by Monica Wiant | Jan 14, 2016 | Personal
The first time, it seemed unusual. “Psst… Code Red!” “What?” “Over there!”As I walked toward the locker room at my gym, I heard whispering from a group of teenage employees who were folding towels. The words “Code Red” sounded serious, but their expressions were...
by Monica Wiant | Dec 16, 2015 | Personal
This post was originally published on Anastasia Vitsky’s blog.I’ve always had a complicated relationship with Poland. It was the country my parents fled, the place whose oppressive regime and limited options drove them to immigrate to the United States before I...
by Monica Wiant | Oct 8, 2015 | Personal
Have you ever been in a relationship that makes you miserable, in which you consistently make terrible choices, but you’re unable to detach because I love him! or She’s my best friend! – and then you finally take some time apart, see the...
by Monica Wiant | Sep 16, 2015 | Personal
A week ago, I began a month-long odyssey known as Whole30. No sugar, grain, dairy, legumes, or alcohol. No artificial sweeteners, chemicals, or heavily processed food.If you’re the sort of person who’s interested in other people’s eating habits,...
by Monica Wiant | Sep 2, 2015 | Personal
I won’t get the empty house.Stay-at-home mothers talk about the silence, the stillness, the freedom, the joy, and the little bit of longing they feel when the school bus drives off and they find themselves alone at home for the first time.I’m a working mother. Evie...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 1, 2015 | Personal
26 years ago, my parents and their friends hosted a Bastille Day dinner party in our neighbors’ backyard. The inspiration and recipes came from the July 1989 issue of Gourmet Magazine.No detail was overlooked, from the handwritten menus to the French...
