5/31/19

1. Taking advantage of the car being at the shop to move over the dumpster board from the driveway to above the pallets for the trash and recycling bins.
2. Making dumplings for lunch.
3. Leaving early enough that we were still on time for the appointment.
4. Getting the anatomy scan ultrasound.
5. My mom making more red roast duck curry.
6. Actually not taking too long to unpack the remaining upstairs boxes.

A year ago today.

5/30/19

1. Getting my hair done for the first time in almost a year.
2. Finding a much cheaper price for the dining room rug pad on Home Depot than from Bed Bath & Beyond.
3. Trying out Phattra Thai for lunch.
4. Dan being around to handle the township inspections for the new inspections when they came early.
5. My dad adjusting our shower to get more hot water out.
6. Finally sorting through to organize maternity vs. breastfeeding vs. all other clothes.

A year ago today.

5/29/19

1. Nico being into the new stacking peg toy like I thought he'd be.
2. Organizing his room and playpen a bit.
3. Finishing up slides in time before Demo Day.
4. Data analysis of autovacuum logs showing big improvements.
5. Bringing the new big carpet in before it got dark/wet out.
6. Making it to prenatal yoga despite the downpour.

A year ago today.

5/28/19

1. Much shorter wait at the doctor's office this time around, in time to get back for a 10:30 meeting I thought I would have to reschedule.
2. Finishing off the rest of the red duck curry for lunch.
3. Making myself an afternoon snack of cheese/tomatoes/crackers.
4. First day with new nanny and her daughter going quite smoothly.
5. Finally dealing with a bunch of papers on my desk.
6. My mom bringing over some more food.

A year ago today.

5/27/19

1. Heating up red duck curry with rice and naan for breakfast.
2. Successfully putting through the order for mint hooks that wouldn't go through last night.
3. Having the idea to use a long board my dad left as a ramp for moving the chest freezer inside.
4. Garage looking much better after organizing it a bit.
5. Nico going down for his nap pretty easily and giving me a nice long nap while Dan was out.
6. Continuing the house productivity streak with cleaning and organizing.

A year ago today.

5/26/19

1. Getting some new ideas for bathroom shelf solutions.
2. Having a nice visit from my mom with lots of wiggle busting for Nico with rolling balls down the Pikler triangle slide.
3. Dan going to pick up the order from The Container Store.
4. Picking up more maternity overalls, jumpsuits, and leggings from The Gap with the weekend's megasale and using the gift card we'd had for awhile.
5. Finally getting to cleaning the laundry room and organizing it a bit.
6. Finding an easier, cheaper solution than the wall-mounted drying rack I was originally considering.

A year ago today.

5/25/19

1. Remembering how to assemble the daybed.
2. Still making it to yoga, thanks to Dan giving me a ride.
3. Getting a tasty lamb burger from Olive Press Eatery.
4. Floor plan arrangement of my office furniture working out in real life!
5. Going out for dinner with in-laws.
6. Finishing unpacking/re-packing and triage of packages.

A year ago today.

5/24/19

1. Discovering that I could make use of the S'well water bottles we already have with caps that convert into having a straw.
2. Successfully fixing the installation of the upstairs stair gate.
3. Doing research on vacuums.
4. A/C installation finished and effectively cooling the north side of the house.
5. Taping out potential sectional sizes and finding that the cheapest and most flexible one seems likely to work best as well.
6. Setting timers working successfully to cook noodles and heat up oxtail for dinner.

A year ago today.

5/23/19

1. Finishing up measurements of Nico's room and re-arranging it.
2. A/C installation starting!
3. Chatting with a friendly new mom in the waiting room.
4. Finding a set of Besta shelves for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
5. Getting to work on a coding ticket.
6. Having oxtail for dinner.

A year ago today.

5/22/19

1. Getting a massage.
2. Picking up a bagel before getting home.
3. Successfully hanging a second heavy curtain on the tension rod in the opening to my office.
4. Wrapping up the podcast recording in an hour.
5. Getting measurements down for a couple more rooms upstairs.
6. Finding shelves that fit in various little nooks upstairs.

A year ago today.

5/21/19

1. Successfully using the hair dryer to loosen the 3M strips from the failed stair gate installation.
2. Dan picking up another watermelon for me.
3. Perfectly sunny, not hot weather.
4. Going out to try out the nearby burger place.
5. Second stair gate working quite smoothly.
6. Starting on floor plans for the house to figure out dimensions for stuff to buy in Memorial Day weekend sales.

A year ago today.

5/20/19

1. Finding the work-branded Lego set to mail out before Dan headed out to the post office.
2. Finding the SFMOMA magnet in my suitcase.
3. Being able to keep working in the kitchen while Nico had lunch with the backup nanny.
4. Backup nanny getting back before the end of Nico's nap.
5. Making ramen to go with the fish my mom had brought over.
6. Watching an episode of Jane the Virgin.

A year ago today.

5/19/19

1. Going to the Metuchen Spring Street Fair and chatting with folks from a hair salon and a roller derby league.
2. My dad coming over to advise on a few different house fixes.
3. Installing a window AC unit into our bedroom.
4. Making it over to the library to pick up books on hold.
5. Dan taking Nico out of his room while I took a quick nap in Nico's air-conditioned room.
6. Remembering to book a hair appointment online to take advantage of the special from the street fair.

A year ago today.

5/18/19

1. Dan having stocked the freezer with a package of frozen potato latkes for me.
2. My mom bringing over food.
3. Taking a nap.
4. Hanging out with Nico in his room while Dan ran various errands.
5. The window AC unit that fell out of the window being the old one, not the new one.
6. Getting a couple large loads of laundry done.

A year ago today.

5/17/19

1. Arriving at SFO right on time.
2. Getting a breakfast sandwich from Super Duper Burger and a bahn mi for lunch from Bun Mee.
3. Downloading a couple books for free from Amazon before the plane took off.
4. Sleeping for a couple hours on the plane.
5. Getting home in time for family dinner.
6. Not falling asleep too late.

A year ago today.

5/16/19

1. Productive work meeting.
2. Getting to talk and vent to Dan for a bit.
3. Remembering to bring my umbrella with me this time out.
4. Getting a chocolate salted caramel tart from the bakery.
5. Dinner with my cousin and her family.
6. Realizing I still had time to make it to the SF Moma since it would be open late in the evening.

A year ago today.

5/15/19

1. Getting breakfast with KL.
2. Browsing the vintage store.
3. Snagging a seat on a couch for the 11am session.
4. Hanging out with AL.
5. Getting a half scoop of honey lavender ice cream.
6. Watching more Jane the Virgin episodes.

A year ago today.

5/14/19

1. Getting to the restaurant on time even though I got out of bed later than I had intended.
2. Catching up with CF.
3. Getting a break in the afternoon at a good time to videochat home for a bit.
4. Being part of a hallway track meeting to help with our team's next big project.
5. The others at the dinner group being into the shishito peppers too.
6. Making it over to SN/JG's place.

A year ago today.

5/13/19

1. Getting my required tasks done before having to leave.
2. Deliciously juicy broccoli rabe and roast pork sandwich.
3. Managing to sleep for the first half of the flight.
4. EL being free for dinner.
5. Revisiting Mingalaba.
6. Taking a Lyft rather than public transit to the hotel.

A year ago today.

5/12/19

1. Successfully picking up frees trees this time.
2. Having family over for Mother's Day.
3. Taking an afternoon nap.
4. Finding an inexpensive and in-stock over-the-door full length mirror at Target for Dan to go pick up.
5. Cooking several batches of baby carrots and chicken in the Instant Pot.
6. Opening up and organizing what to return from the various online clothing purchases from the last few weeks.

A year ago today.

5/11/19

1. Trial with BS and L going really well.
2. Making it to prenatal yoga.
3. Stopping by the farmers market.
4. Making it back home before really feeling the blisters from the new shoes.
5. Making salmon and fiddlehead ferns for lunch.
6. Hanging out with Nico watching trucks.

A year ago today.

5/10/19

1. Paired interview going pretty smoothly.
2. Retro going quickly.
3. Making ramen for lunch.
4. Getting public kudos for working on the interview template.
5. Getting to talk to our previous doula about the midwife options.
6. Calling it a day for work early.

A year ago today.

5/9/19

1. Nico seeming to have no effect from the shots from yesterday.
2. Making fried eggs with butter and jam on toast for breakfast.
3. Not taking too long to revive a cleanup branch I'd started a couple months ago and fix the broken spec.
4. Nico taking his full nap so that I only had to do the beginning of snack.
5. Eventually succeeding at updating the interview panel template to be more in line with what I thought it should be.
6. Hearing back from JC.

A year ago today.

5/8/19

1. Nico accepting much more of the doctor's examination than at previous visits.
2. Dan remembering the other shot we'd missed at the last visit.
3. Gridding exercise meeting running efficiently and ending on time.
4. Items in my shopping cart dropping another $2 while I was preparing the ribs.
5. Making it to prenatal yoga.
6. Actually good movies on TV: Taken and The Untouchables.

A year ago today.

5/7/19

1. Gorgeous sunny day out.
2. Remembering the 15% discount for the week to try out the Kebab Factory.
3. Amazingly creamy dal makhani!
4. Refraining from overeating at lunch just to drag it out longer.
5. Having the time to make various phone calls about midwife care coverage.
6. Chatting with TW about career development stuff.

A year ago today.

5/6/19

1. Nico being chill with RC.
2. Finishing unpacking the kitchen!
3. New brand of ramen coming divided in single serving packages.
4. Meeting a potential midwife for Tadpole.
5. Getting both loads of laundry folded and put away.
6. Cooking up a batch of fried rice for the week.

A year ago today.

5/5/19

1. New velcro blackout shades in Nico's room working out well.
2. Taking a nap while my mom was over.
3. Dan finishing slow cooker prep in time to take over for the nap.
4. Organizing the kitchen a bit more.
5. Taking another nap in the afternoon.
6. Freshly showered, clean pajamas, clean sheets before bed.

A year ago today.

5/4/19

1. Making it to the prenatal yoga class.
2. Stopping by the craft market event.
3. Getting a library card.
4. Treating myself to a lunch out at the Olive Press Eatery.
5. Nico being very friendly with another potential nanny and her daughter.
6. Dan bringing back an excellent watermelon from Costco as the first of the season.

A year ago today.

5/3/19

1. KS helping out a second full day this week.
2. Making a prettier two-egg omelet.
3. Retro ending early enough to fit in this week's donut meeting early.
4. Getting help answering questions from other teams.
5. Taking a nap myself again.
6. My mom bringing over jambalaya and hanging out with Nico for a bit.

A year ago today.

5/2/19

1. Hearing the page through my various sleep aids.
2. Finding a way to resolve the incident relatively quickly.
3. Nico adjusting just fine to the backup nanny.
4. Remembering to discontinue utilities at the old place.
5. Taking a nap in the late afternoon.
6. Dan finishing off the rest of the mustard roast chicken that I felt lackluster about.

A year ago today.

5/1/19

1. Ziptie working to keep the one-way swing piece up on the stair gate.
2. Making myself an omelet with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and olives for breakfast.
3. Deciding to go sit on the bed to work for a bit, in absence of the daybed being set up.
4. Boden delivery making it to the right house.
5. Curtain rod arriving to put up in the doorway to my office and get some separation finally.
6. Figuring out that the placement of the second stair gate wouldn't work before drilling holes in the wall.

A year ago today.