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Laptops to Lullabies: Contact

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Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hi, I'm Heather . I'm married to my high school sweetheart. We live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I'm the mama of a fun six-year-old boy (D) and a spicy little four-year-old girl (C). I gave up my full-time job to stay at home and work as a freelance journalist, columnist, and copywriter. And I'm always in the middle of writing. At least a few different books. Tag along with me while I navigate this crazy life of mine! Paying for childcare when you work at home. My weekly DIY column.

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Laptops to Lullabies: The other night

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014. It came out of nowhere, and now it's practically all I can think about. Longtime readers may remember that back before I was pregnant with D - when I was just a mild-mannered. Er, producer/project manager, I had this dream of writing and publishing a novel. I got up early. That I wasn't using this spark inside of me. I pitched publishers. And got rejected again and again. I continued to write on a freelance basis, of course, and now I write professionally. I'm too damn busy to w...

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Laptops to Lullabies: When your kids are sore losers

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. When your kids are sore losers. Can you make a career out of playing Snakes and Ladders? If so, I think our three-year-old will qualify for a hefty entrance scholarship. She’s some kind of Snakes and Ladders prodigy. She wins every single time, even though she can barely figure out how to roll the ridiculous foam dice. My husband and I think it’s hilarious. But you know who doesn’t find it funny? There was a dark period when I thought I would have to secretly donate “Hi Ho! Augus...

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Laptops to Lullabies: My Handmade Home

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Is my DIY column that appears on Saturdays in The Chronicle Herald Weekend edition. I love writing it, because it gives me a great reason to shop for fabric and craft supplies. My husband loves that I write it, because he gets to buy the occasional tool in order to help me finish a project! Here's a run-down of what I've covered so far . Board games as wall art. The gold and white cleaning wall. DIY province art (or DIY state art). Make a chrysanthemum plastic spoon mirror. DIY paint chip art. Modern con...

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Laptops to Lullabies: The million dollar question for the work-at-home crowd

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The million dollar question for the work-at-home crowd. The thing about working from home is that it's not always clear what you should be doing. Or when you should stop doing it. And exactly how guilty you should feel about it. If you don't have set work hours and the nature of your work means the projects come in ebbs and flows - I alternate between OMGSOMUCHWORK to Hmmm-I'm-busy-but-not-crazy-busy, I-wonder-if-I-should-be-busier? The work never fully gets caught up. Is a mill...

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Laptops to Lullabies: A new look for Laptops to Lullabies!

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Thursday, August 6, 2015. A new look for Laptops to Lullabies! I swear, getting your first proper blog design is like going your entire life without a real haircut, or wearing nothing but underwear made from tinfoil and finally experiencing a real pair of cotton bikinis. You don't realize how much you needed it until you get it. Earlier this summer, I hired a very talented designer named Krystal Acker. Remember the original look? So very pink and cutesy. I mean, look at me! Huge THANK YOU to Krystal.

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Laptops to Lullabies: Pregnancy

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Stalking other people's babies. When everyone is waiting for you to get pregnant. The loud ticking of your biological clock. Being nervous to tell your family you're baby-obsessed. Keeping it a secret from your friends and colleagues. Songs about pregnant / trying to conceive. Wanting a baby desperately. Seriously, babies are all I can think about! Going off the birth control pill. The A-B-Cs (lingo) of trying to conceive. Getting disappointed over negative pregnancy tests. Top 10 early pregnancy signs.

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Laptops to Lullabies: Adding a slide (and a clubhouse) to your back deck

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Saturday, August 1, 2015. Adding a slide (and a clubhouse) to your back deck. Is one of the kids' favourite projects to date. We have a long but narrow backyard, so we didn't have room to add a huge play structure with a slide and treehouse. We, uh, also probably couldn't afford one because HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE OF THOSE THINGS? Check out my full tutorial in this weekend's Chronicle Herald. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hi, I'm Heather . And I'm always in the middle of writing. Visit Heather Clar...

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Laptops to Lullabies: Parenting

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I've been at this parenting game for 4 1/2 years now - more than five, if you count pregnancy, which I totally do - so here's a round-up of some of the most-viewed parenting posts. (Yes, there are entirely too many posts about putting on makeup, disastrous camping trips, and creating bizarre infant meals .). Yes, the boobs really are THAT GOOD! Yes, it really makes you THINNER! When your doctor is a formula-pusher . When you're breastfeeding and having surgery. When should I stop breastfeeding? Making pu...