Day Ninty One

Routine charging and walking

Line dance 

Day Ninty

Charging center

Altadena, it feels uneasy to see all the barren after the Estonian Fire almost a year ago.

Day Eighty Nine

Sigh!

Day Eighty Eight

Tired of counting. But until then, I have to.

Walk around, it’s nice to have a good company and no work on holiday.

It’s been some time that I have to work on holidays.

Think positively.

T-Mobile Tuesday 

And talk about no cook day. Someone cook for you. Roasted duck, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and bread pudding, yummy my tummy. Maybe ice cream for additional dessert.

Day Eighty Seven

Regular walking exercise.

Checking email and such.

Nurse Jackie

None of life experiences the same. None of life store easy.

Day Eighty Six

Nurse Jackie

Senior Game on

Metro LIFE Program

Free $20 gift card

Grocery shopping 

Day Eighty Five

Women support club

EDD

Timesheet 

Job searching

Day Eighty Four

Local church fall festival

It’s the holiday season. More Holiday Tree Lighting Event to go.

However, it seems the “Thanksgiving” being is missing from the celebration. 

Except the school does have a longer break across Thanksgiving Day, since I don’t remember when?

Special Grocery Shopping at two grocery stores.

Tea shop, by two, get one free mug promotion.

You are what you eat. You are what you think. You are what you read. You are what you are friends with. The sentence can go on and on. Beware whatever you are connecting with! And the truth is no matter what you encounter with, it’s always a double-edged sword. Same as good or miserable, if you deliberate positively the outcome is positive likewise the flip side.

Day Eighty Three

Free coffee event at Fika Fika, with free drinks, free dessert, free games and free gifts.

Artisan event

Pharmacy open house. Free drinks, free food, free gifts, and raffle drawing.

Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration, got popcorn but not hot chocolate, disappointed. I want mine for Christmas.

Day Eighty Two

The reading teacher, no respect whatsoever. 

Watched movie, “Back to the Future”.

Job searching continues.

Day Eighty One

Fell and then started up tall.

But what if one day I stumbled and couldn’t get up.

God sent angels to comfort me.

Day Eighty

Watched movie, “Big Daddy”.

Oldies but Goodies 

Club Mudd

City hall art gallery 

Day Seventy Nine

Hardly remember any of the teacher-parent meetings for my own kids.

This particular school that I have been to eight years ago.

Food is Medicine Workshop

Every decision that we make has a consequence. Good or bad, you are the one to take it; cannot complain.

Day Seventy Eight

Read “It Doesn't Have to Hurt” by day.

And “ 365 WAYS TO BE YOUR OWN LIFE COACH” by night.

Job done today, tomorrow continues.

Day Seventy Seven

Another ordinary day.

Eat out dinner & matcha soft serve ice cream after.

Cold and wet continue.

Day Seventy Six

Still raining.

Go or not to go, that is the question. The Boba event. Here we come finally.

Endorphin, serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin.

First time ever using the exercise equipment yesterday, feels good, will try more whenever I get the chance for sure. The only complaint is the plastic odor of the exercise equipment.

Day Seventy Five

In total, four people say hello to me.

Next week is going to be busy. Got four days interpreting assignments.

“It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life”, the book that I am reading now.

I have to repeat again and again. So please bear with me. Thanks to all the people who support me, consciously and unconsciously. Including the people whom we met in person and the authors of the books that I read or am reading. You are all my heroes and healers. Without you guys, I won’t be able to stand tall ever again.

Day Seventy Four

Mental problems young & old.

They may not have any clue about their own issues, but we are the ones who suffered.

Four in total strangers initially greeted me, or I should say it’s mutual.

English with Andy

Definitely feeling much better with meeting and interacting with all those loving, kind people. 

Watched half of the movie, “The Martian”.

Day Seventy Three

Bunch of thoughts is coming into my mind.

Activities to attend and volunteer, and of course still searching for jobs.

Coming out of the comfort zone is definitely not an easy job. Wait! On second thought, back a few years ago I used to do volunteering a lot. Need to help myself back to the ground ASAP.

A horrible day! Breakdown! Cry!

My iPad & iPhone got stolen. My older one is the one to locate them and help the police get them back to me. Thank God for everything!

Day Seventy Two

Veterans Day 

Free breakfast and free hotdogs and more.

Went to two local Veterans Day ceremonies. Got emotional when some music was playing.

Enjoy being outdoors, no exceptions, don’t want to go home.

Free is always good! Expect those actually mostly junk food. Oh! Well!

Day Seventy One

Adult center

Karaoke & Dance

Never a perfect day, overall good!

Day Seventy

“ Bird-of-paradise is the official flower of Los Angeles, California”.

Donald and Bernice Watson Recreation Trail

The Shops at Santa Anita

Day Sixty Nine

Denied from my first job application.

Introduction to Composting Workshop

Recollecting back last Thursday’s workshop, one of the seniors shared about how he is recovering from PTSD. Amazing!

Too late to confirm an interpreter job, so I lost it.

Day Sixty Eight

To the arboretum, it’s really nice to be there. Especially with a group of nice people, and it’s free.

Sponsored by AYC. We got free rides to and back. Free tram rides, this is also my first time to take the tram with the wonderful tram driver and perfect narration. Lunch’s free. And free souvenirs from the arboretum.

Everything was great except overhead some people were gossiping behind me. I am not going to waste my time and energy on that. The funny thing is that I didn’t even know them and they never even bothered to say hi to me since I was new there.

Grocery shopping after the outing before I head home. 

Thanks to all the books that I borrowed from the library. All the authors’ authentic sharing about their lives experiences and suggestions. Though there’s never a one-size-fits-all remedy. The book that I am reading now, “We Can Do Hard Things”.

Appreciate all people who are willing to initiate the conversation with me, or even if it’s just a simple hello to me. Since I was new there and also I am an extremely introverted person.

Day Sixty Seven

Grocery shopping and pump the gas.

Break down during the phone interview with the EDD. That’s too much to handle for me right now. Losing my job is really hard for me. Why should I go through all this again. Terrible experience. Thumbs down!

Workshop about dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Watched movie, The Maze Runner.

Finished the scavenger hunt and now waiting to get the prize on the 25th.

Day Sixty Six

Library, chafing and more. Before waiting for the library opening, have a short nice chat with three seniors.

I have been to different city libraries and I have to admit that their infrastructure is better.

Sala aerobic, nice workout. 

Workshop, “ You Can Do Hard Things” that I attached today. Some of the concept happened to match the book “Discover Your Passion” that I am reading now.

Sent out my first resume, feels kind of weird and uneasy. Just found out there’s for this that I applied might be the chance of working evening and weekend. If that’s real then it’ll be a big no no.

Day Sixty Five

As I walked, I recalled that when I was working as a sales representative, I used to drive around places. Here and there, near and far.

Being a salesperson, you get to meet different people, and the best thing is you are working on your own schedule, well most of the time.

That’s when I can have time to do volunteering, meet with friends, and take care of the kids as a single mom during the week.

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To PACE program open hour, have a tour, some simple food, and win some prizes.

Didn’t go to the coffee and conversation.

Day Sixty Four

Can a job come to me please.

Didn’t attend the women’s support group today. May not participate ever.

Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series championships. Proud!

Day Sixty Three

Active Streets

Walked around 10 miles today.

Enjoyed tacos and tamarind drink before heading home.

Didn’t get to watch any performance. They clean up too early also.

Day Sixty Two

Music of the Gabrielenos

What an experience and learning!

Almost every day walk one hour, more than 2 miles.

Originally wanted to dine in a restaurant, but it’s due to a big group of reservations. Though there  is outdoor seating, we left for other options. 

Then went on to the second option. It’s packed with Dodgers fans because it’s a bar type of restaurant. 

Continue searching and then we bumped into a church pastor that we go to. We chatted a bit and he told us that he was heading to the restaurant for a group gathering, which is the one that we  planned to go to. So I joked about it, “oh that’s why we could not get seating earlier”.

Also, he told us he is leaving the church for another job out of state.

Went to the third option, got in, surprised by no surprise that no baseball game was played at the restaurant. Quite empty but some Togo’s. And this restaurant is right across the restaurant from our first stop. 

We also get the good deal with buy one get the second one 50% off. Tried sake this first time to have alcohol with my grown-up kid, and I haven’t had alcohol in a very long time. I never enjoy it.

This particular one changed the name and food portions seem bigger than before. Come hungry, leave happy.

Actually we did want to go to a restaurant before we explored the first option. It closed for the break and by reading the menu that was posted on the door, we then gave up on it. Addition to this one, we did consider a buffet one, but for dinner not quite. If for lunch, that will do it. Whenever I go for the buffet, I tend to eat way too much; you know all you can eat, you get to have your money back.