Category: Preparing

Hospital packing checklists

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

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Remember when I went into the hospital last time and had a really deluded idea of what I would pack? Well, as Darling Husband constantly reminds me, I packed … too much. He has said MANY times, “We won’t be bringing HALF the amount… Continue Reading “Hospital packing checklists”

Category: Hospital bag, Preparing

"I’m wearing my wife apron and my mom hat."

Posted on May 12, 2010 by

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 36 weeks, 3 days pregnant 25 DAYS TO GO! OK, I totally admit it: I am rocking the ’50s housewife gig so far on maternity leave, and I love it just as much as I thought I would. Today is… Continue Reading “"I’m wearing my wife apron and my mom hat."”

Category: Maternity leave, Preparing, Third trimester, Week 37

We passed!

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

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Saturday, May 1, 2010 34 weeks, 6 days pregnant 36 DAYS TO GO Darling Husband and I had our second (and final) prenatal class today. In a fit of pregnancy-brain forgetfulness, I don’t think I ever got around to blogging about the first class.… Continue Reading “We passed!”

Category: Preparing, Third trimester, Week 35

Dear Baby …

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

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Friday, April 2, 2010 30 weeks, 5 days pregnant Dear Baby, I bought your playard yesterday on my lunch break, and couldn’t wait to come home and set it up. It has a bassinet on the top, and that’s where you will sleep when… Continue Reading “Dear Baby …”

Category: Letters to my baby, Preparing, Third trimester, Week 31

Not Me Monday: Presents edition

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

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Monday, March 22, 2010 29 weeks, 1 day pregnant I did not come home from my baby shower and arrange all of my lovely gifts in a pile on the living room carpet — with a very gleeful me in the middle I did… Continue Reading “Not Me Monday: Presents edition”

Category: Preparing, Third trimester, Week 30

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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