4/14/10

1. Getting to the office by 9:30 without anything specific scheduled then.
2. Submitting a referral and actually getting a personalized email from the recruiter asking about interested in another role.
3. Offering to make curtains for SA's new apartment and finding out that she's into Marimekko prints and they have a store in Manhattan on the Upper East Side. Hopefully we'll take a trip there together and I can get to know her better this way.
4. Making it to Target with Dan before it got dark and crossing a few things off my errands list, including a poster frame for my red Keep Calm and Carry On print (it'd been lying flat on our coffee table for months) and an expandable duffle bag to avoid future instances of overweight baggage fees.
5. No issues returning an opened and used Olay facial moisturizer that wrecked havoc on my skin.
6. Getting inspired to clean out my closet and weeded out quite a large bag of items that don't fit my lifestyle or body anymore.

4/13/10

1. Remembering to call my dad to wish him a happy birthday.
2. Not being late for my 9:30am 1:1 with my manager.
3. Getting positive feedback from my manager on the strides I've been making for career development and getting out that I would like to work towards getting promoted this year.
4. Submitting a question for the Town Hall meeting that didn't get any thumbs-down votes and clarifying it somewhat articulately when it was addressed.
5. DF canceling his Excel tips and tricks session this afternoon so I could spend uninterrupted hours dealing with my queue that got a bit active all at once.
6. Multiple mysterious issues clearing themselves up or being resolved by the client themselves.

4/12/10

1. My toes having adjusted to the flip-flop style of shoe enough to wear sandals that showcased my purty red toenails.
2. Receiving zero calls during my phone shift in the morning.
3. Getting a call from the tailor before I headed over there that last week's items weren't ready yet so that I didn't lug over the heavy bag of new stuff (I want to see how last week's turned out first to figure whether the dress length is right).
4. Chatting with SA a bit as we left the office about the joys of nesting and using Apartment Therapy for help dealing with small or awkward spaces.
5. Having leftover slice of last night's pizza for dinner and feeling quite satisfied by that one (large) slice plus a serving of TJ's pear sauce.
6. Watching Tropic Thunder with Dan. OMG AMAZING. Love Robert Downey Jr. more than ever now.

4/11/10

1. Getting brunch at Sarabeth's with the girls. I really like their decor, floral design etched on their glass panels plus brown-hued zebra print seating.
2. Walking around Central Park in the sunshine-y weather, taking photos in a rough gazebo that I couldn't help thinking would be a great place for a wedding ceremony (someone else said it out loud first, though).
3. The Band-Aids I'd placed vertically on my heel staying in place and relieving the rubbing from the new sandals I'm trying to break in.
4. Getting a haircut.
5. Making dinner for Dan for the first time in awhile. I made deep-dish pizza in our cast-iron pan (really helped crisp the crust, I'll have to try it with non-deep dish pizza too). We split the toppings down the middle, mine had caramelized onions, arugula, and goat cheese...his had mozzarella and pepperoni. :)
6. Passing the evening re-reading The Hunger Games. Yup, good enough to read a second time the day after reading it the first time! I've requested the next one from the NYPL, it's still in transit though. I wish MG had given me the second one at the same time.

4/10/10

1. Having time to read and finish The Hunger Games in the morning. So good!
2. Being rested enough to put in contacts so that I can break out a fabulous pair of new-to-me big sunglasses (they have a gold-green ridge just along the top).
3. Finding a nail place right by the Christopher St. stop that has frequent visit card (free mani after 10 visits) and affordable prices ($28 for mani/pedi).
4. PS and MS helping me pick out my daringest pedi color yet--a deep and slightly sparkly pink/red. Really love it.
5. Ending up a dinner place that actually really had excellent pasta (I got the homemade mushroom ravioli with truffle oil) that wasn't too expensive either, even after wandering around for quite some time to find a place that would have satisfactory vegetarian options and could set a party of 7 indoors without a reservation.
6. Not getting peer pressured into staying out late when I wilted quickly after 9:30pm and decided to go home in order to be able to come out for brunch the next day.

4/9/10

1. MS & co. not being offended by my not going out on Friday night with them.
2. Randomly seeing Mama G (and Papa G and MG, of course) while at lunch in Chelsea Marketplace with BB and AJ! Love Mama G, she said my list of ideas for how to deal with the lack of storage in the new apartment seems to indicate I've got it under control.
3. Wrapping up sufficient ticket work to leave for the day right at 6.
4. Making a healthy dinner of tabbouli using quinoa, tomatoes, parsley, and goat cheese. We even still had some TJ's crackers left (I was surprised Dan hadn't gone through both boxes yet).
   
5. Spending the evening chatting and crafting with AJ. I enjoy her company a lot.
6. Finishing up the hem for the first of the dresses I'm doing on my own! Doesn't look half bad if I do say so myself.

4/8/10

1. Coming up with a meaningful piece of feedback in the OKR review conference call. I should participate in more of these sorts of things.
2. Luis at MaximEyes Optical being as gracious as ever when adjusting my glasses for the 3rd time (they got knocked out of whack in the accident last Friday).
3. Quite pleased with the eyebrow threading job of another woman at the Unique Threading on 6th, even the woman I'd asked for (Sweety) was busy.
4. Making it just in time to the Provident Bank in Hoboken to deposit a check.
5. Dan giving up the last two slices of bread and turkey for me to make a turkey melt for dinner.
6. Having the time to mark out the new, shortened hem for the first of the vintage dresses in the 'attempt to shorten myself' basket.