Author Archives: Elaine Sycks

What bothers you and why? 1. People who are chronically late.  It shows a lack of discipline, and no courtesy or value of someone else’s time 2. An empty coffee cup.  It just makes life sad 🤣 3. Negative people.  They suck the air out of the world

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. 1. The sun always rises 2. There’s a solution for every problem 3. My husband loves me 4. My kids bring me joy 5. Taxes 6. Coffee is wonderful 7. Snakes are not 8. God is control 9. The Bible is true 10. The Buffalo BillsContinue reading “My list”

I just helped put my husband through law school and helped him through the process of getting admitted to the bar in state number two, relocated from Colorado to Washington State state for my job, and I work in retail. I am all “adventured” out. 🤣. Are you seeking security or adventure?

If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? There are so many directions I would love to go with this.  One table would bring back my sister, my father in law, my sister in law and my husband’s grandparents all from heaven for a reunion. Continue reading “Would be the county’s largest gathering”

What do you think gets better with age? I would say my perspective on what is truly trivial and not important and what deserves my focus. And my ability to forgive and forget and not hang on with a death grip the inconsequential.

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? This prompt I assume is referring to sleep.  If so, what is this thing called sleep that thou doest refer to? 

What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? Reflecting upon how to answer this prompt made me realize just how much comfort I am surrounded by …. A roof over my head, a job to go to, food to eat, a/c since it was 100 degrees yesterday, and of course, myContinue reading “Surrounded by comfort on all sides”

What are you most excited about for the future? I am most excited about the day when I don’t have to commute and spend my time working for someone else and my husband and I can truly be our own boss.  We have so little time to pursue our mutual interests and hobbies because weContinue reading “Not having to work for someone else/truly be my own boss”

What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? Great prompt. My list would include first being judgemental. If I haven’t walked a mile in someone else’s shoes, keep my judgments to myself. Let go of criticism and always having to be right or have the last word. Let go of worry. ItContinue reading “So many things”

What is your favorite genre of music? During my morning commute it is all Christian worship on K-Love radio.  During my evening commute is Elvis Presley on Sirius XM 🎶