Candidate Journals

1/28: today I slept in and started off my day listening to some Spotify (mostly metal). I decided to add some finishing touches to my paper that I started yesterday. Me and my mom went to maple street Bisquit company to get some breakfast/brunch. I came back home and I'm continuing to finalize my paper. I have to say, this paper has really helped me to realize how important the basics are. with this concept in mind, later, I plan to learn some new scales on guitar and maybe learn a few new songs. it truly is important to get the basics down but when you're a beginner, it's easy to wanna dive in headfirst. in reality, this just makes harder on the future you. hopefully later today I can go do some shopping or something fun, but my next priority is answering another page in my review guide.

1/27: Today went relatively well... I went to kt Harrisburg for the majority of my day. I attended the 9am sparring class which went really well. my ankle still hurts from sparring last week but I can tell that it has improved. I got to spar four different people, each at a different skill level, which always serves as a great learning opportunity. I came home and started working on my paper about what it was like being a white belt again. I have to say, these papers are relatively easy but finding ways to project what I want to say is always the most difficult part. I ended off the night talking to a friend and played some video games. then I was off to hit the hay.

1/26/24:  Not enough hours in the day today. Felt rushed all day long.  TKD and Pizza with friends tonight 

1/24/24:  Today was a half day at school. Got a new English project, sooo fun.....NOT!  I had lunch with my grandma and did my running. Did classes tonight at KT Harrisburg.  Got a lot of things checked off today. Now Im doing math and relaxing after. 

1/23/24:  Today was surprisingly laid back. I have all my requirements done today and school was cancelled due to a busted water main. I have mostly been talking to friends and working in some homework in between. Planning on doing some guitar and taekwando practice later. 

1/22/23:   Literally can I not forget to post my day on the day it happens ...smh!  on to tommorrow.

1/21/24...Today was productive.  Finished an essay and my mom tested me on progress on my physical requirements.  Getting ready for the week ahead which looks difficult with the additional physical stuff.   Gonna try to get a good night of rest after dinner.

1/20: Saturday is my busiest day of the week.   All day at KT Harrisburg for sparring, assisting, class, leadership, and volunteered in the afternoon there.   Overall a great day of getting things done and enjoyed class  And my mom brought Sushi for lunch....Awesome!   Now for a little down time. 

1/19/24:  headed to school and hope it will be a good day.  pretty tired and worn out from sparring class with Instructor Max at North Charlotte last night. But I had a blast.  Will be going back next Thursday as well.  Tonight is black belt class at Harrisburg so I have lots to do after school to get ready and a birthday party to attend after that.  Busy day! 

1/18/24:  Math test at school and a History quiz that were pretty difficult. Working on requirements before North Charlotte Sparring tonight. 

1/17/24: For some reason I am exhausted and the day is just getting started.   Glad I only have a half day of school today.   A busy day ahead and I need SLEEP....

1/16/23: Back to school today. Today was a mess...late to school. Had a meeting for dual enrollment next year. Went to Band, ate lunch, and had a Government Quiz.   Working on requirements this afternoon and then to dinner with my mom. Have to get some Black Belt stuff done first

1/15/24:  Out of school today for MLK day...it was very nice and I felt I needed the break.  I did requirements, got my homework caught up, did an essay and went to KT Harrisburg to assist and attend classes.  Productive day

1/14/23 Sunday:  Another busy day of planning to get requirements done.  Have to get done early today to participate in performance band concert.   

1/13/24:  Saturday:  Did the mile run for pretest.  Did a whole day of sparring and class at Harrisburg. Mentored another student. Had a leadership class. 

1/12/24: Friday School was easy but boring today. Completed requirements after school .  Attended Black Belt Class and volunteered to assist with Ninja night. 

1/11/24:  School was really good today.  It flew by fasth and I had very little homework.  I was so happy because usually I have so much homework it stresses me out.   After school went to KT Harrisburg and assisted with some classes, had a mentoring session with Instructor Connor, and did one of my weekly classes.  AFterward, dinner with my mom and home to relax. I felt pretty accomplished today

1/10/24: Overall today was pretty boring, but there was a lot of stuff to accomplish.  I had a lot of chemistry homework that has confused me for days, but I think I finally got it.  I got in my run and physical requirements.   No class today as I had performance band prepaing for a concert Sunday.  More homework after band.  Ended the night with 48 minutes of poomsae and self defense.  Overall an average day. Hopefully tomorrow will be even better! 

1/9/24: Everyone was out of school today except me :(  My school was in session even though lots of folks did not show up.  Talked to some friends and completed homework.  Worked out for completion of my daily requirements. Beginning to make a calendar for the week as it is going to get busier and lots to get accomplished.  Cooked a great spaghetti dinner for my mom.   Spent some quality time with mom and watched a movie after dinner.

1/8/24:   I went to school  today and surprisingly, enjoyed my english class which is quite unusual. I was the first to complete my required chemistry assignment, but then i found out homework was added :(  After getting home, I did my mile run, ate dinner, and went to Monday night class at King Tinger. I really enjoyed the sparring tonight, it was fun. I got home and finished up homework.  I talked to my friend until he had to go and then started preparing for my day tomorrow.

Sunday 1/7/24   I woke up around noon. My mom and I went to the grocery to get some things for our new "healthier diet plan".  Hopefully this new diet will help me improve my health for the Black Belt cycle. I came home and met all my requirements, but today my run was slower.  Most likely due to how sore all my muscles are after the pretest and classes yesterday.  I am hopefully going to be able to get in some leisure time before returning to school tomorrow.  Mondays are never that exciting, but I have a good feeling about tomorrow. 

Late entry: Just got website access.   

Journal Entry Sat, Jan. 6 

I was very stressed out this moring repeatedly practicing my forms but still feeling shaky and like I would not perform at my best. I go thru Pre-testing and I did not do as well as I had hoped.  The physical portion,however, went about as expected.   I then went back to KT Harrisburg and did classes and leadership. I finally got home and still had to complete my "run" for the day.  My time was actually one of best ever for a mile run. I ended the night out with some TV, a good dinner, and downtime.