Candidate Journals

Thank goodness is Friday!  Work has been pretty busy.  Keeping up with my routine and eating clean are my goals every day.

I am very tired. It is Friday night, and I am about to watch a movie with family. The main event today was Parents Night Out. I never thought I would be in the same building with so many Nerf 

Well today I got my bell rang sparing with my daughter, she connected a kick straight to my jaw.  Not a good feeling, got a little wooziness and had to step out to lean against the wall.  Then I got mad and went back to the matt to finish the round.  Other than that I had a pretty decent day.  

Today was a great day! I did my requirements when I came back from school. I also had a lot of homework to do-more than usual! I couldn’t go to Tae Kwon do because I had to go to church. Today was a bit of a stressful day- especially since I had to do a lot of stuff  to do when I got home.

Got another 4+ mile run in today. It was really good and enjoyed getting in the miles. I hope I can get another run in tomorrow. The evening was spent at King Tiger first helping out at family class and then black belt class. Tomorrow I will have to work from home since the kids are out of school.

Today marks the 16th year of me being on this Earth. Just a fancy way of saying today is my birthday. Didn’t have much things planned for today, except go to church in the evening. I had some really great cake this morning as well, and equally had a good amount of school work.

Today my mom picked me up early from school because we had a half day. We have Friday and Monday off for teacher work days. My grandmother is coming to visit and take care of me and my brother so my parents can work. When I got home I went to run 2 miles by myself. 

Yesterday was an overall great day. In school, my grades where handed back and I was thrilled to achieve great grades throughout my quarter. I finished most of my requirements in school except my poomsaes and self defense. After I finished school, I was extremely tired and came back home to rest. I needed a break from all those tests in school! Afterwards, I got in a few poomsaes and self defense. I hope everyone has a great day!!

Its the first of February, and its been a pretty good start to this month. I woke up this morning and went to my statistics class and actually understood what my teacher was saying. I have a test in that class next week and I am doing my best to prepare myself for it and pass it with flying colors. I then went home and took a short nap before picking my coworker up for work. Work today wasn't bad at all. it seemed very relaxed and calm. After work my mom and I took sparring class and I feel as though I get better every time I go. tomorrow is a new day and I get to have a bit of time to relax after school and before black belt class. I am going to use that time to prepare myself for next weeks test and of course get some...

On the road too early today to hit the gym and still get 8 hrs so I'm studying self-defenses tonight.  Needed to give the legs a rest anyway.  Back at the gym in the AM.

It is the middle of the week, and I feel like I have gotten a bunch done already, both for work and for BBC. Nate and I have been working pretty hard to get a bunch of requirements worked on. The plan is to continue working through our essays as well. Unfortunately, I need to travel for work next week and will not have as much class time as I usually get, so getting as much in this week as possible. I am really looking forward to the service project this weekend. It should be a great experience. There is no better feeling than helping others in need. I also think it a great opportunity to spend some time with our fellow black belt candidates as well. Get to know the people we are training with better.

Today nothing happened. I didn’t know what to talk about. So good bye. 

Today feeling much better.   I will be glad when I am at my normal.  You know I'm in terrible condition when I am not able to do pushups.

Yesterday was a day like any other day. I had nothing that went crazy yesterday surprisingly because every day something unexpected comes up. So, I finished my requirements at the end of the day like I always do while I was helping classes. In school, I had no tests for once and that gave me a chance to relax in school since I was already caught up. Once school was finished, I went to Tae - Kwon - Do to help out the 6:45 class. It was nice helping out the younger kids who are still learning. After helping, I took Black Belt class where we did poomsaes, kicks and rolls throughout the class. Finally, I got in a mentor-mentee session in with my mentor. I went home very tired and slept immediately. Hope eveeryone has a great day today!!!

Wednesdays are like the half way point of the week. Like you are almost there, two more days to go. It was just an average day for me though, except for the moon. I had a bunch of studying to do when I got home, and that is what I was basically doing after school- other than requirements. I still have more to go, hopefully I can push through and finish my goals, and finish up studying.  

Did you Guys watch the super blue blood moon. It was amazing. The news reporters say it wont happen for another 210 years. also the wolves were Howling it was really WOLF 

I had some homework I had to finish when I came back from school. After I finished them I did my requirements. I then went to church class, I just came back and I'm currently studying. Today was just like any other Wednesday. 

I was a bad brother and I completely forgot to call my little brother on his birthday. I will have to remember to make up for that by calling him tomorrow. In my defense the time difference between Denmark and the US does not make it easy. Other than that it was a good day.

Itsssss Wednesday, hump day. We are half way to the weekend, and i am looking forward to it. Saturday is community service, and it is about time that i do help others out. Not that i don’t do that often. I just feel as though it has been a while. I absolutely love that feeling of helping someone out, it’s a very warm and fuzzy feeling in my heart telling me I’m doing something right. 

This week for me me has been crazy because i have 3 project due, 4 assignments and a comic strip. I'm trying my best to put all my effort but I don't know where to start. I am also practicing for my school rubix cube competition so i can get better. But I am also practicing Taekwondo as well of course. Doing all of this might be hard but I just have to do my best I guess.

Today I was looking forward to getting some running done at school during PE. But it was too cold out so they made us stay inside. So I came home and ran 2 miles without my mom telling me to. I even did the long run from my house to Publix without my dad for the first time today.

Today I found out that I was going to the family dance. My brother is not coming because he thinks that it will kill his street “credit”. 

Today, nothing special really happened. I took sparring and that was really all that was significant. Also, it was very cold today, which is why I decided not tot run. - Hannah

Building up my running, this is something that I struggle with.  Keeping up with clean eating, it makes me feel better and lighter which helps me with my cycle routine.

today I went to school. it was a boring and regular day.that is all I did and that is mostly what I did each day at school.  

Today is Monday and I could easily fall into the typical Monday mood... but I am really trying to stay positive on this gloomy (weather) day. It has already been an interesting day at work, found out that some decisions were made around our business that affect the team, and I am not sure the decisions were made with all the right facts. That could be a problem, but trying to keep myself and my team in a positive mood. My plan is to grab the day and make it a productive day. No time like the present. I hope others do the same. Enjoy your Monday!

Off to the gym.  Thinking I may do a 4 mile run today and perhaps some forms. Need to make time to get self-defense training in.

I wasn't able to go to Tae Kwon Do today because I had a band concert to go to. The band concert was so fun. Even though I couldn't go to Tae Kwon Do, I got a lot of my requirements done. 

I began today taking medications and forcing myself to eat some food and of course plenty of liquids. My requirements have come to a screeching halt. I can hardly wait to get going again 

Today in school i got a new record for my rubix cube and it was 40.6 seconds. I am also am participating in a rubix cube competition in my school.

     Yesterday in agriculture we got to go outside and do work outside. I was the only girl actually outside. All the others were in the green house planting seeds. I was raking mulch with one of my friends during that time. We were walking along the sides of the raised beds because all of the ground was all muddy due to the rain. I am so surprised that I didn't fall into the mud. I tripped and fell on the concrete but at least it wasn't the mud.

The only thing that was really interesting that happened today was the fact that I am struggling in science. Nothing much else happened. - Hannah

Well tonight is the State of Union. For those of you that don't what that is, the President goes to Congress to address everyone in America- and talk about the status of the nation. Pretty big night, for those in Civics class. I'll be up watching the speech, because it was advised to watch for one of our homework assignments. Other than that, it was a casual Tuesday for me. 

Yesterday was just another regular day for me. I had no tests in school, so school was almost a breeze. After school, I went to Tae-Kwon-Do, where I helped out the 5:25 classes. The students in that class did kicks and self-defense for their belt level so I got in a few self-defenses while teaching. I then did a mentor-mentee session with my mentee and finished just in time for Hyper, where we practiced mostly tornado kicks. We also started practicing the staff part of the demo. I got in a lot of credits in yesterday and I hope that the same will happen today.

Had a good workout this morning. Going to bump up to old fashioned "two a days" 2-3 times a week to see if I can boost my stamina and get in the extra time I need for self defenses, etc. Pulled out of the running for a job in the Boston area today. Too much going on and certainly do not want to move farther north.  About to start my afternoon workout which should be physically easy.....going to start learning new self defense techniques.

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Today I lot of people were asking them to go to the dance with them. No one asked me. I am not sad.

I did my requirements when I came back from school. I went to Tae Kwon Do after. I got my leadership 1&2 and a mentor session in. Thats all! Have a terrific Tuesday!

Yesterday was a very upbeat day for me. I finished all my requirements in the morning except my poomsaes and self-defense so I could practice with my sister on her poomsaes. Then, I kicked backed and relaxed as I watched the pro-bowl, which was amazing. I soon remembered I had homework so I had to finish that up at the end of the day and I had to work with my sister on her poomsaes. Once this crazy day ended, I was pretty tired and wasn't ready for school to start again. I am looking forward to next Saturday and Sunday!!!

Getting back to the daily routine and adding to my workout.  Keeping clean eating a top priority.

Well, today was not very exciting. It was a normal Monday for me. No bear attacks or UFOs I witnessed today. I woke up early- did some of my requirements, went to school, came back did homework- did some requirements, went to my volunteer shift, came back home- did more homework, and then finished up requirements. That was a very basic rundown of a normal Monday for me. It was just a plain old Monday, ice cream with no flavor. 

Start of a new beginning today and I was right, I was very exhausted throughout the day. I think its because I am now anemic. I found out I was anemic when I was in the hospital. my iron levels are usually high but recently they have been really low causing me to become anemic. its been a rough change and its hard to get used to being so exhausted all the time. Anyways, today was very long as usual. went to work then school then work again. I am going to get some rest to do it all over again tomorrow, yay.

Well this last week gives meaning to two sayings, one of which is "Man proposes and God disposes", and "Life comes at you fast".  My youngest daughter got pretty sick and was hospitalized for two days, starting Tuesday mid day and discharged from the hospital Thursday mid day, bringing everything to a halt but taking care of her for almost 3 days (including work).  Thank God she is out of the hospital and feeling better (still a little depleted of energy, but getting better everyday).  Getting back to the routine is number one priority.  Good thing that we had some pre-cycle days that come in handy when unplanned situations happen.  

Today I went to school. I had to practice my Chinese Dance. My teacher said that I was really good but I don’t know. 

Yesterday was an extremely tiring day for me as I did my 3.5 mile run / 5K . It hurt very much when I ran but I went through without stopping and got 29 minutes and 12 seconds. Looking on the fast time I got, I might have ran slower if I could do it again because I need to beat my time for the written / physical test. Before the run, I took sparring where we did mostly stretches and kicks. I got in a lot of good roundhouse and stretch kicks throughout sparring. Once sparring ended and I  finished my run, I took Black Belt class where we did staff and stick forms throughout the beginning of class and then closer to the end of class, we did poomsaes. At the very end, we played Tae-Kwon-Do jeopardy where the team I was playing on won. I then came home...

I go from my body aching to my wife giving me the flu.  Well this is the way things are sometimes.  I will be glad when I can get back 

This morning I went to church. When I came back, I was free for the whole day, I didn't go anywhere else. So I got a lot of my requirements done. I feel like the weekend goes by so fast and the weekdays goes by so slow. That was my day, not much interesting stuff happened. 

I started my day with some push ups and sit ups. Then I watched some TV while my dad made breakfast (pancakes, sausage, and bacon). We ate, and then cleaned up my Lego room. Then we worked on one of my essays (hero 1). We worked on more exercises, then I did some school work. We hung out some more and then finished our exercises. The finished my school work and then I had Basketball at Dream Big. Then we went to grocery store in the pouring rain. Came home, and had dinner. Now I am just chilling out until bed time.

Today we were lazy. I got started on my requirements at 7 am and got them done early. Then we went to yoga and our friend Alex joined us. He really liked yoga and wants to come back next week. For dinner we had a pizza while we watched Supergirl.

Tomorrow i will go back to my normal schedule. I haven’t worked or went to school since last Monday. It was a rough week you could say. I could barely get through today. I got up late and did homework, went out for about two hours and was completely exhausted. Yet, tomorrow I’ll be up from 4am-8pm going to work then school then work again. I’m not sure how tomorrow will go but i am going to take it as easy as possible without wearing myself out. I miss the old me, when i could last a whole day and go workout and not me super exhausted. I guess that’s what i get for being in the hospital for two and a half days 

I went to Tae Kwon do this morning. I took sparring class and half way through sparring class we did our pretest running since we didn't do it last week because of the icey sidewalks. I had to run for an mile. When I was done I took my black belt class. When I came home, I was so tired a sore. I relaxed for a little bit, after I had more energy in myself I went straight to finishing my requirements because I started them at Tae Kwon Do. Other than that, that's all I did! Have a great day! 

My day is pretty much winding down. I went to church today, and came back at 2. Then I did my requirements and hung out with friends. I ended off the day watching a movie with my family. It was pretty much a normal Sunday, except for the fact that I didn't have to do any homework. Anyways, tomorrow is a Monday- which means back to school. 

today I got back from south Carolina. it was a lot of fun. I am so sad that we missed the rrunning. I was at a soccer tournament. I hope that I can make it up and I hope that it will be good. 

Today was a very chill day. I didn't do much. That's all. Goodnight. - Hannah

Today I just woke up. Because it is a Sunday I am not going any where today. 

Back home.  Good to sleep in own bed.  I have a few hours before heading back to Manhattan for a work dinner.  Headed to the gym after a nap to do forms, etc.  

Today I had to run. When I was running I had to do it alone. No other first poom was there. When I was running I could not feel my body it felt like I was not there. There were cars all over the place. They were loud. Yesterday the site was down so I could not get on to it. My mom and dad came back today. I have not yet seen my dad. I wonder where he is. 

Today my grandfather came up to spend the day with us. He went with us to a Harry Potter birthday party. There was lots of fun activities. We got to make slime. We also drank butterbeer and ate cake. They even had a magician who did a magic show for us. Before we went home I got to say hi to the guinea pigs. It was a fun day.

This morning we woke up and went to sparring. It is not always fun getting up early to get going but I never regret going once I am there. Black belt class was fun too with learning my stick form, now I just need to practice it over and over again. The afternoon was spent with Angel's dad and the kids. We went to a birthday party for one of Patrick's best friends. The kids had a really good time. Dinner was great with chili beans and corn bread.

This week has been really long with my mid-term tests and i am super exhausted. I decided to sleep in today and woke up at 7am instead of my daily routine of 5.30am. Felt amazing to get that extra hour of sleep. I went to Tae Kwon Do this morning for my sparring class. We did our pre-test run and Master Evins made all the 2nd to 3rd Dan's run 3.2 miles (5K). I ran at a steady pace and finished 3.2 miles in 29.12 minutes. My goal in the final test is to finish the 3.2 miles in 27 mins or so. I also finished all my requirements for the day in between classes and during the Black Belt class. I have the day today to finish some school assignments and relax. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

I  decided to take off a few days from a whole lot of anything .  My body needed a deserved rest and my mind is listening.  I can focus on ess

The reason I am writing this journal early, is because I won't be able to get on my computer to write my journal till the night. I am going out with friends pretty soon. Anyways. after Black Belt Class I didn't do much requirements. I ran 4 miles, after hitting my leg on door- which hurt. After BB class, I went to an activity and just came back. The day is not over just yet though. Great everyone on your run!

Today I had to run my pretest and it took me 40 minutes to run about 3.5 miles (give or take). I have a lot to improve on. That's all. Ciao! - Hannah

Today was a relaxed day. I had no school so I got to finish a lot of my requirements. However I did still have some homework to catch up on but not that much. I'm going to music class in a little bit and then my cousins are coming over after. Hope everyone is having a fantastic day so far!

Greetings from NYC.  Last night was our anniversary so I got my lift in early and went extra hard and heavy.  Needed to burn off some calories for the massive meal I knew was coming.  We were not disappointed.  Great evening now off to see a show today.  Training resumes tomorrow!

Today we stayed home from school for a teacher workday. I got started on my requirements early. Then we went to play bowling. It was fun. For dinner we went to The Melting Pot for my brothers early birthday dinner and my parents spent a lot of money. It was really good.

It was a pretty good week. Had a business trip to San Francisco, CA. Met with a client out there and had to provide a business proposal. It went well and we are moving forward. Good things. Had a great day today. Did the Kickboxing class with Master Marcus, and did Black Belt class as well. We worked on staff and sticks. Great way to end the day. We are ready for our official pre-test run tomorrow, since the sidewalks were still a mess last weekend. Looking forward to it. This weekend is about working on some essays and  exercises. Hope everyone enjoys some outside time. Should be nice this weekend.

So TFI Friday is not a misspelling according to my British coworker but a reference to a British TV show. I guess I will use that from now on even if I have never actually seen the show. I have been looking forward to the weekend because I am somewhat frustrated with work. At least we started the weekend well with a good family dinner at The Melting Pot as an early birthday dinner for Erik.

Today was a good day. It might have been because I had no stress about school and I got to sleep in till 8. Or it might have been....never mind- it was because I had no school. I was able to catch up on requirements and just relax from a long week. I played with a few of my friends for an hour and now about to go eat my dinner, with my family and cousins. Today was a good day, nonetheless, and sadly it is coming to an end.  

It was a good day and I got lots of stuff done. I worked on a project I have been wanting to get some progress on. I also managed to finish an essay. The evening was spent going to classes and watching a little TV.

So, if you all have read my last post, i was in the hospital since Tuesday January 23rd. I was finally discharged on Thursday January 25th. It was a long two and a half days in the hospital. It actually felt long. Sitting around and doing absolutely nothing but sleeping, getting blood drawn, eating, talking to all kinds of doctors and nurses. They finally pin pointed how to treat my infection and released me late Thursday morning. I was so relived. I had felt so much better that day, but not quite 100%. Around 3ish that day i had an episode that i was having the past couple days at the same time. Fever of 103, chills, and high heart rate. But today, i was waiting for 3pm to pass by to see if i was gonna have another episode. I was so relieved when it didn’t. It helps me know...

So, if you all have read my last post, i was in the hospital since Tuesday January 23rd. I was finally discharged on Thursday January 25th. It was a long two and a half days in the hospital. It actually felt long. Sitting around and doing absolutely nothing but sleeping, getting blood drawn, eating, talking to all kinds of doctors and nurses. They finally pin pointed how to treat my infection and released me late Thursday morning. I was so relived. I had felt so much better that day, but not quite 100%. Around 3ish that day i had an episode that i was having the past couple days at the same time. Fever of 103, chills, and high heart rate. But today, i was waiting for 3pm to pass by to see if i was gonna have another episode. I was so relieved when it didn’t. It helps me know...

Today I met up with my mentor I learned staff form two. I retook my written test and got a 100. I was so happy when I heard It was amazing, but because I took my written test I did not get a leadership credit 1 or 2. I was really looking forward to that. Today me and my friends had our first big fight. It was hard to work with each other. We did not solve it. My mom and dad are in Ohio so, I have to stay with my grandma and grandpa. Today is a good day.

Today was a stressful day. I had 3 tests today. I didn't finish one of the tests so I have to finish it on Monday. Anyways, when I came back home I had no homework since we have no school tomorrow (teacher work day)! YAY! So I went right to doing my requirements and practicing my falls since I'm not really good at them! After, I went to Tae Kwon do and took black belt class and had a mentor session, practicing poomsaes and self defenses. That was my day. Good night!

Yesterday was a really, really long day. I didn't finish my requirements in the morning so I had to do all my requirements at the end of the day. School was extremely tiring as I got two very big mid-year exams which I am still working on. After a very tiring school day, I went to class and helped out the 6:45 family class where the students did poomsaes and self defense because It was black stripe week. Once I finished helping the family class I then took Black Belt class where we did the same thing as family class, poomsaes and self-defense. I really need to get into the details of my poomsaes so it can look better. Yesterday was a long and crazy day for me and I hope today (Friday) will be better!!! 

{The website keeps being mean to me. Posts are going to be a little more sporadic.} Today I had my orthodontist appointment and got to get out of school early! I also ran 2 miles and did a PMAA class.  That's all for now. Goodnight! - Hannah

     My American History teacher got another kitten! She said that when he gets his shots, she will bring him in. Not only will there be one cat running around the class, theres going to be two cats! I didn't have any core classes today because today was a clean-out day where we had to clean out our binders and lockers. I never knew that it could take so long to clean out binders. Today was great.

Yesterday was a normal day for me as I followed everything on my daily schedule ; Finishing School, Coming to Tae-Kwon-Do and going back back home. I couldn't finish all my requirements yesterday due to some pieces of homework but I finished all my poomsaes and self defense. Unfortunately, their is going to be no more crazy things that mess up my schedule at school so I have a long road ahead with no breaks in school. Even with this normal schedule, I am still going to take mid-year tests, which I've been hoping won't come. I Hope everyone has a wonderful Day!!!

Today I am going to try and get as many requirements in as possible.   It seems like my mind says yes and my body is saying I don't want to but perseverance!  

After a week full of tests, I have no school tomorrow. I am so glad, because I have no test to worry about tomorrow. Anyways, today was a good day. My test was in first block, so I got it over with. After the test, the day just winded down from there. Then I went to BB class and had a mentor session. 

I had a difficult time getting on the BB site today.  I'm here now so today began with my favorite breakfast of egg whites, beacon and anice mug of coffee.   I played pickleball and had a great time at King Tiger today.  I was even able to get some requirements done. 

Today i was supposed to work at 4:45am. I had to call out sick this morning, i was not feeling well at all today. I also ended up have to skip my morning college classes and went to the doctors. Shortly during my visit at the doctors i was sent to the ER for a kidney infection.  I’ve had one before but this one was by far the worst. I ended up with a high fever of 103.6 at one point but i am back down to normal temperature. I was not able to do any of my requirements due to not feeling well and all the different chords attached to me. It’s been a long and painful day but i will get better soon

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Today was really good because we only had 4 days of school this week. Tomorrow is a teacher workday so we don't have to go to school. We had an early dinner tonight so I could go to meet my mentor early and do the make up for my pre-test. Then we had black belt class and came home. 

Yesterday was a great day and really warm. I didn't finish my requirements in the morning since I didn't have time but I finished my requirements at the end of the day. School was a breeze as we didn't do anything really hard or important. After I finished school, I went to help out the 6:45 class. I got in both Leadership 1 and 2 credits due to the fact that I led class. I then got in a session with my mentee right before Black Belt class. I took Black Belt class where we practiced mostly falls and rolls. I got in a good amount of rolls and falls throughout the class. Finally, I got a mentor session in where we practiced Staff Form 1,2 & 3. After this whole day was finished, I was extremely tired and soar when I came home. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Today I had a good day. I got my first sparring class credit and I plan to go to sparring class on Saturday. I got my leadership one credit in.

After school, I did my homework and studied for a test that I have tomorrow. I then started doing my requirements. I also started the white belt challenge when I went to Tae kwon do. I came early so that I can do a mentee session with my mentee and I stayed late so that I can do a mentor session with my mentor. I’m gonna go back to studying for my test after I write this this journal. Goodnight! 

Today after school I had to go to a homework club at my school. During homework club we have to try and get our weekly homework finished earlier. I am going to homework club so I can get it done and not have to worry about it. This means I have more time to do requirements for black belt!

What difference a week make.  We go from snow twenties and thirty degree to an enjoyable sixty something.   It helps to begin the day in a happy mood.   I hope to get some requirements in.

I awaken late this morning thinking how I was going to get a bunch of requirements done.  I began very nicely but after a couple hours working out it seemed as though every muscle in my body started to ache.  So I will look to 

Today I had my guitar recital and I fell asleep in science class (but only for a little bit).  There wasn't much else that was exciting so I'll end this here. - Hannah

This whole week to me has been on a schedule- this is the exact time I wrote my journal yesterday. I had test every single day this week and would study after my what I had to do after school. Then I would write my journal towards the end of my day, when I am winding down to recharge myself- to do the same thing tomorrow. Today was just a normal day like the rest. I honestly can't wait till Friday- "when I become a human again."

Today I did my requirements and I got a mentor, mentee, leadership one credit and a weekday black belt credit in. I also finished my homework. 

Today I went to school. When I came home I ran 1.5 miles. Then my grandmother came to spend the evening with me and my brother so my parents could go out. She bought us chicken from Publix. We had a really good time.

So today was a regular day at work but I had to leave a little early so my wife and I could make it back into uptown for dinner. After a nice restaurant week dinner we went to see Phantom of the Opera. It was a really good show and I enjoyed it a lot.