Category: Recipes

The healthy hack that’s helping me eat more salad

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

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The healthy hack that's helping me eat more salad {Heather's Handmade Life}

Eating well is always something I’ve struggled with. I guess I hoped my tastes would evolve as I got older and I’d start to want to eat salads and salmon and all the “grown-up food” that grown-ups seemed to love. That didn’t happen. (Salmon… Continue Reading “The healthy hack that’s helping me eat more salad”

Category: Healthy-ho, Recipes

Best ever (compromise) pancakes

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

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I get a lot of compliments on my homemade pancakes when I make them on trips, for sleepovers, etc. They’re damn good.

Category: Mental health, Recipes

Easy dinner hacks for busy evenings

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

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Easy dinner hacks for busy weekday evenings {Heather's Handmade Life}

We’re a month into our new school-year routine, and it’s different than previous years because C and D now each have TWO after-school activities. (We used to always stick to one but, well, I guess those days are over?) Luckily, our busy-ness is pretty… Continue Reading “Easy dinner hacks for busy evenings”

Category: Cooking, Recipes, Uncategorized

Cake pops are surprisingly easy

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

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Cake pops are surprisingly easy to make {Heather's Handmade Life}

I always admired parents who made cake pops. They seemed so fancy and I’d imagined they’d spent hours in the kitchen, perfecting each little ball of cakey goodness before dipping it and decorating it. While I’m definitely better at baking than cooking (which isn’t… Continue Reading “Cake pops are surprisingly easy”

Category: Cooking, Parties, Recipes

Easy mini pizza hack

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

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Easy mini pizza hack {Heather's Handmade Life}

You guys know I HATE cooking and only ever post “recipes” (I use that word very loosely) on the blog if they are (A) incredibly easy to make, (B) super-fast, (C) prevent us from wasting something, and/or (D) get me out of the kitchen… Continue Reading “Easy mini pizza hack”

Category: Cooking, Recipes

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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