10/5/20

1. Noticing that I was the facilitator for planning meeting today ahead of time for once.
2. Making coconut dal with rice in the instant pot for lunch.
3. Realizing I could "save" a few of my recent toy purchases as officially Mattie's birthday gifts.
4. Good discussion at book club but not lingering too late.
5. Opening up the LeLe reading pen set finally.
6. Seeing a post to snag a Grapat wizards set, with free shipping after adding some reasonably-priced art supplies.

A year ago today.

10/4/20

1. Supplementing my breakfast with tomato toasts from remaining frozen country loaf slices.
2. Taking an afternoon nap to make up for not being able to go back to sleep in the early morning.
3. Getting the kitchen cleaned up while making the egg noodles for dinner.
4. Making dumplings for my dinner.
5. Finishing book club reading without rushing.
6. Finishing watching Molly's Game with Dan after book club was rescheduled.

A year ago today.

10/3/20

1. Happy Lark agreeing to retroactively apply a coupon, and to both of my orders! 
2. My mom coming by to take Nico for the day after all.
3. Getting the baking supplies cabinet organized.
4. Doing a full robovac of Nico's room.
5. Getting $10 off from Facebook marketplace on a Grimm's large orange convertible.
6. Possibly the best haircut yet for Nico.

A year ago today.

10/2/20

1. Snagging back-in-stock alerts for more Grimm's block sets!
2. New shelf from Target arriving, several days earlier than expected.
3. Didn't take too long to finish up finances review for the month.
4. Pasta fagioli not turning out too salty.
5. Getting all the grains moved over and organized.
6. Getting the dining room shelves organized as well.

A year ago today.

10/1/20

1. Thinking of a way to make more a little more room to be able to fit the wide shelves that match, for dining room storage.
2. Noticing the notification on the Large Stepped Pyramid just after it came in and snagging it with free shipping!
3. Ikea order confirming successfully after a little bit.
4. Team VTO going well.
5. Getting invited to a Zoom call with founders of a new Chinese reading pen I recently learned about.
6. Getting cooking prep done while participating in the call.

A year ago today.

9/30/20

1. Getting guitar boxes out onto the curb for pickup.
2. Still plenty of tomatoes to harvest despite not getting to it before yesterday's rain.
3. Picking up bread from Wood Stack for tomato sandwiches.
4. Picking up my shawl project again and getting it to an easier point in the pattern.
5. Having a bunch of supportive 1:1s.
6. Getting help on how to update Monarch App notifications.

A year ago today.

9/13/20

1. Getting a batch of beans into the slow cooker.
2. Reading Tooth and Claw.
3. Having some corn when I was in the mood for a lighter lunch.
4. Having one more onion left for Dan's new chicken recipe.
5. My mom bringing luro over and getting to see Nico on his balance bike.
6. Finding out that everyone else was behind on book club reading as well, so we rescheduled for next week.

A year ago today.