Category: It’s all about me

Sew much to think about

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

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I’ve been having fun sewing custom dresses for C during the odd naptime here and there, and it’s been really, really kind of awesome.  I love taking either her or D to the fabric store, picking out something cute, and turning it into something… Continue Reading “Sew much to think about”

Category: Craftiness, It's all about me, Sewing

Beating my "personal best" for breastfeeding

Posted on May 27, 2013 by

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It appears that I haven’t written too much about breastfeeding the second time around, doesn’t it? I don’t really talk about it much these days, early, simply because breastfeeding slowly stops being your entire world, and you almost forget it’s a thing. It’s just mindless.… Continue Reading “Beating my "personal best" for breastfeeding”

Category: Breastfeeding, It's all about me

Something real on a Sunday night

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

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When you’re a “mommy blogger,” sometimes it feels like there isn’t really a place — on your little corner of the internet — for you to be sad sometimes. We blog about recipes (and recipe fails). We blog about crafty projects and DIY projects.… Continue Reading “Something real on a Sunday night”

Category: Hard times, It's all about me, Mental health

Something "real" on a Sunday night

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

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When you’re a “mommy blogger,” sometimes it feels like there isn’t really a place — on your little corner of the internet — for you to be sad sometimes. We blog about recipes (and recipe fails). We blog about crafty projects and DIY projects.… Continue Reading “Something "real" on a Sunday night”

Category: Hard times, It's all about me

Countdown to the big 3-0

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

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Yesterday was Little Sis’s birthday (25!) and we’re exactly four years, six months, and one day apart. This means that the day after her birthday always marks the “halfway to MY birthday” point. And this year? I’ll be turning … 30 … Poor Darling… Continue Reading “Countdown to the big 3-0”

Category: Birthday, It's all about me

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m a writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 15-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

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