We are set up to fail. The American way, Of Hand Burger Helper, And fries with Old Bay. It can’t be a little, It must be a lot, And why add more Sugar to what you just got? The plates are just huge, And the options are vast Everything is fried, Oily, salty and...
One of my first blog posts on Sookton’s Space was entitled “There’s Too Many Sunsets That I Haven’t Seen.” It was a post about life, change, acceptance, love, friendship and trying to make sense of it all. This year has had its extreme...
There is a moment right before I fall asleep in which my body jerks, my muscles release and I finally cross over to the land of dreams. I used to fear that moment, try to analyze what it meant: why am I always standing on a cliff, why am I falling through the air? For...
Not to quote the Sound of Music or anything but “Whenever God closes a door somwhere he opens a window.” Thank you Fraulein Maria. Whenever I feel down and gloomy in the world somehow something comes along to open my eyes, straighten my gaze and keep me on...
I’m up again at the witching hour. This time I’m amped up on a strange concoction of cold medication, benadryl and tater tots. My heart feels about ready to explode and my body is somewhere in between the land of dreams and the land of wide awake. But I...
Today I conquered the mess. Well, I conquered part of the mess and it felt glorious. It all began when my bubbly coworker walked into my office and offered to feng shui it up. And so we got started cleaning that office. Changing it around. Freeing my creative mojo. It...
