10/31/16

1. Not needing to talk much while getting sick and losing my voice.
2. Catching up on internet stuff.
3. Having paella for lunch.
4. Making it to one produce market and one flea market.
5. Getting churros with chocolate.
6. Gasterea (the tapas place) being open after all.

A year ago today.

10/30/16

1. Weird, wonderful, and beautiful Casa Batllo.
2. Walking by a cafe with a celebrated ham sandwich.
3. Finding a charging port for my phone.
4. Walking tour to learn about Barcelona history.
5. Going to the gym even with wanting a nap.
6. Amazing & friendly tapas place just a 5 min walk from my AirBnB.

A year ago today.

10/29/16

1. 10 year old Portuguese girl helping me get unlost.
2. Going down the Bom de Jesus stairs, rather than up.
3. Finding the shop for the special custards.
4. Napping on the Getbus and flight.
5. Realizing that the Aerobus stopped near the Magic Fountain so I could still catch the last 20 minutes of the show.
6. AirBnb host being home even though she thought I was arriving the next day.

A year ago today.

10/28/16

1. Making it to the venue on time.
2. Getting shoutouts in AP's talk.
3. Understanding the memory management talk.
4. Buying embroidery from the ladies in the courtyard.
5. Getting my squats in.
6. Having seafood at dinner.

A year ago today.

10/27/16

1. Waking up at 6:30 without an alarm.
2. AP being there for my puns.
3. Winning chess matches.
4. My Harry Potter shirt being a huge hit.
5. All food covered.
6. Karaoke party.

A year ago today.

10/26/16

1. Accidentally coming off public transit at the Time Out Market!
2. Free wifi at the market.
3. Finding an outlet at the train station to charge my laptop.
4. Finishing reading the Metaprogramming book.
5. Getting to Braga successflly.
6. Giant hotel room with a firm mattress.

A year ago today.

10/25/16

1. Packing in the morning after a decent amount of sleep.
2. Having the whole row to myself on two out of three flights.
3. Not bad Cobb salad at MCI.
4. Red line coming shortly after bus got to the station.
5. Layovers not being cramped for time, even with terminal transfers.
6. Reading nonfiction books and writing on laptop.

A year ago today.

10/24/16

1. Going lifting.
2. Biking in time for 10am meeting.
3. Pairing with MW a bit still in the morning.
4. Brass Bar's masala chai being quite spicy.
5. Making longer bungee cord still work.
6. Fitting a tighter waistband onto the jeans.

A year ago today.

10/23/16

1. Finishing up my Harry Potter shirt!
2. Catching up with LW.
3. Doing a bunch of nonfiction reading.
4. Napping on the upstairs couch.
5. Eating leftovers and clearing out the fridge.
6. Checking off longstanding to-dos.

A year ago today.

10/22/16

1. Hitting workout without too much difficulty.
2. Picking up the moves in dance class better.
3. Hanging up the Rio painting.
4. Cooking up kale with carrots and peppers.
5. Having lots of people over for ZK's housewarming party.
6. Fast end-of-night cleanup.

A year ago today.

10/21/16

1. Sewing at home.
2. Reading The Amber Spyglass during lunch.
3. Getting my eyebrows done and picking up my tailored bridesmaid dress.
4. Getting extra kale from the CSA free box.
5. Staying dry on my bike ride home.
6. Having a banana and apple with sunbutter and cheese as a snack.

A year ago today.

10/20/16

1. Finishing my lifting just in time.
2. Stitching lunch.
3. Discussion with AP on memcache.
4. Getting to hair appointment on time.
5. Bringing enough food to tide me over until I got home for more dinner.
6. ZK having limes for me to use in pork shoulder.

A year ago today.

10/19/16

1. Seeing houses with ZK.
2. Ladies lunch at Sizzle Pie.
3. Chocolate tacolette from the Wiz Bang Bar.
4. Attending a Timbers game for the first time thanks to work.
5. Going home to sew instead of continuing to stand in the rain.
6. Dan giving me a ride to bring the treadmill home.

A year ago today.

10/18/16

1. Got the whole heavy lifting workout in.
2. Avocado toast.
3. Good LunchConf talk.
4. Screenhero as a pairing solution.
5. Taking care of my to-do list.
6. Cutting the t-shirt fabric.

A year ago today.

10/17/16

1. Getting sewing and laundry done in the morning.
2. Making avocado toast for breakfast.
3. Bibimbap at Kim Jong Smokehouse.
4. Lunch to get to know KN.
5. Fitting the jeans during sewing class.
6. Doing some more sewing after getting home.

A year ago today.

10/16/16

1. A productive early morning with working on a weightlifting workout generator.
2. Making it to the farmers market.
3. Kid cashier at the Vietnamese restaurant.
4. Loving the clever staging in a local production of Fly By Night.
5. Making next month's travel arrangements.
6. Remembering my laundry in time to dry it before bed.

A year ago today.

10/15/16

1. Getting lifting done in 30 minutes.
2. Storm not hitting us much.
3. Pulled out tomatoes with the dry weather.
4. Dan giving me a ride to Modern Domestic.
5. Installing zipper into the jeans not being too hard.
6. Doing a bunch of sewing project planning.

A year ago today.

10/14/16

1. Demo going well.
2. Getting nominations in for the deadline.
3. PB's Hackbright news.
4. Working on another cat-lage.
5. Getting a massage.
6. Harvesting Swiss chard.

A year ago today.

10/13/16

1. Buying Taylor Swift music on Amazon Prime.
2. Getting myself to squat.
3. DS seeing my post and clarifying his response.
4. Getting to the show earlier than usual and being punctual.
5. Enjoying the Oregon Ballet Theater performances, as always.
6. Dan giving me a ride home.

A year ago today.

10/12/16

1. Happyplace lunch at Bailey's.
2. Pairing with MW.
3. Getting jumpsuit PJs.
4. Getting a ride from Dan.
5. Making ramen with vegetables from the freezer.
6. Dan reading to me.

A year ago today.

10/11/16

1. Sewing in the morning.
2. MW staying behind to talk to me.
3. Watching a ballet documentary.
4. Not bad bus timing to get home.
5. Grilled cheese sandwiches.
6. Staying awake until 9:30.

A year ago today.

10/10/16

1. Having time in the morning to cut out fabric.
2. Happyplace lunch.
3. Getting the reading done.
4. Book club ending early to be able to get to class earlier.
5. Grabbing food from work before going to class.
6. Sewing productively.

A year ago today.

10/9/16

1. Having a productive early morning.
2. Remembering some other wide mouth pint jars that I had.
3. Dan getting me more jars.
4. Making ramen with Swiss chard, fried eggs, and hot pickled peppers.
5. Processing all the apples.
6. Making an easier dinner and lunch for the week (pork chops, frittata, and chicken in tomatillo sauce).

A year ago today.

10/8/16

1. Going lifting in the morning.
2. Some sun out in Hood River.
3. Getting pizza for a late lunch.
4. Watching To Kill a Thief while cutting apples.
5. ZK fitting apples into the fridge.
6. Feeling validated by CF.

A year ago today.

10/7/16

1. Getting all the documents printed out.
2. Arriving to the appointment with a financial advisor right on time.
3. Getting a bike tune-up spot to make my brakes actually safe.
4. Making more cat-lages.
5. Hanging out on the couches at the office.
6. Microwaving corn on the cob for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/6/16

1. Not getting too drenched.
2. Getting rid of the rest of the cobbler at work, using a plate to heat it in the toaster oven.
3. Ladies lunch in a private room.
4. Quiet support hour.
5. Finishing up a spec PR before the elevator locked.
6. Going lifting in the evening.

A year ago today.

10/5/16

1. Sleeping in a bit.
2. Lunch with CP with Thai food.
3. Solving a question from the Alerts team.
4. Partially sunny out during an afternoon errand.
5. Going to dance class.
6. Making apple-plum cobbler.

A year ago today.

10/4/16

1. Going lifting despite not feeling that well-rested.
2. ZK getting my bag for me.
3. Photo op with The Boss!!
4. Getting an acai bowl at Kure.
5. Hanging out with DR.
6. Catching up with AL.

A year ago today.

10/3/16

1. Picking up my wedding ring from the gym.
2. Managing to carry everything to work.
3. Running into people using the elevator.
4. Starting to read Sarong Party Girl at lunch.
5. Doing ok as book club facilitators with ZK.
6. Starting the jeans sewing class at Modern Domestic.

A year ago today.

10/2/16

1. Finishing a memoir I'd had checked out from the library for ages.
2. Not taking too long to write up a notes doc for work.
3. Getting to the farmer's market just in time before they closed, to pick up a few plums.
4. Getting started early on cooking for the day and finishing up dinner sooner than usual.
5. Having enough Swedish tracing paper for almost all of the pattern pieces.
6. Using an assembly line method to prep peppers for freezing.

A year ago today.

10/1/16

1. Pushing weights/reps on bench press and deadlift both.
2. Both dance classes repeating routines from previous weeks.
3. Making noodles with kale, tomatoes, eggs, and hot pepper rings for lunch.
4. Taking a two hour nap.
5. Pressure cooking the rest of Dan's stew to finish in time before heading out.
6. Seeing DC play with his band at Mississippi Studios.

A year ago today.