Author Archives: thepluckywriter

Welcome to my third installment of…Things I Do Now… …checking for frogs in my bathroom before I go potty. On three separate occasions I rushed into the bathroom to ah..powder my nose…before leaving to drop the kids at school and there was a tiny frog on the toilet lid. Yes. What they were doing thereContinue reading “THINGS I DO NOW”

First, for those of my buddies in Atlantic Canada – stay safe – don’t take chances, Dorian is nothing to mess around with. Ping us to keep us updated on facebook if you can.For those of you not in it’s path and who want to help, you can donate to help those in the BahamasContinue reading “Dennis the Menace, High Fever Season and #Gardengeeking”

Welcome to the first installment of ‘this is my life now’! I’ll run this whenever I stop and realize my life is once again a rollicking comedy of errors. So, at least once a month. This month I’ve been training for a new job, working at a church preschool. The hours are perfect; I’m atContinue reading “THIS IS MY LIFE NOW! Or, Change Your Life, Change the World.”

That Chihuahua Lady. This is what I will henceforth be known as. When you have one Chihuahua mix you can say, well, he was small and I was in an apartment and people go, oh, okay, well that makes sense. (Because what kind of wimp in their right mind WANTS a shivering little cat-dog?) But whenContinue reading “That Chihuahua Lady or, Apologizing to Twelve Year Old Me”

“Does the gun bother you? Really?” Asks my incredulous UBER driver about the 357 magnum she has in the driver’s console. I stare at the hard gray plastic, envisioning the gun resting inside. Safety on? Maybe. Loaded? Definitely. I look back up at her, age indeterminate but based on the amount of gray in herContinue reading “Magnum 357’s and Other Things I Talk about Now”

Alright alright I know it’s been awhile. I haven’t dropped the ball I promise I’ve just been juggling other balls while I kept this one tucked under my chin. It’s time to release the ‘blog’ ball once again. Let it fly! Let me tell you right off I’m in Canada (yippie!). The flight here wasContinue reading “Exciting and Terrifying Beginnings”

Happy Almost Mother’s Day! Have you called your mother lately!? I call my mom so much she’s like…sweetie I love you but maybe stop calling me more than five times a morning while I’m at work? In any case, it’s time for an episode of…SAHM Survival Guide eh? The anxious stay at home mom (orContinue reading “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Also, SAHM Survival Guide eh?”

 So April is national poetry month! To celebrate I’ve written two new poems about my two favorite people: Ellie: She’s so wise A shy wonder Her perceptivity a marvel Her resiliency surprising Bouncy brown curls An open grin A flash of small white teeth, laughing with me now Arms shaking Eyes narrowed Taking what she wantsContinue reading “April is National Poetry Month Y’all!”

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 12.0px} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Alright my peeps I’ve been on hiatus for a bit working on some side projects called…Angela Goes To Mexico and Angela FinishesContinue reading “THE RETURN OF THE BLOG”

We’re driving home today from school and my little guy starts fussing. “Jacket (pause) OFF, Mommy.” I glance in my rearview mirror and he’s pulling at the hood of his big, puffy green winter jacket (it was 34F here today!) and struggling with his car seat buckle and making adorable grunts of frustration. He’s spittingContinue reading “Being A Better Angela Right Now, Eh? Or, at least, a happier one.”