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...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, while hiding from potential buyers who wished to tour our house, we took Evie to lunch at Red Robin, where she got a red helium balloon. She fell head over heels for that balloon, tugging on the string, squealing, and talking to it in her...
by Monica Wiant | May 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hi Friends,I’ve learned a lot of things in my year. Last spring, I could barely hold up my own head. Now, I’m walking, feeding crackers to my parents, and saying such words as “Uh oh,” “Thanks,” and “Dad dad.”I...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s official. My 20s are over, and my 30s have begun.It’s been a fairly ordinary way to begin a decade, waking up against the backdrop of competing interests: The childlike desire to open presents before breakfast, juxtaposed against my overwhelming need...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,Happy Birthday!You can’t read this yet, but I have so much that I want to say to you.It doesn’t seem like a year ago that you came into this world, but I must have blinked, because you’re turning one.I remember all the surprises that came with your arrival....
by Monica Wiant | Feb 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s amazing, the rate at which a little person grows.Today, I watched Evie realize that when she waved at me, and I waved at her, there was a connection between the two gestures. She had waved at me before, but it wasn’t until this morning that she...
