December 13,2025,Saturday night,6:11pm,pacific standard time,Hampton Inn, Summerlin, Nevada, room 222. Flew to Salt Lake City this morning to meet my mom at the Costco off 300 west. From there we got coffee/soda off the 4500 South exit, ice cream in Beaver, Utah, gas and groceries in Saint George, and gambled in Mesquite, Nevada for a while. We arrived at the hotel in Summerlin about 20 minutes ago. It is so dark out it feels like 10pm. We are going to rest and get an early start tomorrow to beat weekend traffic.

December 12,2025,Friday night, 7:07pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. The previous tenant of my apartment reached out this morning looking for a piece of mail. I told him when I got home I would check. Sure enough when I looked in the mailbox this evening there it was. He is going to swing by tomorrow and pick it up. I of course won’t be here because I am flying to Utah to get my mom. I told him I would leave it between the screen and main door and he could pick it up whenever. That got me thinking. I have been in this unit coming up on three years now and I still get mail for them and other past tenants. Does that mean the people living in my old Arizona apartment get stuff addressed to me? I wonder what they do with it or what it may be.

December 11,2025,Thursday night,6:16pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. My daughter and her mom are still sick so I came straight to Dana Point rather than stopping in Aliso Viejo. Tomorrow I need to get things ready for my mom’s visit. I was going to do some laundry tonight but I don’t have the energy right now. At work we had interdisciplinary meetings today along with a quality meeting and a safety meeting. That on top of staff meeting and the party Tuesday night has left me tired. I am going to bed early to recharge.

December 10,225,Wednesday night,7:28pm,pacific standard time,Apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Spent the day prepping for meetings. My neck is sore from staring at the computer screen. Tomorrow was supposed to be my daughter’s graduation ceremony but she sounds pretty sick. Not so sick she couldn’t rally fit In & Out burgers but pretty stuffy and sneezy nonetheless. I also got my car cleaned today. What a difference it makes when someone professionally maintains your vehicle. I need to apply that same principle to the dog and my apartment. We all would be happier then.

December 9,2025,Tuesday night,8:01pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Today was our office staff meeting and present party. We had a good time. Lots of laughs and memories. Afterwards I stopped by the store on the way home to get Gatorade and ice cream for my daughter. She got a touch of the flu and needed something to replace her electrolytes and fill her stomach. She seemed to be feeling better when I left for Dana Point. Hopefully she isn’t sick for long. Thursday is her high school graduation day. hard to believe I am writing that sentence.

December 8,2025,Monday night,7:09pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Today was the last day our business office manager worked. And the first day for the new business office manager. While I am nervous about the change a part of me has come alive facing the challenge. I feel re-engaged with a big change taking place. I am ready to accept the new reality and keep succeeding with the situation I have been given.

December 7,2025,Sunday night, 6:52pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Went for the blue lantern walk this morning then worked out at planet fitness in Laguna Niguel. After that it was laundry and taking my daughter for drives to get food. Work was a little busy but it was manageable. I am ready to call it a day and look forward to the week.

December 6,2025,Saturday night,7:26pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana point, California, USA. My daughter and I went to see Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 this afternoon in Irvine. We had a good time. The movie was better than the first one. On the way home my daughter shared background about the game the movie is based on. I have played it enough with her to know the references. I like going to movies with her. I am going to buy a monthly pass so we can go more often.

December 5,2025,Friday night,8:28pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Went to dinner tonight at a restaurant called “Eurecka!” My aunts and uncles from Utah/Wyoming were in the area visiting and invited us out. We chose a restaurant close to Aliso Viejo for time saving purposes because I was coming from Costa Mesa. The dinner was good. Always nice to catch up and see family.

December 4,2025,Thursday night6:59pm,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California,USA. This morning I I crawled back in bed after completing the PCh/Blue Lantern walk and doing a back workout at home. After an hour of resting I still had another hour to kill. I decided to stay in bed. That extra hour left me well rested and somewhat bored. Getting up early can be challenging but not being rushed on weekday mornings has been very valuable stress reduction wise.