6/28/17

1. Waking up early but well-rested.
2. Making a green smoothie with chia seeds for lunch.
3. Taking a quick nap on the couch.
4. Finding a few other sandal designs that might fit my swelling feet.
5. Scoring some free notecards and a couple bags of baby clothes!
6. Dan going on the walk to pick up stuff with me and therefore being able to carry it back for me.

A year ago today.

6/27/17

1. Making ramen with sesame miso sauce and fava beans with shallots for lunch.
2. Upgrading our internet connection.
3. Hanging out with JG who was in town briefly.
4. Delicious tantan ramen at Kayo's Ramen Bar.
5. Watching the Happiest Baby On the Block video.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

6/26/17

1. Clearing off various work tasks from last week.
2. Cooking up a bunch of farmers market produce for lunches this week.
3. Comfortable walk to the library and to pick up more free stuff.
4. Eventually successfully finding the mailbox near Whole Foods.
5. Buy Nothing group members offering up more breastfeeding books and supplies.
6. Finally cooler temperatures at night again to sleep better!

A year ago today.

6/25/17

1. Dan carting back fruit and vegetables from the farmer's market for me.
2. Watching the Backstreet Boys documentary.
3. Someone on the Buy Nothing group kindly giving up the exercise ball over to me.
4. Finally making contact and picking up the Arm's Reach Mini Euro co-sleeper.
5. Successfully inflating the exercise ball with hair dryer and air mattress pump.
6. Having cool watermelon to stay hydrated.

A year ago today.

6/24/17

1. Going to prenatal yoga.
2. Swiss chard from last Sunday's farmer's market still being good for lunch.
3. Wearing my new red handkerchief hem Eileen Fisher knit dress.
4. Bearable temperatures at the shower.
5. Getting to catch up with pretty much all the different groups of guests.
6. Watching Kubo and the Two Strings.

A year ago today.

6/23/17

1. Pretty quick to get nosepad fixed on my orange glasses and having them fit properly finally.
2. Lunch with happyplacers.
3. Getting my gel mani removed fully and a pedicure.
4. Reading the first couple books of The Arcadia Project.
5. Frying up the remaining pork chop and heating up leftover bibimbap for dinner.
6. Didn't take too long to prep the pork leg for the slow cooker.

A year ago today.

6/22/17

1. Consolidating various handouts into one of my own not being as difficult as I'd expected.
2. Team lunch at Grassa.
3. Finding time to get 1:1s with both current and new managers.
4. Dinner at Pok Pok Noi.
5. Just enough time to walk home from Pok Pok Noi.
6. Making it to the craigslist address a bit early even.

A year ago today.

6/21/17

1. Making it back on time when the breakfast burrito place turned out to be closed.
2. Noticing when I'd knit on for too long on my sock.
3. Dropping my stuff off at home first.
4. Grilled steak, corn, and peppers at DM's cookout.
5. Absurd games and amusing stories with co-workers.
6. Dan giving me a ride home from the yarn store.

A year ago today.

6/20/17

1. Getting a bowl from Kure for breakfast.
2. Two latkes and matzoh ball soup a good portion size for lunch at Kenny & Zuke's.
3. Lovely and peaceful stroll through the Japanese gardens.
4. Dan being able to go pick up the stroller.
5. Phone call went through to make a lunch reservation at Shigezo for tomorrow even though it was a few minutes after their closing.
6. Pretty quick to take Lyft back from dinner and go to sleep.

A year ago today.

6/19/17

1. Frying up a pork chop to assuage hunger prior to going to the gym.
2. Pan-fried salmon turning out well.
3. Catching the #8 bus just a few minutes after being done in the library.
4. Meeting many of my coworkers in person for the first time.
5. Very nice room at The Nines!
6. Dan coming to stay the night.

A year ago today.

6/18/17

1. Getting to the farmer's market early enough to get golden raspberries, cherries, and other fresh vegetables.
2. Dan driving me to two different stores for stroller research and testing.
3. Watching the Amy Winehouse documentary.
4. Sous vide pork chops turning out well.
5. Randomly running into a friend of Dan's while out.
6. Picking up a Graco Pack 'n Play with some accessories for just $20.

A year ago today.

6/17/17

1. Productive morning of taking care of trip cleanup tasks.
2. Getting to prenatal yoga.
3. Getting coffee with KM after yoga.
4. Lunch at Tasty 'N Sons with ZK.
5. Seeing Dan commentate at a mass.
6. Successfully escaping the American Revolution-themed room.

A year ago today.

6/16/17

1. Getting lunch delivered.
2. The White Dragon available from the library as an ebook.
3. Lying down for a bit when I wasn't feeling great.
4. Getting to the studio right on time, even with walking very slowly.
5. Getting a massage.
6. Watching Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark with Dan.

A year ago today.

6/15/17

1. Dan going out and picking up some much-needed groceries.
2. Making noodles with meatballs for lunch.
3. Saving leftover noodles and watermelon slices for a light dinner.
4. Getting over to gymnastics class.
5. Hip pain easing a bit with more activity.
6. Craigslist sellers happening to have a large van to transport the glider chair back for us.

A year ago today.

6/14/17

1. Picking up my understanding of a previous PR to get the tests to pass.
2. Walking over to pick up a book from the library and catch the #8.
3. Making it to Lloyd Center in plenty of time.
4. Getting a bubble tea from a different Braganza Tea location and finding it to be good still.
5. Meeting VJ.
6. Not being too late to the appointment with our doula.

A year ago today.

6/13/17

1. Getting two loads of laundry done.
2. Completing some mandatory trainings.
3. Clearing out my work email.
4. Hydrating via the rest of the watermelon.
5. Being the only one at gymnastics class so had exercises tailored for helping eventual recovery from pregnancy.
6. Having some of Dan's meatballs for dinner.

A year ago today.

6/12/17

1. Annoying middle seat passenger finding a better spot for herself not too long after takeoff.
2. Dan picking me up from the airport.
3. Dan also having gotten a watermelon for me.
4. Finishing watching this season of The Americans.
5. Getting most of my unpacking done.
6. ZK stopping by to hang out for a bit.

A year ago today.

6/11/17

1. Tying my Tretorn hightops loosely to be able to wear them almost as slip-on shoes.
2. Getting sliced orange and a pastel de nata on the LGW-LIS flight.
3. Gate agent finding a way so that I could keep my business class seat on the LIS-JFK flight.
4. Getting off the plane and on my way home with my parents in an hour.
5. My dad having gotten a watermelon for me.
6. Packing a fair bit of baby stuff from China into the black duffle bag.

A year ago today.

6/10/17

1. No wait to get brunch at Ottolenghi Spitalfields.
2. Picking up several really fun items at the Old Spitalfields Market.
3. Delicious and pretty afternoon tea at The Globe with MW.
4. Walking back to the hotel slowly along the river on a beautifully sunny day!
5. Meeting SF for dinner and catching up on lots of big life news.
6. Solving the puzzles at the Bletchley cocktail bar.

A year ago today.

6/9/17

1. Leftovers from last night tiding me over as breakfast.
2. Going out for first dinner with CH and others from the conference.
3. Making it over to the British Museum in time before closing to see the Elgin marbles.
4. Second dinner at Ottolenghi Spitalfields with MW.
5. Picking up some food gifts in the deli section of the restaurant.
6. MW finding a bus that would take me right from Liverpool Station back to Waterloo.

A year ago today.

6/8/17

1. Timing it well for updating my slides and getting ready in the morning.
2. Getting back to the hotel in time to catch a ride with KS back over to the West End.
3. Checking out the Harry Potter graphic design work in the exhibition at House of MinaLima.
4. Browsing the Liberty of London department store.
5. The bouncer at the next door bar ushering me in for a spot to sit and charge my phone.
6. Getting in for dinner at Nopi, with delicious zucchini-manouri fritters and cardamom yogurt and fruitiest olive oil with bread I've ever had.

A year ago today.

6/7/17

1. Guys at the Watford Junction train station taking pity on me for not having picked up my return ticket from the machine.
2. All the models and peaks into special effects setups at the Harry Potter movie studio tour.
3. Making it back on time to get to the play without rushing.
4. OMG THE HARRY POTTER PLAY SO GOOD!!!!! Such an amazing production!
5. Finding the diaper bag backpack I was interested in that's cheaper in the UK than in the U.S. at the John Lewis department store.
6. Getting vegetables in with bibimbap for dinner.

A year ago today.

6/6/17

1. Transferred money finally available in my Schwab account to be able to withdraw cash to pay EN back.
2. Remembering that I had the Priority Pass club membership to hang out in the business lounges until my flight was called.
3. Reading Crazy Rich Asians on the plane.
4. Finding that the hotel upgraded my points-based reservations nights such that we wouldn't have to move rooms at all during our stay.
5. The 2nd book after Crazy Rich Asians being available from the library to check out.
6. Videochatting with Dan for a bit before going to sleep.

A year ago today.

6/5/17

1. Filling breakfast with Greek yogurt, orange marmalade, manouri cheese, seed-studded bread, and a ripe juicy pear.
2. Running one more load of laundry.
3. Finding a iPhone charging cable to be able to use EN's phone as a hotspot again.
4. EN helping me with picking up embroidery panels and old man painting.
5. Getting a Nutella ice cream.
6. Watching the rest of Mamma Mia!

A year ago today.

6/4/17

1. Picking up another potato pastry and fresh squeezed orange juice from Everest.
2. Checking out the textiles and paintings stores I was interested in.
3. Going back to The Black Sheep for the liver dish.
4. Not being out when the serious thunderstorm with giant hail came down.
5. Getting in Kerameikos and the Ancient Agora in the golden hour, when it had cooled off a bit outside too.
6. Froyo with toppings.

A year ago today.

6/3/17

1. Having plenty of snacks for the car trip.
2. Making it to the top of the archaeological site at Delphi.
3. Amazing mountainous landscapes.
4. Not going down to the last site in favor of sitting in the shade instead.
5. Turning on data on my phone to get the tickets and be able to get in to snag better seats earlier.
6. Seeing Madame Butterfly at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

A year ago today.

6/2/17

1. Getting laundry done.
2. Having EN as my tour guide to better appreciate the sculptures and pottery at the National Archaeological Museum.
3. Getting to a proper grocery store.
4. Taking a taxi back from the grocery store.
5. Successfully making spaghetti carbonara.
6. Watching the beginning of Mamma Mia!

A year ago today.

6/1/17

1. Delicious flaky potato pastry with fresh squeezed orange juice for breakfast.
2. Making it to the top of the Acropolis while it was not too hot out in the morning still.
3. Soaking my feet in a bucket of cold water.
4. Taking a hot shower in the afternoon.
5. Benaki Museum being free (and also awesome embroidery).
6. Dinner at The Black Sheep with refreshing greens and the pan-fried liver.

A year ago today.