Category: Lessons

Fighting for good mental health in (UGH) January

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Heather Laura Clarke

The Christmas season has its own set of stresses and depressing points days weeks, but sometimes January can kick you in the crotch, too. Judging from (A) my social media feeds, and (B) the real-life humans I interact with (mostly at the school bus… Continue Reading “Fighting for good mental health in (UGH) January”

Category: Hard times, It's all about me, Lessons, Mental health, Mommy time, Motherhood

A day of firsts

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Heather Laura Clarke

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He started preschool yesterday. Somehow, just a little more than three years after he arrived on the planet, he was old enough to be able to go off to school. I still don’t get how that math works. He had been talking about it… Continue Reading “A day of firsts”

Category: Lessons, Milestones, Our Son

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.)