Thursday afternoon, Dublin, California

3:16pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Thursday afternoon, October 13, 2022. Left work a little early, still feeling run down. Lying in bed, watching baseball, looking for a place to live. I will grab dinner in a little bit then get some rest. The day was good. Went to the office, took care of some reports, finished a conference call.

Which is best?

6:08am, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Wednesday morning, October 12, 2022. I don’t feel secure because of constant worry at work; a forgotten task, a difficult decision gone awry or an important metric missed. At any time my career could fall apart. I hate living with the stress but I wonder; is it best to face challenge and potential failure or, should I play it safe and enjoy security? The latter seems smarter, but I always choose the former.

A little more relaxed

5:09pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Monday evening, October 10, 2022. Woke up this morning feeling anxious and grouchy. Air travel and issues at work didn’t make the situation any better. But I made it to the hotel, caught up on emails, bought dinner and just finished eating. Now I feel a little better and a little more relaxed.

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.

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.

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?

Things have settled down

5:58pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Tuesday evening, September 27, 2022. I woke up early this morning after a restless nights sleep. Work issues kept me awake and stressed. I went to the gym and had a good workout before heading to the office at 7:30am. Things seemed to have settled down by the afternoon. Tomorrow is my last full day in Dublin before heading back to Arizona for the weekend.

Some days are better than others

7:29pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Dublin, California, USA, Monday night, September 27, 2022. Long day. Woke up at 5:30am to get to the airport in time for phones calls and meetings. Then I flew in to Las Vegas, Nevada to catch a connection to Sacramento, California. By the time I landed in Sacramento my phone was inundated with staffing issues and payroll problems. I scrambled to get my luggage, rental car and a good enough wifi signal to finish some work. By the time I got to the hotel I was physically exhausted. And yet my phone keeps ringing. Some days are better than others. Today was no fun at all.