The hi-desert

7:05pm, pacific standard time, hotel in Palm Desert, California, USA, Thursday night, December 29,2022. Made a trip to the “hi-desert” this morning. That is the area in San Bernardino county where Joshua Tree National Park is located. I needed to get paperwork signed for two nurses and rather than have them come to the office I agreed to meet them up there. My motives were twofold; to get their signatures and to see the area. The hospice has patients up there and I was curious to see what it was like. The drive took 45 minutes and was enjoyable. The weather was much cooler and it had just rained. I don’t get out of the office very often so it was nice to have some time to relax and just be.

Orange County Thursday

7:04pm, pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA, Thursday night, September 15, 2022. Spent the day working in San Bernardino then drove to Orange County this afternoon. The dog and I went for a walk before we ate dinner. Afterwards, I took my daughter for an evening drive. We talked, listened to music and stopped for ice cream. Now we are playing video games and doing laundry.

Family again

5:20pm, pacific standard time, hotel in San Bernardino, California, USA, Wednesday evening, September 14, 2022. Today was a better day than yesterday; definitely not as stressful. Mostly it was a day of training and meetings. On a personal note I decided to go to Dana Point tomorrow instead of staying another night in San Bernardino. I want to see my family again.

I am drained

5:49pm, pacific standard time, hotel in San Bernardino, California, USA, Tuesday evening, September 13, 2022. Today started with me conducting an emotionally charged meeting. By the time it was over I felt exhausted. But with no time to regroup I went to the branch office and did one-on-one training for seven hours. Now I am drained. The rest of my evening is dinner and sports television followed by reading a new book.

In San Bernardino, California

6:41pm, pacific standard time, hotel in San Bernardino, California, USA, Monday night, September 12, 2022. Drove in from Chandler this afternoon. Got to the hotel just before the rain and flash flood warnings started. Now I am relaxing by watching football after a big dinner. Time to get ready for the rest of the work week.