Category: Role-model

Soon it will be just "Kate plus eight"

Posted on May 7, 2009 by

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This interview makes me really sad.  The way she talks about Jon and their marriage is just SCREAMING that it’s over. Oh, Gosselins …

Category: Role-model

Family showdown: Gosselins VS. Hayes

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

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Twins, twins and sextuplets compared to twins and sextuplets? It’s not a question of numbers, but of how two similar-sized familes can be so different. I’ve heard a lot of negativity about TLC’s new show, Table for 12, so I felt compelled to blog… Continue Reading “Family showdown: Gosselins VS. Hayes”

Category: Role-model

Learning from Laura

Posted on April 14, 2009 by

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Some people buy self-help books or money-management books. Not me. I find financial advice in the childrens’ section.  My guru of choice? Laura Ingalls Wilder, of course. You see, I have always loved, loved, loved the Little House on the Prairie books. I devoured them when… Continue Reading “Learning from Laura”

Category: Hard times, Role-model

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m journalist and blogger in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-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 it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m working on my novel, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

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