Candidate Journals

Hello King Tiger Family! Today when I woke up I felt sick so I could not go to school. I took the first few hours of my day to just relax and rest. Then around noon I had breakfast and watched tv. Later in the day I knocked out my requirements and did some Grit workbook activities. After I took the rest of the day to myself and then I had dinner later. Now I'm about to hop in the shower and wind down for the next hour I have. Tomorrow I have MAP testing so wish me good luck. Good night. 

Today I had a test in school which I felt confident about. I got home did my requirements then went to work. After I got back I did my homework.

Today I woke up and did my black belt requirements. After that I got ready for school and went to school. During Science, we extracted DNA from a strawberry. And then I completely messed it up by accidently pouring the chunks of strawberry with the DNA. In Math, it was pretty boring. We just did a simple worksheet. In Spanish, we learned how to describe family. Then in ELA, we just did a simple worksheet on the Harlem Renaissance. After school, I came home and immediately ran. Then after my run, I played some video games, ate dinner and then went to bed.   

 today i stayed home i did some  requirments  then i listen to godzilla by emnim and juice wrld then i just was reading so bye

Today can be describe a progressing. I progressed further in my career with orientation today. I finished Atomic Habit today. I went for a recovery run and my relax pace has gotten faster. Braxton and I have been running together, and he's improved a lot. And I made the best matcha latte this morning.  Today was a good day. I'm about to go out and celebrate the new job with a few people.  

Today I had a normal day at school and I had barley any homework! After that I went to class got a Mentor session in. Then I came home and ate some pasta for dinner.

today was pretty chill, but i realized it was a Monday, that ruined it. in PE we ran a mile and then we pretty much did regular classwork and all the classes. But, in ELA we had a big test. She said that she will get it done and graded by sometime this week so I’m waiting on that. Now I am working on essays and requirements and getting ready for class today. Bye. 

Today me and my dad went to the park to run. As soon as I started running there were three paths one had a huge pile of dirt on it, one said closed, and the other one was a road. I took the road path and I thought my dad did too but he didn't so I ran around trying to find him and then he just showed up after I ran a mile and a half. 

Today was pretty chill. Went to my mom's house for a bit then headed to the Hornets game. Brandon Miller dropped a career high game so that was pretty cool.

Happy Sunday!  We went to church and my SIL visited and sang with my husband.  Everyone loved it and of course when church was over, my husband had little crowds around him as he showed his video of the previous days incident.  If you read yesterdays journal, my husband told me that per the doctor what I actually saw was his muscles moving back and forth, not the tendons.  That's how deep the gash is.  Whatever it was, I still can't fully watch the video, because what I saw was unbelievable.  After church we ate lunch at Hello, Sailor.  The rest of today is a blur, so I'll work on the rest of my physical requirements tomorrow.  I am almost finished with the Blooket game for the written test and I will read a little this evening.

Worked a lot on kicks at poomsae class today. I really want to prioritize my kicks now, even with the increase in physical requirements. As always on Sunday I prepared for the week. I made Salmon in the air frier for the first time. Excited for orientation day tomorrow!

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today I went to church and saw a bunch of kids from my school. After church we went to the store to pick up supplies for my Black history project. I am John Lewis for our living museum so I have to write a speech to present in class and at the museum and also make a tri fold board about him to display. The board is the last part of the project I have left to do. I started typing some facts and accomplishments to use for the board and just have to work on printing pictures and putting it all together later this week. My mom bought me a suit to wear for the final presentation. I feel really excited about this presentation and can't wait until I get to present my project. I learned a lot about John Lewis and new things about...

Hello King Tiger! Today was a good day that started off well and ended well. My requirements went well. I saw my test score for the test that I took last Sunday and I got a 97 on it. I was pretty happy about it. I finished my requirements and watched Inside Out. I am tired now and my dad cooked up some real good food. Got to go to sleep now. See y'all on Wednesday(or Thursday, I have a lot of things going on right now).

Hello fellow fifth week black belt cyclers! Today will be a cool journal because it's about JR instructor's camp. When we got there, I was really excited, and ended up having a blast, like every year! All of the classes were fun, but for me, I liked crav maga. I liked the dynamicness of it and we kinda learned a new martial art. I also liked nun chucks with master Foster, and I really liked Master Knight's classes: the trilogy (boom noise!) but something extremely cool was that my dad was an instructor there this year! It was exciting and felt weird to have my dad there the whole time (except for bedtime, I don't think he could put up with that). He and Miss Jen lead their own class: team building. I thought it was fun but other kids thought otherwise. It seemed like everyone was having fun at the time tho. I hope...

Today I woke up, did my morning requirements and went to church. I volunteered in the kids room again and worked with the kindergarten and 1st graders. It was a little hectic, but we all made it through and I hope they learned something today. I then came home and ate some lunch. Afterwards I started working on a essay that I have grossly overwrote. Shortly afterwards I did a lot of requirements to catch up from what I have missed this week. This seems to be the new norm for me; miss a few days of requirements, make them up on Sunday. Then I wrote some more of my essay for school. Then I hung out with my girlfriend. Came home, wrote more of my essay, stretched, showered, and now I am here. 

Today I woke up and just hung out on my phone for a couple hours. Then, I ate breakfast and went to class. I did my jump rope and push ups before and after class. After class I came back home and did burpees. I ate lunch and played video games for a while. Then went on a run with my parents. I ran about 3 miles. After I ran I did 2 minutes of pull ups to get ahead. I did self defense, ate dinner, and that’s it. 

Today I got to sit around and play video games and then i went to the movies with my grandparents, sister and mom. we saw wonka but all i wanted to do today was sleep. 

Happy Sunday! Got up and got my exercise requirements done. Went to poomsae team class and had a mentor session. I got some additional requirements done after I got home. Went for a walk with the whole family. Jovi and I worked on his lego Fender project. We all played some yahtzee. It was a pretty low key day. Hope everyone had a great weekend. 

Today I studied for a test for some time, and in the evening I watched a soccer game and then went driving with my dad.

Today I woke up and I had Lucky Charms for breakfast and then I chilled out and watched a movie and after the movie I did poomseas and self defenses with my sister and read my book. Then I got ready to go to the movies with my grandma and grandpa. We went to see the new Wonka movie and I think that it was pretty decent. It was kind of like a play and I don't usually like plays. Then I went home and ran a mile and did all of my requirements. Ate dinner and then I read my school book and went to bed.

I do not have anything much to write except for how I wasn’t feeling well. But I’d rather write something positive.  I bought myself some craft fabric and made flowers out of them! It was difficult trying to figure out what to do because I had bought fabric instead of felt, but they came out nicely! 

2/4: today I started off by sleeping in and doing requirements. when my friend parker woke up, we talked for a while. when he had to go, me and my mom went and got lunch. but they got our order wrong... I came home, ate, had an energy drink, and practiced a new song I've been trying to learn on guitar. the song was "before I forget" by slipknot and I could play it fine, but the issue was playing it at the correct speed. I feel like that relates a lot to our normal lives. we can often balance anything but when we are put in a time crunch, it can feel overwhelming and tedious. I'm going to end off my night by working on my papers and try to get in some rest.

Today was just like normal but I got some extra sleep today! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!

Hi King Tiger Family, It has been a great Sunday. Pretty normal Sunday except we wanted to cook breakfast this morning, so we did a whole spread of food. very yummy. Went to church and then came home for lunch. Nate and I did some requirements. We worked on stick and staff, and the weather was good so we practiced outside which is easier than the garage. Then I had some errands to run and my wife made dinner (also yummy). Great evening. Now I am entering my requirements into the system and writing this journal. Getting ready for my work trip this week. Take care.  

I woke up this morning and had breakfast.  Then we got ready for church.  When we got there I went to Sunday School then I went to the nursery because my mom had to watch the kids today! There was only 1, Fowler the preachers grandson!  After church was over we went home and had Arby's for lunch.  I did my blackbelt stuff and then relaxed and played some video games.  Later on I had dinner and then went to bed!!

Today I went outside with my friend, who lives across the street. Then we played some video games at my house. I took a break to do some work around the house. Then we played a little more. Now Sunday is almost over and I’ll have to go to school tomorrow 😞.

Hello, today was pretty nice, because I got to sleep in A LOT but I woke up in the middle of church so that was depressing-_-.  After church I ate lunch and did some school work, after that I read with my dad and did half of my requirements.  Then my dad and I went to pick up my grandma to got to Ruby Tuesdays, because that is one of here favorite places to eat.  After that we dropped her off and went home, when we got home I did the rest of my requirements.       BYE!!!

Hello! Today I woke up from a 12 hour sleep and I felt good. I relaxed in morning and got ready for poomsae class. After the class, I did some requirements and caught up on some stuff. I also walked and jog 2 miles with my mom again. i had early dinner pasta with baked salmon and relaxed  watching survivor with the family. Have a good night!

instructors camp was tiredness of different thing the crabmaga was my favorite so was mater nights class was fun so i think the carb ma ga is fun bye

Today I had a sleep over and a birthday party, I was slammed packed today. The sleep over was just me and my friend. The birthday party was paintball. I've have never done paintball before and surprisingly enough I did really well. I liked the coarses that you ran through. It was fun to have stuff to hide behind and we played on teams. 

Started off the day waking up and going to Poomsae class. After taking a week off, I can tell I need to stretch to get the height of my kicks back. I then went to Bao Bao for dinner and it was delicious. I highly reccoment the Pan Fried Pork Buns if you go (just read the ingredients in case your allergic). I then went home and did some requirements while talking to my friend. I also met my old wrestling coach at the Dog Supplies store, it was great to see him again. Now I am at home, will finish up a bit more of my requirements before I prepare for tomorrow. Monday; will probably be tiring like usual....

Today I slept in due to lack of sleep from Jr Instructors camp. I then did schoolwork which took a while. After that I helped my mom cook lunch which was pho. Now I am doing requirements and logging things in to the website.

This morning, I did everything I could to talk myself out of going to sparring class, but I ended up going...IT WAS AMAZING!  Later, I taught a cake decorating class and when I was finished, my husband called and asked me to bring gauze and alcohol home, stating that the dogs had a fight.  I came home to a macabre scene in all but two areas in my house.  Maya, the dog that is visiting me, the one who I cleaned my house for, attacked my dog and my husband got the worst of it whilst breaking them apart.  I saw his tendons, HIS ACTUAL REAL LIVE ARM TENDONS!  He wanted me to liquid stitch them, but I didn't think it was a good idea...later, in the emergency ward, he recorded his tendons moving back and forth before getting stitches.  I don't want to see the video.  I'm sure guy's will think this is...

Today I woke up and went to sparring class and after  that had a mentee session. After the session I helped out with a class and did some requirements. When I got home I ate and we had to drive to UNC today because my sister needed some curries so we had to drop them off. When we got back home my I ate dinner.

Good Evening King Tiger Family, It is Saturday night. Very long day, but good. Nate had his last track meet of the season today. He did great and just continues to grow as a runner. He is just so fast and will continue to get faster as he works so hard at it. I am a super proud dad. Then we got home, I ran a couple miles. Then I washed my wife's Jeep as it was filthy and needed it. Then I ate dinner and my wife and I went to Lowes to look for some new light fixtures and paint. We are re-doing our downstairs of our house, so big project this year. Then we got back... Nate and I did some requirements, and then I did a few things around the house. I am now very ready for bed. Have a great evening. Take care. 

I got a little behind on my workouts this weekend.  I think the key is to do a little at several times throughout the day - the Atomic Habits approach.  I can't doo 100 push ups in a row, but I can do 4 sets of 25 throughout the day.  I need to re-frame how I am approaching the goals.  

Today I woke up and got ready for Black Belt class, ate breakfast then went to Black Belt class. I did extra sit ups and planks before class. I took class and after class I stayed and helped with the 9:30 class. After that I went home Today I woke up and got ready for Black Belt class, ate breakfast then went to Black Belt class. I did extra sit ups and planks before class. I took class and after class I stayed and helped with the 9:30 class. After that I went home and went on a run with my dad. I played some video games and then made myself lunch. I played some more video games then at dinner. 
Before bed, I did some extra black belt requirements. 

Light workout tonight after work.  Can't figure out why I am struggling with the jump rope tonight.  I have been doing jump rope for years.  May need to focus on my leg strength.  Cardio seems like it is improving.  

Another great class with Grandmaster Evins!  I owe a big thank you to Master Cavazos for coming in before class to help me learn my forms.  I could tell his leg was bothering him, but he never complained, and showed great patience with me while we worked on Chil Chang.  I am amazed that he can teach me a form in about 15 minutes.  He is truly a gifted instructor.  

Working on chil Chang that I re-learned last night with Master Cavazos.  Seems like it should be easier that I am making it.  Not a lot of moves and it is fairly symmetrical. My goal is to get it down this week.  

Today i woke up early so i could go to my sparring class. It was very tiring today and i was really sweaty.After i helped out with the junior tiger class. Then my dad picked me up and we went to my sisters basketball game, she lost but she didn’t let it get her down. After we went to chipotle and ate lunch. then i did my requirements and realized for a while before i had to eat dinner and now my parents are watching a movie and im kinda doing nothing.

Today I woke up and got ready for my track meet. I didn't race until 2:00 but I had to get there around 9:00 since my girlfriend ran before me this meet and we drove her up there. I spent a lot of the day sitting around. When it was time to race I was definitely ready. I didn't get my state qualifying time which was a bummer; however, I did enjoy the race and even prayed with one of my competitors before we races. Afterwards we came home and I hung out with my girlfriend for a little bit. We started a new shoe: "The Good Place." It was really good so far. Shortly after she left I did some requirements and now I am here. 

Super busy at work today, so I was not able to get to the gym.  I was totally worn out by the evening, so I worked on Poomsae using the videos on the King Tiger app, which is extremely helpful.  Still have a lot to learn though.  

No class today, so I worked legs at the gym from 8:00 - 9:00 when we would normally have black belt class.  Also, did jump rope, sit ups, push ups, -sit ups, plan, etc.  Total walking miles today was 3.2.  

today i got up early because we had to go to me and my sister's dance performance. i also did a performance for the other martial art that i do called silambam. we left at 7 pm. i had to go to kumon then i did some black belt stuff and now im playing fortnite.

Today was my last day for Jr. Camp.. We got up really early did some stretching with Master Chelley, then had a AMAZING breakfast! Then did did the rest of our activities. I had fun today and we only got 4 hours of sleep... But I got my last and final star, which was purple, and went out to eat for my grandmas birthday, and speaking of which.. I WAS CALLED A GRANDMA AT CAMP TODAY?!?!? OKAY I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 5 YEARS BUT STILL?! I AM NOT A GRANDMA!!!! Anyways, I hope everyone had a GREAT day and stay safe!!!!!

I woke up today after getting a decent sleep (way better than the sleep I failed to get last year). I helped out more with Jr Instructors camp and helped with the ceremony. Once I got home, I went out to dinner in Birkdale, came home, and talked with friends. Jr Instructors camp was a blast, and way more fun than last year. I am excited to help out again next year……. 

I'm dog-sitting this weekend, but in between that I've been prepping for my first day of work this upcoming Monday! I've also been reflecting on what went well during January and what I want to improve on. How will I keep up with my black belt requirements while transitioning to this job. What do I need to get down this week to be successful.  But the nice thing about dog sitting is I used it as a weekend to enjoy some puppy love and watch movies I never seen before.

I woke up this morning at Jr. instructor camp! Didn't get much sleep last night but it was fun.  After we got home from camp I played some videogames and watched some you tube.  I did some blackbelt stuff.  Then we went to Bad Daddy's for Anthony's birthday dinner. We finished watching the Tar Heels beat Duke when we got home from dinner.... LET'S GO!!!! Now I am going to bed!

Hello. Just want to say I had a great time at JR Instructor camp. I was active most of the time, I practiced kicks , blocks , falls, self defenses, etc. it really worn me out. In the morning, the breakfast was awesome and we did lots of activities too. I broke a board with my fist. Early in the afternoon I started to feel homesick. At the end I got my certificate. THank you to all the masters!! am so sleepy… bye bye

 we just got out  ove jr instructors camp wipee bye

Today I finished jr instructors camp then I had a basketball game we had to do with 5 kids. We won!

2/3: today was an average Saturday. I went to king tiger Harrisburg at 9 this morning and had a pretty good sparring class. during the junior tiger's class, I got in a mentee session which went really well, we mostly just prepared for his testing that is just around the corner. then I did a bunch of requirements to make my week a little lighter. afterwards, we had leadership class and me, molly, and Sid led our creative form. then we all went to eat lunch together which was really good. after we ate, we got ice cream which was delicious. I came home and took a super long nap which was definitely needed. now I am working on essays and talking to a friend. I will probably get in some exercises tonight and end it off with some drawing.

Good Evening King Tiger Family! Today was another good day. I finished jr. instructor's camp. This was my second time going and so far my favorite one because it was more about fundamentals. I also got to see some familiar faces from summer camp and my tae kwon do aka the burg. It was a really good time overall and to come home I felt sad and relief at the same time because I got to rest in my own house. I worked on a few requirements but have a slight headache so will probably spend the rest of the night winding down. 

Today I woke up at Jr. Instructors Camp, and had around 3 hours of sleep, when I woke up I changed into my uniform and sat on the mat ready for breathing exercises.  Around 3:00 my dad came to watch the ceremony, and pick me up.  After that I just rested for the rest of the day.   BYE!

Today I went to school and it was the last day of missions week so the schedule is back to normal.  After school I did my homework and studying and then got ready for Jr. Instructors Camp!  I got there at about 6:05 and then waited for it to start, I hardly got any sleep because the movie went on until 1:00.     Goodnight!

Happy Saturday! I went to black belt class this morning. I stayed and helped with the family class afterwards. I got my bb requirements over for the day when I got home. Jovi was at Jr Instructor Camp since Friday evening so I went to his certificate ceremony and picked him up. He was super tired! Now I'm working on crafting a personal mission statement. Hope everyone had a great day!

Today I went to sparring class. Before I went I looked for something to eat but there was nothing so I brushed my teeth and got a McDonalds burrito on the way but my fresh breath turned into stinky breath so the wasn't good. After class me and my friends got something to eat and then we got ice cream after.

Today I woke up in Jr. Instructor camp to light being shown in my eyes. I put my pillow over my face but then it was still light. After i got dressed into my uniform, I did morning relaxation breathing and stretches. My favorite part of camp was doing nunchucks and doing sticks with Grand Master Evans. Another one of my favorite things was the healthy breakfast master lloyd fixed. It was my favorite last year too. 

This morning we woke up and went to sparring class. Then I helped out with the junior tiger and senior tiger classes. I practiced all the poomseas, did rolls and falls, jump rope, sit ups and push ups. We took down the junior tiger ninja course and then we had leadership. Master Foster talked about how to be a leader and a follower. After classes were over me Avery, Parker, Molly, Hudson Connor Master Foster and our parents went to lunch and then got ice cream. I came home and worked on reading my book and writing essays.

Today I went to my Saturday Black Belt Class where I led warmups. After coming back, a took a break to play  some games and then ran two miles so I wouldn’t have to tomorrow. I am at dinner and night now to celebrate my dad’s birthday! 

Hello King Tiger! Today started off pretty well. I went to BBC today and had fun. I took the family class after that. I just ate my lunch a couple hours ago and after this journal, I am going to finish a project I started last week. Let's hope this day ends well.

Jr. Instructors camp starts today, and I have the wonderful opportunity to help out. All the kids are having a great time and are enjoying their classes with Master Natasha, Master Marcus, Master Night, Master Foster, Grand Master Evins, and all the other instructors helping out. I am having a blast helping out, way more fun than when I helped out last year. We will do some more activities tomorrow and will also have the ceremony tomorrow. Let’s just hope I can get a good nights sleep…..

I had a great workout this morning, focusing on my self defense.  I cleaned my house for my cousins dog(?)  She's staying with us for a week.  She's really mean to my dog because she's never been around other dogs. I went to my friends bakery to make a wedding cake and later went to Black Belt class.  Each BB candidate led a poomsae.  I must give a big shout out to Molly for helping me across the floor during a kicking exercise: MOLLY YOU ROCK!

Today I woke up and did my thing. School was pretty good today. I got out of 4th block early for a assembly to talk about class registration next year. It was good, I talked with one of the administrators about a internship I want to apply for this summer. After school, I went for a run and almost immediatly headed to Tae Kwon Do. I relearned staff form 4 and learned the first section of belt self defense. I am excited to learn some new stuff since I have been practicing the same old Poomsaes and self-defenses for a few weeks now. After I got home, my girlfriend came over. We did some self care in preparation for the track meet tomorrow. We also played Cards Against Humanity. After she left I showered and now I am here. 

Hello King Tiger! Today was a tiring day(for me, at least). School was okay, except for one thing. See, this girl named Sharon is in my class for Spanish and is also on my bus. Me and her hate each other down to the core. Today I removed my hoodie on put it on my chair. Sharon sneakily drew two X's on my hoodie and I felt something on my shoulder. I bet she was planning to draw on my shirt, but I turned around and looked at her before she can. She lied to me saying that she didn't draw on my shirt or hoodie, so I just minded my own business and went own with my life. A friend of mine has her phone number on snapchat and turns out, Sharon took a photo of my hoodie with the X's drawn on it and the captions said, "Hehe. The...

Today I woke up at ten congested and drained. As soon as I got up my obese cat was screaming and crying for food so I gave him some egg and cat food. After that I made breakfast and then got started on math. When I was done with math I went to TKD and had hotdogs and ten rice-crispy treats.  

2/2: today was overall pretty good. I woke up and had chickfila for breakfast then went to school. my last class of the day was chemistry where we talked about the usual stuff and kinda got to use it as a make-up day. then I came straight home, showered, and I was off to TKD. I got in a mentor session with master foster, and we worked on a couple of self-defenses and poomsae. then we had the blackbelt class which went like usual. then after we ate hot dogs and played tiger ball. now that I'm at home, I think I'm just going to round out my night by working on some of my papers.

Today I had double encore. I did robots and media and I did usual math, reading, science, and social studies. Then I saw around the rest of the day and then I had fun Friday. Then I got to be a car rider because I had a hair cut. After that I went home to pick up my sister and then got to TKD for the black belt class. We had hotdogs with everyone after class and then we set up the obstacle course for the junior tiger class in the morning.

Today i woke up much earlier then i usually do because my sister was whining. In math we played a game and i didn’t have to do anything because i reffed. In science our teacher wasn’t here so we did a different assignment. In spanish we learned time and we didn’t get our test scores back. In social studies we cont what we did yesterday and in ela we finished the assignment. after i got home i did my requirements and went to my weekend black belt class which i was just in time for. During the class we had to lead a poomsae or stick or staff form. I led chilchang and I don’t think I did ver well. Now that i’m home i ate dinner and am about to go to sleep.

Today was very scary at school because I had 3 test but when I got through the first one it got less nerve racking. At the end of the day I got an A+ on all of my tests and was so happy. I got home and planned for my birthday party and then did some requirements. After that I went to TKD and took class.

I woke up and got ready for school. Then mom took me to school. We did blocks.. Then I got to King Tiger and played with my friends. Then we got ready for Jr. Instructor camp.... Yaay!! 

Today I was at school and when leaving, I almost missed the Tae Kwon Do bus (Thank you, Casey 😅) I came to Tae Kwon Do where we did line drills, staff form, and stick Cindiwallis. I unfortunately forgot my sticks and had to do them with my arms (it stung a little). I am now on the drive home where I will wait for it… SLEEP. (I am tired 🥱 )

Hello! Today is Junior instructor camp! and I am excited.. I am on my way ha ha. After school I walked 2 miles with my mom and then took a nice warm shower prior leaving. Can’t wait Junior instructor camp tonight!

Today was a good day and I got all my assignments turned in and or done. I did get in a little trouble in math and got my name on the bored as a warning but nothing else happened so she took it off. I ate all my lunch and got a 24/25 on my test in social studies. Me and my two other friends ran outa gym and talking to Mr. Joey our friends dad who is also the ISS (in school suspension) teacher and talked to him till the bell rang at 4:00. Now we’re on our way to a black belt class and all i want to do is get snacks and energy drinks and watch a movie but I know I have to get up early in the morning tomorrow for class. 

Today was an amazing day! I got up and did requirements. Then I went to school and had early dismissal After that I went to my house and started to relax and then I started to type this. In a few mins I will go to jr. instructors camp so I have to finish packing.

Got up early and did my physical requirements before school since Jr Instructor Camp starts tonight. I'm really excited for my 5th camp and to get my last uniform star. School was fine but I'm just looking forward to this weekend.  I hope to see a bunch of you there!

Today I donated blood at Red Cross today. I'm glad I did my requirements before because I not supposed to do any heavy or excessive exercise for 24hrs. Honeysuckle, the outdoor rat we found was unable to really socialize with the baby rats we got (two more since I last update, so four babies). She was getting overstimulate, in a state of fight or flight. She would hide in the corner of the bin when we introduced her to the others. When we tried to put her back in her separate cage, she started biting and we were unable touch her. We discussed re-releasing her. We can't keep her if she is getting overstimulated, and we have enough animals in our apartment. It's a tough decision.  We started introducing the 4 babies with our 4 original rats and looks like things are going well. Going to end the night with a...

Today I had a test and a quiz. Now I am Eating and packing for jr instructors camp!

Today was a regular day at school, I had a quiz which I think I did good on. I got home and did my requirements.

Today I had no tests at school, which means that I had a normal day. Tonight is Jr Instructors camp and I'm super excited and nervous at the same time. I'm about to leave for it so... have a good day!

This morning I woke up and did my black belt requirements and ran a mile with my dad. I got ready for school and ate breakfast. I hope it’ll be an easy day at school and a fast day. After school, I plan on getting the rest of my poomsae and self defense practice done. I’ll go to black belt class tonight and then come home and play video games. 

if your going see you there

Today I went to morning master training at the North Charlotte dojang. Afterwards I went home and did my stuff. Then I chilled for a little before work. Taught classes and took sparring. Overall good day.

Today was a good day for running outside.  My dog attracts a lot of attention, so I had to stop several times for people to pet her.  I'm not complaining though because I like the breaks, especially after running uphill.   I try to run around 3pm when it's warmer outside and I guess everyone else has the same idea of being outside too.  Class was good this evening.  I led the warm-up and was mentored.  When I got home, I ate and got ready to work on my self-defense, but my husband wanted me to watch a documentary called, "Toilet: A New Era."  It's interesting, but I had to work on my requirements.   

can you guys tell that i haven't been putting as much effort into my journals as much as i used too. well maybe it's because I've been writing all of these at like 1. i miss the days when i went to bed at 9 homework-free. 16 more fridays until summer break. and don't even get me started on that groundhog. i swear if it doesn't peak out tomorrow hands will be thrown. anyways that's just my little rant.  today i woke up at 5 and got my requirements done. then i accidentally went back to bed and woke up again a 6:30 and i got ready to go to jail. we got there late and i almost fell asleep in my first period. in spanish my friend who sits next to me fell asleep and it made me want to sleep even more. fast forward i had a math test...

Today was a hectic day. I woke up did my thing, but when I got to school there was no internet. This didn't completely ruin any of my classes but definitely made them interesting. After school I went to the track to try out my new spikes. They felt amazing; I am looking forward to using them on Saturday. Afterwards I went to PT, which went well and she said everything looked great. That was a confidence booster for Saturday. Once I got home I immediately got ready for Tae Kwon Do. I helped out with a class and took sparring. It went pretty well. I then came home and started working on preparing for my 2 presentations tomorrow. I feel pretty ready. Then I ate, showered, and now I am here. 

I woke up, got ready for school.  We walked to school again today and it was pretty cold.  After school I got to King Tiger and did some of my stuff and then helped out in class and also led punches and kicks.  I also did a session with my mentee Jensen.  We had sparring and then we finally went home had dinner and went to bed!

Today after school I was assisting in class and the kids were all young white belts. I tried to encourage them and point out where they did good. Later today we had sparring and i was kinda proud of my performance. The first time around I sparred someone about my height and it was fun because I did a couple jump turning sides and I think it caught them by surprise. Last week I sparred Caleb who is much taller than me. At first he was hitting me hard and I started to get annoyed but then I used a hop step roundhouse and got a shot in. It felt good. All right guys. I'm off to bed now. Have a great friday and I will see some of you at camp. ;)

Hello king tiger family. Today was a good day. I first woke up and ran then went to.school. Then I went to school and in art class we used Indian ink. My teacher warned to be careful because it was hard to wash out. Of course I got some on my new sweatshirt. My mom was not happy. After achool I came home and ate dinner. I had to wash my hair because I got red fuzz in my hair from my hood. Everyone kept asking if I dyed my hair at school and I was confused until I looked in the mirror. I finished my requirements while I watched tv.   

I have moments where I feel like I'm not improving. I ran four miles today not even close to my pre-test run and I still struggle to do 10 push-ups in a row.  But that's only because I am looking at the numerical improvement. I've improving because I've been consistent. My push-up form is better and I've run more than I've ever done previously. And later this same day, I've gotten further in my pull-up. I know I've gotten stronger, and I just need to keep it moving. The progress will come. Have I rested enough? Have I properly replenished with food and water? Am I practicing in a way that will produce the outcome I want? These are all questions I should ask myself if I feel fatigue and struggling, but I also have to look at the other aspect where I have improved. I also took a really long...

Sparring today after not taking class the entire week. It was an awakening I desperately needed. Everyone was teasing (not in a mean way but a fun way) about me being absent the entire week. I got home and talked with my friend some more, and I am now getting ready to help out with Jr. Instructors camp tomorrow. It should be very fun, and I am very excited for my second time doing it……..

Hello!!!  Today I went to school and had FUN, at recess I was digging the whole time until we had a lock down drill and went into the woods.  After school I did some homework then went to Tae Kwon Do, during the 5:15 class I assisted.  In the 6:00 class I did warm-ups and took the class, after that I took sparring class.  When I got home I did the rest of my homework and did my requirements.                                                                                                 Have a very nice day!

Today was normal day at school but it was kind of scary because I have 3 tests tomorrow so I was trying to study for all of them. I got home from school and did my homework. After that I did some requirements and work on a drawing.

Today was I pretty difficult day in school. In math we started a new topic which i didn’t get at first but kinda do now in science me and rachael finished a whole rotation which means we only have 2 more in spanish I had a test which I don’t really know how i did on because it was really hard. in social studies we started a new project and me and rachael had a really good idea for it and in Ela we did benchmark review. once I got home i did my requirements then headed to my mentee session and then when i got home I relaxed ate dinner and my mom went to a party.

I can’t believe it’s February already! Today at school we just reviewed sea breezes and land breezes. It’s a little bit hard remembering everything for science and history since there’s a bunch of dates and equations. After school, I worked on my requirements. Later,I went to the 6 pm class for class assistance and then sparring. Last, I finished my homework and ready to go to bed. Have a good night!

Today I played UNO at school and then when I went to place a card down my hand started to cramp. I dropped all of my cards on accident and everyone saw them. After school I went to the North Charlotte King Tiger location and sparred and boxed.

Today was really hard on me. I did a mile in the morning and another in the afternoon. I did all my requirements. And honestly I was just really tired today. I think tomorrow will be a better day. I mean I'm getting my 5th star for Jr. instructors camp this weekend. Tomorrow will be awesome! I hope everyone had a great day and stay safe!   S4:E6: We Didn’t Start The Fire (Bonus Track) - Fall Out Boys: Thank you, Caleb, for giving me this great song to run to today. This song was a 4/5, I love the song and it's on my playlist too. I can't believe I didn't do this sooner. That's it, stay smiling!

Now that the 75 days of January are over, welcome to February! Today was my mom's birthday! She lives in a different state so I only got to FaceTime her and send her a present. Always good to talk to her though. Got my pups groomed today. Got a run/walk in. Got my bb requirements in and went to sparring class. Hope everyone had a great day!

Today I had my last test for the week. It was a math test to see how much I have learned since the fall. We will get our scores next week. I feel pretty good about it. Math is my favorite. After school I tried to get a hair cut but my barber had a dog emergency. Went home and got some reading homework done and then I went to class and did some class assist and sparring. It was a busy day and now I am eating some chicken wings for dinner. I am looking forward to the Jr. Instructor camp this weekend. It is also the first time my sister will be going.