Category: Shhhhhhh

Extreme Rat Race: Mommy Edition

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

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Some jobs are more dangerous than others. And by “dangerous,” I don’t mean there is the potential for physical harm. I mean professionally dangerous … the worst kind of all. Because I’m hungry right now, let me explain using a charming food analogy. Let’s… Continue Reading “Extreme Rat Race: Mommy Edition”

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The secret factor

Posted on January 23, 2009 by

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If you are a woman in the workplace, pregnancy is a taboo subject. Announcing that you are trying — or that you want to try — is just as effective as announcing you are planning to relocate to Bali for a year … or… Continue Reading “The secret factor”

Category: Career, Shhhhhhh

The six-month suspicion

Posted on January 3, 2009 by

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Is there some unwritten rule that EVERYONE thinks you must be preggers once you’ve been married for six months? Very strange developments. Have been married for just under seven months, and I had THREE (3) separate people ask* me if I was pregnant. Totally… Continue Reading “The six-month suspicion”

Category: Family, Shhhhhhh

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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