About

About me

When I was ten years old, I started a family newsletter. It covered all the hard-hitting stuff. Nephew swallows coin. Friend gets glasses. Sister brings home kitten. The news people wanted to hear. The family newsletter business ignited a fire and I haven’t stopped writing since. Check out my portfolio for samples of work I’ve had the pleasure to create: my published work.

Here are a few of my favourite assignments:

Leave the Litter out of Lunch: Are lunches with no litter possible without spending a lot of time and money?
Let there be light: Rare eye disease leaves three-year-old in the dark as she waits for treatment to come to Canada
An interview with design stars Colin & Justin: Design stars Colin and Justin inspired by Maritime Landscape, Nova Scotia History

This blog serves to function as a home for my ramblings as well as a funny, informative, and inspiring take on life: my family, friends, and our adventures at home, abroad, and everywhere in between. All while living with a chronic illness – but more on that later. I hope to share wisdom and laughs along the way as I touch on everything from home improvements to new recipes, DIY projects to travel, and a whole lot of parenting! Check out this piece I wrote after a recent vacation, on what to pack when travelling with kids: The ultimate packing lists for travel with kids.

I love the great outdoors, drinking wine and cocktails, yoga, reading, magazines, travelling, TV, and movies – in fact, all things celebrity will do. Be sure to follow my Book Club for all sorts of fun, book-related content. Also check out some of my book reviews.

I spent five very bookish years as Managing Editor of Atlantic Books Today magazine and Projects Manager at the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association. Before that, I was Associate Editor at Lifestyle Nova Scotia magazine. Before that, was when I earned a bachelor of journalism honours degree from the University of King’s College.

Atlantic Canadian literature will always hold a special place in my heart and I love reviewing new work coming out of the region. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll join the ranks as a published author.

Since having kids, I’ve retired my 9-5 to stay home with the girls and pursue a professional freelance writing career. I regularly write for the SaltWire Network, East Coast Living magazine, and Halifax Magazine.

My family

I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia with my husband Matt, our two young daughters Anna (6) and Rose (4) and our boxer Gabby. Matt and I met in college. After dating for six years, we got married. Sure, we were young but when you know, you know. And no one was surprised! Now we’re at 12 years and going strong. We enjoyed our young professional working lives for six years, then we decided to start expanding. On the blog, I share a lot of advice, anecdotes, and tips for family life. Read about the 10 ways we’re fighting climate change at our house. We’re living in our third home together and love dreaming up plans to improve it.

Crohn’s Disease

On top of all this, Crohn’s Disease is a recurring theme in our lives. It tends to rear its ugly head just when you think the going is good. I’ve had Crohn’s for over 20 years, have had multiple surgeries, and been on most treatments for the disease. I’d like to focus more on my experiences with chronic illness to help myself, those around me, and maybe a reader or two who just needs to know they are not alone. I’m working on telling the story of my Crohn’s journey.

I’m excited you’re here. Thanks for reading about me! I hope you’ll follow along with these chronicles - there’s always a story! I’d love to hear from you too. If you have any questions for me, or if there is anything you’d like to chat about, or you just want to say hello, please reach out!

You can write me via email at heather.a.fegan at gmail.com, drop me a DM on Instagram, or follow me on Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook.

Chat soon!

-Heather