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.

9/5/20

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.

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.

3/2/20

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.

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.

2/26/20

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.

2/20/20

1. Pretty quick to assemble the sheet pan gnocchi.
2. Mattie taking a mega morning nap actually setting us up well for doctor visit later.
3. Getting to see Mattie fully roll over from back to belly for the first time right in front of us.
4. Mattie being such a champ about her 4 month shots.
5. Mattie getting a surprisingly long car nap on the way back.
6. Nico getting his first professional haircut and looking so grown up.

A year ago today.

7/9/19

1. Hanging up the clock for Nico's room.
2. Getting to the dentist's on time.
3. Getting complimented on my overalls while at Whole Foods.
4. Picking up Rainier cherries again.
5. Watermelon not hurting my teeth that were feeling sensitive from the cleaning.
6. Watching some of Mulan on TV while doing physical therapy exercises.

A year ago today.

6/6/19

1. Garage door replacement estimate going pretty efficiently.
2. Finding a decent eyebrow threading place downtown.
3. Picking up Phattra Thai for lunch.
4. Hair stylist from last week happening to be around when I stopped in to get a recommendation on color safe shampoo/conditioner to use.
5. Cooling off with a green smoothie in Dean's Cafe.
6. Hanging out with Nico after dinner.

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.

5/26/19

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.

5/19/19

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.

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.

11/23/18

1. Nico being able to toddle around a bit in the bear fleece suit when the puffy suit was too restrictive.
2. No cryout during the nap.
3. Getting out of the house to go into Princeton.
4. The leasing office having more paper to print out the rest of the inspection report.
5. Having enough leftovers to get through the day without cooking.
6. Going to bed earlier than I have been in the last week.

A year ago today.

10/23/18

1. Taking some time in the morning to write out my lightning talk.
2. Making it downstairs in time to grab a few bites of breakfast.
3. Getting through the talk successfully.
4. Having my vest to help with the cold room.
5. Catching the elevator even with running back to get my coat.
6. Getting to chat with BBL while on my way to the restaurant.

A year ago today.

8/9/18

1. Eating breakfast before CB's arrival.
2. Wearing my red polka dot Modcloth romper.
3. Fixing another error.
4. Getting started on finance review for the last month.
5. Dan getting home in time to settle in before bath/bedtime.
6. Stretching while watching Anne of Green Gables.

A year ago today.

8/2/18

1. Wearing one of my new floral print Modcloth rompers.
2. Not getting into a car accident. 
3. Getting through Nico's first haircut. 
4. Getting home before first dinner was too late. 
5. Cutting up the rest of the watermelon.
6. Reading Spinning Silver. 

A year ago today.

7/15/18

1. Nico sleeping in until 8:30!
2. Going through my recent Modcloth and Nordstrom purchases and actually finding a few things that would work.
3. Dan taking Nico out to church and grocery stores, giving a lot of quiet time.
4. Getting around to reviewing finances for June.
5. Sitting by the Delaware River in the shade.
6. Talking over potential house options with my mom.

A year ago today.

7/10/18

1. Pulling out my purple floral romper from Modcloth.
2. Finding a bunch of cute dresses and rompers that might be nursing-friendly at Nordstrom and Modcloth.
3. Getting help from EL on a ticket.
4. Informative session on the thinking that led to the multi-region API architecture planning.
5. Nico falling asleep early while nursing so that I had time in the evening to make a frittata still.
6. Dan putting away my food for me.

A year ago today.

4/7/18

1. Getting breakfast at the hotel with EN/DH/JH.
2. MB steaming my outfit and straightening my hair.
3. Makeup folks running behind enough that I didn't hold up the schedule.
4. Ended up being able to nurse throughout the day.
5. CC/KH getting married!
6. Heading out from the reception a little early in an Uber with EN.

A year ago today.