1/28/13

1. Getting in to the office in time for breakfast in the morning.
2. Lunch with JW to discuss career development.
3. Figuring out that the "Core Express" class was really just the tail end of the kickboxing class.
4. Hackbright interview went well! Moving on to an interview with the other founder.
5. Leftover fresh pasta from yesterday re-heating fairly well.
6. Discovering an additional $5 credit in my Fab.com account to stack with a $10 Valentine's Day credit I got in the mail to end up getting a year's subscription to Cook's Illustrated for just $3.50.

A year ago today.

1/27/13

1. Getting a call from Dan that woke me up in time to shower, eat breakfast, and set up the bolognese sauce in the slow cooker before heading out.
2. Nicely bright and sunny day that wasn't quite as frigid as the past week has been.
3. Successfully using the new metal pasta roller attachments on the KitchenAid stand mixer!
4. Not cooking up the pure semolina noodles, since it would have been too much.
5. Dan praising the garlic bread as "restaurant quality."
6. Getting instantly approved for the U.S. Airways card.

A year ago today.

1/26/13

1. Dan making some toast in the morning for me.
2. Getting to Pizza a Casa with plenty of time to spare.
3. Finding making pasta to be a bit simpler than making pizza, actually (no rise needed, less risk of overworking the dough).
4. Finishing my latest library book and dropping it off at Jefferson Market on the way home.
5. Watching random TV and lounging on the couch.
6. Getting it together before going to bed and making fudge from a kit (Christmas gift) for the family shindig tomorrow.

A year ago today.

1/25/13

1. Breaking out the Madewell polka dot sweater leggings and finding them to be just the thing (double knitted wool layer) against this cold. Soft, too.
2. Catching up with SF.
3. Last lunch with BB/AJ.
4. JY staying late to help me pull together the data for a client.
5. Discovering pasta dishes in the microkitchen left out so made a dinner out of them.
6. Lounging on the couch.

A year ago today.

1/24/12

1. Lunch with LT.
2. PC letting me know that she's getting a phone screen interview.
3. Learning more about the mechanics of leading/following at tonight's blues dancing class.
4. Finding out that my cocktail would be covered on the group tab at the happy hour for BB.
5. Dan picking up my packages for me from UPS earlier than he had originally planned.
6. Hearing that I've gotten to the Skype interview round for Hackbright!!!

A year ago today.

1/23/12

1. Sleeping in in the morning to catch up on sleep.
2. Successfully persuading SR to reschedule a meeting so that I could attend a town hall by SB.
3. Getting JM's help in editing a mass announcement email to be much more concise.
4. Fabulous time at zumba class again, even recognized some of the songs from last week.
5. Running into my new knitting buddies learning to knit from their friend.
6. Successfully finding a book for class that Dan needed at the mid-Manhattan library.

A year ago today.

1/22/13

1. My core staying warm in the frigid temperatures thanks to the fur coat (my cheeks froze, though).
2. Chair massage with AS.
3. Afternoon meetings all getting canceled.
4. Good time at Bhangra class.
5. Getting to J.Crew and Madewell for returns before the stores closed.
6. Stopping in at David's Tea to try the samples of the day and give them my product suggestion of a teapot + vacuum flask combo to keep the tea warm.

A year ago today.

1/21/13

1. Successfully frying up some individual pieces of bacon I had frozen and stored using this method.
2. Making up a sunflower and pumpkin seed granola that Dan liked.
3. Watching Bridesmaids.
4. Getting my striped sock past the gusset decrease rounds so it's just plain uncomplicated knitting from here on out.
5. Catching up on the daily blog and some stuff for work tomorrow.
6. Watching Miracle off the DVR.

A year ago today.

1/20/13

1. Heating up leftover pizza from dinner last night, still smelled great and fresh.
2. Dan finding Bridesmaids from A&P after we weren't able to find it anywhere online last night.
3. Remembering to set up DVR for Downton Abbey.
4. Knitting and watching various TV, from recorded How the States Got Their Shapes to Once Upon a Time and Downton Abbey.
5. Baking up biscuits to go with the rest of the split pea soup for dinner and timing it just for when I got hungry.
6. Not having work the next day.

A year ago today.

1/19/13

1. Knitting and watching How the States Got Their Shapes.
2. DC calling for furniture advice.
3. Going for a run with Dan.
4. Stopping by the local yarn shop to pick up needles and a new needle gauge.
5. Going ice skating in Newport, dinner uptown, and Ben & Jerry's for a date.
6. Finding Pitch Perfect to rent on iTunes with a gift card.

A year ago today.

1/18/13

1. Sleeping in in the morning after the disturbances in the night.
2. Grabbing lunch with AS, an old boss.
3. Meeting two girls at the office that want to learn knitting.
4. Putting together some project ideas for beginning knitters.
5. Boiling up some dumplings for dinner.
6. Catching up on last week's Downton Abbey episode finally.

A year ago today.

1/17/13

1. Stopping by the library in the morning.
2. Running into ST in the cafe and having lunch with him.
3. Taking a class on blues dancing and the subtleties in leading/following in particular.
4. Dan making a couple biscuits for me and leaving them warm in the oven.
5. First building fire alarm going off that night before I had gotten changed for bed yet.
6. Fire department being smart enough to give us their direct number, which was used when the building alarm went off for the second time.

A year ago today.

1/16/13

1. Remembering to get up early enough to set up the soup to cook in the slow cooker during the day.
2. Mixing various kinds of foods (french fries, sushi, saag paneer) for lunch.
3. Scarily energetic instructor for Zumba class.
4. Having a great time in the class, though, just gotta give yourself over to being totally dorky.
5. Placing a big order on Amazon to be able to put together full travel toiletry kits for Dan and me both and supplies for wedding/honeymoon scrapbook finally.
6. Soup turning out fine without any supervision (didn't burn anything down, etc.).

A year ago today.

1/15/13

1. Breakfast of scrambled eggs, potato pancakes, and nicely ripe avocado.
2. Discovering the livestream for memegen to put up on the screen next to the livestream of a company meeting I was watching.
3. Watching videos online while knitting.
4. Getting it together to take a Masala Bhangra class at the office.
5. Watching Jeopardy with Dan.
6. Remembering to prep the ingredients for tomorrow's split pea soup.

A year ago today.

1/14/13

1. Pairing a bright teal cardigan with a cherry red t-shirt, some of my favorite colors these days.
2. Picking up the credit card I had somehow left at the tea shop we went to last week.
3. Going to the library to return a book/pick up a couple holds.
4. Beef stew flavors intensified overnight.
5. Dan helping me review my Hackbright application and record a video for it.
6. Bio-Brite alarm clock sold on eBay!

A year ago today.

1/13/13

1. Clearing out my Google Reader.
2. Dan cleaning up all his papers and his bookshelf.
3. Dan moving to another chair to watch football so I could stretch out and take a nap on the couch.
4. Replacing the frame for the Keep Calm poster and hanging up the wedding illustration Christmas gift from Katie.
5. Dan liking the beef stew made from Megan McArdle's recipe.
6. Working on my Hackbright application.

A year ago today.

1/12/13

1. Dan going out to do laundry and Ikea/groceries errands.
2. Putting down 11/22/63 to be productive with various online orders/listings while Dan was out.
3. Hotpot dinner with the whole family as a sendoff for my sister moving to Florida.
4. My dad breaking out the ice cider that I'd gotten him from Montreal last year, I'd forgotten about that. Very sweet, my kind of drink.
5. Nordstrom associate offering to just ship my tailoring order to me directly after they couldn't find it.
6. Having time after getting home to read for a few hours on the couch before going to bed.

A year ago today.

1/11/13

1. Productive hackathon team meeting in the morning led by AJ, our South American teammate seems really nice too.
2. Chatting with JW about travel planning.
3. Afternoon meeting ending earlier than expected.
4. Very helpful and friendly fitter at my appointment, found a whole bunch of new styles that might work.
5. Making pork chops with maple balsamic vinegar again.
6. Going to bed early after a tiring week.

A year ago today.

1/10/13

1. Remembering to put the steak in the marinade in the morning.
2. Table massage with AS.
3. Catching up with SN, always a fun time.
4. Getting home with the double-sized meat CSA pickup.
5. Cooking up steak, green beans, and mashed potatoes for dinner.
6. Timing dinner with Dan's arrival home pretty well.

A year ago today.

1/9/13

1. Scraped out a bit of avocado for breakfast, along with the good potato pancakes.
2. Making it in on time for 9am meeting.
3. Cheesy bread and pork shoulder with Brie sandwich for lunch.
4. Reading a book and eating my lunch in a small conference room.
5. Tea and scones at Tea & Sympathy with AJ/MM.
6. Doing pretty well on the second online Jeopardy test with Dan after the questions were posted to the forum.

A year ago today.

1/8/13

1. Finally getting to call Morgan Stanley to sort out a notice I'd received in the mail about an account that I thought had been closed several years ago. Really good customer service, actually.
2. Really having a joyful time at the Alvin Ailey Horton method dance class.
3. Getting a few good answers on the annual Jeopardy online exam.
4. Finished knitting the tiger wristwarmers finally.
5. Catching Little Miss Sunshine on TV in time for Steve Carrell's nerd run.
6. Getting a fast answer from Clawhammer Farm about the meat freezing/defrosting times.

A year ago today.

1/7/13

1. Dan giving me a ride to Newport, ensuring that I was on time for an 8:30am meeting.
2. Nicely ripe avocado for an avocado bagel with scrambled eggs on the side breakfast.
3. Randomly getting complimented on the color of my sweater (the Gap coral/red waffle knit sweater) as being so me by KG while she was in the midst of a conversation as I walked by.
4. Hearing back from a Ravelry person that she still had the tomato madelinetosh yarn for sale in her stash. Honey cowl here I come!
5. Running all my errands at once instead of spreading out to tomorrow: library, Journelle, return to Marshall's.
6. Finishing off the leftover pork butt tacos with coleslaw. Just the right amount of full and used up everything, too.

A year ago today.

1/6/13

1. Doing research about Hackbright Academy and other developer boot camps.
2. Going for a run while it was still sunny out.
3. Stopping in at Patricia's Yarn Store to check out pretty yarn.
4. Pork tacos coming out really well this time, much better than last week. Dan says it was the best pork I've ever made!
5. Downton Abbey & Once Upon a Time both return!
6. Fixing my coat button and knitting while watching TV.

A year ago today.

1/5/13

1. Going in to the city to see The Heiress with AL.
2. Getting a good spot on the railing by the back exit of the theater.
3. Getting autographs and pictures with Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens!
4. Picking up stackable ramekins from Crate & Barrel.
5. Getting fries with truffle mayo sauce from Pommes Frites.
6. Making it to the WTC in time for the last PATH train.

A year ago today.

1/4/13

1. Learning about Hackbright Academy from AJ--it sounds so cool!
2. Getting sympathy from SH.
3. Lunch with BB and AJ and getting good news from BB.
4. Some bad news I had to deliver going over not as bad as I had expected.
5. Chatting with MH about the decision to have kids or not while getting my eyebrows done.
6. Hitting all my errands before the stores closed: Madewell returns, Lululemon, David's Tea, Home Depot.

A year ago today.

1/3/12

1. Avocado sandwich for lunch.
2. Biting the bullet and buying both a duvet that's on sale that I've had my eye on for awhile and my bridesmaid's dress for CS' wedding.
3. CP calling and discussing wedding planning and work woes.
4. Corn tortillas heating up quite well in the non-stick pan.
5. Watching Jeopardy with Dan after getting home.
6. Booking my flights for a NOLA trip in February using Citi ThankYou points.

A year ago today.

1/2/13

1. Not shattering the glass in the Ikea frame for the Keep Calm poster when I knocked it off the bookshelf.
2. Noticing and fixing a mistake in the ribbing on my tiger wristwarmers.
3. Dan buying sour cream to go with the pork tacos.
4. Making up a spicy coleslaw for some nice textural contrast.
5. Chocolate cake in a mug for dessert really hitting the spot.
6. Finally getting to trying on some clothes that came in the mail and organizing what needs to be returned.

A year ago today.

1/1/13

1. Watching several Parks & Recreation episodes on Netflix with Dan.
2. Catching up on the Doctor Who Christmas episode.
3. Knitting a lot while watching TV.
4. Lounging on couch for most of the day.
5. Low fuss dinner thanks to the slow cooker (Homesick Texan Carnitas).
6. Getting in gear in the evening to put stuff away.

A year ago today.