A Bad Case of Insomnia

it's 3 am (thank god it's friday) and i am still up... i suppose the nap that i took after work didnt help...

it's been a little over a week since i wrote last...

kauai was absolutely amazing. i will post one or two pics which look as though someone photo shopped me into some unreal photos of nature... the highlights of the trip included:
1- hiking the napali coast
2- hiking waimea canyon (the grand canyon of the pacific)
3- taking a helicopter tour
4- dining at hannalei cafe
5- picking mangos and guava
6- going to the farmer's market in hannalei
7- snorkeling at one of the beaches along the napali coast
8- sitting at poipu beach!
9- taking naps on the beach at night
10- the ahi tuna!
11- the ahi tuna!
12- the ahi tuna!

it was hard coming back to sf for many reasons but mainly due to the weather right now- it is freezing...

my mother left today which was really sad for me and her. she enjoyed her time here in sf, especially being visited by her sister from las vegas for three days. my cat, ginger, is missing her as well as grandma gave her all the food she could eat, including boiled chicken, salmon, and other things. apparently, when she was about to leave today, ginger threw up three times! i did notice she was a little down when i returned from work...

my first and second days back (yesterday and today) weren't so bad... in fact, my day yesterday was extremely rewarding as i attended an all day training (for my clinical work) on transgender and gender queer identity. i went to a lecture on the overarching clinical issues as well as a panel discussion by trans and gender queer folks- which was so amazing- and attended two additional lectures, one on the medical issues and another on the legal issues. i learned so much and feel as though the information i acquired will put me at a greater advantage in terms of my work with trans- and cisgender individuals.

today i did some work on CA elected officials, many of whom are on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, endorsing our national legislation... and i also began to think about ways to turn my research with families whose children are without health coverage into a report of some sorts...

and this weekend i will focus on primarily studying for my first of two LCSW exams which i am scheduled to take on 6/22... keep your fingers crossed.

next friday, i will be in LA for work and then will take a train down to San Diego to spend some time with a good friend, Yvonne. looking forward to it...

i think that's all for now...