April 24,2025,Thursday morning,6:08am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Amazingly I am experiencing Another feel good morning. Which makes it the third morning this week I have clearly been happy. I have made it a point to use my 999+ thesis. Namely, be mindful of attitude, stay positive and be present in the moment. Being positive and present takes effort. I check in throughout the day and write affirmations as they come to me. That has resulted in an internal transformation while creating content to share. I am on the path I was destined to travel and I am collecting rewards along the way.

April 23,2025,Wednesday night,6:02pm,pacific standard time,parking lot, school of rock, San Juan Capistrano,California, USA. Yesterday at work we laid off two office employees. It was an emotional day. Plus, the business manager was sick so that meant answering the phones. Today was more of the same. The timing of the layoffs wasn’t good (not that it ever is, but still) our force was reduced just as business picked up. Consequently we were double slammed. By 2pm today I was tired and grouchy. My daughter is off for spring break. I should have taken a day to spend with her. Maybe we can do something this weekend. Right now I can’t think straight. I want to go to bed and start fresh in the morning.

April 22,2025,Tuesday morning,6:41am,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California , USA. My daughter and her mom come back today. I look forward to seeing them. The last couple of mornings have been very enjoyable. Even with work weighing heavy on me (I have to lay off three employees today) I still am finding peace in this moment. The dog and I slept in then went for a short walk. Now we are sitting on the couch, enjoying coffee, watching the weather and snuggling. I haven’t gone to the gym the last two days. I miss my workout but it is a small sacrifice considering the trade off. Tomorrow I will be back in my usual morning routine and looking back on this time with fondness.

April 21,2025,Monday morning,6:58am,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California, USA. We slept in this morning then went for a walk along up the back side to the dog park. It has felt so good to change routine and perspective. I am happy to be out of my apartment and doing something different. It is a beautiful morning, hanging out, sipping coffee and watching the weather.

April 20,2025,Easter Sunday,4:30pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California, USA. The dog and I made the same walk this morning followed a quick trip to the gym and grabbing coffee. I was craving Panera’s hazelnut coffee but they were closed. I assume for the Easter holiday. I got Starbucks from the store by my daughters school instead. At 10am the dog and I went to Dana Point to do a load of laundry and grab clothes for the work week. My daughter called and gave me an update on her adventure. She is tired and ready to come home. After lunch and a nap the dog and I took another walk. Now we are watching Netflix and i am catching up on work. We are going to go for a little drive this evening when the sun sets and finish this Sunday on a high note.

April 19,2025,Saturday night,6:11pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. The dog woke me up early so we went for a walk past the park, the middle school and up through the California Reflections neighborhood. I was tired afterwards so we went back to bed. At 9am I went to San Clemente to return the rental car I got while my car was being serviced. At 2pm the dog and I drove to Dana Point to pick up my suit that was delivered from J. Crew. My updated passport was also in the mail. That was a pleasant surprise. Since returning to Aliso around 4pm work has been busy. Mostly with a patient issue at an assisted living in fountain valley. There isn’t much going on with my family out of town so the emails, texts and phone calls have been an all right distraction.

April 18,2025,Friday night,6:25pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. Today we had a meeting with my daughter’s school and district representatives. Overall it went well. The principal was a little terse, but that is her natural state. Every one from the district was extremely complimentary. Afterwards, my daughter and her mom came home to pack. They are on their way to Texas for an anime convention. I left work early to say goodbye and grab an overnight bag from my apartment. I am going to spend the weekend in Aliso Viejo with the dog.

April 17,2025,Thursday morning,7:39am,pacific standard time,parking garage at work,Costa Mesa, California,USA. Today was a good morning. I have enjoyed a peaceful start to the day and feel happy. It rained a little last night and this morning but the walk was nice. I had down time at home before arriving at work. Leaving no later than 7:15am gives me time to get here and avoid the worst of traffic. April 17 is a milestone day. It became a milestone because of a great memory of Easter Sunday 2022. Being with family and friends, going to a movie and a picnic to top the day off. Then Last year I got to travel back to Arizona for work this time of year so it became a double good memory day. Finally, in 2021 it was the first day I traveled back to Dana Point from Arizona after letting go of the condo on Santa Clara. I stayed at My daughter and her mom’s house and slept on the couch. Not the best of times but pleasant memories nonetheless.

April 16,2025,Wednesday evening,6:02pm,pacific standard time,parking lot,school of rock, San Juan Capistrano,California, USA. Dropped my car off at the shop this morning then took a Lyft to San Clemente to pick up a rental car. I got good news from the mechanic. He said I could hold off on changing the spark plugs. Also, the air conditioner issue was only a burned out relay. That should save a lot of money. I still need to change the transmission fluid, replace the timing belt and get the back brakes fixed but it could have been much more expensive. I won’t worry about that at the moment. For now I enjoying driving a different car and look forward to having air conditioning again in the near future.

April 15,2025,Tuesday night,6pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. I led the staff meeting at work today. It went well. We talked about how to share our hospice story, what sets our program apart and how to ask for the opportunity to care for more people. We have a ways to go to improve quality and increase referral volume but it is a start. After work I took my daughter to Walgreens to pick up the print of a character she drew. she was so excited when she opened the envelope. I enjoyed seeing how happy it made her. Finally, the rear wheel on my car has been making a weird noise. I was going to defer maintenance until October but that doesn’t seem prudent right now. I got a good deal on a rental car so I will drop off my car at the shop then get a ride to pick up the rental.