Candidate Journals

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and I ran a mile. After that I went to school. Then I came back ate a snack and did my homework. Finally I did my requirements and did my dance practice and read a book.

Second day of school and I got to go to my second elective today which was art. My art teacher is pretty cool, she lets us have our phones out sometimes, but some bad kids kept snickering and giggling at the back of the class so we got that took away. But a cool thing she has is guinea pigs which are behind her desk. I actually got to pet and feed them which was cool. I went to practice but I didn't get to help in the class before mine since my bus is very late and it gets to my neighborhood at like 6 o'clock. But that's my day.

Another good day today. We got up and ran 2+ miles and. Then hit the gym, the rest of the morning we spent on the beach. We came back for lunch and Abigail and I did some self defense and poomsae. Back to the beach and then dinner and bed! 

Another exhausting day on cycle!  So the biggest thing today was convocation for our homeschool co-op and it had four of the dads as speakers and then there was a huge dessert bar afterwards that we actually made which was kind of cool but anyway it was definitely exhausting just like everything else on cycle😫😫

Today I was able to do a half mile at school. I helped some kids in aftercare get ready for testing and I also helped out with a jr tigers class. 

Today we had a nice day of school and then we got prepped for convocation tonight which provided the desserts for and it was really nice. Four of the dads got up and talked about certain virtues and encourage the kids for the new school year and it was. It was just a nice evening

Today I had school, a test, and helped out with a class.

today i had late arrival at school and didnt have to be there until 1:30. i got out at 3 and had marching band until 5. after that i went straight to work. i got done with that at 8:30 and now im at home wrapping up my day.

Today was picture day at school and thankfully I got to skip part of math class because of that then I went home did some requirements then I went to tkd then after that I finished my requirements.

My day was good. I woke up did my Exercises before I went to school. After school I went to the Dojang helped out. Got home around 7:00 ate dinner and thats it.

Today I went to school and then went to tkd I had a lot of fun working on the self defenses

I’ve missed a couple of days to blog, but I think I can catch up. I woke up, went to school, after school I went to taekwondo for a blue belt class. After that class was a black belt class. I got a mentor session in with Libby to, so thats good! Afterwords we went to McDonald’s for dinner, then I came home and went to bed.

Today I went to school and it was pretty boring. I just hung out with my friends, and we had picture day today. I had to finish some homework when I got home. Right after I finished, I had to get ready for class. I helped with the lower belt classes and got a mentor session. I stayed for the black belt class, for f-defense most of the time. When I got home, my sister's friend was here, so I talked to him for a while, and now I'm gonna go to bed. 

Today I went to school and we had to do our 10 questions for our science fair projects. But anyways I went to my dads house after school and I stay for about 20 minutes and we went to Taekwondo which was pretty fun. After that I went to my moms house and I did my school work and requirements. But anyways today was okay.

Hi today I woke up and went to school and then went to king tiger after school and then I did a menty session with a blue belt then I did a mentor session I did stick and bolo then I went home played with friends then ate dinner now I'm going to bed byy.

Normal day at school. Got 100 on my reading quiz. Went to tdk to help out with class. gn

Today was a ok day. Went to school, boring as normal. I got on the bus but got off on time since I was a car rider. I went to tkd after a live event on my game. I helped out with class and did some requirements after. I went to go pick something up from my aunt and went to the store to get dinner. Now I am back home about to relax. bye :)

today was my second day of school and I am getting to know the school better.

So today I went to school then I went to King Tiger after school. Then I helped a class did a mente session and a mentor session . then I went home. I played with my friends and ate dinner that’s it bye-bye.

Today is Sunday. I woke up and my voice is a lot better. We went to church. Then I went to my uncle's house. We played on his  playstation  for a couple of hours then went to my grandma's house. As soon as I got there my grandma had cookies ready. But her rule is we have to eat dinner first. So I ate dinner. Then I ate the cookies. Then I came home and ran. And now I am writing.

I got to see my bday classes today. I have a new math teacher & I learned about significant digits. significant digits are just digits that actually contribute to the percission of the number. so you can remove the 0.01 & change it to .01 instead which is obviously the most logical choice.

My 30 day nutrition challenge is complete,  It was difficult at the start, but by the end, I wasn't even thinking about having a "late night" snack.  Now I can finish that essay and the only one I'll have left is the kick-a-thon.     Today's poomsae time will be devoted to my creative.  I've got a lot of it done, but I haven't tried it from start to finish, so it might not flow as well as I think.     

Today I will be helping out with the lower belt class. I wasn’t able to do a mentee session yesterday so I hope I can do one today. 

So, today I think I learned all of Double Stick 2! It wasn't too hard to learn once I got the beginning. Aside from that, I got some more essay work done, and packed a little bit to go back to school on Thursday. I had to ride my bike to work today, but other than that, not much interesting happened.

August 25 - Entry #17 Woke up and went to school. They postponed our test because our teacher is sick so we're taking it tomorrow. After school I did some requirements, ate dinner, then went to class to help with the lower belts. Once class was over, I stopped by the grocery store with my mom and sister, then went back home and worked on my poomsaes & hapkido. After that, I got ready for bed.

Today I went to school but I started to not feel well but I pushed through but then I had to go run and do taekwondo and I also had to push through that. Then I went home and somehow ate dinner. I’m gonna get some rest and hopefully I feel better tomorrow. Goodnight.  

Today I ran on the track at school during recess. I helped out with class in aftercare and after Stix i helped out with another class.  After dinner, I did the rest of my requirements and then watched a movie with my mom.

I am tired. That’s it. Good night.  Bye.  I am tired.

Spent the day at the beach, I’m burnt. Didn’t run or anything but we’ll get back on it. 

Today was back to school and it was alright after school I got ready for soccer practice then I went home, did my requirements then had dinner.

Today was a very homework-heavy day. I had a ton of math and I also had tkd class and requirements. I got all my workouts done and now I'm going to bed.

Today I went to the gym and worked on my legs. After the gym I went to open house at school and got to see my friends that I haven't seen in a while. When I was back home I went to TKD and had a good time.

Today was my first day of high school. It wasn’t that bad but I need to figure out how to make friends all over again. I’m kind of scared to start doing work especially with the cycle I need to be better with time management but it is easier since school lets out at 2:15 instead of me getting home at 5:30. After school I had a snack and started my physical requirements. I went to taekwondo class after, helped out in one class, attended the next, the usual. Pretty light stuff today. I decided to skip my run today because it was getting pretty dark and I just wasn’t feeling it today because my rest day wasn’t really a rest day because I was out the whole day. I’m gonna try to get my run in before taekwondo class tomorrow, sometime in the afternoon. I’m gonna study a little of...

It was my first day to school, and it went by pretty fast. I met all my teachers and I introduced myself to the class. The day went pretty well and I got back with most of my friends since we all went to the same school again. At home I had to hurry and do half of my requirements, since I got home at like 6:00 because my bus driver was kinda crazy. I finished with my run when I got home and that's it.

Today I woke up earlier so I could run, however I ended up not having enough time to. I just did some of my requirements in the time that I had, and then I showered. After that I went to school and we didn't really do anything that interesting in math we just did a worksheet, in English we got put into pairs and had to read this really long boring text and summarize each part of it, in Sociology (which is my college class) we just took notes and did this activity about something called social location, and in History we just took notes. Something funny that happened though was there are these vending machines in the college building and this kid tried getting sour patch kids but it didn't work because the sour patch kids didn't fall and he just kept on trying and he ended up getting 4...

Only thing I don't like about getting up early is being tired at times I typically would be fully energized at. Woke up on the wrong side of 4:00am today, and passed out before 5:00pm . :/

Today was a busy day. First I woke up and ran then I went to school. After that I ran another mile then did my requirements. Then I ate a snack and did my homework. Finally I did my dance practice and then helped out with a class and got a mentee session in.

Today was the first day of school & I am ready to sleep today, finally. sleep is funny to me because your brain controls it but you rarely have any control. Control is something I like because of the feeling you get & the safety it supplies to people. that's why I love it.  

So today I went to school. Nothing much really happened at school. Then I went to King Tiger after school. I ate snack and played with some toys (at after school). Then I took a class and did a mentor session with instructor Jen. Then I came home did homework and my mom ordered pizza. Currently, I’m waiting for the pizza. That’s it byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeee

Hi today I woke up and went to school and went to king tiger after school I did a mente seshon then I did a mentor sheshon I also did leadership then I went home now I'm wating for pizza. 

First day of school!  I spent much of the morning helping my kid get ready for their first day of school, so I didn't get done what I want.  and then the bus was over 20 minutes late, and traffic was rough getting to the office, so even during the day requirements work is out.  But today is a day without organized TKD, so I'll be able to do most of my requirements tonight.

Dropped the kids off for their first day of school this morning. I felt pretty energetic when I got back and had a nice run before knocking out my physical requirements. I still have to be careful of my neck, but I put the time in. We'll see how class goes tonight

Today I will be helping out with the lower belt class and maybe get a leadership credit, a mentor session, and a mentee session. I  really hope that i will get to help out with white belts again. 

Today started out pretty good. I was able to get some rest last night and watch some sports. My wife had us go to a skating event with my church and I’have not  been skating in years, so my shins were very sore for most of the day not to mention my skates were huge because I have ginormous feet This afternoon after church I came in and completed an essay for school, then I went on a walk with my kids for a bit. I’m really from there. I can put in my requirements and it was pretty much downhill for the rest of the evening because I have to work tonight

Today I got on a USATKD zoom meeting about nutrition for competition. I watched a little bit of my sisters' soccer game, went and ordered some new shoes and got a new swimsuit. I also replaced my sunglasses that I got in California that I proceeded to lose right afterwards. I worked on Double Stick 2. Hopefully I can make it look nice by the end of this week. Anyway, goodnight y'all!

August 24 - Entry #16 Today was one of my "off" days.. no school, no class, just a chill day. We woke up and went to Carowinds. We had express passes so we got to cut the lines and ride way more rides. We rode the Fury 325 first.. my mom was pretty nervous because she hasnt been on a roller-coaster in around 15-20 years. But, she toughed it out and did pretty good! Her and dad even rode most of the other rides with me and my sister. It started raining about 20 minutes before time for the park to close. But, we still had a lot of fun! It turned out to be a really good family day. Got some requirements in once we got home then showered and got ready for bed. Have a test tomorrow at school.. im kinda nervous. Not to mention its a Monday. 

Today we came home from Atlanta and I forgot to journal yesterday because we got to the hotel really late after the game. After we got home I chilled for a bit then went to my youth group and then I went to run. Then I finished an essay. Goodnight.

Today I woke up really late and went on a run. After I got home I got some food and finished some weekend homework for spanish. Then I did the rest on my requirements and watched a movie. Now im gonna go to bed. 

Today was my rest day! I slept in and had some leftovers for brunch. I started packing my school bag because my first day of school is tomorrow. Later I got ready to go to my friend’s birthday party. She is my childhood friend since I was a baby and these twins were also our friends like that, so it was just us. We were first at her house and then her mom took us all to birkdale. We didn’t really know what to do most of the time and just looked at stores and then left. We got dinner at a pizza place and we made funny jokes there so that was fun. It was till evening and then I came home and had a nice long shower and picked out my outfit and everything. I am pretty nervous for tomorrow since it’s my first day of high school. Mostly...

My day was good. After I went to church I went to my friend's birthday Party we went to Airsoft never held a BB gun in my life But I got  people out. I was aiming at someone else but the sniper (rifle)  bb Gun dude with his Camoflauge suit raised his hand up and walked to the exit so I am assuming i got him out so that's good. That was a pretty fun experience for my first time there. And then I went home did my exercises and I realaxed.

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and then I got ready because my dads friend was coming over and he had lunch with us. After he left I read a book for sometime and then I had music class. Finally after music class I went and played volleyball with my friends.

Today was spent doing prep work before school tmr. Folding clothes, cleaning, packing, etc. Im glad I took time to get ahead on things before school starts to hold me back from doing cycle requirements. 

I forgot to journal yesterday because we went to my sisters dance recital and after that we had dinner at our neighbors house so we got home pretty late and i forgot to do a journal. Anyways today i didnt really do much I just did my requirements also I rode my bike to get the mail and it was good weather outside. I also worked on a project for school. Then i played volleyball with my friends and came home and showered and ate dinner thats it byeee

Today I didn't really do much. What I basically did was do requirements basically all day, I got some homework done, and I got in my pool to relax a little. Today was a rather relaxation day.

today i woke up late and missed sparring. Instead, me and my mom rode around and spent the day hanging out. we talked for hours and then we went to Lunchbox records in charlotte. i bought 5 albums and then dropped off a gift at my girlfriends house. i came home and my mom made burgers for dinner. now im getting ready for school tomorrow.

Today I went to the track to run my 2 miles after that I went home and had breakfast then I organized my dresser because it was really messy after that I did some requirements then played with some friends after then I had dinner.

Today I went to the gym with my friend, and then I went to go eat with him.

Today I went clothes shopping at the mall to get pairs of shorts because I grew out of mine. I found some blue ones. After shopping I went to go get something to eat. When I was done eating I went back home and took a big nap.

Didnt do much today, just went to church got our personal info leaked in the gc because our church decided to make us all pass a paper around and write down our info while we all had our phones on us. Other than that normal borin day. GN

Today I went to guitar lessons and worked on seek and destroy. After guitar lessons I did my requirements. Then I went home and went to go take a nap. When I woke up I played games with my friend.

Today we had a cookout at church with a 100 foot slip-n-slide and i finished all my requirements.

So today when I woke up, I ate breakfast then I went to play with my friends. Then I came back home and me and Elise did requirements . After that we did stick form two and staff form two with Caleb. Then we were playing with her friends again and then we came home. I played games with my siblings ( Caleb and Elise) then I ate dinner and went in the pool. That’s it byyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.🐯                                                                                                 🥋

Hi today I woke up and went to play with my friends then I did my requirements I'm getting really good pull ups then I ate dinner and thats all byy.

Today was great because I went to Walmart to get my science fair stuff like dirt, seeds for a petunia, and pots. Soon after me and my dad germinated the seeds. Later I went to go do my 2 miles and my requirements. Then I went home after my requirements and miles and played with Cheeto my cat a bit. But right now im about to go to my moms house. But anyways today was great.

Today was another relaxing day. Got up at 12 and relaxed for a little, my mom went to get groceries so I did my exercises. I also did poomsaes and self defense since she took a while to get here. After she got back I helped her take groceries in and washed my hair and watched church. I finished requirements quickly after. I relaxed for a long time and then ran my 1.5 miles. Now i'm relaxing having to get ready for school :(. Bye

tomorow is the first day of school. I have my supplies & everything else I would need. I am exited because I get to have new classes. I am going to be a softmore this year. I have nine classes & am taking advanced math. I'm going to have to sleep at 9:30 because I need sleep.

I hope I can run with my dad tonight. I am behind in running. On Monday I want to get a leadership credit and a mentee session. Se y’all tomorrow!

neck is stiff. it hurts if I move my head towards the right or my ear towards my shoulder. I was able to get most of my requirements done today although more slowly than usual. I skipped burpees and jump rope. I'll have to modify some things this week.  

Today I woke up early to goto the park for practice with my mentor but on the way there my dad called because he car broke down. We had to go pick him up and run around to get the things he needed to get it going. After lunch I met with my mentee at a different park and had a session with her. 

Today we have mass this morning and then we're going to our church's homeschool ministry back to school picnic this evening, which should be nice get to see some people that we know.

I know it's 1:30 in the morning, but I just had a long day and it stretched into the morning. So I didn't go to black belt class because I stayed up till 3 in the morning to watch a my sister's high school football game and get something to eat at Midnight Diner. So I couldn't really handle that. Today I got my hair done for school, and in between I did all my requirements. My outer family came over to my house and they stayed until 1 in the morning. so I'm here late writing this about to go to bed.

Today I went to the Poke Fest and looked at some more Pokemon Cards (and got a few, including a shiny Kingambit). I am still working on essay work before school starts up, and had a good black belt class this morning. Classes today went well, and it was a little less hectic despite Saturday mornings being our busiest time. I emailed the University of Minnesota's Taekwondo club to see if I could go over there to train while I'm up there as well. Anyway, I will see everyone later!

Today was spent getting with more book work so im not worried about it as school starts. I still am a bit behind on some of it but its nice to know I have 4+ weeks to get more done.

Today I went to black belt class after that I did some requirements after that I folded my laundry and put it away after that I played with some friends.

Today was a relaxing day. I took a day off from classes to get ready for school on Monday. I got up and joined a live stream on Roblox where there were two events against each other. It was fun and I got some rewards from the events. I went to get a haircut and then stopped by to see my uncle. After that we stopped by Target and came back home. I took a nap and then woke up and did my requirements. I feel like my poomsaes are looking good and I need to focus more on self defense. After I practiced I played online and talked with my friend for a while. After dinner I just relaxed. My mom keeps trying to talk about getting ready for school but I'm not ready to think about going back on Monday. I hope everyone has a good night Bye:)

Full day at the beach, I never know how vacation is going to go. Got in about   a 3 mile run, and did our poomsae in the gym, this hotel had a nice big area Abigail and I could work,  here’s hoping we can keep up everyday!

This morning I woke up early to go to black belt class. After class, I got some leadership credits in the family class. Once I got home I got started on requirements and did requirements all afternoon. Now I'm just hanging at home.

August 23 - Entry #15 Woke up and went to black belt class this morning. Came home for a little bit after, then we headed to my great grandparents house to have a birthday celebration for my great grandma. We were going to swim but the water was pretty cold so we decided not to. After the celebration was over, we came home and relaxed for a while. Got some requirements in before bed. Going to Carowinds in the morning so im excited for that. Im gonna ride every ride 500000000 times!

Today I went to black belt class and did a mentor session. I went tfootball game we lost but it’s ok.  I’m playing a video game now and watching football. 

So today was another exhausting day on cycle😁😐🙁☹️😨😰😫 I got up went to black belt class at 8:30!!! Then I helped out with the next class and then came home did Saturday chores (very exhausting) then as kind of a reward I played video games for the next hour or so and then finished up my Saturday chores like vacuuming and then we had dinner which was baked ham and cheese sandwiches 🥪😋😋😋🥪 but anyway it was a good but exhausting day 

Today we had a really solid day got in a black belt class. Got in leadership. Got in a mentee session and came home and did a bunch of chores. I started weeding the garden now that it's a little cooler which was really nice!

Today to went to the Saturday black belt class and it was pretty fun. After that me my mom and my dad went to the bigfoot festivel and I got a labubu with clothing which I thought was pretty cool plus we got kettle corn. Then we went home and I did my requirements at my dads house, soon after I fed my milksnake and chilled out. But overall today was amazing.

Today I went to sparring class and assisted with the little tiger's class. After tkd, I went with my family and my brother's friend to Carowinds and went to the water park. we later came home for dinner and dairy queen. later, I finished all my requirements and I'm starting on the nutrition diet soon which will be no bread for 30 days.

Today I took a black belt class at north Charlotte, helped out with a junior tigers and family class, and took a leadership class with Master Foster. Got all my requirements in for the day. Got church tmrw. GN yall

Today I went to the black belt class and it was fun. When I came home I went on a run and did my requirements. I helped my mom clean the house and I had to leave to get my MRI. I was the hospital for a while. When u came home from that I had dinner and went on another run. Now I’m just about to go to bed. 

So today was simple. We did black belt class then I went to a birthday party. After that, I came home and played with my friends. That’s it good byyyyyyeee🐯. 

Hi today I went to king tiger and did BBC then Igot said mentor and mente secon then I went to play with my friends and  did a mile well thats all dyyyy.

Today marks the beginning of week 7. I did a blackbelt class this am, which was great, and then assisted in the next class. After that I found a new mentee, because my last mentee just got his bocho and i might not see him for awhile. Later, Dylan and I went to Brickhouse to watch football and eat wings. 

Today I went to blackbelt class then helped out at saturday morning. After this, I went home and packed for my first day of school monday. Then I went to Brickhouse to watch the Ravens game. That's pretty much all for today.

my head bounced off the map today while practicing hapkido 3 during BB class.  I went for a ruck after class and by the time I got back to the parking lot I couldn't move my neck. Urgent Care diagnosed whiplash and prescribed some meds. I'm chilling on the couch now and will probably take most of tomorrow off. The doctor said no TKD for four weeks. hahahaha 

The world is noisy, life is busy, but in the do jang, in the moment, there is only the breath, the strike, the step. Focus clears away distraction. With focus, every movement becomes truth.

Today is Saturday. I did some of my stuff already. Just trying to get everything done fast. I already did all my tae-kwon-do stuff. I still have to do a few things. I have to vacuum my moms car. My voice is still out. It's probably a little worse than last night.  Because last night I could talk a lot. But now I can't really do that.

It was a good day partnered with Master Burkart for black belt class.  We worked hard on the hapkidos and self defenses that Master Evins had us doing.  I've been home for a short spell and did my physical requirements.  I'll be spending the evening at a housewarming party for some old friends, so I have to get the rest of everything done before then.  

Today i went to my black belt class and helped with the lower belt class. I go a leadership credit, class assistance, a mentor session, and a mentee session.

Today i woke up early and did requirements and i went to school and black belt class and sparring. Then i ate dinner and played a game with my friend. i am going to atlanta tomorrow. Goodnight.

I was going to go to Harrisburg for class but ultimately decided not to, since I still needed to work on Double Stick 2. I am trying to get that down and commit it to memory as much as possible. I have the recordings for it, but it is kind of fast. Other than class, I went to the gym, got cycle workouts done. and got breakfast with my sisters. Not much happened today, but I am grateful for having a chill day.

Got my requirements done early so I could have some prep time for 8:00 am class. I have been practicing so much self defense I feel like my forms have been lacking.

This morning I had black belt class. We worked on hopkito, choreyo and bo cho self defense. I’ve been getting better at hopkito. Afterwards, I finished off the physical requirements before my piano class at 10:30. I want to learn a new piece for my dad’s birthday. He loves me playing piano. I’ve been missing a lot of piano classes lately, so I’ve been missing it. Then I came back and finished my run. I ate and had a quick shower becuase I had to get dressed for my dance recital. I do Indian classical dance, bharatanatyam, and the costume, hair and everything is complex. My mom got me ready pretty quickly though. I spent basically the rest of my day at the recital place because I was preforming 2 dances and I had to do a costume change and then wait for a long time because there are 2 genres/sections...

August 22 - Entry #14 Woke up and went to school. Came home and took a nap. After napping, I played some video games, did requirements, and ate dinner. Relaxed the rest of the day. Getting ready for bed now.. got another early morning for Saturday black belt class.

Today I got my hair done then I did some requirements and watched a movie.