Candidate Journals

I haven't posted a journal in a while.  Sorry to anyone that had been tracking my journey with my daily journals, but I've just had some much going on outside of the cycle my brain feels fried currently and emotions have been all over the place.  What a day. First, a huge Happy 30th Anniversary to my parents. I can only pray that my own relationship lasts and flourishes the way theirs has. Today was also my 40th birthday, though it certainly didn't start out as a celebration. I began the morning at the courthouse filing paperwork on a personal matter—something that has had my anxiety running through the roof since last Thursday. After finishing up, Lauren suggested grabbing a birthday coffee. It was the first coffee I’ve ordered out since August, and while it was incredibly sweet, it was a great idea and gave me a genuine moment of joy....

Happy Anniversary to My Guy and Happy Birthday to Inst Shawn!  We won't get to do dinner or anything tonight, but our vacation to Aruba was wonderful!  

Today is my son Shawn's birthday. Happy Birthday Shawn!!! Also, today is my actual 30th Wedding Anniversary! Happy Anniversary Chelley! Will celebrate by working out and working all day and night. Oh, and a trip to Aruba. Got a great workout in yesterday, and mowed the grass.

Today was a rest day for me. Took lots of naps then study for my SAT next week after that I did my daily routine and exercise. I should be close to finishing my book so I can put it all online.

today i went to the park this morning to do some training with some of my friends and some of the masters. after that i came home and did some of my homework. i then went to robotics for like 5 hours which really messed up my head 😭. i then came home and did some requirements and practiced my forms for a while. i’m not back to doing homework 

Woke sore this morning and early to get to the airport by 6, picked up Joel and CJ back from Japan. They were happy to be home but had a wonderful time. I was very happy to see my guys. Then home, happy dogs and some unpacking and Japan stories. Then off to KT to work on my creative with Peyton. Then the viewing of the latest poomsae competition result. So hard to watch myself. Jitae is hard in the same way that Staff Form 2 and 3 are...not a lot of repetition or...can't think of the word again . I do like Jitae though, it's interesting. Worked on some self-defenses and then hit the Greenway for a bit to loosen up some. Less than a week!!! Have a marvelous Monday!

Today we went to Carowinds! It was a lot of fun. We did too much to put into my journal so I'll sum it up. We rode a bunch of rides, ate a bunch of food, and rode a bunch more rides. Afterwards, her parents dropped everyone off at our houses, me at my great grandma's, so I worked on requirements while waiting for my mom to pick up me and my sister. Now I'm home, just got my shower, and getting ready for bed. Good night. 

Todya I woke up late as I was tired from yesterday. After that I woke up ate breakfast, worked on my poomsaes and ran 2 miles. Then I went to a gathering and did fun activities. After that I went to my friends house where we played and ate pizza. Finally I got how and ran a mile then wrote this journal.

Yesterday was the physical and written test. I was pretty grueling but I was proud of myself. For the physical test I managed to beat all my things from the pre-test including my jump rope which I went from 40 In the pre test to 136 in the final which was crazy. For my written test I got a 94 on it which was pretty good for me. Pretty tired and sore though. Pretty fun though, but I gotta prepare for the overnight test. 

Definitely loving the new fall weather, I hope it stays nice out for as long as possible! I slept in until about 8a.m. today and then went to TKD to work on my creative, watch poomsae competitions videos, and then work on my creative some more. Pretty sore and just overall tired from physical testing so motivating myself to do anything today was rough. I got through some reading done for English and then tried to do some physical requirements. Relaxed in the evening with my mom and watched some football this afternoon with my dad. I hope everyone had a great weekend and has an amazing start to the week! ~ Peyton

Today I was still a little bit sore from the physical test yesterday. Because of this, I stretched out for a little bit, and then I spent a lot of time on my creative form. I edited my form a little bit since the Master's exam in August, and I am much happier with how it is going. Later in the evening, I did a lot of school related things like studying, homework, and a little practice / learning songs for Drumline. Other than that, my evening was pretty relaxed. I'm planning on getting to bed soon to get good rest and start off the week strong.

Today I woke and started to clean my room for a few hours and took breaks to study for the written test, I then got ready to go Carowinds with some friends. We went and picked them up and started heading to Carowinds. At Carowinds we got my friends day food passes and got in the park. We first headed to the side of North Carolina I think, Few rides later we went and got food, After we ate we went and rode a ton of rides that made 1 of my friends in a mood of having to sit down for a second. Later around 5 hours later we all got food and left the park right around the time Scarowinds was opening, after we left we dropped everyone off and said bye. I came home, ate, and took a shower, Im now practicing the test, I hope everyone had...

Today I went to Carowinds with some other black belts. I had a pretty good day. And yesterday was homecoming for me.

Really enjoyed the seminar on Friday night with Master Medina. I decided to resume my hapkido training with Master Foster on Wednesday nights. Joined the october testers for their final run. I haven't had the chance to work up to a four mile run, so I walked two and a half miles.

Today I had to wake up at 5 AM to do the written test and physical test after that I got class assistance credit Then I went home got some rest and Then participating on a festival I had to be at.

Today I had home coming. And we did the exams. I also did the seminar which was fun

Today I woke up early at 5:00 got ready looked over my written test answers. Then reached the track, I beat my track record by 2 minutes. After that I took my physical and written test which I passed.  Then ate a snack and did the hopkkito seminar. After that I went to my cousins house for lunch and then went to my friends house for dinner. Then I got home and worked on my essays and am writing this journal as I wrap up my essays.

today we had the physical and written test which went pretty well. i wish i had done a little better on the written but i'll take it i guess. after that i went to the hapkido seminar which was fun. then i came home and did my homework and watched a movie. 

Today was the physical and written test which went good. I improved on everything, and got a passing score on my written test. So I am happy about that, I also mentored my mentee and played some things with friends, so that was cool.

I feel very good about the physical test today. I am super stoked with my run time; I think the weather helped out a lot. I thought the written test went well, and so did all the other physical requirements. After we left the Harrisburg location, my dad and I went to Waffle House, which was great because when I got home, I was starving. I was pretty sore throughout the day, but, despite that, I still did the daily requirements. The rest of my evening was very relaxed. The last week has finally arrived; I hope everyone finishes the cycle strong this week.

Dark, chilly, and early morning at the track! Woke up just before 5a.m. and was pumped with adrenaline. I'm really happy with my time, the 16 laps practically flew by and I ended up losing count after the 1st mile lol. Rode to Harrisburg with Ms. Jen and studied my written test and anatomy exam with her in the car. All of the physical requirements went really well for me as well as the written exams. I always appreciate a pep talk from Grandmaster Evins and any advice that the older instructors or masters have. Afterwards, Ms. Jen and I got a little pick-me-up sweet treat and headed to Lowe's to buy bricks for testing. Finally drive home to solidify my essays and hit submit; that felt so good! I did some requirements this afternoon but was honestly pretty exhausted so I didn't get to all of them. I am offically...

Today I woke up very, very early to get ready for the track running test, Once I got in the car I got an energy drink and went to go to the track. Once we got there, I ran the 2 miles in 25 minutes, I then talked with some friends on our plans on whos taking all of us. We all took my dads car and went to Harrisburg, me and my friend changed into our uniforms then got on the mat. We did the tests and seminar before I headed from some food, After I ate, I went home and chilled out because my legs hurt so bad, I then went to this place for painting ceramics again. We went home and I got back my test score and had to study. Later my dad came and was super mad about something else. Thats all for tonight, I hope...

Today I had to do the Physical/Written test. I ran an impressive 6:43 time for the mile at the track, and managed to beat all my    pre-test results with relative ease, with the one I struggled on most being the pull ups. I finished the written test also very quickly, and ended up with a 99. I also finished most of my essays today, with only a couple remaining. I also only need 3 more mentee sessions, & about 3 more assistance credits. Today is also my last day for journaling 🥳.

helloooo, today was pretty good. the test went really well, i improved my time for 2 miles by 2 and a half minutes so i was pretty proud of myself. the written test was pretty easy im glad i studied a bunch. i cant wait for next week we're almost done. after the test i stayed back with my friends to attend the hapkido seminar. it was pretty cool and we learned a bunch of fun stuff! when i came home i took the fattest nap of my life i was so tired. im heading to the park tomorrow morning to train. i have to finish up my physics homework now.

Today was test day. During the run it was so cold and was very chilly. It got harder and harder to breathe during the run because I dont to very well with the cold. I started feeling metal taste in my throught so I went home and tried to drink hot water to get rid of the issues. At last, I could over come it and felt so embarred and guilt to tell my parents that I had to stop the belt testing today and take rest. Thankfuly the Instructors were able to understand and I felt that I was really blessed to have them. I have the opportunity to redo the test on monday and I am really grateful for my instuctors. Again, I am extremly sorry, Instructors and Mom and Dad.

Today was test day! I was low key worried about the written test while my mom was worried about the physical. But all in all, I think i did decent on both. I definitely came home and took a nap. Once I woke up, I finished up my requirements for the day. Then just hung out around the house, playing video games and being lazy. Now we're about to get ready for bed. Heading to Carowinds tomorrow with Daisy, Owen, & Cameron to celebrate making it through another cycle.. (thanks Daisy! 🎉🎉🎉) Good night! 

Woke up ate a banana and headed to the track. I got there early and stretched some waiting on the other Bochos. I took over 2 minutes off my run. Then on to Harrisburg for the final and written. I rode over and back with Master Chelley. It went well. My mom picked me up and we had Chick Fil A for lunch. When I got home I actually took a nap. When I got up I did my requirements for the day. 

Physical and written tests today!!! Also i went to the hopkido seminar. I learned a lot and Grandmaster Medina is pretty funny. 

today I went to school then came home and went to sparring. after sparring i stayed back to study for the written test with my friends. i then came home and did hw and got all my stuff ready for tomorrow

No school today so the whole time I was studying for the test and did my black belt class and my sparring class today then all night I spent studying for the written test with a friend

25 Today was a school day off. I woke up early to finish my tkd requirments. After that I practiced my forms again and then played some games with my friends. Then I went to tkd class and got sticks and staff. Overall a 7/10 day  

hi guys today i had no school so i grinded for the written test. i went to sparring today and then me and my friends stayed back to study more. i'm really really really nervous for tomorrow but hey we're almost there yay

Today I finished my requirements, and made up 1 hour of missing poemsaes, and also attended a gathering, and ended the day by studying for the written test. 

I had my math interim assessment at school today. I overheard a few of the other kids talking and they thought it was pretty hard and didnt think they did good. Im in advanced math, but got 84% on it. They dad signed us out like an hour early. After we got home, I spent some time studying, practicing my poomsaes, self defenses, etc. Now im getting ready for bed, cant wait for tomorrow. Good night. 

Today I woke up late did my phyisical requierements and ran 2 miles. after I practiced a lot of poomsaes and self defence through out the day. And did some more physical requierments. Then worked on my essays and went to my first app challenge meeting where we were going to create an app. After that I went to belt belt class, learned hopkito 4 and did some sparring. After I got home I ate dinner took a shower and worked on my essays until I brushed my teeth wrote this journal and am going to sleep.

Today I was happy I had a day off from school, but for some reason both of my thaighs were hurting and that was before testing tomorrow. My parents gave me medicine making it feel better. Then later I went to King tiger for a session with Master Chelley, and I attended Black Belt Class doing warmups. After I went to and went to sleep.

Today was a very busy day for me. School turned out to be pretty busy today, which is why I am glad the weekend is here. After school, I did few requirements before heading over to class. Class this evening was good; we had some good review on some things we do not do as often, like hapkido. After class, I headed over to my school's football game. The game didn't last too long into the night, which is great because the physical test is coming early tomorrow. On that note, I am off to bed. I hope everyone does well tomorrow.

Today at school after my first 2 cores, I went to band to find Mr. Taylor there with my normal band teacher. Alaso found that today didnt feel so long. Later I got home and practised the written test for a little, then did some running drills. A little later, my dad came and picked me up to take me home. I then chilled out for a bit and my stomach started hurting a little bit, so I ate and was fine. After I ate I watched a movie with him and it was pretty funny in some parts, and as of now im about to go to bed for tommorrow. I hope everyone had an amazing day!

Physical and written exam tomorrow! I stayed back late to practice the test questions and i just need to memorize a couple more things. Other than that, today i volunteered, and went to black belt and sparring class.

Post test tomorrow kinda nervy. I’ve been memorizing the written test all week but i still am not confident…I had regular school and when i came back i was js chilling and going over stuff. Then i went to sparring class and it was rly fun because we were all stressing about tomorrow together😭. We went over the written test together. I rly hope i beat my time tomorrow! Good luck and good night!

Today I had a good day at school. It was pretty chill throughout and my morning was good as well. In breakfast I ate quickly and went to the locker room right after. I was having fun in Computer Science and I got a lot done. In Adobe Visual Design I got a lot done as well. In 4th block I was confused but I still had fun. Also in lunch I felt like I was in my element. Just talking with people outside felt great. Plus I was hungry. After school I finished work and did my tracking. After that I went to sparring and studied afterwards.

    Today was a pretty chill day. I wake up knowing it's Friday and get ready for school. I practice Poomsae before going off to school. I get to car line and hop on the bus to get to King Tiger. Me and Instructor Shawn talked while on the bus before I got there. I then did homework and then did Black Belt Class. I went home and finished my homework before finishing my black belt reqierments for the day. I then play with my friends and ate some ice cream.

Today is Thursday, so we had sparring class today. We didnt do much in school today. We were supposed to show our slides today but we ended up not having enough time. After school, I went to sparring class and was the only instructor there to help. It was more stressful than I expected, but I got through. I really like being able to help out with class. After class, I came hme and did requirements then got a shower and got ready for bed. Good night.

    Today was your average day. I wake up, go to School. And then I went to King Tiger and did a session with my mentee. I then took some good pictures and got a men T session done with Master Sri. After that, I went home had some tacos and had a good bit of homework, but luckily, I finished it all. I practiced my tae kwon do before finishing my last final essay good night 😴

Today was another normal day, went to school and had a quiz today for fourth period, after that went to king tiger to get my mentor session and class assistance, then I study for the written test we're gonna have on Saturday.

Today I did my daily requierments then I went to school took a science quiz and went home. After I got home I ate a snack then went to taekwondo. After I helped out I finished my practice written test and got a mentee and mentor session in. After that I went to another class. After I got home I ran 2 miles then got home and ate dinner. After that I worked on my essays and finally wrote this journal.

Today I helped assist a junior tiger class, which was earlier than I usually assist since I had a friends birthday party to go to. The party was great, and today was a decent day overall.

24 Today was a club meeting. After school I wrote my divorce test to get my learning permit. I passed. Other than that the day was pretty calm. We are now on the way to watch a movie.

Today I woke up around 7 in th3 morning and did some requirements. Today was a pretty rainy day, for school today I had 2 tests. After school I went to King Tiger and helped with a class, anddoing warmups before going to sparring. Pretty nervous for testing on Saturday though. After I got home I ate dinner, watched a movie and went to sleep.  

They had a pretty good day and it was my first hockey game of the season. I scored a goal and I had two assists and some good hits. I also did my requirements for today and I am beat.

  Today was another busy day at King Tiger with the photographer here, so I was glad I planned ahead and got my requirements done early. It always feels good to have those checked off before the day gets crazy! I'm looking forward to Physical and Written Testing this weekend and getting to see all of our Black Belt Candidates put their hard work into action. It's always rewarding to watch their growth, determination, and progress throughout the Black Belt Cycle!

This was my last journal that I was going to need. I started this day with some oatmeal and went to school after the rough rain. I did some tests had a lot of work and then got out of there with a bit more raindrops soaking into my backpack. Today was also curriculum night and my parents dropped me off at the school for two hours with some snacks and my sparring gear. I got a lot of stuff done and did most of my requirements while I was there. I eventually got out of the place after sparring and I went to dinner. I finished up my dinner did my homework and finally went to sleep.

Today was a good Thursday. We had a no-tech day in school, which means that we were not allowed to use any kind of technology at all throughout the day. Some classes were a bit different, but some stayed exactly the same. After school, I had a lot of free time because I did not have any requirements to complete. I am giving myself this evening and tomorrow evening to rest / recover for Saturday morning. I have a very busy Friday planned, so I'm headed to sleep right now so I can hopefully get some good quality rest.

We don't have school tomorrow so that's good. I got a mentor and a mentee session in today too. Requirements are coming out well.

I have rode a few stops on the struggle bus this week, school and homework is definitely giving me a hard time. But hopefully this weekend I can catch up. I'm so excited for the physical and written test to be over and so excited to be done with a good chunk of my requirements this weekend. I hope everyone is having a great week, please make sure you guys are keeping the website up to date on your requirements as well as making sure your book is filled out. I would highly suggest just going through each week both online and in your book to confirm signatures are signed and requirements are filled in! Have an amazing Friday! ~ Peyton

Today I woke up and went to school for 7 hours which felt like only 4 hours, technectlilly its only 4 hours and about 35 minutes. Later after I got picked up from my mum after school, I went home, ate, doom scrolled, and took a shower which felt amazing, once I got out i changed and practised my clarinet instead of go to taekwondo, even though I asked a bunch of times, my mum kept saying no. So I then after playing a few songs I packed the instrument away before practising the written test. Thats all for today, I hope eveyone had an amazing day!

Had my best run in over a year yesterday. No pain, and after a half mile or so, I actually felt loose and athletic. Also had the most jump roping I have done since my back injury. Increased my pull-ups to sets of five. Got lots of kicks in.

pretty normal day today, went to school then went home and did homework and took a little nap, after that I went to help out with class and celebrated my dad birthday.

I’m doing a quick journal just so I have them all done. I bet I’ll do a few more but I don’t want to have to worry about it. I’m a bit stressed, but just trying to make it to and through the test lol. After all that’s all I can do. So yayyy.

Today I woke up late and somehow got to school just in time for just enough time to finish some work in the morning. Later onceI got home I saw the police outside at the other building maybe 20 feet from the building we live in now, im not sure what they were doing but i wasnt paying attention. After I ate dinner I went to taekwondo for all 3 classes which I was the only one helping our master for the shin kickers, During sparring we did a demonstraion for the Olympic training with the Hong Kong thing which was fun. After class I went to a circle K and got an energy drink and a snack for the evening. I then came home, took a shower, and chilled out since I didnt have my running shoes I wasnt able to run on the track. So ima bout to head...

today i had a pretty busy day. i went to school and then after school i had science olympiad. after that i drove straight to taekwondo where i had a mentor session, helped out with class, studied for the written test, took black bet class, and finished up my mentor session. i got home pretty late so i rushed to finish my ccp homework which is due at 11 pm. i’m known going to do my apush reading guide, my lang reading, my chem hw, and study for my calc test 🫩🫩🫩

Today I woke up and It was raining so I went directly to school and rescevied a fundrasier box for my band trip. Then I got home read a book then got ready for my swimming class. After I finished swimming I went to taekwondo when I realized I left my glasses in another car. After taekwondo I did a mentor session and went home. Once home I ate dinner and worked on my essays. After that I took a shower wrote this journal and am going to bed.

I woke up today and went to school today was pretty casual and I had a good bit of homework to go home to. It was a bit rainy when I was getting on and off the bus to get home. I did my class assistance while the picture day was rolling and I did my mentor session and got out of there. I then got home got dinner finished homework then went to sleep. 

    Today, what’s your average day. I wake up. I go to school and get back to King Tiger. I didn’t have a couple missing work and I did find that the cycle made it hard to get work done however, I’m still learning how to manage my time. Next quarter will be a fresh start and I will not have any black belt things to do. I think I will do a lot better however I will do better at keeping up with my work. More than I got home, I finished my exercises and finished the book that we needed to read for the cycle. Then I went upstairs, took out my contacts, brushed my teeth and went to bed. 

Today I also woke up pretty late in the morning around 7:30. After waking up I did a little bit of requirements and got ready for school. Today was a pretty rainy day and I got really wet while waiting for my bus. After school I ate a little big of a snack and headed to hang with a few friends. I was pretty happy because it was finally starting to become colder since summer was super hot. I played for an hour before coming back to my house. After I got back I watched some tv for an hour before eating dinner. After a light dinner I did some poomsae's, Staff form for an hour. After that I headed in my room to finish up an assignment for school, study for 2 tests tomorrow, and sent Master Chelley the written test so I could get the answers and prepare for...

23 tommorow I have 2 tests. I'm really worried about the Ap world test and LEQ but I hope I will do good on it. I practiced my tkd and forms which I feel more and more confident on. Anyways it was a regular day other than that.

I had a wonderful vacation and really enjoyed the chance to relax, recharge, and step away from the normal routine for a few days. It was definitely hard to see it come to an end! Now it's back to work and back to reality. There is plenty to catch up on, but I feel refreshed and ready to jump back in. Sometimes a little time away is exactly what you need to come back with renewed energy and a better attitude!

Today I went to school then I had an after school club, for which I stayed back for. Then my soccer practice got canceled leaving me with more time for Tae Kwon Do. So I went to Tae Kwon Do, helped with the junior tigers, then I took BBC. Then I reviewed the questions with my mentor, so now I just have to memorize them. Then I went home and practice some pull ups, I am not there yet, but I don't know if I will be able to do a pull up at the physical test this saturday.

Regular day today. I put the test questions on flashcards so I can memorize them better. Also, we had a photographer come to our dojung and the class helpers were interviewed and did their favorite kick. I did my turning hook. I would've done a front kick but I thought it felt kind of awkward looking at the camera.

Today was a pretty average school day. The weather was dreary today, which was a little bit of a nuisance during class changes, but in the end, it was not that big of a deal. After school, I only did half of the usual requirements that I normally do. I'm planning not to do requirements on Thursday or Friday so my body will be nice and prepared for Saturday. I went to King Tiger in the evening, and I got my picture taken. I'm glad that I was able to replace my picture on the wall because I think the current picture of me on the wall was taken when I was only 12 years old. I went on a run when I got back from King Tiger. The weather was cool, which was a very nice change for once. I had a good Wednesday, and I hope everyone else did...

Today I helped assist a high belt class and also reviews black belt material with my peers.

Today I woke up late so I didn’t do my miles and other requirements in the morning. I ended up having to do them after I came back from school. At school I had PE first block but I put a lot of deodorant on before I went to school so I did my thing without worrying about being musty the rest of the day. I also put my shirt I was wearing in my bag. After that I went to Homeroom and did some computer science work that was due today. Then I finished most of it by the time we got to computer science so that was good. In Adobe visual design, I went to Adobe Visual design which was pretty confusing today, I didn’t really understand it. Then I went to lunch but I had to stay inside because it was raining outside. I talked with some people...

It's good to be able to take the owner's trainings again with GM Evins. Worked on the Sequence One, some poomse, and a lot of self defense from different angles. Gained a couple of pounds on vacation, but now I have my nutrition back on track.

Fun and mentally challenging training this morning at Grandmaster Evins' school. Approaching from the opposite side, attacking with two kicks instead of one, etc. Master Dege was my partner and we got through it. Then some poomsae practice. Once I got to work I also had a mentee with Instructor Shawn and then tonight had a mentor with Master Chelley, working on Double Stick Form 2. Classes went well tonight. All in all a good Tuesday!

Today I woke up and did everything as usual went to school and we started a new P.E unit. After school I got ready and left to help with the junior tiger class. After that I went to my soccer game where my team won 2-1. After I got home I worked on my essays, ate dinner and completed my homework. Finally I wrote this journal and am going to bed.

Today was a pretty good day. It was like another average day. I got my tkd requirements in and took a massive nape.

today i went to school and had a pretty normal day. after school i had a bch club meeting. i went straight from school to taekwondo. and did a mentor session with master weeks and helped out with class. i then came home and practices some more on my second dan curriculum and the i’m currently doing my homework 

Today I woke up around 7 in the morning. I then headed to school which was pretty mid. After school I went to king tiger and assisted a class. After I did a mentee session with my mentee. This was my last one that I had to do which was nice, I got everything signed and then I went home. Once I got home I ate dinner, did some requirements, watched a movie and went to sleep.  

Today was a normal day. I went to school, had some meetings, then went to a Harrisburg Youth Council Meeting. Then when i got home I did my requirements. Still kind of nervous for this and next Saturday.

Today I woke up and ate breakfast. Then went to school. After that i went to the gym .Then went back home and did my homework. Then started to do my forms.

We had a reading interim assessment today in school. After school, I helped out with class and we had black belt class. We practiced rolls, falls, & self defenses. Now I'm home, just finished the rest of my requirements, and getting ready for bed. Good night.

Today was an alright back to school day. This week hopefully won't be too busy, and I am praying the same will be true for next week. After school I came home and got my requirements done. Over the coming days, I plan to not go super hard on the requirements in order to let my body recover as much as possible for the physical test. Later in the evening, I went to King Tiger and I was able to get some really good 540 kick practice in; I am now feeling super confident in both the 540 and the 540 hook. Hopefully, with a couple more practice sessions, it should be good and ready to present. The rest of my evening was pretty lowkey. I hope everyone else is doing well.

I woke up with pretty awful pain in my legs. It felt like my shins turned to glass and just shattered inside. So thats fun! Besides that, today was ok, I had a chem test today and the math quiz I was supposed to take got moved to Thursday. Since the weather was cool enough, I ran earlier this afternoon around 4:30p.m. I took a shower, got some homework done, and then started on my requirements. Took a break to eat dinner and then back on requirements and homework. Just relaxing the rest of the night, although my mom is making her wonderful chocolate chip cookies so I may snag some before bed. Keep up the great worke everyone, we are so close!! ~ Peyton

I have a lot to do for school and I am very stressed right now. But hopefully after this week my workload will be okay again. It's the end of the month so everything is due for some reason. Which is why you shouldn't procrastinate everything until the last week of the month. Anyway everything else has been going good. I need more class assistance credits, just trying to find the time to go for them. This should be my last journal or second to last.

Today I woke up went to school and nothing much was done. I came home, had a class, then went for swimming. Then I came home, ran a LOT, and did some essay work, and did some pull up practice, because I want to be able to do a pull up, which I can't yet. But I'm working on it. And I also did a bunch of other training too. 

Today I went to get my assistance credit, so I helped assist the junior tiger's class today. I also helped one of my peer's in Hapkido 4, and reviewed the rest of the Hapkido's with them.

Today was my big brother’s birthday but when I get home Imma call him. When had a good day at school today but I didn’t hoop as much as I should’ve. In PE I was playing soccer with my homies and occasionally playing volleyball. I had a AP History test that I didn’t do too well on but I’m not stressing about it. Lunch was pretty boring today but it’s cool though. I was doing my English homework when I got home today. When I get home I’m gonna finish the rest of it. When I went to Tae Kwon Do I did a Mentor session with Master Weeks, helped 1 class and took the last one.

Today was my first day back at school after a long weekend. I did my classes pretty well I think and I got through the day pretty easily. I eventually got home after a long bus ride and went to a class to get some assists in and check my written test. I then got home and went to dinner.

These are starting to feel like writing a series of unfortunate events haha. I have a mild concussion. IM OKAY. But yeah that happened. So I’ve been completely off on practicing since about Friday. Which makes me anxious with testing being so soon. I am practicing still, just very slow forms and defenses. Any of the spins make me dizzy. Hopefully will be better by testing, but I’ll probably have to ask about not doing rolls and falls. Which I hate to ask. I also might be able to just do them very slowly? That’s how I’m doing them now. Idk we’ll see. Only have 2 journals left, I didn’t the past few days cause screens made it worse. Just gotta hang on till testing lol it’s so soon. I swear if I can walk into this thing I’m taking it.

    I unfortunately missed Journaling yesterday however I will give a run up of what happened. I was home and woke up and had a good breakfast beofre starting to do my black belt stuff. I then ate lunch before studying for the Black belt test. I then got a passing grade on a blank test. Anyways today I woke up had breakfast and went to school. After school I went to King Tiger and got my homework done before going home and doing my stuff. I then got ice cream and went to bed.

i had school off today so i spent  the whole day catching up on homework and practicing taekwondo stuff. i focused on second dan curriculum and my creative form. in the evening i went to taekwondo to do a mentee session, help out in class, and do a mentor session. i then came home and i am now doing my lang project.

Ran through my creative some today, some good self-defenses work with Peyton and Hapkido as well. I hope that all of you have a good training partner...they make all the difference in the world. Got some work in this morning. Being the only one at the house is throwing me a little off because I don't want leave the dogs alone. They are used to my husband working from home and my son coming home from work in the morning so my still being at work past their dinner time does make me feel a little bad. There was lightning happening when I came home tonight so they have been stuck to me, they're so brave. I was just studying my test some... and working on my writing of taekwondo. Have a terrific Tuesday!

Today was a light day today. I went to school then I got my classes assistance and mentor session done. I should be close to finishing my daily run and input all the data online soon.

Today i slept in again cuz i had no school. I value my sleep a lot and with my schedule im getting sleep anytime i can get it!! Once i woke up i ate brunch and started up my english homework. I’ve been falling behind a bit so I emailed my teacher and stuff and finished up this essay that was due to tomorrow so i wouldn’t have that be late too. Later on i did some of my requirements and then went to class to get leadership. I only need like 4 more i think. I also got in a very very long mentor session and we went over all weapons(staff stick and bolo) no knife tho. We had to practice outside tho because there was a class inside and we only have one mat😔. it was pretty humid out especially with the uniform on but hey if i can...

Still keeping up with these journals!!! Today I assisted a class and got a mentor session in. I still need a couple before oct 2. Other than that, im done with many other requirements.

Today I woke up a bit late around 7:20. I did some jumproping after and got ready for school. During school we didn't do much but we had a program choice thing where we got to look at all the high schools and what programs they offer. It was pretty cool and interesting and made me learn more about the high schools. After school I played soccer with my friends before going to my robotics class. I had robotics for around 2 hours. After that I ate dinner and then did some homework. After that I went to sleep.

Today I woke up and realized there was a robotics meeting so I got ready quickly and went to school in a rush. There was nothing new or exiting and went on with my day. Once i got home I got ready to go to taekwondo. After I helped in the junior tiger class the did the high belt class and last did a mentor session. Then I went home ate dinner read and worked on my homework. Now i am writing this journal and going to bed.

Today was pretty normal for a monday, school was okay. I finished a lot of my homework at school and then I had a club after school. When I got home I did requirements and went to taekwondo and then came back and finished my requirements and now I'm going to sleep. 

21 Today was my friend's birthday  It was fun spending time with him and friends after school. After i got back I did my tkd requirments and then practiced my forms and self defenses a bit extra. After i studied for my tests this week.

This is my 50th journal, but I will still post more after this. Today I woke up, went to school, and we had an essay at school for reading, but I was prepared, because I was already ready for essays just like I have essays for TKD. Then once I got home, I did some essays and after that I went to Tae Kwon Do, helped with the junior tigers, then took bbc. After that I had a mentor session, on which we did a little of the test, and also focused on kicks, and speed. Then I went home and ran a LOT. Then I wrote this journal and I am about to do some jump roping. A reminder, we only have ONE MORE WEEK and a half until overnight testing, so I hope you are doing good in your training.