1/31/19

1. MB not needing much help.
2. Finding a way to order a cashier check online.
3. Getting help from our lawyer.
4. Getting a high chair for a lower price.
5. Getting a load of laundry done.
6. Finishing the Marie Kondo season.

A year ago today.

1/30/19

1. Not feeling too tired despite early wakeup.
2. Find an easier way to change numbers.
3. Doing yoga during an afternoon break.
4. Getting Nico's dinner started sooner.
5. Making chicken salad.
6. Watching more of the Marie Kondo show.

A year ago today.

1/29/19

1. Getting lunch before having a big block of afternoon meetings.
2. Hearing back from bank with counteroffer before the end of the day.
3. Making toast to supplement dinner.
4. Independent time for Nico after dinner.
5. KonMari-ing clothes not taking that long.
6. Taking a second shower to stop sneezing from the dust.

A year ago today.

1/28/19

1. Having breakfast while Nico played. 
2. Having leftover beans/rice.
3. Doing some evening yoga.
4. Remembering the laundry.
5. Starting watching the Marie Kondo show on Netflix.
6. Finishing a book.

A year ago today.

1/27/19

1. Sunny outside.
2. Relatively easy nap.
3. Nap for me to catch up.
4. Kimchi and fried egg on toast.
5. My mom cooking up freezer pork.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

1/26/19

1. Getting a good test result.
2. Going on an excursion to Moorestown.
3. Excellent lengua and churro.
4. Nico napping for his grandma.
5. Beef and sweet potato turning out well.
6. Putting in an offer.

A year ago today.

1/25/19

1. Sunny day.
2. Checking out a new town some more.
3. Getting esquites and agua fresca.
4. My phone charge lasting until we got back.
5. Timing arrivals at trains station well.
6. Nico's new version of sumo face in his bath.

A year ago today.

1/24/19

1. Making fried eggs on toast.
2. My parents being available to go check out a new listing for us.
3. Dan picking up new panels for the playpen.
4. Nico belly laughing at "whabam!"
5. Making chana masala.
6. Watching Fyre on Netflix.

A year ago today.

1/23/19

1. Best night of sleep in a week.
2. Having chicken skins to put on toast.
3. Having pasta fagioli.
4. Surprisingly funny parts to The Accountant.

A year ago today.

1/22/19

1. Chicken and brussels sprouts coming out really well.
2. VC equipment at the offsite working well.
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A year ago today.

1/21/19

1. Not being on the plane to LA.
2. Having enough energy to marinate the chicken.
3. Dan not being that sick to tag team childcare.

A year ago today.

1/15/19

1. Taking the morning off to catch up on sleep and not be a zombie.
2. Making lunch just in time before a block of afternoon meetings.
3. Nico's aunts taking him out to get some energy out.
4. Pretty quick to make chana masala.
5. Remembering freezer naan to use instead of having the chana masala over rice.
6. Finishing up with the bedtime protest pretty quickly.

A year ago today.

1/14/19

1. Nico getting over the 6:30am murmurings and sleeping in past 7.
2. Breakfast burritos going over well with my sister and mom.
3. Assembling noodles for lunch with what my mom had brought over.
4. Nico being in a really good mood all day.
5. Getting the diaper on in record time with KS' help.
6. Very little protest at bedtime.

A year ago today.

1/13/19

1. Dan letting me sleep in a lot.
2. Dan being able to walk away from the room entirely before Nico was asleep for the nap.
3. Combining leftover khachadi with leftover fried rice to make myself a lunch.
4. My mom using up some of the leftover broth in the fridge.
5. My sister helping me assemble 20 breakfast burritos to freeze.
6. Not waking Nico up as I fumbled around in the dark.

A year ago today.

1/12/19

1. Getting to the house tour in time to listen for the train going by.
2. Fitting in all three visits with deciding to cut short the second one.
3. Going to dim sum again with my family.
4. Much easier time of the nap than last week.
5. Going to check out the new Bell Labs complex for the first time.
6. Nico really loving the pommelo.

A year ago today.

1/11/19

1. Remembering about the Montessori school tour in time to not be late for it.
2. Being able to talk to some of the school staff in Chinese.
3. Making a stop to get my eyebrows done on the way back.
4. Getting great news from work!
5. My boss patiently sharing pay band details for different regions with me.
6. Nico not minding a slightly later dinner.

A year ago today.

1/10/19

1. Getting a lot more sleep after Dan got back home.
2. Scheduling a tour of the local bilingual Montessori school for the next morning.
3. Remembering that I probably wouldn't hear the ring for a scheduled call due to using the call blocking app for unknown numbers.
4. Plenty of oxtail left for us all to have dinner.
5. Revisiting various parts of Meteor Garden.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

1/9/19

1. Finally getting to organizing clothing using the new storage bins.
2. Taking a morning nap to make up for waking up too early.
3. Doing some debugging with JD and figuring out how to address the interrupt.
4. Getting to the end of Meteor Garden thanks to liberal use of the 10s fast forward button.
5. Discovering pizza slices in the freezer to provide a vegetarian dinner.
6. Nico protesting a lot less for tonight's bedtime.

A year ago today.

1/8/19

1. Nico sleeping in past 7 so that I wasn't too much of a zombie when being responsible for the morning routine.
2. Getting the document all pulled together.
3. Picking up roti for dinner.
4. Nico accepting the slightly late dinner time without complaint.
5. Surprisingly quick to get Nico diapered and dressed, with KS' help.
6. Going to bed at a reasonable hour after just a couple episodes and not watching TV on my phone in bed.

A year ago today.

1/7/19

1. CB being available to do a full day of childcare when AM called out sick.
2. First meeting of the day getting pushed back so I had time to take care of a few things.
3. CB getting the nap eventually.
4. CB being available for tomorrow as well.
5. Watching more Meteor Garden (with liberal use of the "fast forward 10s" feature).
6. Going to bed earlier than the last couple of nights.

A year ago today.

1/6/19

1. Getting out on the road not too late, even with a few mishaps.
2. Successfully keeping Nico awake on the way to dim sum.
3. Getting Nico down for the nap eventually.
4. Sunny day out still to go spend some time outside.
5. Tag teaming getting everything in the house while also doing the bedtime routine.
6. Watching more Meteor Garden.

A year ago today.

1/5/19

1. Making it to yoga class on time despite leaving 5 minutes later than usual.
2. Being productive after getting back from class and immediately showering.
3. Finding a wooden rocking boat near Doylestown.
4. Getting to scope out the more suburban subdivisions of Doylestown.
5. Dan cleaning up the kitchen while I read a bedtime story.
6. Watching more Meteor Garden.

A year ago today.

1/4/19

1. Cleaning up the kitchen while Nico hung out in his yes space.
2. Getting a favorable report from my mom on the morning's house tour.
3. Finally doing the book club reading for Head First Design Patterns.
4. Actually enjoying the style of the technical book and understanding the content pretty well.
5. Late afternoon meetings getting canceled. 
6. Thorough catchup with CH.

A year ago today.

1/3/19

1. Diving into and figuring out for myself how a couple small apps are set up.
2. Getting ribs in the oven before Nico had his snack.
3. Getting both documents done.
4. Coworker figuring out how to fix tests on their own.
5. Confirmed success of weaning.
6. Watching more Meteor Garden.

A year ago today.

1/2/19

1. Finding that it wasn't too hard to take the car seat cover off for washing after all.
2. Getting a bunch of laundry and kitchen cleaning done.
3. Dialing in for a podcast recording.
4. CK coming over.
5. Nico eventually falling asleep even with protesting weaning.
6. Making the next batch of breakfast burritos.

A year ago today.

1/1/19

1. Making it to dim sum on time.
2. Nico eating a ton of dim sum.
3. Accompanying my mom on her errands.
4. Lovely weather outside.
5. Not needing to rush home for bedtime.
6. Putting off chores in favor of relaxing for a bit instead.

A year ago today.