Category: Body drama

Five things about my new knockers

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

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They are pretty freaking fantastic … … you know, when they’re nice and round and full of milk, and making incredible cleavage for the first time in my life When they’re empty, they sort of look/feel like empty wallets It’s like having a boob… Continue Reading “Five things about my new knockers”

Category: Body drama, Breastfeeding, It's all about me

Phatness update

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

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I had heard that after you have a baby, you leave the hospital looking “four or five months pregnant.” Hells no, I’m happy to say! Finally, a pleasant surprise about the whole labour/delivery/postpartum experience. I was actually prancing around my hospital room on the… Continue Reading “Phatness update”

Category: Body drama, C-section

Owwww, it burrrrrrrrns!

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 36 weeks, 4 days pregnant 24 DAYS TO GO! OMG, people! I thought I had bad heartburn BEFORE. I had NO IDEA what Week 37 would bring. Ow ow ow! I am chugging milk. I am eating ice cream bars… Continue Reading “Owwww, it burrrrrrrrns!”

Category: Body drama, Preggo-ness, Third trimester, Week 37

Five things about shopping … when you’re nine months pregnant

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

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Saturday, May 8, 2010 35 weeks, 6 days pregnant 29 DAYS TO GO! A mall you have been visiting your entire life is suddenly HUGE, and walking around it on your swollen ankles/feet/legs feels like you are scaling Mount Everest with broken glass in… Continue Reading “Five things about shopping … when you’re nine months pregnant”

Category: Body drama, Preggo-ness, Third trimester, Week 36

Phat fingers

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

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Friday, March 12, 2010 27 weeks, 5 days pregnant Crap, crap, crap! It’s finally happened. My ankle-swelling has headed north, and now my FINGERS are FAT! I just absentmindedly went to twist my wedding band and engagement ring, and they were snug! I could… Continue Reading “Phat fingers”

Category: Body drama, Third trimester, Week 28

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m a writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 12-year-old son and a 10-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 them from taking over my life. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes, 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 with her writing. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)

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