Walk Away

Walk Away

I was sitting in the Chinese Buffett when it came on the radio. It’s a song I used to listen to on repeat, sing along with in my car, mascara running down my face. “I keep going right back to the one thing I need to walk away from.” At the time...
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

I am losing my hair. I kid you not. Once upon a time I had so much hair I did not know what to do with it. My mother would chase me around the house with a comb and I would scream, “No.” Finally, she would wrestle me down and comb through knot after knot...
Why I Don’t Believe in Perfection

Why I Don’t Believe in Perfection

My math teacher in middle school said if you can draw a perfect circle free-handed, you might be a little crazy. That’s when he busted out the compass and showed us this nifty tool you can use to draw a perfect circle. I could never draw a circle anywhere close...

When I’m 94: Secrets to Living a Long and Healthy Life

Paul, John, Ringo, and George sang, “will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” but nowadays people are living to be 94, 98, 102 years of age. We know this is partially thanks to the powers of modern medicine, but what does it...

Confessions of a Sugar Addict

Hello, my name is Suki.And I’m a sugar addict.It began the first time I tasted Coca-Cola. They called me Coca-Cola baby. If I could have had it in my baby bottle, I would have requested it. The bubbles, the sugary goodness, I was instantly hooked.Even to this...

The Awakening

I have been unable to write for the past few weeks. It’s not that I don’t want to write. I love writing. It lives within me at all moments of the day. It is like an old friend that will always know my heart, completely. But lately, it has been hard to...