10/4/20

1. Supplementing my breakfast with tomato toasts from remaining frozen country loaf slices.
2. Taking an afternoon nap to make up for not being able to go back to sleep in the early morning.
3. Getting the kitchen cleaned up while making the egg noodles for dinner.
4. Making dumplings for my dinner.
5. Finishing book club reading without rushing.
6. Finishing watching Molly's Game with Dan after book club was rescheduled.

A year ago today.

10/3/20

1. Happy Lark agreeing to retroactively apply a coupon, and to both of my orders! 
2. My mom coming by to take Nico for the day after all.
3. Getting the baking supplies cabinet organized.
4. Doing a full robovac of Nico's room.
5. Getting $10 off from Facebook marketplace on a Grimm's large orange convertible.
6. Possibly the best haircut yet for Nico.

A year ago today.

9/30/20

1. Getting guitar boxes out onto the curb for pickup.
2. Still plenty of tomatoes to harvest despite not getting to it before yesterday's rain.
3. Picking up bread from Wood Stack for tomato sandwiches.
4. Picking up my shawl project again and getting it to an easier point in the pattern.
5. Having a bunch of supportive 1:1s.
6. Getting help on how to update Monarch App notifications.

A year ago today.

9/10/20

1. Mattie getting back to a later middle-of-the-night wakeup.
2. JY having pulled together all the SQL queries already for review.
3. Successfully recording podcast episode after some initial technical difficulties.
4. Doing a UX research call with Monarch beta.
5. Nico helping with putting away laundry.
6. Still doing MommaStrong video after cooking.

A year ago today.

9/5/20

1. Timing it well to get breakfast and a shower with washing my hair in before Mattie was up from her first nap.
2. Using my new Block Shop Textiles bandanna to tie back my hair while it dried.
3. Watching Mattie climb up the kitchen helper entirely by herself
4. Successfully getting the mattress cover back on by myself.
5. Really comfortable weather out, feels like fall
6. My biggest Sugar Baby watermelon being perfectly ripe

A year ago today.

9/2/20

1. Simpler than I thought to get a script together.
2. My mom coming over for dinner.
3. Sharing a baobing dessert with my mom.
4. Dan getting all the accumulated compost out.
5. No evening cooking to be done.
6. Quicker than I expected to fix the tax filing for the backdoor Roth conversion.

A year ago today.

3/17/20

1. Making chana dal in the morning.
2. Washing my hair.
3. Having a little bit of quiet time leftover still even with cooking up the fish my mom brought over.
4. Rain stopping and getting out to the front at least in the afternoon
5. Nico doing a good job not going too far from me.
6. Holding out long enough to still make a 3 nap day.

A year ago today.

3/15/20

1. Another beautiful sunny day.
2. Way more effective dryer after cleaning out lint in exterior dryer vent.
3. Nico enjoying chasing and kicking after the T-ball in the backyard.
4. Getting sheets and baby laundry done.
5. Making yakisoba in the evening with scallions in the scrambled eggs.
6. Getting bedroom rearranged for a lot more space.

A year ago today.

3/14/20

1. Getting the labels onto the new spice tins and everything transferred over.
2. Dan going out for groceries.
3. Disassembling the changing table during Nico's quiet time.
4. Dan getting rabe pasta cooked during quiet time.
5. Eventually figuring out how to pack up the cosleeper.
6. Dan taking the changing table and cosleeper up into the attic.

A year ago today.

3/11/20

1. Only one feed overnight, even with the move to a crib!
2. Getting some more sleep myself during the first nap.
3. Dan covering me for a bit so I could take a shower and wash my hair.
4. Sitting outside helping drag out waketime until the second nap.
5. Going through the Ottolenghi Simple cookbook.
6. Getting some fresh air with a stroller micronap as the third nap.

A year ago today.

3/10/20

1. My sister not needing a cosigner for a mortgage.
2. Finding room to put the crib in without taking the Snoo out entirely yet.
3. Rain holding off during the walk to the library.
4. Checking out the houses near the library.
5. Dan putting the vacuum back for me.
6. Switch from Snoo to crib seeming to not be a big deal.

A year ago today.

3/8/20

1. Learning that new installments in the Lady Sherlock and Truly Devious series had been published.
2. Taking a shower and washing my hair.
3. Quiet morning with Nico getting back later.
4. Going on a walk to the duplex open house with Mattie taking her second nap in the stroller.
5. Getting to the Tinkergarden demo play date on time despite re-parking.
6. Indulging in reading the new Lady Sherlock.

A year ago today.

3/3/20

1. Getting another long 7.5 hr stretch overnight!
2. Mattie taking a long enough morning nap for me to field a call.
3. Not getting too drenched in the rain.
4. Getting packages out to the post office.
5. Taking advantage of a Target gift card offer on sunscreens.
6. Getting several loads of laundry done.

A year ago today.

2/24/20

1. Dan cleaning up the kitchen before my mom got here.
2. Feeling energized after my pilates class.
3. My mom having an easier time with Mattie this week with going out for a stroller nap.
4. My mom making red duck curry.
5. Nico being really excited about his new Chinese book on building a house.
6. Getting the pork and cider stew started.

A year ago today.

2/17/20

1. Nico playing very creatively with Play-Doh.
2. KS taking Nico out of the house for the morning.
3. Going to rest for a bit instead of just doing chores during Mattie's afternoon nap.
4. Dan finishing up work in time for me to use Mattie's last nap to start tackling packages in my office.
5. Doctoring up Dan's Instant Pot pho with black vinegar.
6. Not too difficult to put away the stuff I'd prepared for making muffins when Nico wasn't interested.

A year ago today.

2/15/20

1. Going back to bed with Mattie's first nap.
2. Mattie taking a short second nap on her own so I could nurse her before heading out.
3. Getting out to the diner to meet up with Nico/Dan/RC/VC with Mattie in the carrier.
4. Beautifully sunny day out.
5. Making it to Pilates class.
6. Taking a shower and washing my hair.

A year ago today.

2/2/20

1. Having roast duck and kimchi with grits for breakfast.
2. Successfully hanging up the whiteboard for Nico even though he got back before I was done. 
3. Nico chilling out in his room for quiet time. 
4. Getting a couple loads of laundry done. 
5. Talking Dan around to a better layout for his office. 
6. Organizing the tea cabinet. 

A year ago today.

1/27/20

1. Mattie sleeping through various early morning stirrings.
2. Still having time to eat a leisurely breakfast and get other things done thanks to a massive morning nap.
3. Getting a couple loads of laundry done.
4. Getting an outdoors nap even in a stationary stroller.
5. Rain never really getting going so it was ok to stay out.
6. Lentils and sausage in the Instant Pot turning out well.

A year ago today.

1/25/20

1. Dan taking Mattie in the morning to let me sleep more.
2. Getting a shower with washing my hair in during even a short nap.
3. Making it to soup dumplings with my sister and her friends.
4. Our grandma and my sister's friends coming over to hang out.
5. Nico not really needing much additional food later despite the early dinner.
6. Not too tough an evening despite stretching waketimes longer than usual.

A year ago today.

1/18/20

1. Mattie finally catching up on some sleep with a long late morning nap in the Merlin suit.
2. Finishing reading Gods of Jade and Shadow.
3. Nico pitching in to clean up the Play-Doh debris around his chair.
4. Timing lining up for last feed of the day, general sleepiness, and target 10:30pm bedtime.
5. Mattie falling asleep within one round of the Snoo and no pacifier!
6. Mattie falling back asleep by herself after the 30 min wake up.

A year ago today.