November 30,2025,Sunday night,6:12pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. This morning I went for the blue lantern walk followed by the pacific island walk. I had pent up energy from being in the car all day yesterday so I used it to clean and rearrange my living room. I also did a couple loads of laundry and took the dog for a walk. The night ended on a bummer though. Looks like my daughter left her purse somewhere in Arizona. I noticed the hotel tried to call me yesterday but didn’t leave a message. I called them back today. The front desk said they didn’t see her purse in the lost and found but to check back in the morning with house keeping. Hopefully we can locate it and get it back.

November 29,2025, Saturday night, 7:29pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Woke up at 5am this morning and did the stonefield/Vive walk. After that I worked out at the planet fitness off Arizona Avenue in Chandler. Then I visited the old office in south Phoenix and stopped by Safeway in Ahwatukee to get turkey jerky and fruit. We got out of Phoenix at 10am pacific. Unfortunately we hit epic traffic in Riverside county. A usually 6 hour trip took over eight hours. None the less, it was a fun trip. I am glad we did it.

November 28,2025,Friday night,11:15pm,mountain standard time,Hilton Hotel, Chandler,Arizona, USA,room 204. My daughter and I drove all day and got to Chandler at 5:15pm. We went straight to the mall. After walking around a bit we grabbed coffee at Wildflower and dinner at Cheesecake Factory. At 8:30pm we headed to the theater to watch Zootopia again. Now we are at the hotel. We got separate rooms this trip. I think it is more relaxing for both of us not having to share a space. She likes to stay up and sleep late in the morning. I want to get up early and drive around. Now we can both do what we like on our own time. I think that makes the trip much more enjoyable.

November 27,2025,Thursday night,Thanksgiving, 5:51pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Worked out at EOS this morning, watched some of the packers/lions game then went to Aliso Viejo to watch the new Zootopia movie with my daughter and her mom. Afterwards they wanted to go to dinner and talk so I took the dog for a walk then came home. Tomorrow my daughter and I leave for Arizona. I am looking forward to the trip.

November 26,2025,Wednesday night,10:37pm,pacific standard time, in Dana Point, California, USA. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is a beautifully under appreciated day. It is the perfect time of approaching the holiday season without yet entering the moment. The day is filled with expectant energy yet low anxiety. Thanksgiving is a major holiday with a four day weekend yet a larger, more important holiday looms just around the corner. This is a beautiful day with all hope for a better tomorrow floating in the air. Right here, right now, a little over an hour away from Thanksgiving day anything is possible and that makes this moment perfect.

November 25,2025,Tuesday night,6:07pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I had another variable change moment today. In the past when thinking about my work career I often ranked things from worst to first. I had buckets of good jobs and bad ones and usually wrote off whole years of my life I considered hurtful. However today I chose to look at the positive of each experience. At first it was difficult. The old narratives didn’t want to be challenged. But by looking at what for so long I dismissed as negative in a different light I freed up the ability to appreciate certain aspects of each time. I have chosen to be a positive person. I appreciate when I reframe experiences and find the good in them.

November 24,2025,Monday night,6:53pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. The dog is sleeping over while they fix the drywall at my daughter’s apartment in Aliso Viejo. in hindsight I should have had her stay last night. I drove back and forth between Dana point and Aliso Viejo because my daughter was going to get ready for a friend excursion to San Diego at my apartment. But She wasn’t able to rally so I just brought the dog over instead. My daughter did stop and let the dog out on her way south and my daughter’s mom picked her up this evening. I stopped in Aliso on my way home to bring the dog back to Dana Point one more time. At this point I think we are all a little tired of being in the car.

November 23,2025,Sunday night,5:20pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I took the dog for a walk this afternoon. The sun was beginning to set and there was a slight chill in the air which necessitated a choice; wear a sweatshirt or walk in my short sleeved t-shirt. Recalling past walks I hypothesized being cold the first leg of the excursion but appreciating having less layers on the latter half of the walk. Sure enough, I was correct. The first part of the walk was cold, which had me wishing for the wind to die down and the sun to peek through. What struck me as ironic is usually I hope for the exact opposite; I usually long for shade and breeze rather than direct sunlight and calm atmosphere. That got me pondering a philosophical observation; one different variable can instantly change perspectives drastically. How many things do I hold as absolute truths that if my perspective tweaked, even slightly, would forever alter my perception and desire?

November 22,2025,Saturday night,7:15pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Slept in this morning then went to EoS in San Clemente to workout. Afterwards I came home and spent most of the day lazing around. In the afternoon I went to Target then drove to Aliso Viejo and watched Hazbin Hotel videos with my daughter and her mom. It wasn’t a bad day but a little alarming it slipped by so meekly.

November 21,2025,Friday night,7:09pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. This morning I slept until 5am. It felt good. I was at the point where rest was more important than exercise. I also got to nap this afternoon. Now I am energized. My daughter and her mom are seeing the movie Wicked tonight at 9:45pm. I have energy but not enough to do that. I am going to rest tonight and unwind this weekend. I look forward to the short week and our trip to Arizona Friday.