by Monica Wiant | Apr 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Friday is my favorite day of the week.It’s the beginning of the weekend. It’s a day of completion and accomplishment and freedom. Friday has been a great day for as long as I can remember, but the definition of why has changed throughout my life.When...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
I woke up to tiny fingers gently brushing my cheeks and touching my eyelashes.”Can I watch a movie?” Felix asked in his sweet little 3-year-old voice. It was 7:15 a.m., late enough that Sam had left for work, but far too early for me to want to wake up on...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today was my first “official” day of spring break. Evie has been off school for a week now, and I decided to take a few vacation days from work to enjoy the last bit of her break with her.Kids with working parents often miss out on the unstructured time...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear Pinterest Mom,You don’t know me, but I’ve been following you for a couple of years.At first, I wanted to be just like you. You had the best ideas. You taught me how to make cauliflower crust pizza and how to whiten my teeth. You showed me photos of...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sunday has never been my favorite day of the week. It’s always seemed like a fake weekend day, one filled with homework and chores and early bedtime and looming deadlines and the stress of the week ahead. My usual Sunday sentiment is harried and slightly...
