. The tightness starts in my chest and gets worse each time I hear them start to hack across the hall. Then they’re silent. Can they breathe? Wait, another cough. Worse this time …

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Category: Kiddos, Life lessons, Mental health, Mommy confession, Parenting, Sickness, The Mom Scene

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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.)