February 8, 2025, Saturday night, 7:30pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Spent the day in Aliso viejo with my daughter while her mom traveled north to be with family. I took my daughter to get breakfast and lunch, watched some Netflix, took the dog for a walk and scrolled through YouTube. Not an overly productive day but relaxing nonetheless. video is from sunrise this morning in Dana point.

February 7,2025, Friday night, 7:33pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Third day of work completed. It was Pretty much the same as the other two. It did rain most of the day . That was slightly different. I am thankful even if the prospects of staying long term are a little underwhelming.

February 6, 2025, Thursday night, 6:48pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Day two of the Costa Mesa job. Another early morning. I am Not sure the time (3:30am wake up) or the pace of my morning’s are sustainable. I am on the go from the minute I get up to the time I go to bed. I do appreciate being a part of a team again, I just need to be able to find a steady routine. This evening I Caught up with a work colleague from last year. It was good to talk to him. Heard about the drama at my old employer. Though I am happy to feel vindicated (my successor is a bad boss, numbers are down) I still resent how my tenure ended. And I feel bad for my staff. Oh well, I can’t change the past. Always forward.

February 5, 2025, Wednesday night, 6:07pm, pacific standard time, parking lot of Rock School, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA. Long first day. Woke up at 3:30am to walk and workout before going back home to shower and get ready. Then I took my daughter to school and got to the office by 9am. Lots of information to process. The orientation is not overly structured and the office is more chaotic than I anticipated. it is still better than not working. Glad to be back amongst the employed.

February 4, 2025, Tuesday evening, 5:40pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I am in a really good place mentally. This job doesn’t feel like a daunting commitment. Rather, it is an opportunity to interact with others and use my leadership skills. Tomorrow will be my first in the office. While I need to get up to speed with work, my main focus for the coming weeks is arranging workout and school drop off schedules so I have job/life balance. Once all those pieces are arranged I will be happy. My 2025 goal remains the same: expand my Chief Officer energy/leadership skills beyond hospice. As I do that more opportunities will present themselves and I will continue to grow as a person.

February 3, 2025, Monday night, 6:28pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Drove to the city of Orange this afternoon to so my pre-employment physical and TB test. Afterwards I went to Aliso Viejo and hung out with the dog. The physical and TB test we’re the last things I needed to complete prior to beginning work. Still not sure when my start date will be. That most likely depends on when my background check is completed. I am alright waiting until next Monday.

February 2, 2025, Sunday night, 6:47pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Walked and worked out this morning. Took my daughter to breakfast then played guitar and video games. This evening I went to strands/salt creek to watch the sunset. The fog was rolling in so I didn’t see much other than the guy standing in front of me taking selfies for twenty minutes. I contemplated sneaking a video because it was so amusing but really, what would I have done with it? Best just to have entertaining memory and a good story to tell.

February 1, 2025, Saturday night, 7:23pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. This morning was rough. I woke up hungover and couldn’t shake the nausea and headache. Subsequently my day didn’t start until 2pm. I went to the gym then took the dog for a walk. Afterwards, my daughter and I went to the music store to buy guitar picks. We looked at a couple electric guitars and made a pact to buy one for her birthday in August if she was still interested. For now her grandpa’s hand me down acoustic will suffice. When we got home I showed her a couple chords. Then we played some video games. All things considered it was nice to have a different schedule today. I could have done without the awful morning but, nonetheless, it was a nice day.

January 31, 2025, Friday night, 6:42pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Drove out to Costa Mesa today to check out the gym and see if it was an option in the morning. It is a little ways from the office. Probably better to workout and get ready in Lake forest rather than Costa Mesa. After that I picked up the dog from the groomers and bought groceries for my daughter. This evening I have enjoyed some white claws and watched a movie. Not sure what it was called but it starred will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. It wasn’t all that good. Image off IMDb.

January 30, 2025, Thursday night, 10:30pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Yesterday I came up with the idea to go through Albert Camus ‘ The Stranger and explain my favorite quotes, dive into why I enjoy reading it so much and cross reference recurring themes. I worked on that today along with playing the guitar and doing all the paperwork for my new job. Tonight I took my daughter to music and brought her home afterwards. It is good to stay up late every now and again. She made some friends at music and was excited about that. I am happy for her. Pic is sunrise in Aliso Viejo this morning.