2/27/18

1. Managing to balance the large bag of free baby clothes on the stroller.
2. Organic honey crisp apples on sale.
3. Angel hair pasta turning out really nicely.
4. Getting another bubble tea along with takeout for dinner.
5. Achieving a peaceful bedtime!
6. Getting most of the tax documents together.

A year ago today.

2/26/18

1. Finding a nonstop flight for the lowest miles price.
2. Booking via my mom's account to avoid the close-in booking fee.
3. The nanny taking Nico out on 3 walks since the weather kept getting nicer.
4. Productive pairing with DA.
5. Calling the tax person and finding we're still ok to be taken on as a client.
6. Remembering to take the recycling bins out to the curb.

A year ago today.

2/25/18

1. Dan letting me grab another hour of sleep in the morning.
2. Making ramen with sous vide chicken breast and leftover rib sauce for lunch.
3. Talking a walk over to Tea Bar to get a bubble tea.
4. Actually getting Nico to nap in the stroller.
5. Managing the nighttime routine on my own.
6. Calmest bedtime in several nights.

A year ago today.

2/24/18

1. Slow breathing method working to get Nico to fall asleep for a nap.
2. Thinking to ask Dan to change Nico's diaper before the afternoon walk.
3. Pretty quick to replace my library card.
4. Dan putting the weather shield on right before it started raining/hail.
5. Instant Pot sausage & lentils and polenta recipes from Melissa Clark's book coming out really well.
6. Finding an epub of Hero at the Fall.

A year ago today.

2/23/18

1. Doing releases with KL in the morning.
2. Getting a shower in after lunch.
3. Discussing a plan for work next week with DA.
4. Dan taking Nico out for an afternoon walk.
5. Finishing off the ribs.
6. Watching the Netflix documentary series episode on the Maple Syrup Heist with Dan.

A year ago today.

2/22/18

1. SE giving us all a ride in his van, like a school field trip.
2. Getting lunch at XLB with SE, ZK, and TP.
3. Getting home in time for Nico's lunch.
4. Finally getting enough answers to file my expense report and fix some accidental charges.
5. Finishing off the basil pork and rice from earlier in the week.
6. Catching all the medaling women's figure skating programs.

A year ago today.

2/21/18

1. Pairing on secondary with KL and doing a few releases.
2. Sidewalks actually being mostly clear on my walk to the library.
3. Finding the Indian Instant Pot book and a sequel to another novel on the Hot Titles bookshelf at the library.
4. Picking up quite a few books on hold all at once.
5. Meeting up with ZK and walking home together.
6. Ribs turning out well.

A year ago today.

2/20/18

1. Nice 6 hour stretch of sleep from Nico.
2. Falling back asleep for a good 2 hours after the morning wakeup.
3. Dan making Spanish rice for us to have as dinner this week.
4. Making rice in the morning to have with spicy basil pork for lunch.
5. Finding that the bug I was working on last week is definitely an issue with another team's system.
6. Dan being able to go pick up some stacking toys from the Buy Nothing group.

A year ago today.

2/19/18

1. No traffic on the way to the airport.
2. Getting some sleep on the plane.
3. Getting home in time for Nico's lunch.
4. Nico recognizing and smiling at me when I got home!
5. Taking a nap alongside Nico's second nap.
6. Having leftover fried rice and meatballs for dinner.

A year ago today.

2/18/18

1. Waking up in time to pump twice before brunch.
2. Talking to Dan on the phone in the morning
3. Excellent brunch at the Parker Hotel.
4. Feeling a lot better after taking a nap.
5. Amazing dinner by the personal chef: raw veggies with herbed oil, cheese and charcuterie plate, filet mignon to perfect doneness and tenderness.
6. My gifts from She Bop going over well.

A year ago today.

2/17/18

1. Getting 6 hours of sleep in a row!!!
2. Going up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for gorgeous views in a doable hike even for me.
3. KK remembering to give me the key before I went back to pump.
4. Making smores in the fire pit.
5. Hanging out in the hot tub.
6. Putting makeup on for the night out.

A year ago today.

2/16/18

1. Finishing packing before Nico's first nap of the day.
2. Getting to nurse Nico before needing to leave for the airport and not needing to pump
3. Making it to the nursing room at ONT right before someone else came to use it
4. Reading Where'd You Go, Bernadette.
5. Nico smiling and laughing at the sound of my voice while videochatting.
6. Getting Olympics app to work to watch men's figure skating coverage.

A year ago today.

2/15/18

1. Getting confirmation that my investigation was complete.
2. Getting a decent spot when checking in for my Southwest flight.
3. The nanny getting Nico down for the third nap before the end of her day.
4. Going out for a walk after work with Nico in the carrier.
5. Supplementing the remainder of my butter chicken with meatballs.
6. Watching some Olympics before going to bed.

A year ago today.

2/14/18

1. Successfully snoozing but not sleeping past 8.
2. Enough chicken salad and bread left to have chicken salad sandwiches for lunch again.
3. Blending up a smoothie as my afternoon snack.
4. Finishing up investigating the list of apps in an unexpected state.
5. The nanny getting Nico down for the third nap before the end of her day.
6. Dan giving me an already opened (but not finished) box of Thin Mints for Valentine's Day.

A year ago today.

2/13/18

1. Getting just one nighttime feeding after all, even though it was earlier than usual.
2. Dan picking up fresh bread for our chicken salad sandwiches at lunch.
3. Remembering that I'd wanted to do a bunch of config var cleanup.
4. Getting to my eyebrow appointment right on time.
5. Hanging out with a giggling Nico.
6. Catching some of the pairs figure skating short program.

A year ago today.

2/12/18

1. Sunny day out.
2. Pulling out leggings for the day's outfit.
3. Deciding on an apartment.
4. Watching some Olympics coverage during lunch.
5. Going out on a walk over to New Seasons.
6. Making rice and chicken salad for tomorrow.

A year ago today.

2/11/18

1. Getting myself in a productive mood in the morning and cleaning up the back room upstairs.
2. Watching more Olympics coverage.
3. Getting downtown to get my bridesmaid outfit tailored.
4. Finishing up cooking for the weekend with sous vide chicken breast.
5. Dan selling all the marble end tables.
6. Another calm bedtime, this time despite a very short third nap.

A year ago today.

2/10/18

1. Making breakfast tacos with my frittata and kimchi.
2. Going to Cardio Funk with ZK.
3. Getting dumplings and siu mai from Boke Bowl.
4. Not too long a wait to take the #6 bus home.
5. Pretty quick to make butter chicken in the Instant Pot.
6. Watching the Olympics coverage.

A year ago today.

2/9/18

1. Nico sleeping through the night and not getting up to nurse at all.
2. Getting an updated deal on a potential apartment.
3. Having Dumpling Week lunch at XLB with ZK.
4. Making my weekly frittata and chicken salad for tomorrow in the early evening, even though I hadn't felt like cooking earlier in the day.
5. Re-watching Baby Cobra.
6. Solid naps and calm bedtime.

A year ago today.

2/8/18

1. Nico only waking up to nurse overnight once!
2. Nico accepting the sub nanny without stranger danger.
3. Running my first deploy at work.
4. Watching Nico roll over from back to front for the first time.
5. Ribs getting to a good texture by the time Dan got home.
6. Watching a Netflix comedy special.

A year ago today.

2/7/18

1. Getting reminded of my first morning meeting after checking my computer for something else.
2. Making plans to go to dance class on Saturday with ZK.
3. Nico falling asleep independently in the crib for the third nap.
4. Finishing watching the conference talk on rate limiting in APIs.
5. Having some of the Costco roast chicken to round out my dinner.
6. Nico having a relatively peaceful bedtime again.

A year ago today.

2/6/18

1. Low key day at work.
2. Having a smoothie as my afternoon snack.
3. Nico sticking to his nap schedule very well.
4. Selling the brass Target lamp.
5. Enjoying the last chocolate sunbutter cookie.
6. Nico having the easiest independent bedtime in awhile.

A year ago today.

2/5/18

1. Dan being home to help orient the nanny.
2. Slightly burned quinoa not being too difficult to get out of the pot.
3. Making the rest of pearl couscous with olives and roasted tomatoes in steps throughout the day.
4. Nico napping on schedule for all three naps.
5. Nico not protesting the iron supplement.
6. Noticing that Amazon sold used versions of a toy I wanted to buy yet still with Prime.

A year ago today.

2/4/18

1. Refraining from having a cookie first thing and staving off the sugar rush.
2. Dan making another batch of meatballs.
3. Remembering the leftover home fries to have with meatballs for lunch.
4. ZK visiting.
5. Getting a second wind after it was getting to be too late in the afternoon for me to take a nap.
6. Nico actually going to sleep for the night, even with the early bedtime, and catching up from lack of naps during the day.

A year ago today.

2/3/18

1. Cooking up the rest of the bag of potatoes into home fries.
2. Pulling the frittata out of the oven at the perfect time, for once.
3. Successfully selling the dining table.
4. Instant Pot chicken chile verde turning out well.
5. Dan running errands for me.
6. Realizing it was still light out enough at 5 to take Nico out again when he woke up from his third nap.

A year ago today.

2/2/18

1. Getting another solid hour of sleep from Nico in the morning.
2. Feeling heard by CH.
3. Feeling better emotionally and physically after my massage.
4. Nico being patient enough for me to nurse him after getting home.
5. Remembering the load of laundry I'd started in the morning to be able to run it again.
6. Making chocolate sunbutter cookies.

A year ago today.

2/1/18

1. Nico going back to sleep by himself pretty quickly after the 6:30am wakeup.
2. Making myself a cup of tea of warmth and caffeine.
3. Finishing the inventorying of config vars right near the end of the day.
4. Biking over to New Seasons to pick up groceries for dinner and lunch tomorrow.
5. Finding spinach in the fridge to add to my dinner.
6. Quick pasta and chickpeas being easy, filling, and tasty.

A year ago today.