by Monica Wiant | Jul 28, 2015 | Personal
1. There is so much warmth in recognition. I often found myself breaking into a huge smile at the sight of someone I had forgotten about until that very moment, only to see the same smile reflected back at me. 2. The things I worried about were not the...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 24, 2015 | Personal
This weekend, I’m attending my 20-year high school reunion. I want to have a good time, I want to enjoy the company of my friends and classmates and their politely obliging spouses. I want to drink wine and hear mid-90s grunge rock and reminisce about our big-haired...
by Monica Wiant | Jun 22, 2015 | Personal
Dear Evie & Felix,This is one of those personal trivia questions that might come up in small talk or in a team-building exercise at work. Your answer says something about you, your childhood, and your family. Mine was Guns N Roses at the Fargodome; I was...
by Monica Wiant | Jun 11, 2015 | Business, Personal
Dear Evie & Felix, You get asked this question a lot. You’ll hear it many more times in your life, and people will expect you to answer with the name of a job. Before you do that, I want you to stop and think about the question. It’s actually...
by Monica Wiant | May 8, 2015 | Personal
I was 23. Sam, my fiancé at the time, and I were visiting my parents. By the door were a pair of men’s dress shoes: faded, worn out. Duct tape may have been involved in holding them together. My mom pointed to the shoes and asked me, “Why haven’t you done anything...
