by Monica Wiant | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
One week from now, I’ll be on a plane.One week from tomorrow, I will give a 20-minute presentation to Maybe Future Employer, showcasing my facilitation skills and classroom know-how.One week from tomorrow, I will know whether or not I have a new job and a...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
There are times in life when everything clicks into place. Sequences of events like the third act of a suspenseful movie, when you realize that all the throwaway details from earlier in the film were placed there for a specific and satisfying reason. Situations that...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
“Why is there a calculator in the bath soap basket?”It seemed like an innocent question, but the moment I asked it, I realized it was merely rhetorical.The answer: Because my house is for sale.We’ve been fortunate to have a lot of prospective buyers...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was actually buying the vodka for a pasta sauce, which I felt the need to explain to the cashier as I stood awkwardly in line with my mega pack of diapers and my bottle of moderately cheap hard liquor.I briefly toyed with the idea of buying other random stuff to...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
There’s something exhilarating and terrifying about moving to a new home.It starts with a vague idea, the supposition that maybe, possibly, there’s a place out there where you belong. A place where the light falls just so, where you feel comfortable being...
