September 12, 2024, Thursday night, 7:53pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Drove back from Visalia tonight. It took me five hours with LA traffic. I still have meetings tomorrow. I have to say, I am sick of feeling sick about work. since last week I have felt run over. I need a vacation and to tell everyone to f*** off.

September 11, 2024, Wednesday evening, 6:28pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Visalia, California,USA. Last night and this afternoon I drove to outlying towns and took pictures for a friend. She is helping a small business with social media posts and wanted content. I told her I was happy to do it because I was bored and had nothing else to do. It was nice to get out and experience new things and she was appreciative. Last night I drove to a town called Exeter. Today I drove to Selma.

September 10, 2024, Tuesday evening, 5:22pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Visalia, California,USA. I was in the worst mood this morning. I went to the office to work but could not concentrate. Finally at 11am I gave up and came back to the hotel. I had back to back meetings from noon until four so it didn’t matter where I was. all the survey prep, worry about write offs and the Business Development VP leaving has made me grouchy.

September 9, 2024, Monday evening, 6:35pm, pacific standard time, residence inn, room 409, Visalia,California,USA. My daughter had a rough morning. The second Monday in a row. I can’t blame her, mornings are tough and Mondays are the worst. We all have to find a way to cope. I have an idea for a book about transitions. Transitioning from free time to appointments, from weekends to the work week, from time off to time on. For me that the biggest issues to deal with since I can remember. My favorite saying is 9/10ths of success is showing up. Making the transition and showing up is key to life.

September 8, 2024, Sunday afternoon, 4:30pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Today I realized my health issues might have something to do with neglected spirituality. Not long ago, I was mindful of the need for meditation and practicing self-care. Somewhere along the way I lost track of that habit and just kept grinding without reprieve. That led to constant discomfort just under my right rib and diaphragm. However, this afternoon, through not eating much and practicing mindfulness I found some relief. I hope this is a possible solution to a vexing issue.

September 7, 2024, Saturday night, 9:17pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Went to the new beetlejuice movie with my daughter, her boyfriend. Her mom and an old family friend. It was fun. We watched it at Cinepolis in Laguna Niguel. That place has a relaxed vibe. The lobby is big and seldom crowded, they have plenty of seating and a bar area for drinks and food. I just want to go there and hang out.

September 6,2024, Friday evening, 7:13pm, pacific standard time, Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine, California, USA. Came to the Spectrums to meet my daughter and her boyfriend. They want to see the 15th Anniversary showing of the movie Coraline and they needed an adult chaperone to keep their hormones in check, so I was recruited. It will be fun, gets me out of the house.

September 5, 2024, Thursday evening, 6:08pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. my business development counterpart told us she is resigning her position at the end of the month. That makes me sad. We have been a good team. So many people have left the organization since I started two years ago. Now I am the veteran old guard. It has been an emotional week. Tracks to and from Bakersfield has been exhausting. It is hot. I have this sinus infection, the meeting with the president yesterday and now the AVPBD resigning. On top of that there is stress about the upcoming survey in Bakersfield. A lot going on.

September 4, 2024, Wednesday evening, 5:22pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Bakersfield. California,USA. The meeting with the president wasn’t as earth shaking as expected. Some not so great news that I will have to deal with in the coming month was delivered but on a personal note, not life altering. Funny. A couple years ago I thrived on instability and chaos, now I dread it. I guess I got it out of my system.

September 3, 2024, Tuesday night, 6:40pm, pacific standard time, residence inn, Bakersfield west, room 202, Bakersfield, California, USA. Tomorrow I have a meeting with my boss. Then later in the morning I have a scheduled one-on-one with the COO. Finally, late today, my bosses boss put a meeting on our schedule Titled, “California Update.” I am guessing he wants updates. My business development partner thinks it is to give them. She might be right. A couple Budget and forecast meetings were cancelled earlier. Perhaps a sale is going to occur.