by Monica Wiant | Mar 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Mommy, why does your belly look like that?”My 3-year-old son, Felix, asks me this question while I’m getting dressed. He puts his little hands right below my belly button and gently pushes, perhaps to see if it’s as squishy as it...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
I got the dreaded notification: My iCloud storage is full.My first impulse is to buy more storage, though I wonder if I’m like a hoarder renting a new storage unit: Am I avoiding a deeper problem? Do I need to get better at letting go?I teased one of my friends...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today, Evie played in her first piano recital. She and a handful of other young musicians visited a local senior center and played for the residents. Evie was the youngest performer there, and I was so proud of her.Watching her perform brought back memories. It...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Buckle your seatbelts, folks. Today, I begin 40 days of blogging.But, wait! Isn’t Lent the time when Christians simplify their lives and say farewell to things like chocolate or Facebook?I admit, I’m stretching a bit. Lent is the season of solemnity,...
by Monica Wiant | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
“If you want to learn journalism, work for a small town newspaper.””The sky is bluer out west.”These two ideas took hold of me 15 years ago, in my senior year of college. The first was shared by a professor, the second by my friend during a...
by Monica Wiant | Nov 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
1. They knew when I was lying, even if they didn’t always call me out for it.2. When my mom let me sleep with her on scary nights, it was as much for her comfort as for mine.3. My dad wasn’t just being contrary; he truly couldn’t fathom why anyone...
