Category: Role-model

Soon it will be just "Kate plus eight"

Posted on May 7, 2009 by heatherlauraclarke

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

Family showdown: Gosselins VS. Hayes

Posted on April 24, 2009 by heatherlauraclarke

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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 heatherlauraclarke

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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

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living 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 writing novels, 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.

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 as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)