4:17pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Saturday afternoon, October 8, 2022. Spent the day working on payroll, reading and going for a walk. Now I am watching football and getting ready to head to Orange County tomorrow morning. It has been a good day to re-energize and get ready for the next work week.
Work win
2:12pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Friday afternoon, October 7, 2022. It has been a busy day, even though I am working from home. We are trying to set up care for a complex patient. I need to be thorough and diplomatic to address multiple concerns. So far, things have gone smooth. I am excited. If we are able to pull this off it will expand our service capabilities and open up new referral sources to care for more patients in the future.
I won’t look back fondly
6:43pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Wednesday night, October 5, 2022. It is the two year anniversary of restarting my career in hospice operations. That position was not very good, and the company was garbage but, the job got me where I am today, so I am thankful. Often, when I look back, I realize painful things lead to happier moments. Which happens to be the case now. And while I appreciate the job I started two years ago, I won’t look back on it fondly any time soon.
Good day
5:56pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Tuesday evening, October 4, 2022. I had a good day. First, the big meeting between our nurses and the new pharmacy went smooth this morning. Then, I got a handle on a vexing overtime issue that was keeping me up at night. Finally, I am feeling physically better and getting my appetite back. All in all, it was a pretty good day.
Dublin, California, October 3
5:07pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Monday evening, October, 3, 2022. Woke up feeling well enough to go for a walk and do a light workout this morning. In fact, I got up so early I still had time to read the news and pack before morning meetings. I left the apartment at 9:30am and drove to the airport. After catching an afternoon flight to Oakland I got to the hotel at 3:30pm. I just finished responding to emails and phone calls. Dinner is on its way, then time for an early turn in.
I am feeling better
4:55pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2022. It was one more day of rest and football today. Thankfully, I am feeling better and have a direct flight to Oakland. I will sleep in tomorrow, do my morning meetings, then travel to California for a busy week.
Before Monday morning
4:48pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Saturday afternoon, October 1, 2022. Took some cold medicine to help me sleep last night. Then I went for a walk this morning after waking up. I was too exhausted to complete the entire circuit but, it felt good to get out and move around. After arriving home I watched football and read the entire day. I did, however, manage to take another walk this afternoon before eating an early dinner. Now my goal is to sleep as much as possible before Monday morning.
Two more days to recuperate
6:29pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Chandler, Arizona, USA, Friday evening, September 30, 2022. I got back to Chandler at 8pm last night then went straight to bed. I am sick and exhausted. I went out to buy cold medicine this afternoon but, other than that, I have spent the day in bed resting. I have two more days to recuperate before heading back to Dublin.
Sleep and recuperate
2:14pm, pacific standard time, Sacramento, California, USA airport. Thursday afternoon, September 29, 2022. Last night I started feeling under the weather. Rather than go to the office this morning I worked from the hotel, then drove to the Sacramento airport. My flight to San Diego boards soon, then I connect to Phoenix. I should be in my apartment by 8:30pm. I need to sleep the entire weekend and recuperate.
I wonder if he would be proud?
6:46pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Wednesday evening, September 28, 2022. Notable things from today; I spent time at the office in Dublin catching up on reports. I came back to the hotel this evening and enjoyed a quiet dinner and I had a good workout this morning. On a personal note; I have been thinking about my dad the last couple of days. It will be sixteen years next month since he passed away. I wonder if he would be proud of who I have become?
