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.

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.

9/3/20

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.

9/2/20

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.

3/15/20

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.

3/12/20

1. 3rd night in a row with only one overnight feed!
2. Mattie extending her nap.
3. Catching the FedEx pickup trying to scan the wrong box and directly him for the Snoo pickup instead.
4. Mattie quieting down for a bit with looking out the windows.
5. My parents managing ok with babysitting while I did a podcast recording.
6. Easier than I thought it would be to figure out printing onto the label sheets directly.

A year ago today.

3/6/20

1. Mattie taking a long morning nap.
2. Finding that the Citibank to Mint connection may have actually been fixed.
3. Getting a massage.
4. Getting lucky in an intersection turn that I misjudged.
5. Rereading The Blue Sword.
6. Trying out my new denim jumpsuit to see where I would want it tailored.

A year ago today.

3/4/20

1. Sprained ankle feeling not bad after following my sister's advice
2. Making green smoothie using up all the chard and throwing in an avocado.
3. Getting a good chunk of finance review done.
4. Hanging out on the front lawn helping make waketimes.
5. Dan making a Trader Joe's run and bringing back sunbutter cups.
6. Enjoying reading Save Me the Plums.

A year ago today.

2/27/20

1. Feeding Mattie between Pilates class and going to the dentist.
2. My mom having an easier time with my sister here too to trade off.
3. Getting around to trying on jumpsuits and other clothes, packing up returns, and breaking down boxes for recycling.
4. Fitting all the UPS and USPS packages in the stroller.
5. Keeping Mattie up long enough to make a 3 nap day.
6. People holding the door for us for going into/out of the post office

A year ago today.

2/25/20

1. Watching the To All The Boys I've Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You sequel and rather enjoying it.
2. Catching Mattie before she fell asleep on me while I was sorting jewelry.
3. Fully unpacking and organizing my jewelry since the move from Portland.
4. Getting a chance to organize the linen closet.
5. Succeeding at keeping Mattie awake and calm in the Tula for a Whole Foods run.
6. Mattie doing great at falling asleep without rocking from the Snoo.

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.

2/12/20

1. Dan taking Mattie for a bit in the morning so I could wake up more slowly.
2. Finishing my spreadsheet of high waisted leggings recommendations.
3. Remembering to get Mattie up from her nap before I forgot.
4. Getting a stroller nap in on the way to the library.
5. Moving on to a different song for the last hip hop dance class.
6. Seeing Dan's text to pick up milk on the way home.

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.

2/1/20

1. Being productive in my early morning by organizing the spice drawer and ordering new storage tins and labels. 
2. Nico being really happy to listen to Chinese music playing from Dan's phone to car radio.
3. Getting dim sum with my family.
4. Dan taking Mattie in the afternoon while I took a nap to make up for the early morning wakeup. 
5. Dan getting back just as I really needed him. 
6. Getting at least the new new toilet seat installation done. 

A year ago today.

1/31/20

1. Nico's temperature coming down enough to go back to school.
2. Mattie managing to take long naps to make up for the overnight and help with recovering from the cold we all have.
3. Taking a moment to have lunch myself first during the nap window before getting started on cooking.
4. Getting the Instant Pot chicken curry and Indian-ish roasted chicken cooking done in stages.
5. My mom making roast duck curry for me.
6. Getting the packing started for Nico's overnight at my parents'.

A year ago today.

1/12/20

1. Getting out to dim sum even with Mattie along for the ride.
2. Feeling more together after even a quick afternoon nap.
3. Dan finding The Whole Brain Child book at a different library.
4. Getting pad kee mao for dinner.
5. Really quiet evening to reorganize all the baby clothes.
6. Successfully doing a pacifier-free, earlier bedtime for Mattie.

A year ago today.

1/7/20

1. Making it to a support group meetup!
2. Mattie taking a nap in the carrier so that the social outing didn't mess up her sleep entirely.
3. Finding Christmas tablecloth in with regular clean clothes to add to box before it got put away
4. Working out coverage to go to dance class.
5. Watching the first Jeopardy Greatest of All Time matchup with Dan. 
6. Mattie agreeing to a shorter last wake stretch.

A year ago today.

1/5/20

1. Mattie sleeping through the nap transition so I could actually finish organizing the documents to go into the fire-/waterproof safe.
2. Getting a surprisingly long late afternoon nap, during which I could actually nap too.
3. Most of the broken Christmas ornament's shards falling onto a play silk in the toy basket, which made it easier to clean up.
4. Getting a couple loads of laundry done.
5. Succeeding at my goal of doing more listening than problem-solving.
6. Showering and then putting on freshly laundered pajamas.

A year ago today.