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...