by Monica Wiant | Jun 22, 2014 | Personal
I’m typing this in a shiny, well-lit Macintosh computer lab in upper Sayles-Hill. It’s very, very clean.This room used to be a smoking lounge, filled with dark, ratty couches and overflowing plastic ashtrays and a stench that followed you home.Sam and...
by Monica Wiant | May 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Spring in Minnesota isn’t just a season; it’s the fulfillment of a promise. It’s the exhale after holding your breath for a little bit longer than was comfortable. It’s the melodic resolution of a discordant line of music. It’s the moment...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter, friends.It’s a truly special day when Felix is wearing something other than a graphic t-shirt and running pants.Here I am, at the end of my Lenten journey. Instead of giving something up, I took something on: I decided to write 40 blogs in 40(ish)...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
For most of my life, I loathed running. I was the chubby, asthmatic kid who was the last to finish laps in gym class. As the workouts got tougher, I showed up at school with an inhaler and notes written on my dad’s prescription pad: Monica cannot run.I...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m 36 years old.It’s not really a milestone of any kind; I’m now “over 35” and I can more confidently admit to remembering things that happened 30 years ago. But mostly, it’s just a quiet acknowledgement that I’m moving along...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not one of those fancy people you might see in the society pages, looking elegant at a charity fundraiser. But this weekend, it sure felt that way.Friday, I spent the evening at a fashion show fundraiser for the United Way. It was at a hotel called...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
I skipped yesterday’s blog, cashing in one of those “day of rest” chips I awarded myself when I learned that I had miscounted the days of Lent and could have been taking Sundays off all along.It seemed like a good day to rest. Yesterday ended with me...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today, one of my favorite people posted this message:”I have 4 Facebook rules: Don’t brag. Don’t complain. Don’t get personal. Be entertaining.” She went on to admit that she had been dealing with depression, it had gotten pretty...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
“And there will always be music.”When I was a teenager, and I knew everything, I liked to tell my parents all the things I’d do differently when I was an adult and it was my house. 90% of them were probably wrong (I’d treat my kids like adults!...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow, I return to work, Evie returns to school, and our spring break is officially over. It was relaxing, it was busy, it was a lot of activity packed into 5 days. Here are a few of the ways I spent my time off from work:Took my favorite little girl ice...
