Arlene Hittle

Category: Musings

  • Ye-ouch

    No doubt about it, writing is hard. First off, it’s not easy to make the time to sit down in front of the computer. Life — in the form of work commitments and family time — so often gets in the way. Yet we do it week in and week out. Why? Because we love […]

  • Spreading some link love

    Spreading some link love

    Over on my other blog, I regularly collect links to share. Sometimes they’re articles that challenge me. Other times they just make me laugh — something we all should do more often. But they’re always worth a read. I’ve been saving up a few writing-related items. Enjoy! — Someone I follow on Twitter recently tweeted […]

  • Too nice?

    I’m afflicted — cursed, if you will — with being that most heinous of attributes: Nice. Too nice. Some people — normal people — might think nice is a good thing. And that is, indeed, the case when you’re dealing with fellow human beings. A little kindness can go a long, long way. But when […]

  • In defense of the e-reader

    In my other life (my day job), I’m a page designer and sometimes writer. I used to write a weekly column called “Adventures in Cooking,” which eventually became the basis for my weight-loss blog, Adventures in Weight Loss, Cooking and Life. My job duties have shifted and I don’t have as much time for column […]