Category: Freelance

The life-changing magic of adding water to cornstarch

Posted on February 4, 2020 by heatherlauraclarke

I paused for a second. “Maybe later.” I was hurrying to clean up the kitchen in between phone calls, since a snow day for the kids doesn’t mean I get snow day from my work. I was flustered and already thinking through my next task for as soon as I could escape back down to my home office.

Category: Career, Freelance, Parenting, Parenting mistakes, The Mom Scene

The (7th Annual) Freelancer Christmas Party

Posted on December 20, 2019 by heatherlauraclarke

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I’ve been freelancing for nine years now, but I started throwing myself a holiday party seven years ago after feeling sad that I no longer got to attend an office Christmas party.

Category: Freelance, Holidays, It's all about me

The (6th Annual) Freelancer Christmas Party

Posted on December 21, 2018 by heatherlauraclarke

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The 6th Annual Freelancer Christmas Party {Heather's Handmade Life}

Working from home as a freelancer can be lonely, so I always throw myself a Christmas party … for just me!

Category: Freelance, Holidays, It's all about me

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 10-year-old son and an 8-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 working on my novel, 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.