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New school year, new worries

Posted on September 8, 2021 by heatherlauraclarke

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Unmasked kids combined with potentially removing face mask requirements one week into the new school year, and you’ve got a perfect storm for worried, anxious parents.

Category: Our Daughter, Our Son, Pandemic, Parenting, Safety, School, The Mom SceneTags: anxiety, covid-19, covid19, pandemic, parenting, school

Nova Scotia parents hold their breath

Posted on December 23, 2020 by heatherlauraclarke

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For someone like me, who works from home, an extended holiday break is inconvenient and annoying but doable. Hell, I survived five months and 25 days of “March Break.” I can grumble through seven measly days. My real problem? I’m terrified it won’t just be seven days.

Category: Pandemic, Parenting, School, The Mom SceneTags: covid, covid-19, pandemic, pandemic parenting, school

When school cohorts form playground cliques

Posted on October 14, 2020 by heatherlauraclarke

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In my daughter’s entire eight-and-a-half years, I don’t think anything she’s ever said has shocked me as much as what she admitted last week.

Category: Our Daughter, Pandemic, Parenting, Parenting mistakes, SchoolTags: covid-19, pandemic, parenting, school

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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.)