12/30/16

1. Going to the gym with my mom and sister.
2. Wrapping gifts in time before leaving the house.
3. My dad coming to Top Golf with us.
4. Getting a Top Golf membership card reprinted for free.
5. Skipping the city excursion.
6. Reading October Daye books.

A year ago today.

12/29/16

1. My phone charge lasting long enough on the train rides.
2. Taking the subway to avoid rain.
3. Visiting the juice bar and getting smoothies.
4. Getting a tour of the new Google office spaces.
5. My sister picking me up from the train.
6. Watching Song of the Sea.

A year ago today.

12/28/16

1. Book club with KL.
2. Getting to the gym.
3. Red roast duck curry for lunch.
4. Going to live band karaoke.
5. My sister coming with me and doing the driving.
6. Getting sweet potato fries and a sandwich at the bar.

A year ago today.

12/27/16

1. Sleeping in.
2. Having dumplings for breakfast.
3. Reading on couch during the day.
4. Having cookies to stave off hunger.
5. Settling plans for the rest of the week.
6. New comfy seats at the Hazlet theaters.

A year ago today.

12/26/16

1. Finishing knitting the wristwarmers.
2. Getting to the gym.
3. Having at least a couple pairs of lifting shoes to try on at Dick's Sporting Goods.
4. Kiehl's facial sunscreen being on sale, as a new candidate for scentless morning lotion.
5. Not getting in a car accident on the way to the diner.
6. Diner with HTHS crew.

A year ago today.

12/25/16

1. Having dumplings.
2. Going to dim sum.
3. Dan driving me to/from Union.
4. Having an excellent body scrub at the Korean spa.
5. Reading Deep Work when not at sauna.
6. Having some leftover cold dumplings after getting back.

A year ago today.

12/24/16

1. Sleeping in.
2. Dan's gift arriving just in time.
3. Getting laundry done.
4. Getting a workout and shower in at the gym.
5. Playing the pie in the face game.
6. An amazing Christmas cookie platter.

A year ago today.

12/23/16

1. Using my phone as a hotspot working out well.
2. Afternoon meeting getting canceled.
3. Making progress on building a Jira bot.
4. Snowshoeing on a golf course.
5. Taking off the inner layer of my leggings in a changing room to help cool down.
6. Having a salad for dinner.

A year ago today.

12/22/16

1. Turning early rising into productive refactoring.
2. Feeling fresh after showering.
3. Deep Work book club with KL.
4. Shorter support pairing meeting.
5. Going to check out the Nordic Center for snowshoeing.
6. Remembering to put ribs in the oven.

A year ago today.

12/21/16

1. Sleeping in while others went skiing.
2. Full and quiet day for working.
3. Pairing with MW to make decisions on where to put stuff.
4. KN taking a bug fix ticket.
5. Not extending Candy Crush on iPad with time manipulation.
6. Getting out of the apartment to look at the fitness center.

A year ago today.

12/20/16

1. Waking up right before the alarm.
2. Watching talks during the drive.
3. My dad bringing out a lap blanket for me to have in the car.
4. Charging my phone and laptop at rest stops.
5. Home-cooked dinner.
6. Watching Inside Out through a trial Starz subscription.

A year ago today.

12/19/16

1. Answering ticket in morning before leaving.
2. Making it to lunch with SD.
3. Seeing JW and JE.
4. Running into AT at the office.
5. AM joining AT & EM for dinner.
6. Food at Parm.

A year ago today.

12/18/16

1. Wrapping all the presents.
2. Dim sum with family.
3. Watching movie with family.
4. Successfully driving for the first time in a year.
5. Young guys at gym ceding squat rack to me.
6. Finishing workout lifts in time to shower at gym.

A year ago today.

12/17/16

1. Making it to the airport on public transit.
2. Having a lounge pass during long, delayed layover.
3. Reading Fire & Hemlock on my phone.
4. Napping on flights.
5. My mom and sister bringing food to the airport pickup.
6. My mom setting up a nightlight for me to read by bed setup.

A year ago today.

12/16/16

1. Sunshine out!
2. Getting in 3 minutes before the meeting.
3. Boxer Ramen for lunch.
4. Lucky timing for a short line at the post office.
5. Squeezing in rescheduled eyebrow appointment.
6. Looking up in time not to miss my bus stop.

A year ago today.

12/15/16

1. Doctor's office having appointment time available.
2. Figuring out the last HTTP library to instrument.
3. Picking up gift cards and checking out Banana Republic.
4. Cheese event getting canceled so I could go to the gym.
5. Doing 1 rep max test of bench press and deadlift.
6. Getting cards all written and packages all assembled.

A year ago today.

12/14/16

1. Morning housemate interview still happening.
2. Going to the gym in the morning and at noon.
3. Finishing book club with KL.
4. Figuring out HTTPClient instrumentation.
5. Beet salad with avocado coming together well.
6. Deciding on Christmas presents.

A year ago today.

12/13/16

1. Managed biking in the cold.
2. Watching a Tufte talk for LunchConf.
3. Picking up library books.
4. Doing handstand practice at gymnastics class.
5. Noodles for dinner.
6. Noticing sock pattern change to rip back.

A year ago today.

12/12/16

1. Making saag paneer in the morning.
2. Getting in at what would have been on time for first meeting.
3. Red velvet cake from the Python team.
4. Getting a few responses to our housemate ad.
5. Made it to all my errands, even Sephora, with 10 minutes to go until closing.
6. Timing buses well to avoid rain.

A year ago today.

12/11/16

1. Sleeping in.
2. Graceling available as a library ebook.
3. Dan making lentils for dinner.
4. Going to the holiday choral concert featuring RV.
5. Starting work on guest curation for a newsletter.
6. Not staying up late.

A year ago today.

12/10/16

1. Repeated dance class routines.
2. Phone charge holding out.
3. Pumpkin ice cream not melting into a mess.
4. BBQ at gym's holiday party.
5. Getting an apple peeler in the White Elephant gift exchange.
6. Not getting home too late after the 2nd party.

A year ago today.

12/9/16

1. Taking time in treading ice to get to bus stop.
2. Lunch with KL and ZK.
3. Simple to set up sidekick-bot.
4. Going home instead of running errands.
5. Re-reading Crown Duel.
6. Finishing knitting my hat.

A year ago today.

12/8/16

1. Getting to the gym even for half an hour.
2. Solving the code challenge eventually.
3. Working on learning Github webhooks.
4. A/V sorting itself out at the event.
5. Not waiting long for buses.
6. Getting home close to regular speed, despite the weather.

A year ago today.

12/7/16

1. Sweater leggings to bundle up.
2. Sunny out, even if it was cold.
3. Mi Mero Mole lunch with happyplace.
4. Saving the burrito butt and not getting too full.
5. Not taking too long to mail out a package.
6. Dinner at The New American.

A year ago today.

12/6/16

1. Biking while sunny out.
2. Spicy chai at Barista.
3. KF coming to dance class.
4. Getting ramen with gyoza and karaage for dinner.
5. Looking a bus times in time.
6. Finishing off roast duck.

A year ago today.

12/5/16

1. Email reminder of headshots.
2. Bringing soup for lunch with leakproof lid.
3. Squeezing stuff to bring home into tote bag.
4. Going to the symphony with RA.
5. Dan giving me a ride home.
6. Getting a load of laundry done.

A year ago today.

12/4/16

1. Sleeping in a a lot.
2. Fully free day.
3. Staying warm in bathrobe and blankets.
4. Excellent fluffy scrambled eggs with heavy cream in the fridge.
5. Someone else doing my dishes.
6. Reading Sherwood Smith ebooks from the library.

A year ago today.

12/3/16

1. Hauling out of bed to get to the gym by 9.
2. Dance class with an NSYNC song!
3. Dan grabbing my library book that I'd left at home.
4. Going on a Fubonn run finally.
5. Making the best potato-leek soup so far.
6. Working on Advent of Code puzzles and catching up.

A year ago today.

12/2/16

1. Having computer at home to dial in to 9am meeting.
2. Managing alteration for dress neckline.
3. Nordstrom points to pick up new darker lipstick color.
4. Borrowing long gloves from AB.
5. Getting ready at KY's.
6. Enjoying seeing everyone dressed up at the holiday party.

A year ago today.

12/1/16

1. Fully handmade outfit: blazer, Harry Potter t-shirt, jeans.
2. Show & tell at stitching lunch.
3. Cacao walk.
4. Going to gymnastics class.
5. Finishing day 2 and missed deadlifts.
6. Converting all roasted squash into pancakes on griddle.

A year ago today.

11/30/16

1. Getting out of bed for 8am videochat that was quite energizing.
2. Not feeling too sleepy.
3. Finishing slides for training with some time to spare.
4. Finding the dry shampoo recommended by a coworker at Target.
5. Finding a suitable and cheap headband at Forever 21.
6. Managing to meet up with KF at Mi Mero Mole.

A year ago today.