3/31/19

1. Going back to sleep for a bit after Dan and Nico headed out.
2. Getting the Instant Pot chicken and roasted Brussels sprouts done in time for Nico's lunch.
3. Taking some Advil for my persistent headache.
4. Finding that my noise-canceling headphones worked quite well even just at home.
5. Having an appetite for Dan's rabe and sausage pasta.
6. Making a chocolate olive oil cake.

A year ago today.

3/30/19

1. Getting a 90 minute massage.
2. Not too hard to wrap up my PBTeen white bookshelf with moving blankets.
3. Detecting a required diaper change just in time for Dan to come back to handle it.
4. Beautiful day out.
5. Hanging out with Nico by the pond area.
6. Having frozen marinara sauce and meatballs as a backup meal for Nico.

A year ago today.

3/29/19

1. Finding my missing earring.
2. Dan picking up groceries.
3. Finally finishing assembling the first draft of a project doc.
4. Having za jian mian for a late lunch.
5. Pulling together notes for an exec meeting next week.
6. Getting fast responses back on trying to schedule a massage for this weekend.

A year ago today.

3/28/19

1. Being able to take the later morning train thanks to my dad getting there first.
2. Dan giving me a ride to the train station while carrying the mattress pad.
3. All the contractors arriving on the early side of the window.
4. Working steadily through the afternoon.
5. Making it to the 5:21 train.
6. Going to bed at 10:30.

A year ago today.

3/27/19

1. Getting an email confirming curbside tree removal permit recorded correctly despite me just slipping it underneath the door yesterday.
2. Catching up with DA to learn about what's going on on the other side of the org.
3. Making some chicken patties for a late lunch.
4. Having cinnamon chex for a snack.
5. My dad finishing installing the new flooring.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

3/26/19

1. Making it to the train on time despite feeling really sluggish.
2. Contractors all arrived on time.
3. DPW supervisor stopping by to look at the curbside trees and drop off a permit application.
4. My dad giving me a ride to the bank.
5. Really nice sunny day out.
6. Catching up with CH.

A year ago today.

3/25/19

1. Finding a mega-latke in one of the boxes this morning.
2. Internet indicating that the flooring we picked out yesterday should be fine.
3. Finding a few more unpacked boxes in my room for Dan to bring up.
4. Getting in contact with a plumber to have them stop by tomorrow.
5. Dan getting back in time for bathtime.
6. Making za jian mian from my mom for dinner.

A year ago today.

3/24/19

1. Having a quiet morning to myself.
2. Remembering to portion out Nico's lunch before I left.
3. Catching up on Feedly on the train ride up.
4. My dad bringing a bahn mi for me for lunch.
5. My dad not finding cracks or mold under the old flooring.
6. Indulging in a second meal of potato latkes.

A year ago today.

3/23/19

1. Sunny day out.
2. Having a nice time walking around at the Grounds for Sculpture.
3. Productively spending Nico's nap time reviewing contractor estimates.
4. Hanging out with Nico in his room while Dan made dinner.
5. Partaking in the Hungarian egg noodles with extra cabbage myself.
6. Falling asleep with freshly washed sheets and pajamas.

A year ago today.

3/22/19

1. One meeting ending early and the next one getting canceled, breaking up my afternoon of meetings.
2. Having cereal for lunch.
3. Knocking out several small pull requests.
4. Getting clarifications on the estimates from yesterday.
5. Chatting with TW about shared challenges.
6. Nico's extremely cute sounds of satisfaction with the carrots in his dinner.

A year ago today.

3/21/19

1. Not feeling rushed in the morning.
2. Digging out a pair of waterproof boots in anticipation of the wet and muddy day.
3. Having quiet time to get some work done before anyone else showed up.
4. My mom having brought food for lunch for all of us.
5. My mom coming up with an alternate idea for the air conditioning system.
6. Making it onto the 5:21 train.

A year ago today.

3/20/19

1. Hearing back quite quickly from the township's Department of Public Works about the rules around removing trees.
2. Nico letting me take that call without grabbing for the phone.
3. Being able to line up various contractor appointments for tomorrow without too much difficulty.
4. Taking a quick nap before pairing time.
5. Having cinnamon Chex for dinner.
6. Packing up everything needed for tomorrow's house visit.

A year ago today.

3/19/19

1. Realizing I should turn off unknown number call blocking for now, before actually missing anticipated calls.
2. Dan giving me a ride to the train station.
3. My mom having brought lunch for me.
4. Electrician successfully figuring out why the bathroom circuits were tripping the breaker.
5. The busy train I saw leaving the station as I walked up not being just my train but 7 minutes early, but an entirely different train instead.
6. Not missing my stop on the way home.

A year ago today.

3/18/19

1. Making use of the time waiting for my latkes to heat up by preparing Brussels sprouts for roasting.
2. Slicing up the fish balls without being bothered by the smell.
3. Having basil pork for lunch.
4. Getting a couple quick PRs together and out while waiting to pair.
5. Determining from pairing that there wasn't much work left on my branch, thanks to using a local console to see how many queries would get triggered.
6. Actually getting quite fast responses back to set up estimates and contractor visits for the next day through Yelp, of all things.

A year ago today.

3/17/19

1. Sleeping in until 10!
2. My dad saying I didn't have to go over to the house today.
3. Reading King of Scars.
4. Dan taking Nico for pretty much the whole day.
5. Heating up some chicken patties later for a second dinner.
6. Dan moving the laundry that I had started.

A year ago today.

3/16/19

1. Not getting to the house too late after my parents.
2. My mom and dad taking care of a lot of the initial cleaning and clearing out of stuff.
3. Having Korean BBQ and basil pork from my mom.
4. Nico eventually falling asleep for the nap despite car dozing.
5. Taking Nico out to a playground while it was sunny out.
6. Dan getting back in time for the evening bath/bedtime routine.

A year ago today.

3/15/19

1. Dan having thought to pack a backup outfit.
2. Stopping in a Rite Aid parking lot so I could run in to buy supplies.
3. Nico giving us a good amount of time thanks to having a pencil and paper in his pop-up playard.
4. Successfully closing on the house!
5. Getting back with just enough time to prep Nico's lunch before dialing in to my first meeting.
6. Not too much trouble to switch over the utilities.

A year ago today.

3/6/19

1. Latkes heated up in the toaster oven coming out pretty well.
2. Catching up on mandatory training modules.
3. More basil pork with rice and kimchi for lunch.
4. Getting really happy news from LUG!
5. Trying out making hot chocolate on the stove.
6. Binge-watching the rest of the Jeopardy All-Stars tournament with Dan.

A year ago today.

3/5/19

1. Making latkes with applesauce for breakfast.
2. My dad bringing over the basil pork my mom had brought me.
3. Having a productive project ranking meeting.
4. No longer being oncall!
5. Noticing and fixing a mistake in knitting my shawl.
6. Nico being really into the rest of the lu ro.

A year ago today.

3/2/19

1. Making it out to the Camden Aquarium.
2. Skipping the line for tickets and saving $4 by buying our tickets on my phone.
3. Watching the very graceful and very large hippos.
4. Taking a nap while Nico took a nap.
5. My mom coming to visit and bringing food.
6. Taking another nap while my mom played with Nico.

A year ago today.

3/1/19

1. Pretty chill morning keeping Nico company.
2. Getting to snooze a little bit at times.
3. AU taking the pager for me and dealing with questions that came up.
4. Dan taking Nico for the whole afternoon.
5. Sorting out the childcare schedule for next month.
6. Second attempt at chocolate lava cakes turning out much better.

A year ago today.