by Monica Wiant | Apr 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
I do not possess a green thumb.Gardening is one of those things that I’ve always wanted to be good at. There is something beautiful and poetic about putting something in the earth and watching it grow.Last summer, like every summer since I’ve lived in this...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon shopping with my friend Heather at the long-awaited and much hyped new mall in south Reno.For years, Reno only had one mall worth speaking of. I was excited to see some competition in the market, hoping that maybe – just maybe...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 20, 2006 | Uncategorized
I love small cars.I drive a Toyota Prius, and its four doors and moderately useful back seat just might qualify it as the largest car I’ve ever owned.I live in the part of the country where truck and SUV names come from (Sierra, Tahoe), so it can be kind of...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 5, 2006 | Uncategorized
“Do you want another slice of pizza?””Sure.””Uh oh.””What’s wrong?””It says on the box… Little Caesars, a Family Company.””Does that mean what I think it means?”Sam spotted the words...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
The days are longer, things are growing in my yard, and I’m starting to get weird back and shoulder pains.It’s time to switch to a warm-weather purse.I’ve heard that a woman’s purse is a window into her identity. If that’s true, I’m...
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...
