by Monica Wiant | Jul 28, 2015 | Personal
1. There is so much warmth in recognition. I often found myself breaking into a huge smile at the sight of someone I had forgotten about until that very moment, only to see the same smile reflected back at me. 2. The things I worried about were not the...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 24, 2015 | Personal
This weekend, I’m attending my 20-year high school reunion. I want to have a good time, I want to enjoy the company of my friends and classmates and their politely obliging spouses. I want to drink wine and hear mid-90s grunge rock and reminisce about our big-haired...
by Monica Wiant | Jun 22, 2015 | Personal
Dear Evie & Felix,This is one of those personal trivia questions that might come up in small talk or in a team-building exercise at work. Your answer says something about you, your childhood, and your family. Mine was Guns N Roses at the Fargodome; I was...
by Monica Wiant | Jun 11, 2015 | Business, Personal
Dear Evie & Felix, You get asked this question a lot. You’ll hear it many more times in your life, and people will expect you to answer with the name of a job. Before you do that, I want you to stop and think about the question. It’s actually...
by Monica Wiant | May 8, 2015 | Personal
I was 23. Sam, my fiancé at the time, and I were visiting my parents. By the door were a pair of men’s dress shoes: faded, worn out. Duct tape may have been involved in holding them together. My mom pointed to the shoes and asked me, “Why haven’t you done anything...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 21, 2015 | Personal
Dear Evie,Happy birthday! You woke up in the downstairs playroom, surrounded by four of your friends. I’m amazed by your cheerful moods, since there wasn’t much slumber at your party, but chocolate chip pancakes and fairy-related cartoons and matching...
