Candidate Journals

It’s been a long week.  Arms are so sore, very hard to do push ups and burpees.  Manage to get some out for tonight.

Today was fun and also and experience. Today I spent almost the whole day with my friend Mel. We hanged out and played some Fortnite. Then I invited her to come and watch me take a class and she said that she enjoyed it.  After we went to get a snow cone and continue our adventure. We went back to my house and rode our bikes around the neighborhood. After that it was time for her to go so we said good bye and here we are now. Thank you for reading.

It took forever to get the website to load but now that I have I can enter my numbers. Which I have been doing for the past hours. I have nothing to do today except sleep and read and do my exercises of course! So I am going to go do that have a lovely day.

Today was awsome day.We had lots of fun at Reeds Gold Mine I did not find any gold but my brother did.I had lots of fun today at taae kwon do  I did sparing and got lots of sparing rounds in.Today was a awsome day.

It has been so long since I have blogged and I am glad to be back. I just got back from Washington D.C. and I have so much to talk about. First off this was one of the most amazing vacations that I have ever been on. One of the things that I enjoyed was all the history that is behind all the landmarks. It was so unreal to see and experience I am at a loss for words. I also got to have a family experience as well. I got to ride a bike in the main city. I got to see what people do on there daily commute. This was one of the most amazing most moving trips that I have ever taken. And I am grateful to have gone on it. I am looking forward to the cycle and I am happy to be a part of it. 

Happy Monday for me that means starting on my essays and getting my requirements in. This is one of things I love about the cycle you are always doing something. There is never a dull day. I am starting to work on the "What is KI energy" essay. I love all the thing that I am learning about KI. Thinking back to when I started my first cycle I have come a long way. And also made lifelong friends and memories. This is for all the new comers all you have to do is work hard and you will succeed. And before I go I would like to thank you for choosing me for the sweat challenge.

My day is starting a little better than yesterday.   Not as stiff and sore, but I know something will happen to change the feeling.   My fingers are crossed!!

Been a long day.  Came home early from work to tend to a sick kid.  Worked out with the kids tonight.  Overall been a great day.

today was a pretty good day. today at king tiger we went to a gold mine. all the kids had a lot of fun searching for gold. after some time a guy took us on a tour inside a cave. it was cool. when we came back to king tiger I took a normal class, sparring class, and I did some requirements.

Today was mostly a chill day where I didn't do much except work on requirements and my essays. I am trying to finish as many essays as I can so that when school starts, I don't have to worry about finishing them along with all of my homework. I am more than half-way through with my three belt rank essays. Hopefully I can keep up the progress. 

I awaken this morning feeling better today than I have been the last couple of days.  Pain is a great reminder when attempting to move your body.  Even though things are a little slow I plan on meeting my goal. 

Another rainy day at work. It was intense times. Worked out after a I got home. Just finished a light bite to eat and gonna work some poomsaes before TKD tonight. Master Cavasos, thank you so much for all the kicks / sparring last night. Woke up at about 4 this am with a cramp by my right knee. All good though. Still have energy for today.

Today I woke up and began my requirements. I finished everything pretty quickly so that later we can go to the pool. When we went to the pool, we played lots of games. I think today will be a chill day because I won't be going anywhere except the pool. 

I did some running with my mom and dad and we got 1.05 miles in, I wanted to do more but my parents told me to pace myself, take steps (basically don’t do more than you have to do). I’m eager to do jump ropes, pull-ups and sparring but I have to ask a black belt where and when I can do them. 7/9/18

My mom and I went to Kentucky to visit my granddad.  I got to see my cousins, swim and we worked out.  At the hotel they have their own fitness center and I ran a mile on my first time on a treadmill and first time doing a pull-up.

today at king tiger we went to the splash park. When we went there we split up into two groups. the kids enjoyed the park. after a while we heard thunder and saw lightning. it started to rain really bad. we left early from the park and when we got back some of the kids took class. after some time I took class and then did a mentor session. when I got home I finished my requirements.  

After seeing the daily goals for each of the requirements, I am somewhat upset with myself because I miscounted how many of each requirement I needed to do, and in doing this, I have done too many of some requirements at one time, and too few of others. On the bright side, now I know this information, and I can distribute my time and my requirements better.

Today was a good day because we went to the movies. We went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks and had popcorn and a drink. After that I went back to taekwondo and got in a mentor session. Then I was able to hang out with my friends for a little bit before sparring started. After sparring I went to cookout for dinner and then came home.

today was a pretty normal day. all I did was stay home and hang out with a couple of friends. we played outside and inside, and I did some requirements. after a while I went to king tiger to do some classes. I went for a call, helped out a class, and I took sparring. Classes was pretty fun. when I got back home I finished my requirements. that was my day.

Today was a graet day.Bcause we went to the movies and got popcorn and a drink the movie 

Today started with rain. The rain was coming down hard, but there were times when the rain stopped. I took advantage of those times to go run so I don't fall behind. It took a few times to finish my run because the rain started again. When I got back, I finished the rest of my requirements. I have started a few of my essays, which will help when school starts. Hopefully the rain clears out, so that it becomes nicer out. 

Wow, i ached all over after TKD last night. Didn't kick in until I go home. But, I felt good today after getting up. Too bad I had to work in rain today. Tough to get soaked right off the bat but it's all part of the job. Got my work out in and now getting the boys fed and ready for TKD. 

 Well, here we go again!  It seems I am starting my requirements a little slower than before.  But the one thing I'm sure of I will be giving my best.  

I had a pretty good weekend. on Saturday, I went to weekend black belt class. after that me and my friends went to the pool and then we were playing outside for a while. on Sunday me and my family went for a picnic at a park with a couple of other family friends. we played soccer, went to a small part of the lake, and had lunch there. after that I went to the pool. it was a pretty good weekend.

Today I did my requirements. When I went to run, it was nice and cool outside, which made it feel nice. then I got to go to the pool. Later I am going to help out in class and hopefully get a Leadership 2 credit along with it. 

Got most of the physical requirements in today. Working on Poomsaes and getting ready for class tonight. Looking forward to it as always.

Today is the start of the third week of the pre-cycle. I already started getting a head start on my requirements because I'll have to start doing summer projects for school in a few weeks. I hope I fare better (physically) this cycle than the last, so that I don't end up being forced to cram all of my requirements in at the end. Good luck to everyone!

Got my workout in. Good run too. Trying to get endurance up on V situps. Did a ton of Poomsaes. Trying to get my memory to cooperate.

Yesterday was a decent day. Yesterday I went to sparring class and then took Black Belt. After both classes, I had to quickly eat my lunch so that I could go volunteer. When I got back, I had to finish the rest of my requirements so that I don't fall behind. I have been keeping up with what I have to do right now, but I do hope we can soon enter our requirements into the website.

I was able to get a 1/2 day at work. Couldn't make sparring but did get to do Saturday BB class. Worked some self defense and falls. Still struggling with my Poomsaes. I confuse my forms but I'm sure it will come with practice.  Weird. I entered this on the 21st but shows up on the 22nd.

  Today is a pretty normal day so far. me and my mom dropped my brother at football camp. after that I came back home and did some summer homework. then me and my mom went grocery shopping and after that I picked up my brother form football camp. when we came back from home we had lunch. that is all I did so far. after some time I am going to my weekday black belt class and do some requirements.

Today I went to school and found out that my school field  trip to atlanta georgia was going to happen in May. It was going to happen tomorrow but they could not get buses. I tured in my project today but my teach said that it had too much information. There the person I did the project with said it should have more info not less. I didn't know what I got through.

It feels good being done with the black belt test. Today I could just relax when I got home from school. My father told me that next week we will have to get back to running and doing both push-ups and some sit-ups. I am looking forward to Friday when I get my new belt.

This is the last posting of this Black Belt Cycle.  How can I summarize everything that we have gone thru it's quite a challenge as this journey is not encompass in 10 weeks or 20 for those of us that are going for higher belt level, but from the first day that you put your uniform on and wrap your white belt around your waist.  It is very true that a black belt is a white belt that does not quit.  At this time with all the sourness, bruises and as tired as I feel my mind is raising with everything that I have learned and going thru all the movements of the poomsaes and self-defenses that I feel I still need to get better at.  The only words of advise that I can pass along for anyone that wants to get on this journey is don't get discourage, don't say...

Last night we had our close doors black belt testing.  A long awaited day.  All the hard work for the last 10+ weeks came to and "end" in one evening.  When I state "end" I don't mean end in finality but in ending of this small portion of the journey, as there is really not an end but a new beginning.  In a few hours we will perform our skills in front of our friends and family.  I'm very proud of all the candidates, they have done a great job.

Good Saturday morning! I am jazzed with how well our group did last night. We each have many things to continue to work but as a whole we did well. That was the quickest Black Belt Testing in which I have participated. Everyone had a great attitude and listened well with strong energy and open minds. I am very proud to be part of such a great group of Taekwondo practitioners.  Going Strong!  PJL CEC 

     Well, tonights testing. I hope that everyone does they're best and tries to not fall asleep. Good luck.

I got up went to school then came home then did my homework. Then went to Tae Kwon Do after class I tried to brake a board that was like a brick. 

This has been a fantastic journey these last 4 months. It has been challenging but rewarding. I am mentally and physically stronger than I have ever been. I have found this experience has positively affected me at home, work, and at King Tiger. I am ready for testing, and want to show what I have learned. Now I just have to execute. See you all tonight. Take care.

Today was the last day before testing tomorrow. I went to school as always. I spent my afternoon and evening going over everything in between doing some school work. I believe I am ready for tomorrow..

Tomorrow is the very much awaited testing day.  I'm trying not to over do it, but my mind keeps on spinning around going over and over the different poomsaes and self-defenses.  

I am looking forward to testing with all of my fellow Black Belt Cycle Candidates. We are going to have fun performing all that we have learned together. Good luck everyone!    PJL CEC  

I only have less than a month left of school till summer. I am ready to work this all day shifts everyday. Ive gotta get that dollar amount back up so i don’t have to work as much next semester.

Another busy day at work.  Tae Kwon Do class practice poomsae and self-defense.  Feel pretty good.

Today I went to school and it was a good day. After school my father brought me up to King Tiger to do my last mentee session and to do one last session with my mentor. When I came home I went for a run.

It is getting closer to the big days. I have been reviewing all my stuff making sure I have everything down. Hopefully everyone is ready for testing! I'm excited, yet nervous at the same time. Three more days till the big day. 

Today I went to school after spring break. It felt really weird having to go back to school but I was happy to see my friends. When I got home from school I went to go run. I ran 3 miles just before dinner which I was really surprised could make it back in time. We are having omelets and bacon for dinner.

my mentee is testing for her high red belt and I am soooo proud or her. I have been working with her for a long time and now she is testing and I will be there to watch her. her name is Danielle and I hope I can give her belt to her. she has worked so hard to earn this belt and now that she is getting it I am so happy. she knows everything and practices and has shown lots of effort and improvement. we worked on the thinks that were hard and know knows them down pat. she is the best mentee I have ever had and will be for a long time. thank you Danielle for helping me get my mentee sections done and letting me have a good time doing it to.

Test that I took today wasn't my best but I didn't fail it. I ended up getting a borderline C. In Taekwondo class today, me and my mo did a lot of practing for Fridays overnight testing. I am excited to go through it. 

     At school we do this thing called Intersession where its a two week break time from academic work at school. Im in the DIY Intersession which is basically just doing bigger crafts. We didn't really do anything yeaterday but today we went to the McColl center and walked around the building. After that, we went to a park that had a whole bunch of bird houses. Further in that park was a swing set. The few problems, there was only four swings, two of which were baby swings, and there were 12 of us. Were weren't allowed to go on them until after we finished our lunch, so we all had this silent contest to see who would get to go on the swings first. I got to go on. I don't think that I have ever had to run so fast in my life just to get a...

Count down continues.  Concentrating on self-defense.  

Didn’t do much today, only school and studying. But, i did take my puppy to the vet today and get his last puppy shots, first rabies shot, and got him microchipped. I took a test today in my online class and i passed it with a 90%. I have a test tomorrow and i am hoping i do just as good or better.

The half marathon went well. I enjoyed the remainder of my Sunday with my wife & daughter basically resting and replenishing calories.  Today I had my annual physical. My doctor was quite pleased with my visit. He said it was nice to have an easy one, that he had been having tough ones all morning. He told me to keep up the good work. I will be receiving the results of my blood work in a few days.  I will be heading to the dojang in a few minutes. All in all, another great day in life.  Blessings & Peace to all,  PJL CEC 

Today I had a friend come over and spend the day. We went to pick her up at 9:15 and she stayed until 17:00. While she was here we played some video games and we also played some role playing. We had lots of fun.

We are on the count down 4 days to testing not counting today.  Keeping my focus on the end point.

I am all done with my essays. all I have left to do is work more on my poomsaes and self defense. I am looking forward to Friday night. I am so ready to have this all over with and just do Saturday testing. This is the last week, good job everyone!

I am sooooo sad because we gad school today and 2 pop quizzes I got 100s on both but still we got back from a 2 week vacation and 2 POP QUISES. wow soooo cold.

Today I played a lot of video games. We had some friends come over in the afternoon to play while my parents played Dungeons and Dragons with their parents. I had a lot of fun, they also ate dinner with us. Eventually they went home and I played more video games before bed.

today it was the firdt day bach in school nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Can't wait for Spring to be really here to stay.  The weather yesterday was not Spring like.  The only silver lining was that it was my husbands and I 29th wedding anniversary, 33 years total together.  I'm a lucky lady to have Chris in my life.

I just fell down some stairs.

Id like to think that I used my free time today very efficiently. I worked this afternoon from 12:30-3:30. I worked a birthday party at my new job. It wasn't too bad, but the kids were a little rambunctious today. After work I went home to take a shower and help my mom get ready for her 29th wedding anniversary. When I was done with that I went out for an hour to see an old friend that I haven't seen or spoke to in a while. When I got home I grabbed my computer and just started typing away. I have an English essay due on Sunday night that needed to be 4 pages long and I ended up making it 6 pages long. after I finished that essay I started working on my taekwondo essays. I finished my 7 hand techniques essay that only needed to be a page...

today for dinner I had lobster it was super good bye!!!!!!  

So, it's actually a half marathon on Sunday. In order to participate I am going through a marathon. I worked this evening and then drove to Apex where I am staying with my parents. I will pick up my race packet in the morning and drive back to work in Mooresville. Then I will drive back here tomorrow night so I can wake up Sunday morning for the race. The fun part is I will get to several folks from King Tiger Taekwondo.  PJL CEC

One week away from testing, I'm looking forward to it.  I'm just fine tuning little details to make it sharper.  Other than that is practice, practice, practice.  Building muscle memory.   

Today was my last day working as a lifeguard at HFFA. No more working at 4am. I am so looking forward to being able to sleep in. But eventually i will start working out before school. This weekend i am getting all my work for taekwondo and hw done.

I got up and saw that I missed my basketball camp so we got Smoothie King then went to the trampoline park. Soon I will go to Tae Kwon Do.   

Trying to keep it all together, but at the same time separate.  I don't want to get a big jumble going on in my head.  Lots of poomsaes and lots of self-defenses to remember. 

Today was very eventful. I didn’t get in a Black Belt Class, but I have finished those, so there’s not much of a problem.

I got to go over to me friend Morgans house and spend the night. It was super fun and I enjoyed it. It is Friday tomorrow so we only have 4 days until I have to go back to school I am not ready!

today for 3 hours in spring break camp we built forts. it was a blast and we all got to play the castle and dragons it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun   

This morning I decided to go run 2.5 miles. It was really cold outside so I decided to put on a coat, scarf, gloves, and a hat. When I got home I had to get ready to leave to go Cary with my mom. She had to pick up some plants and have a meeting at a farm. I got home in just enough time to get ready to go to Tae Kwon Do.

My work schedule is definitely different than most. I work 5 to 7 days per week. My shift usually starts before noon and goes well into the evening; usually ending between 10:30 and Midnight. Those are good days. Sometimes like Easter, or last Wednesday my days are 14 to 16 hours long. I am not complaining in the least. I love what I do. I am putting things into context. Today was a good day. I arrived at work at 11:30 and finished at 10:30. Eleven hours is a nice short day.  My work week schedule runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. During the lighter business weeks like today through next Tuesday I can schedule myself off up to two days. Since I am running in the Raleigh Half-Marathon on Sunday, I am scheduled to be off Sunday & Monday. That means I had to work tonight instead of having my Wednesday...

I got some work done in between school and work. I also took a statistics test today and i am hoping that i did good. Some questions made me struggle but overall it wasn’t too bad. Only a week left and I am stressing out with everything even though i shouldn’t be. I got this!

Good morning Thursday, let's have a good day together. We are off to a good start having run 5 miles and doing some requirements. Next, the grocery store and then work. Looking forward to the half-marathon on Sunday.  Live in Peace,  PJL CEC 

Today was honestly very stressful. I still have a lot of homework to do this weekend on top of the essays i still have due too. This semester of school is one of the tough ones. I can’t imagine how hard it’s going to be next semester.

In school, we had to write haikus about something. Here's what I wrote: Haikus don't make sense Sometimes they just have weird words Refrigerator

I finally finished all of my requirements all the push ups sit ups pull ups. I feels good to finish. I hope you all have a great day.

Another day at work, beautiful day outside and I was stuck at work.  Oh well got to earn the money in order to enjoy my days off.  

Long, long, long day. Worked early this morning and went straight to school to do homework. I usually take a nap before school but i figured i should do homework instead. I even stayed late after class to finish extra stuff. I didn’t get home till and hour before i needed to go to work so i still didn’t even get time to take a nap. Being an adult sucks, but i will get used to it sooner or later.

it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not fair that my sister gets to go to carawinds and I have to be at home bored

A couple days ago, as I was leaving King Tiger, I tripped and fell down the top set of stairs. Oops. Thankfully, I only got a bruise on my leg.

We have had a friend's dog over at our house for a few days. She gets along really well with our dogs. My grandmother was here for Easter and she went home today. We got lots of candy from the Easter bunny and a stuffed Peep. Today I went for a 2.5 mile run and spent some time at a friend's house.

To my surprise I got out of bed early to what I call early (9:00) this morning anyway.  My big breakfast of English muffin with peanut butter and of course a big mug of coffee!  I am still limited in doing much physical movement.  I continue to look forward to tomorrow, where I 

A lot has happened since I last logged.  First, happy April Fool's Day and Easter (both of which were yesterday) Second, I'm now at the beach, which has been a lot of fun. It was VERY windy and extremely cold today, but I still got to play volleyball on the beach with my family. I can't wait to do more. That's all. Goodnight! - Hannah

This week is my last week of working at HFFA. I am looking forward to not having to wake up at 4 am to work. Today seemed really laid back. Not many kids were taking classes today at King Tiger. I am ending my day by mea prepping for my week. I am working on eating healthier.

today I did my service for the cycle, I missed the other one because I had soccer. it was fun bye

Today we will be driving to Raleigh NC to join my brother and sisters and their families to celebrate the 90th of Jack Lloyd sr. The young man is still full of life and has always been my truest hero. To this day my favorite compliment is "you're just like your dad".  Yesterday, Easter Sunday, I worked from 0500 to 2100 serving 1200 patrons at Epic Chophouse. My culinary team was outstanding throughout the entire day. My Fitbit says that the marathon day equated to 21,095 steps covering 9.81 miles burning 4355 calories.  PJL CEC  

Today, I plan on completing all my exercises (for the day) while I am at King Tiger. I would also like to get in a mentee session.

Just as my recovery was going so well with my shoulder, what I do something stupid with our dog like causing myself to be bitten.  I will never make the mistake again 

What a beautiful day in the Carolinas!  I took advantage of the outdoors and put miles under my feet.  My legs are sore with this and doing so much poomsaes and self-defense.  

First off, Happy Easter everyone!! I hope everyone had a great day and had some time to relax and hangout with your family and friends. I did have my time for relaxation but I did spend a good amount of time working on my forms and self defense and fixing them up. Two weeks left, we got this!

Tomorrow is Easter I am going to my MEME's house. But so far we have packed most of are stuff and getting ready. Soon I will finish up exercises then we will get on the road.  

Bolo, sticks, and staff.  Bolo, sticks, and staff.  All day bolo, sticks and staff.  Throw in a solid hour of kick boxing, run and all the other exercises, I'm a tired puppy!

Today i actually got to sleep in kind of. I had my first day of a new job today. All i had to do was help out with two birthday parties. It was easy quick money. I have been pet and house sitting for two days now. These animals are cute but annoying.

I finally started my spring break it is so fun and the good thing is it for 2 weeks. I am also almost done with my requirements all I have to do is my push ups and sit ups. I am also ready for the over night test. Tomorrow I am going to myrtle beach but I still have to do my requirements there. I hope everybody has a great day.

Tomorrow is easter and I am so excited because I get to see my cousins sorry gtg

today I get to make 2 clear slimes it will be a blast. I am going to add them all together at the end and it will be VERY FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

     Overall it has been a vey eventful week. Nothing really happened on Monday. On Tuesday in Agriculture, one of the teachers had a wood burning pen and let us use it. That wasn't the best idea at all. One of my friends actually set the fire alarm off. So while we were outside by the field, he stood at the top of the hill and told the whole middle school and half the high school that it was his fault. Then on Wednesday we played this game in P.E. called Bases and Rackets. Its like kickball but theres two bases. One in the corner of the gym and one across from the first in another corner. Instead of rolling the ball and kicking it, it has to be thrown and he can either hit it with a tennis racket or a baseball bat. When most of the girls were...

today I had no school it was fun and i got to do lots of exercises