by Monica Wiant | Mar 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
In a few short hours, my mother-in-law will be arriving for a weekend visit.This will be her first time in our house since 2002. We’re hardly estranged from the in-laws – we talk on the phone regularly, and Sam and I have made a handful of trips to...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
At 11:00 on Monday, it hit me. Hard. It was overwhelming.I needed a grilled cheese sandwich.I was at work, and I couldn’t think of a place to procure said sandwich. I instant-messaged my husband, bemoaning the fact that even going home for lunch wouldn’t...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 25, 2006 | Uncategorized
Like so many other work projects, it started with a bang and ended with a barely audible sputter.Just over a year ago, I started my mission to bring behavior-based recognition to my workplace.I feel compelled to tell the story here, because I’m trying to figure...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
I can’t believe I’m losing weight in the season of Easter candy.It’s actually the tail end of the six month Candy Corridor, when you can’t enter a grocery store without being assaulted by chocolate.The assault begins in early fall with the...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 17, 2006 | Uncategorized
I love to sleep. I don’t just appreciate it in that passive, I-prefer-to-feel-well-rested-than-tired way. It’s something I actively enjoy, an indulgence of sensory delight and pleasure, an activity to be entered into with joy and enthusiasm.Even though I...
