Tina AranetaIt’s Okay to Have Big Feelings, Even as a ChristianGrowing up (I was a once-upon-a-time stereotypical Sunday School kid), it was implied that negative feelings were a no-no, or at the very…Jun 23Jun 23
Tina AranetaPredictable, But Still WatchingHaving watched quite a number of Christmas movies over the last few weeks, it’s undeniable that their title posters/cover photos look…Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023
Tina AranetaLooking Back on The Devil Wears Prada — in 2023(Because I tend to overly think about things, some of which end up being written, here’s something I came up with after watching the…Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
Tina AranetaThe Good Kind of TorqueBack in high school, torque as a concept baffled my Mathematically-averse brain. I remember it to be one topic that I despised in my…May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Tina AranetaFive Senses, Five MemoriesEvery Christmas, I recall one of my favorite childhood memories, which I can directly link to one of the five senses.Dec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022
Tina AranetaHow to Get Sucked into the One Chicago UniverseIt really started with Law & Order: SVU years ago. It was a show that my dad and I really enjoyed watching together, but I’d only come…Nov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022
Tina AranetaMountainous, Parched, Field Mouse, Time Travel, and Black Forest GateauThis was, by far, the most random writing prompt I’d ever come across. But basically, the challenge was to write a story using these words.Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
Tina AranetaThis Was How I Finally Ended Up In The KitchenMy mom was a natural when it came to all things food-related since she was a child. She always enjoyed watching and helping her own mom…Nov 7, 20222Nov 7, 20222
Tina AranetaCan “Quiet Quitting” Actually Be Acceptable?I am currently at that point in my career wherein my status as “office noob” has been relegated to a distant memory. Gone are the days when…Nov 4, 20221Nov 4, 20221
Tina AranetaThe Kind of Problem Solving That I Actually EnjoyGrowing up, hearing the term “problem solving” would send me running away from the dining table on which I did my homework. After all, I…Nov 3, 2022Nov 3, 2022