3/30/15

1. Getting to the office in time for a training that started at 9am.
2. Having leftovers from the Saturday Moroccan dinner for lunch.
3. Figuring out how to allocate more space on my phone so I could actually update my apps! Also incidentally erased the annoying voicemail message that kept popping up.
4. J helping me get a video of my squats at the gym.
5. Finishing my entire workout, despite needing to pause for a bit during the HIIT.
6. Coming home to find that Dan had made dinner for me already and all I needed to do was heat it up.

A year ago today.

3/29/15

1. Using the day to catch up after deciding not to go on the train ride.
2. Dan helping me update my canned goods inventory, which had fewer things to use up before the beginning of the summer than I thought (this is a good thing).
3. Making myself a couple pickled tomato and Havarti cheese sandwiches for lunch.
4. Speed reading my way through Something More Than Night.
5. Catching up on the daily blog pretty well while also catching up on Once Upon a Time.
6. Meeting my goal of getting myself through all the email catchups I've had waiting around.

A year ago today.

3/28/15

1. Going to Off the Waffle for breakfast.
2. A woman at the next table over voluntarily giving the waffles plate she'd been delivered to KR instead since she had been later in the line.
3. Throwing on my floral polyester dress over my lounging outfit for the day to be presentable at LU's birthday dinner.
4. Delicious Moroccan food for dinner.
5. JA giving me a ride to the office to let me run the errand of picking up my Groupon printouts.
6. See LU's new place.

A year ago today.

3/27/15

1. Trying out the bibimbap from a Korean food truck at the 3rd St. carts.
2. Making good progress on more bugs in the afternoon with various meetings canceled/skipped.
3. Finishing up the bibimbap leftovers later in the afternoon when I got hungry again.
4. Going to a happy hour at Bailey's for EA's birthday.
5. Bonding with the other women at work at the happy hour.
6. Catching up on TV shows (The Americans, The Mindy Project, Fresh Off the Boat, Empire) with Dan and later KR.

A year ago today.

3/26/15

1. Getting a sponsored lunch from the schnitzelwich food cart with an interview candidate.
2. Making some headway in the afternoon on some responsive quality bugs.
3. Taking a break and mailing out packages at the post office finally.
4. Going home for dinner first before going to the gym.
5. Getting a good workout in at the gym.
6. Getting back from the gym before KR came.

A year ago today.

3/25/15

1. Fun lunch conversation with SN, WM, and AK.
2. Going for a sponsored happy hour with my team and getting some parmesan fries.
3. Biking home while it was still light out.
4. Picking up books from the library before it closed.
5. Putting the new coat rack together and finding a way to place it near the door, even with all the vents on the floor.
6. Playing Dominion with SR and Dan before SR had to head to the airport.

A year ago today.

3/24/15

1. Waking up at 7:30 feeling pretty refreshed.
2. Having yogurt for breakfast at home.
3. Getting a second serving of roast duck curry and rice to feel full for lunch.
4. Finishing Mastiff in the Fortress of Solitude.
5. Finding my water bottle at the gym after leaving it there on Sunday.
6. Feeling pretty strong throughout my workout.

A year ago today.

3/23/14

1. Having yogurt for breakfast at home.
2. Supplementing dinner with gluten-free pizza from a meetup.
3. Talking ZK into coming with me to trivia.
4. Taking the bus to trivia.
5. Trivia finishing at 10:30.
6. Snacking on the rest of the roast duck after getting home

A year ago today.

3/22/15

1. Fresh-tasting dim sum at Ocean City Restaurant.
2. Stopping by Fubonn to pick up Asian groceries and stuff for making red roast duck curry.
3. Getting to the gym and getting through a workout with the high intensity cardio in it.
4. Just missing the downpour during my time at the gym and not getting rained on on the way to the library.
5. Cleaning up the receipts and papers leftover from my trip.
6. Picking up a new coat rack from Ikea.

A year ago today.

3/21/14

1. Sleeping in in the morning.
2. Lounging in the bed reading.
3. Dan cleaning the apartment before SR arrived.
4. Not taking too long to finish unpacking properly.
5. Excellent program at the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, with an interesting Japanese piece (Hosokawa: Blossoming II) and Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 to start.
6. Getting dessert at Palio on SR.

A year ago today.

3/20/14

1. Going out for lunch with the team to Shigezo.
2. Getting chicken kaarage on top of my dry ramen noodles.
3. Putting the lunch bill on my US Airways card to expense later and count towards the $750/month spending challenge.
4. Remembering to pick up my voucher from the printer after forgetting about it.
5. Getting to the gym again for a second workout of the week.
6. Skipping the cardio portion to not keep J there too late.

A year ago today.

3/19/14

1. Catching up with people at a stitching lunch.
2. JT and MV seeming to hear me and SE's thoughts during a pager duty process meeting.
3. Biking home while it was still pretty light out.
4. Dropping by the library before it closed to return some books.
5. Bringing my honey cowl home to weigh the remaining yarn.
6. Catching up with AL over a Google Hangout.

A year ago today.

3/18/14

1. Getting in to the office on time for the code review.
2. Catching up on some of my internet stuff at the office after work.
3. Getting a tip from BM to use for the next time I'd bike over to the gym.
4. Taking the bus over to the gym in the pouring rain.
5. Getting myself to the gym to pick up my workout routine again.
6. Letting myself go easy on the weights and go slowly through the exercises.

A year ago today.

3/17/15

1. Lounging in the morning after waking up early (though less early than yesterday, 6:30 instead of 5).
2. Biking in to work.
3. Getting my manager's preliminary approval for a second conference talk acceptance.
4. Slowly settling back in to work.
5. Talking to AM about stock options.
6. Breaking out the Thin Mints.

A year ago today.

3/16/15

1. Taking the bus in to ease into the work day again.
2. Going out to E-San for lunch with EK and TG.
3. Booking my tickets for RailsConf.
4. Getting on the exact right #4 bus to get to North Bar on time for bar trivia.
5. Getting a burrito for dinner from Los Gorditos.
6. Dan dropping me off at home to go to bed early with my jetlag.

A year ago today.

3/15/15

1. Dan making me scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast.
2. Getting myself to at least unpack and organize the souvenirs I brought back.
3. Reading The Rosie Effect on my phone.
4. Dan running out to pick up a lighter for the stove.
5. Successfully heating up dinner on the stove despite the power outage.
6. Power coming back on around 11.

A year ago today.

3/14/15

1. Not waking up too early.
2. Lentils and ziti for breakfast/lunch.
3. Catching up on almost all of my TV shows: The Americans, The Mindy Project, Fresh off the Boat, Once Upon a Time, and Empire.
4. Lounging on the couch with Dan.
5. Dan making broccoli rabe pasta for dinner.
6. Resisting taking an early evening nap to stay awake until 10.

A year ago today.

3/13/15

1. Watching Austenland and Whiplash on my flights.
2. Getting a sesame roll at Istanbul airport.
3. Getting breakfast food platter even after the original cart run had passed by.
4. Alaska Airlines not charging me to check my bag since I came off an international flight.
5. Dan meeting me at PDX airport.
6. Not having trouble falling asleep at home.

A year ago today.

3/12/15

1. Finding the Old Biscuit Mill to be full of cute little boutiques.
2. Finding more jewelry and beaded dolls that I got for myself.
3. Ubers being cheaper than taxis.
4. No problems with weight of my checked bag, even with the extra souvenir purchases.
5. Moving into two seat area for the CPT-JNB segment.
6. Watching Moulin Rouge on the flight.

A year ago today.

3/11/15

1. Successfully hiking Table Mountain!! Harder and scarier than I thought, but made it.
2. Satsumas and crackers coming in handy for snacks.
3. Filling the tub with cold water to soak my feet.
4. Getting recommendation for fabric shop from old lady in an art gallery.
5. Buying souvenirs of fabric and wall hangings and jewelry.
6. Absolutely delicious Ethiopian food for dinner, thanks to Andrew's friend R's recommendation.

A year ago today.

3/10/15

1. Delicious brie on breakfast sandwich.
2. Seeing the colorful houses in the Bo-Kaap.
3. AB enjoying the bike tour.
4. Getting tickets to Robben Island.
5. Going out for dinner at Societi Bistro by myself.
6. Getting the idea to have the restaurant call the hotel for a shuttle to get back from the other dudes in the shuttle on the way out.

A year ago today.

3/9/15

1. J&D being really sweet to us generally.
2. J taking us on a drive around Sedgefield.
3. Walking out to the beach for some sun and water.
4. Reading Amy Poehler's book on the porch.
5. Ears popping OK on the flight, thanks to remembering to take some cold meds.
6. Yummy tapas for dinner.

A year ago today.

3/8/15

1. Remembering to go back and leave a tip at the hotel.
2. Gorgeous views on the drive over to Sedgefield.
3. Reading/napping on the porch of the beach house before the braai.
4. Delicious lamb, chicken, and salads at the braai.
5. J&D taking us in for the night, with their actual guest bedrooms.
6. Texting with Dan before going to bed.

A year ago today.

3/7/15

1. Sleeping in until 9 for the first time this trip.
2. Going back to the room after breakfast to lie in bed and read.
3. Getting a lifting workout in with the barbell at the hotel gym!
4. Going for a walk around town in the afternoon by myself.
5. Sundowners in the desert.
6. Dancing at the wedding.

A year ago today.

3/6/15

1. Delicious pastries for breakfast.
2. Finding cold meds with pseudoephedrine.
3. Ears staying to pop finally!!!
4. Wine tasting at gorgeous vineyard.
5. Delicious picnic lunch.
6. Beautiful views of mountains on the drive to Prince Albert.

A year ago today.

3/5/15

1. Making use of my unintentional early wakeup to get almost all my packing done.
2. Trumpeting elephants running through the river and circling our truck.
3. Spending the last hour at Naledi going through photos while lying in a lounge chair under the trees and sun, out on the deck.
4. Getting to JNB sooner than I had expected on the shuttle.
5. Checked luggage just squeaking by at 20.2kg.
6. Making it successfully to the Cape Town AirBnB.

A year ago today.

3/4/15

1. Completing the Big 5 with seeing black rhinos!
2. Napping through the morning.
3. Reading World of Trouble outside on a couch under the trees.
4. Seeing two other prides of lions, one which had 13 young lions and lionesses in them.
5. Clear night for stars.
6. Saved bit of corn bread from dinner for when I woke up really hungry.

A year ago today.

3/3/15

1. Seeing a large herd of buffalo (with babies!) on the morning drive.
2. Seeing elephants at the watering hole within 5 min of getting there.
3. Lodge having cold meds for me.
4. Napping through most of the afternoon.
5. Seeing a large memory of elephants (with a small baby) and a leopard again on the evening drive.
6. Not losing my straw sun hat during the drive.

A year ago today.

3/2/15

1. Waking up feeling pretty well rested despite the 5am wakeup.
2. Seeing lion cubs!!!!! 
3. Admiring the male lion with his gorgeous mane and beautiful amber eyes.
4. Going on a bush walk and learning lots of interesting facts about the bush vegetation.
5. Doing a workout with the resistance bands.
6. Reading a book while lying on an outdoor couch.

A year ago today.

3/1/15

1. Getting good enough amount of sleep on the flight to JNB.
2. Really wonderful welcoming hospitality.
3. Delicious salad and bacon curry tart at lunch.
4. Perfectly comfortable temperature and humidity.
5. Seeing lions and grade and leopard really close up!!
6. Sleeping in a real bed for the first time in 3 days.

A year ago today.