Miss September 2012 – Heidi Clark

Hi everyone! My name is Heidi and I blog over at TheBusyNothings.com. I’m originally from Dallas, Tx but have lived in Northwest Arkansas- via several other stops- long enough that I now say I’m from here and am a proud Razorback! Woooo PIG SOOIE! Yeah, I’m *a little* excited about football season starting!

 

I’m still married to my college sweetheart, Ben, that I met at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and I can’t believe that it’s been 10 years THIS MONTH. We have plans to celebrate our anniversary on a remote sandy beach somewhere or perhaps snow capped mountains to ski but we can’t decide. Somehow the planning part is so exciting  that I don’t want it to end.

My blog was born soon after my first son was, about 5 years ago. I wanted to share photos and updates with relatives and friends living around the world and as I stayed, what seemed to me, insanely busy doing nothings all day long, my blog named itself. It quickly evolved as we found out he had some serious health issues. After several scares and a surgery we found out that our baby, Summit, had a rare genetic disorder called William’s Syndrome. He is stable now but my blog became a place to share the pain of having a special needs child and yet, the joy that my life still had. I didn’t want a dedicated special needs blog so I started to share DIY projects, products I loved and as we had to go gluten free, recipes that worked for me.

When I was pregnant with my second son, Sawyer, the doctors said he’d be born with either Down’s or Edwards Syndrome, but they were wrong. Instead, I had a healthy baby for the first time and that was a strange adjustment from our first. He had extremely bad eczema and while still nursing I had to go on the elimination diet to see what was triggering his breakouts that created open sores on his face and body. He ended up being allergic to dairy, eggs and strawberries so eliminating all that plus gluten free was quite a challenge! Fortunately, he outgrew most of his allergies but we are still mostly gluten and dairy free.
Because of the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged conference last year, I met a lot of wonderful, amazing people and the experience changed my life. Where before my blogging was just a journal, at the conference I had my eyes opened to the possibilities. I began to do freelance writing, manage social media for small businesses and eventually went back to work full time as a project manager for a company I had become acquainted with at the conference.
I feel like every month brings new knowledge and excitement in the ever changing world of social media. I have three other writers on my blog and love the deeper stories and life sharing that TheBusyNothings now has. I’m humbled and honored to be asked to be Miss September because the Arkansas Women Bloggers mentored me and provided me with all the tools I need to be more successful and live my dream. Thank YOU!
I love social media so if you want to connect, reach out!

9 comments

  1. Jennifer says:

    Yay, Heidi! It’s so good to see how much you and your blog have grown since I met you last year at AWBU. I’m sorry I didn’t get to attend this year. I really missed it.

    • Heidi Clark says:

      Was just reading your email! 😀 Thanks so much for emailing me! Your post on the bibs was precious and I really need to do something like that with my boys’ things I want to keep!

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