Category: The Mom Scene

Summer brings new guilt for working parents

Posted on July 19, 2021 by

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The guilt trip always comes at bedtime. “You’re always working. I feel like I never see you!” There are tears, too. Our daughter only just turned nine, but she already knows how to twist the knife.

Category: Parenting, The Mom Scene, WAHM

Hair donation leads to lesson in misgendering

Posted on June 12, 2021 by

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Instead of “boy” or “girl,” it’s just as easy to say “child” or “kid” or “student” or “person.” It’s also just as easy to refer to someone as “they” if you don’t know their preferred pronouns. It gets easier the more you do it, too.

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Pandemic-weary parents trying to ‘hang on a little longer’

Posted on May 26, 2021 by

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Sometimes I cry, thinking about how this pandemic is scarring their childhoods. They can’t play tag (no touching!) or run a lemonade stand (germs!) or crowd together in a tree fort (social distancing!).

Category: Pandemic, Parenting, School, The Mom Scene, Uncategorized

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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My Top Posts
DIY dog crate cover
How to re-cover patio furniture cushions
Canada's Wonderland tips + tricks
DIY chair pockets for classrooms
Anne of Green Gables quilt
DIY monkey bars
Build your own slide-out pantry
Quilts from baby clothes
Easy DIY sofa tables
Sew a reversible circle skirt
PREGNANCY blog posts
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