10/5/20

1. Noticing that I was the facilitator for planning meeting today ahead of time for once.
2. Making coconut dal with rice in the instant pot for lunch.
3. Realizing I could "save" a few of my recent toy purchases as officially Mattie's birthday gifts.
4. Good discussion at book club but not lingering too late.
5. Opening up the LeLe reading pen set finally.
6. Seeing a post to snag a Grapat wizards set, with free shipping after adding some reasonably-priced art supplies.

A year ago today.

10/2/20

1. Snagging back-in-stock alerts for more Grimm's block sets!
2. New shelf from Target arriving, several days earlier than expected.
3. Didn't take too long to finish up finances review for the month.
4. Pasta fagioli not turning out too salty.
5. Getting all the grains moved over and organized.
6. Getting the dining room shelves organized as well.

A year ago today.

10/1/20

1. Thinking of a way to make more a little more room to be able to fit the wide shelves that match, for dining room storage.
2. Noticing the notification on the Large Stepped Pyramid just after it came in and snagging it with free shipping!
3. Ikea order confirming successfully after a little bit.
4. Team VTO going well.
5. Getting invited to a Zoom call with founders of a new Chinese reading pen I recently learned about.
6. Getting cooking prep done while participating in the call.

A year ago today.

9/13/20

1. Getting a batch of beans into the slow cooker.
2. Reading Tooth and Claw.
3. Having some corn when I was in the mood for a lighter lunch.
4. Having one more onion left for Dan's new chicken recipe.
5. My mom bringing luro over and getting to see Nico on his balance bike.
6. Finding out that everyone else was behind on book club reading as well, so we rescheduled for next week.

A year ago today.

9/12/20

1. Rewatching accent coach videos.
2. Getting Brussels sprouts roasted before needing to start ribs.
3. Book club book becoming available from the library.
4. Crisp fall weather outside.
5. Nico's rendition of nightly prayers.
6. Getting a MommaStrong workout in still.

A year ago today.

9/11/20

1. Making some progress on my test setup for testing the cookie.
2. Not too big a deal to start dropping the mid-afternoon feed.
3. Mattie enjoying cherry tomatoes as an afternoon snack.
4. Hanging out with Mattie by the red circle.
5. Getting additional noodles made before Nico got back from my parents'.
6. Watching Knives Out with Dan and quite enjoying it.

A year ago today.

9/6/20

1. Getting bulk of cooking prep done thanks to getting up earlier than usual.
2. Figuring out a way to get the mosquito traps set up with screws when I couldn't get the stapler to punch through.
3. Nico being quite cooperative for getting his hair cut.
4. Broccoli nuggets round two turning out more solid.
5. Neither kid waking up when the smoke detector went off.
6. Doing the first MommaStrong workout.

A year ago today.

9/3/20

1. Waking up feeling more refreshed than usual.
2. Setting up a system to manageably catch up on Instagram.
3. Nico handling waiting to get his favorite truck back like a champ.
4. Confirming an accurate picture of work request.
5. Nico helping me with cooking pork slices and with putting dishes into dishwasher.
6. Treadmilling while watching The Dragon Prince.

A year ago today.

9/1/20

1. Getting offcall!
2. Black lentils being done in tone to supplement my late dinner.

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.

3/16/20

1. Dan relieving me to get breakfast and lunch by myself.
2. Making the smoky lentils recipe with bratwurst.
3. Nico wanting to go out into the backyard twice.
4. Nico taking an afternoon nap for a full length quiet time.
5. Tula helping get Mattie to a late enough third nap to not need a micronap.
6. Taking a power nap myself.

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.

3/2/20

1. Getting an 8 hour stretch of sleep!!! From doing 5/3/3.
2. Making beans with pasta and chard pretty easily in the morning after the prep the night before.
3. Mega morning nap to give me time to cook and also watch more skincare videos.
4. Getting an eyebrow threading appointment to fit in before lunch with ZK watching Mattie for me.
5. Hanging out on the front lawn for a bit during gorgeous balmy weather.
6. Day sleep ending up still working out ok despite mega 2.5 hour morning nap.

A year ago today.

3/1/20

1. Nico asking me "what are we making?" to join in on making eggs for breakfast with me.
2. My dad bringing over food that my mom had made for me, including duck.
3. Nico eagerly and cooperatively going out to pick up bagels.
4. Taking ZK for baklava and za'atar fries.
5. Keeping Mattie awake long enough to make a 3 nap day.
6. Getting up to check out the outside of another pretty old house.

A year ago today.

2/29/20

1. Make scrambled eggs with fig jam on toast for breakfast.
2. Hashing out immersion school signup with Dan.
3. Going to check out a cool old house.
4. Watching Nico get in line with the other kids to do balance beam tree pose during our mom and toddler yoga class.
5. Getting Nico home from yoga class with combo of running with him and carrying him.
6. Nico and Mattie both napping at the same time.

Four years ago today.

2/28/20

1. Nico showing us he'd learned the coat flip.
2. Getting to see the immersion school in action.
3. Going out for lunch with Mattie and my mom and sister.
4. ZK visiting!
5. Getting second batch of gnocchi made before regular dinner time.
6. Nice long catch up with EL.

A year ago today.

2/26/20

1. Good morning with Nico with reading time and brushing our teeth together.
2. Quickly making roast gnocchi in the morning.
3. Getting my first ever facial.
4. Going outside working well for RC to have an easier time with Mattie.
5. Mattie taking a long second nap to make up for me waking her up early to feed her before I left.
6. Getting to the library to pick up several books from the shelves.

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.