10/31/18

1. Beautifully sunny day out.
2. Meeting up with MB and EN for lunch in Philly.
3. Having an outlet near our tableto charge my phone.
4. Quite good spicy pork soup dumplings.
5. Picking up a jasmine bubble tea around the corner.
6. KS bringing over accessories to dress up Nico as Harry Potter for Halloween.

A year ago today.

10/30/18

1. Having the remaining bulgogi from my mom with kimchi and grits for breakfast.
2. Getting seen pretty quickly at the Quest lab even though we were late.
3. Successfully accomplishing Nico's blood draw!!!
4. Fitting in quick yoga and meditation before retro meeting started.
5. Comparing notes with MB.
6. Calmly figuring out better communication strategies with Dan together.

A year ago today.

10/29/18

1. Pretty quick and easy to get the first nap.
2. Dan and my meeting schedules working out to be opposing times across the day.
3. Getting positive feedback on the direction I steered the meeting conversation into.
4. Back gate to the apartment complex being unlocked so was able to go on a more interesting neighborhood walk.
5. Succeeding at getting a second nap in the stroller.
6. Trying out a quick yoga video available on Amazon Prime.

A year ago today.

10/28/18

1. Nico having a lot of fun with his push walker.
2. Dan getting back earlier than I had expected.
3. Succeeding at getting Nico back to sleep for his nap after a rough transition.
4. Dan's Sunday Sauce from his grandma turning out well.
5. Getting the bok choy blanched and ready for the week.
6. Watching some more TV.

A year ago today.

10/27/18

1. Waking up feeling rested.
2. Making it to yoga class.
3. Taking an afternoon nap to make up for the disrupted sleep while traveling.
4. My mom dropping off even more food and bringing my aunt and uncle by.
5. KS stopping by with her friend.
6. Watching HGTV and Jeopardy with Dan after Nico's early bedtime.

A year ago today.

10/26/18

1. Little traffic in the morning so ok to take a Lyft to the airport.
2. Getting a breakfast torta from Tortas Frontera for breakfast.
3. Holding off to not feel too full even though the food was so good.
4. Snoozing in the car ride home.
5. Getting back to Nico.
6. My mom bringing food over.

A year ago today.

10/25/18

1. Getting downstairs in time not to rush breakfast.
2. Making it to the Art Institute.
3. SR joining me at the museum.
4. Delicious food at dinner.
5. Holding back from finishing the entire donut.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

10/24/18

1. Watching HGTV to pass time in the early morning.
2. Coming up with a sensible idea for how to address an incident.
3. Doing a Google Hangout with Dan and Nico for a bit before heading out to dinner.
4. Fun tapas for dinner.
5. Getting some good conversation over dinner.
6. Watching some more HGTV before falling asleep.

A year ago today.

10/23/18

1. Taking some time in the morning to write out my lightning talk.
2. Making it downstairs in time to grab a few bites of breakfast.
3. Getting through the talk successfully.
4. Having my vest to help with the cold room.
5. Catching the elevator even with running back to get my coat.
6. Getting to chat with BBL while on my way to the restaurant.

A year ago today.

10/22/18

1. Folding laundry while hanging out with Nico in his room.
2. Having the remaining goat curry with noodles for lunch.
3. Not taking too long to pack.
4. Getting to PHL in plenty of time.
5. Getting a Frontera torta for dinner.
6. My phone's battery holding out until I made it to the hotel.

A year ago today.

10/21/18

1. Getting back to sleep eventually even after the middle of the night awake time.
2. Not too much difficulty with the first nap.
3. Hearing back from our realtor before the very end of the day, for once.
4. Eventually succeeding at getting to the Grounds for Sculpture to meet CB/PB.
5. Comfortable warmth outside when the sun was out.
6. Feeling so much better after taking an afternoon nap.

A year ago today.

10/20/18

1. Making it to yoga class.
2. Finishing the last of the chicken salad.
3. Buying Nico's first pair of shoes.
4. Getting my eyebrows done.
5. Playground being surprisingly empty despite the nice weather.
6. Getting a call from our realtor with an explanation for the lack of a response yesterday evening.

A year ago today.

10/19/18

1. AU taking care of getting a couple deploys out.
2. Chatting with CE.
3. Catching an error and fixing it.
4. Chatting with BD.
5. Finally getting around to making the Instant Pot chicken.
6. Going to bed rather after hitting a wall.

A year ago today.

10/18/18

1. Being able to help with the incident.
2. Dan taking over any household communications necessary.
3. Eventually helping Nico calm down.
4. My mom bringing lots of delicious food over.
5. Early enough night still to fit in an episode of Jeopardy.
6. Stopping from eating the rest of the noodles when I felt full.

A year ago today.

10/17/18

1. Reading The Tethered Mage.
2. Learning that our vintage chairs actually had sold and we had funds owed to us.
3. Beautiful pink sky at sunset.
4. At least getting Nico home before it was too late for his dinner, even if the shopping trip was unsuccessful.
5. At least hearing back our realtor before it got to be too late.
6. Putting my phone away before going to bed.

A year ago today.

10/16/18

1. Noticing that I needed to put the wet rub in for the ribs.
2. Submitting our second house offer.
3. Getting to talk to RB since he happened to be working on ET.
4. Chatting about house and software architecture with DA.
5. Being able to start the ribs early enough that dinner wouldn't be too late just yet.
6. Thinking to ask about the vintage chairs we put up for consignment in Portland.

A year ago today.

10/15/18

1. Deciding to make just one sandwich for myself for lunch and leave the additional pieces of bread for Dan, finishing with carrots and hummus instead.
2. Amazing eBay score!
3. Catching a date correction needed on the offer paperwork.
4. Getting a good amount of the grease off of my mom's cast iron grill pan.
5. Not feeling too bad throughout the day despite my early wakeup.
6. Relaxing by organizing and editing my Pinterest boards.

A year ago today.

10/14/18

1. Sorting through the stored larger size baby clothes and finding enough that Dan could skip going to the consignment store.
2. Not forgetting the wet laundry for too long.
3. My dad approving of the materials quality of the current potential house.
4. My mom finding the backyard to be far too wet at the estate sale house.
5. My mom prepping ribs for us.
6. Much better sleep day for Nico than yesterday.

A year ago today.

10/13/18

1. Making it to the local yoga class again.
2. All my sisters-in-law making it to the family event.
3. Enjoying the burrata with my lunch order.
4. Friendly waitstaff letting us set up the pop-up playard to help Nico get some wiggles out.
5. Nico content to play by himself while I hung out in his room with him and Dan made dinner.
6. Dan settling Nico after difficult bedtime.

A year ago today.

10/12/18

1. Advil kicking in pretty quickly for my headache.
2. Dialing in for at least the first half of the webinar.
3. Learning that a few others also feel the lack of project guidance.
4. Coming up with our own project plan.
5. Baked potatoes still having enough time in the oven despite starting later than I had meant to.
6. Not going to bed too late.

A year ago today.

10/11/18

1. Remembering I had a training scheduled for 11am.
2. Cooking up vegetables bought at H Mart.
3. Helping MW with his dashboard.
4. Making the remaining edits needed before the meeting on Monday.
5. Cobbling together dinner from disparate cuisines (leftover roast chickpeas and sweet potatoes, noodles, bok choy, and meatballs).
6. Discovering that there was another A Girl and Her Fed book released.

A year ago today.

10/10/18

1. Prioritizing correctly to succeed at being ready to leave on time.
2. Being able to schedule an HVAC contractor to come give an estimate on the gas conversion.
3. Seeing a Montessori classroom in action.
4. Checking out the Levittown H Mart.
5. Making it back in time to dial in for my squad's presentation to Demo Day.
6. Watching Nico take more wobbly steps around.

A year ago today.

10/9/18

1. Having just enough lu ro fan left for lunch.
2. Later nap cutoff times seeming to work out.
3. Having a productive doc review meeting.
4. Nico seeming fully recovered with all his activity.
5. Fitting in an episode of Jeopardy.
6. Remembering to confirm the Montessori school tour for tomorrow.

A year ago today.

10/8/18

1. Being able to get some work done during the first nap.
2. Taking Nico over to the Grounds for Sculpture in the afternoon.
3. Actually getting the second nap in the crib without issue!
4. Instant Pot chickpeas turning out really well!
5. Making a tahini-free hummus from scratch.
6. Getting the cooking done in time for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/7/18

1. Productive use of the first nap to clean the toilets, shower, and finish organizing breastfeeding supplies to put in storage.
2. Remembering to make rice.
3. Nice afternoon with my mom being over.
4. Not taking too long for Nico to fall asleep in the stroller, even with the longer first nap.
5. Having food from my mom for dinner.
6. Marinating chicken to cook tomorrow.

A year ago today.

10/6/18

1. Making the healthy choice at breakfast of a veggie breakfast sandwich but feeling full thanks to the nut butter smoothie.
2. No issues at all with my first flight on Frontier.
3. Dan and Nico coming to pick me up from Trenton airport.
4. Unpacking quickly.
5. Leftovers available for dinner.
6. Getting a couple loads of laundry done.

A year ago today.

10/5/18

1. Having a chance to ask SM some follow-up questions about yesterday's design exercise.
2. Steamed broccoli available at lunch to offset the pork cutlets smothered in mustard sauce.
3. Stopping by the nearby vintage store and picking up on a round tablecloth.
4. Getting a massage.
5. Trying a poke bowl for the first time finally.
6. Going to see Crazy Rich Asians.

A year ago today.

10/4/18

1. Falling back asleep at 4:30am and actually being woken up by my alarm at 7.
2. Noticing a coop nearby to pick up some hand soap.
3. Getting to class in plenty of time despite leaving the house later than I had intended.
4. Coming up with the idea to fold a fortune teller for our presentation.
5. Surprisingly good fish tacos and fried okra at the bar.
6. Showering off the humidity.

A year ago today.

10/3/18

1. Getting a grits bowl with veggies from Grub Durham for breakfast.
2. Making it to class in plenty of time.
3. Finding a nice park area with benches and tables to get some alone time with lunch.
4. Resisting the temptation to order the Korean Fried Chicken.
5. Really delicious ramen at M Kokko.
6. Deciding to shower off the humidity before going to bed.

A year ago today.

10/2/18

1. Packing quickly and lightly.
2. Getting an appointment at the pediatrician's.
3. Pediatrician having a solid answer of what was going on.
4. Snoozing a bit during the flight.
5. Luggage and Lyft coming pretty quickly.
6. Finding a well-reviewed restaurant right by where my AirBnB is located.

A year ago today.

10/1/18

1. KS succeeding at getting a morning nap in the crib.
2. Really fast response to the public records request from Lower Makefield Township.
3. Yardley post office not yet gone for lunch when we arrived.
4. Red roast duck curry for lunch.
5. Having baby Tylenol on hand still.
6. Nico at least falling asleep early for the night while nursing.

A year ago today.