Category: Parenting

The summer camp struggle

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

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This was our kids’ new full-time life, and it had nothing to do with me.

Category: Activities, Career, Parenting, The Mom Scene

Teaching kids to pack their lunch

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

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Teaching kids to pack their lunch + FREE PRINTABLE {Heather's Handmade Life}

I decided our kids were surely old enough to pack their own lunch, so I printed out a list of guidelines and stuck it to the side of the fridge.

Category: Our Daughter, Our Son, Parenting, School, The Mom Scene

Have wheels, will Heely

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

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Have wheels, will Heely {Heather's Handmade Life}

Our son and our daughter had been obsessed with the idea of getting these shoes called Heelys. Sneakers with wheels in the bottom? Sure, what could go wrong?

Category: Our Daughter, Our Son, Parenting, The Mom Scene

Stuck in the ‘in-between’

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

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The last bit of golden sunlight glows on his cheeks as he climbs the funhouse stairs and makes his way across the rope bridge. I tell myself to memorize the way he looks right now, the pure happiness shining on his face.

Category: Milestones, Our Son, Parenting, The Mom Scene

Canada’s Wonderland tips + tricks

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

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From food and drink hacks to managing ride wait-times, here are tons of tips and tricks for your next visit to Canada’s Wonderland …

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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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