5:34pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California, USA, Saturday evening, February 4, 2023. Woke up shortly after five am, drove to Dana Point and went for the full walk. After that I picked up breakfast and did a quick workout. This afternoon my daughter and I ran errands before picking her friend up. Now we are hanging out, waiting for her mom to get back with dinner. Not an overly exciting day but a pretty good one nonetheless.

8:39pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California, USA, Friday night, February 3, 2023. Got a call from my bosses boss this afternoon. She asked about my goals and desire to stay in California. I wasn’t sure what she was getting at until she asked if I was interested in moving up in the company. Apparently, there is a Vice President position in Seattle open and the possibility of splitting California into two regions. I told her I wasn’t interested in moving to Washington but taking a Southern California vice president job was definitely an option. Not sure if/when that will happen but, either way, it is nice to be appropriated and seen as someone worth promoting in near future.

6:19, pacific standard time, hotel in Palm Desert, California, USA, Thursday evening, February 2, 2023. Today was better at work. Not as demanding or stressful. I was able to get some reports finished and get to other neglected projects. I even ran a couple errands on my lunch break. Tomorrow morning I have two meetings. Once they are complete, I will pack up and to Orange County for the weekend.

6:17pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Palm Desert, California, USA, Wednesday evening, February 1, 2023. One of those days that, by the time it is over, I am ready to crawl in bed and forget the world. Nothing terrible happened, rather, a large number of people have pressing projects that require reports and/or information from me. Reports that are time consuming. Those reports, and pressure to make the site profitable, has me feeling overwhelmed. I think I will shut it down early tonight and regroup for tomorrow.

6:03pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Palm Desert, California, USA, Thursday evening, January 19, 2023. Today was emotionally exhausting. I worked on my financial report in the morning then had a meeting in the afternoon to let go of an employee. She handled it well and obviously it was much more stressful her. But I feel empty inside. I am going to curl up and let the day mercifully end.

6:28pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Palm Desert, California, USA, Wednesday night, January, 4, 2023. Two months ago I slept wrong and hurt my left shoulder. It hasn’t been right since. The range in motion is limited and everyday activities, like driving and typing, make it ache. I remember years ago a work colleague told me he dislocated his shoulder sleeping. I was flabbergasted. I didn’t think that was possible. Now I understand completely. Getting old is no fun.

6:20pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Monday evening, July 25, 2022. Completed new employee registration and drove to drug screen appointment today. also let the Rancho Cucamonga group know my decision.

6:28pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Sunday evening, July 17, 2022. Walked the dog this morning, gave her a bath, left Orange County after 11am. Hit traffic coming into Phoenix. Over 110 degrees most of the drive.

6:57pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Wednesday evening, July 13, 2022. Not much happened today; ran some errands in the afternoon. Bought a sunshade for my car, tried to find a Halloween decoration for a friend, picked up a prescription.