Candidate Journals

Last night I went to sparring class and got a great workout.  Today I have art at school.  It is my favorite subject.  Since I’m a little ahead on my running I’m going to take a day off -Yay!  I’m ready for the pretest tomorrow.

Good Morning. Yesterday was a really long and tiring day. I had classes right after school and then went to sparring class. Before sparring class I worked with Master Marcus on my rolls and falls. Last year when I started my first BB cycle I was struggling with my rolls and falls and I have come a long way now. Sparring was tiring. I came home and watched Jeopardy. Ken won the Second time. He needs one more win to take the $1 Million dollars. Getting ready to school and then classes in the evening. Have a good day!

Another beautiful day and our solar panels produced well. I worked from home and when Patrick and Erik came home from school we fed the Awakey Snakey a small mouse. After dinner Erik and I went to the dojang for classes and leadership credit. When we came home we fed the Awakey Snakey another mouse and now it should be the Full and Tired Snakey.

Long day.  Great poomsae review in black belt class tonight and we did tons of requirements!  After class I reviewed 3rd Dan 1-step self defense with Master Dege in our mentor session with Master Cavazos.  Just can’t get that one to stick in my brain! 

Was supposed to jump ahead today with requirements. Instead I barely did anything, woke up with a throbbing headache, cough and congestion. Got kids to school, made them eggs and toast, then went back to bed. Around noon I made it out of bed. Got something to eat for myself and sat down to write some essays realizing requirements would be too much of a struggle. Made it to sparring and Leadership classes. Now I again have a throbbing headache. Going to bed to hope for the best tomorrow.

Tommorow I got a test. All the subjects are easy except for the confusing one, math. It's not hard but just really gets confusing once you go on to the next level. I can't run my daily miles alot anymore because I got a tight schedule, my dad said he's trying to find a treadmills but he couldn't find one.

Good  day at work.???? got home and felt good doing my requirements.  ????????????️‍♂️????️‍♂️

Today I went to school and it was ok. The best part of today was when I got home. We got finally feed the snake. It was really interesting and it happened really fast. She saw the mouse and then it was gone so fast. We went to TKD classes and then when we got home we fed her a 2nd mouse. It was gross but cool at the same time. 

Today was a good day. I was able to get a mentee session, leadership 1 and 2 credits, and go to black belt class. School was alright, it was the usual. I started my requirements in the morning and am currently finishing them up. I have a project due tomorrow that I still have to finish. I should probably start doing that. I hope everyone had a great day!

Today was a regular school day. When I got home I went to piano class and then when I got home I went to King Tiger to get my leadership credit and black belt class. After that I worked on my homework and I will eat dinner after I finish my homework. Hopefully I have a better day tomorrow since it is Friday tomorrow.

Wow, I actually did 10 pullups today!  Not at the same time, but that is still great for me!  After even 3, I can really start to feel it in my "bad" shoulder.  But, just kept going today!  We will see how it feels tomorrow.  Looking forward to an awesome black belt class over at the Lake Norman dojang tomorrow, and tons of training and classes at North Charlotte on Saturday.

Today was a great day. In the morning I had math benchmarks it was boring. Then I had lunch. After lunch I had recess. Next I had music for specials. When my mom picked me up and we came home I did my requirements. Then my BFF came! We went to the science fair and we won ribbons for winning we are to the regionals. Then I came home had dinner and went to bed.

TODAY I WENT TO KING TIGER AND DID SOME REQUIREMENTS,WORKED WITH MASTER WEEKS,AND HELPED OUT WITH CLASS.THEN I WENT TO MY HOUSE TO GET MY BASKETBALL ???? Put my new Gianas’s on then we hit the road and my team is very good so we will win the championship.well I GOT TO HIT THE ROAD,BYE  ????????????????????⛹????????

Today I took my Math Benchmark and l missed 3/35, which is 91%. We are starting a new essay for our book series. I am doing an essay on the Divergent Series. I am coming to taekwondo today. 

Yesterday was a tough day for me. I had a really hard time running and it felt like I was dragging a ton of bricks behind me in all my workouts. I even had issues working on my lats to get them to where I can do pull ups better without looking like im about to explode trying to do 1. I was talking to a few of my friends who love to run and we figured out that my problem is probably because I might have been dehydrated (I woke up extremely thirsty), and I haven't been getting enough sleep....let alone quality sleep. I am going to go buy a new pillow today because I woke up even more tired than I went to sleep last night. I am going to take it easy today and spread out the workouts across the day instead of doing it all in the morning. I am still coughing like I smoked a pack of cigarettes from my run yesterday so I am going to chew on a few cough drops throughout the day to see if that helps. Im also going to do the Vics on the feet at night trick tonight to see if that helps. Bring on sparring class tonight! Lesson of this story, drink lots of water and get good sleep! Oh yeah, I finished my white belt challenge last night and I ordered Taylor and myself books for our essays!

Yesterday I met with my mentee.  I practiced his hop step kicks and his turning side kick.  I also met with my mentor.  I am feeling good about my progress so far.  I also helped in class and got 2 leadership credits.  I really like helping in class.  I think it is fun!

Good Morning everyone. Yesterday was another long day. Came back home at 8.15pm and went to watch the Greatest of All Times Jeopardy Tournament Of Champions. Yay!!! James won the Day 2 games and I was very happy. Another long day today with back to back classes and I will be back only around 8pm again. Heading to the bus stop now. I have my Reading benchmark today! Good Day!

It was a good day for solar panels and we got some good use out of ours. I worked from home today and Erik and I went for a run when he got home from school. Afterward we went up to the dojang and helped out with the senior tiger class. I got a mentee session in with my mentee so we are getting that going as well. Now I will sit and practice my guitar a little before it is time to go to bed.

Today was a busy day. In the morning I had benchmarks. Then I had math olympiad lunch were we have lunch and discuss math olympiad problems. After that we had recess. Next we had Art for specials. Then my mom picked me up from kids plus. But it was late so I did not have time to do many of my requirements because I had to go to king tiger for leadership credits 1 & 2 and menteeing session. After the class I had dinner and went to bed. 

Not really hump day for me since it was my day off. Was glad to get back to 9rounds today. I mostly work out at home. Had my husband put a pull up bar in by workout room. It is really the dining room but we turned into a little gym. Run was better today. Looking forward to a better run tomorrow as well. Really tired was going to finish laundry but that will have to wait for tomorrow. Also very hungry which means I did not take in enough calories today, will have to make them up tomorrow. Recently read about not eating at night it is the time for the body to rest and if it is trying to digest food it can not get the proper rest. Hope I don’t wake up at 1am, that happens sometimes when I really under eat, then I have not choice. Anyways...

Cold hard day at work, it was ok when the sun was on us, then the wind came. ???????????????? took  Most of my energy out of me today.

Today I woke up very tired and was tired all day. The best part about my day was seeing my best friend Caleb at recess during school. The not so great part is some of the people in my class weren't being so nice to me. I also ran 1 mile around the field at school and another mile when I got home. To make me feel better, my mom made some of my favorite things for dinner. 

Had an awesome mentor session and black belt class with Grandmaster Evins this morning.  Worked a ton on forms, and also did some self defense.  I feel much better about my poomsae (Jitae), and I think it is looking a lot better.  I also focused today on the TaeKwon forms.  Did one and two multiple times.  Now I have to make sure I have TaeKwon Sam & TaeKwon Sa down.  That is a different story right now, but will get them hammered down soon.

Today I woke up and got ready for school as usual. But there was something different about today, it was a half day! At school we just went over a few things in class today. It was a pretty chill day at school. When I got home I had to go to the gym to do some of my requirements. And when I got home I had to go to dance class then go home and do my homework. And yet again, it was a rough day.

My first day of doing these blogs. Whew, I started a little late but better late then never. Requirements are going well but everything is pretty sore, also need to study and practice for the Pre-Test this Saturday. I got back from school and finished my homework then started doing requirements. I am really trying to push my self for this cycle I feel it will be a good experience. Have to go back to doing my requirements. Bye!  

Dear John  It seems you are working a lot of hours lately and not providing quality time for anything else, I know you need some beauty sleep so you better read this letter and then go to bed. Work has consumed you with everybody being sick I hear so you need to not burn the candle at both ends of risk being sick yourself.    So take care old friend, I will be sending you another letter soon    John 

Hey guys! Today was another day of school. I came back and started my homework and got that out of the way. After I started on my requirements. I then went to TKD and did a mentee session and got leadership 1 and 2 credits. Currently I am back home and finishing up my requirements. Well that’s about it! Have everyone had a good day! Bye!! 

My body is so sore from doing all these requirements, but I just have to keep pushing through. I’ve been trying to get started on my essay, but so far I haven’t made much progress.  I definitely don’t want to wait until the last minute to get that done.  Seems like I have a million books about Korean culture and history as well as books about the origin of tae kwon do, so i have no excuse for putting it off.  

I started soccer workouts for school today. We had to run a mile and it’s was exhausting. But I ran it in 7 min and 22 seconds so I’m proud. All my grades are good and class isn’t as boring. I got my mentee today so that’s good.

At school today we had a Map test on Eastern Africa. I got a 106% on it so now my Social Studies grade is a 107%  and I’m doing well. I also watched a school play and it was ok. I don’t like sitting still for too long and it was 2 hours long. 

Today, I took the English Language Arts benchmark. It was really hard, and I didn't get to finish my benchmark. I am ready for the Math Benchmark, but just a little nervous. I am also a little nervous about the Pre-Test. I am coming to taekwondo today for my mentor and my mentee sessions.

Yesterday, we went on field trip so it was an easy first day back.  It is a little harder to get my requirements done now that I’m back to school.  I’m glad I got a head start over break.  Back to school again today.  I’m going to meet with my mentee tonight.

Yesterday was a long day. Came back from school and had to go to my other classes. We came back and the Greatest of all times Tournament of Champions Jeopardy started. I watched it thru 8.45pm and then slept off in the couch as i was very tired. I woke up to find that Ken beat James by $200 to win Game 1. I really hope James wins the second one. I am now getting ready to leave to school. I have another long day ahead of me. Good Day.

Good day at work again today. Got good work in on my requirements this morning before going to work, After work the boys and I went to the dojang and got a good workout by instructor Foster.

hi everybody today was tiring bc i had a lot of activities and didn't go home anywhere in between so i left the house at like 6:30 am and came back around 9:15 pm. school was fun and exasperating at the same time. after that i went to my after school club and then went to tkd. after tkd i came home, ate dinner, finished my requirements, and am now tracking/journalling. it is currently 10:50 rn y yo tengo some other stuff to do still. shouldn't take long tho. i'm just looking forward to sleep at this point. gn yall y see u tmrw

I went to a Tuesday black belt class at Master Evans today. I really enjoyed it because we mainly focused on kicks, specifically sidekicks. I love working on little things like that because then it translates into everything else we do. School isn't any better and I'm studying a lot for math especially because for me it is a harder subject.

What a Tuesday! Started with a busy day at work lasting a little longer than ideal. On to black belt class with good work on side kicks and a session with my mentees after, working on first  Dan one step self defense. Now it's time to start on requirements. Good night, all!

Today was another day of school. Today I had band instead of art because it was a A day so I went to the band room. I'm mostly ahead in that class with my friend because we knew a lot already and we came in for lunch to get ahead. After school I came home and did my homework and just went to black belt class and got a mentor session. Pretest is coming up and remember... it starts at 8:15 AM. 

Today I went to my first Grandmaster Evins' black belt class. I did a lot of v up type exercises. I liked what Grandmaster Evins focused in in todays class, side kicks and aim. Our aim on the side kicks were very important because it forced you to have control. I am looking forward to the poomsae part of the protest on Saturday. I wish everybody good luck on the pretest!

Was happy it stop raining,  was able to get my walking in. Also happy I got to see my mentees tonight, we have alot to go over.????

Just got home from black belt class. It was an awesome class, but all I had to eat today was two boiled eggs and half an apple. I didn’t really intend not to eat, I was just really busy at work and didn’t have time.  By the end of class I felt a little dizzy. I will not do that again.  I didn’t realize how sore my glutes are from the daily kicks I’m doing for requirements. By the end of class it was hard to hold my leg up! I also recognize how weak my right ankle is. I will have to go see my chiropractor to see if he can help with some ankle rehab.

Today was a regular day except it is Tuesday and I had Science Olympiad so I came home a little later than usual. And when I got home I ate some soup then started to work on my homework. After I finished half of my homework I had to go to King Tiger to take Black Belt class and have a mentor session. Finally when I got home I ate dinner then finished my homework and wrote this journal. Today was a rough day. I just hope that you had a better day then I did though!

Beautiful day. I missed the rain, finally got out for a run and burpee workout. Wasn’t wonderful but it is logged. Glad Ihave tomorrow off kind of, have a class to take smack in the middle of the day but only for a few hours. Excited about a 9rounds workout tomorrow.

You know you are doing a lot when your body is sore every single day!  In the morning I try my best to stretch and get all of the "pops" out.  By the end of the evening though, it feels great to just lay down.  Body just has to get used to it...again.  I'm chiseling away at requirements, slowly but surely.  I am already way ahead on my miles, but already also starting to get behind on other things.  I'll get it!  I'll bet it is fun for other people watch me try to get out of my car in the morning.  Probably looks like a 90 year old right now!

Hey everyone! Today was a simple day. Came back from school. Did homework. Started requirements. Currently I’m on my way to TKD to help out and take black belt class. After I’m going to finish my requirements. Well that’s it’s. Bye!! 

Today was a great day. In the morning at school I had math. Then I had ELA. Next I had lunch. After lunch we had PE for special's. When I got home I did all my requirements. Next I plan to go to Tae Kwan Do for my leadership credit's, mentoring, and black belt weekday class. Then I am planning to get JJ's for dinner and I am obviously going to bed. So have a great rest of your day!

Today was a way better than yesterday and l feel way more confident in me. But, I a still a little nervous about the benchmarks tomorrow and Thursday. I am also kind of nervous for the pre-test. I am coming to taekwondo today, so see you there. 

Even though yesterday was my full day back to work from the holidays, today is the first full day back to work in the office. I have to say, it was good to get back into the office until I found out my friend up and quit out of the blue, the guy behind me is sick and won't go home, and they ran out of Pepsi Zero. Back to work it is! Haha. I get to see my students though, so I am super excited about that. I really missed teaching them and working out with them. I've been told Im getting about 4 new students so that's pretty awesome! It will be good to have a mixed class of belt ranks again. I will have white belts and high yellow belts now. I've started grooming my higher belts to be future instructors and having lower belts in class makes...

Good Morning everyone. Yesterday was a great day and fun day. I did most of my requirements during my PE. I also did Leadership 1, 2 and my mentee session yesterday. My benchmark tests are this Thursday and Friday.  I am super excited for the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions tonight. Heading to school. See you all soon!

Today is my first day back to school in over 2 weeks.  I’m excited to see all of my friends.  I have a field trip today to the nursing home so that we can visit with the residents.  I’m going to try and get some of my requirements done before school so that I don’t have as many this afternoon.

well, it's back to school again. as soon as i went back i was piled w hw and assignments, which was expected. i do have a lot of things to look forward to this month as well, although it'll take some work to get there. i rlly want to go to sleep, but i still have some stuff to do before that happens. i try to go to bed as early como sea posible (on school nights, anyway). buenas noches y hasta mañana.

Today I woke up at 7:22 am and then went to school. Going to school wasn't fun for me because we are doing an essay and also we have benchmarks on Wednesday and Thursday so I have a lot to do. But, it was fun meeting my friends in the new decade. I also went to Taekwondo today and saw one of my old friends!

First day back at the office. It was a nice day and I really enjoyed it. Got caught in a late meeting but still made it home in time to go to the dojang for a leadership credit and a mentor session. After dinner we took the new snake out of its home so we could clean it (the home not the snake) and put some more substrate in. The boys are still pondering a name so for now we are just calling it awakey snakey. :-)

This was my first day back at school and I didn’t really enjoy it. I was happy to see my friends but I now have to study for midterms. I’m back on track with my requirements and I ran 2 miles this afternoon when it was sunny. 

Some days it feels like there is not a  Enough time in the day. Well it will all work out. One step at a time.

Oh John you are behind already, why I am sure you can provide me an excuse but I more than likely will not accept it. I feel you need to not work three jobs, and not take on every bodies activities to get things done. You need to work on allow others to do some of the work. I know you will say they are idiots and can not do it as fast and well as you.  This may be true but you have to not give your self a panic attack when you realize you do not even know the schools address. Oh well at least you can run and do push ups. LOL.  Well good luck John I hope you find your way, lord knows you will need some help along the way.   John 

Today it was my first day back to school from break. Everybody was wearing their new clothes that they got from Christmas. Everybody liked each others clothes. I wore my new purple running shoes to school today. We learned about the Gulf Streams and the Jet Streams and how they effect the weather in certain parts of the world. In math today, I reviewed adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions. My favorite part of the day because I learned about how immigration effects life styles. I was able to get my requirements done during the day too, which surprised me because school takes up most of my day. I am taking the advice from other people and instructors on tips on how to get through the cycle during busy times. 

Today was the last day of winter break. I hung out with my brother while my parents went to work. We played video games, went for a run, and made our own lunch. This evening, my Far and I went to help with the senior tiger class. When we came home, my mom made vegetarian chili for dinner. After dinner we got to take out the snake that my brother got for Christmas. Today was a very good last day of winter break.

Today was the day pretty much a lot of scholars  that they come back from winter break and right back in school. Unlike other schools my school gave me over break homework, but luckily  I finished most of it before break started. When I came back from school I did my requrierments and started to do some Homework that was given out. after this journal I'm just going to read a book.

Good day. Had a critical pt at work today that I made the right call on immediately. Getting into any early morning routine of poomsaes and kicks. If some one would just pay me to work out that would be good. Pushups are improving dramatically after this short time. Thought I would hate this part journaling. Hasn’t bothered me as much as I thought it would!

Today was the first school day after winter break(sigh...).  Today we had math in the morning and then did some science. We learned about the human body systems and we learned multiplying fractions. Then we switched to ELA and Social Study's. We did not do any ELA today we just watched some BrainPOP videos on the American Revolution for social study's. Then we had Lunch. After Lunch my teacher passed out the homework and we packed up. Then we had specials we had technology but don't expect games, we practiced typing. Then I rode the bus home. When I got home I did all my requirements, and got some TV time. Lastly I had dinner and went to bed.

I am standing in my kitchen doing poomsaes while my riced cauliflower steams in the microwave.  I have to take advantage of every spare minute.  Days like today make me want to come home, get in bed and just cover my head.  I know I can’t do that though.  Many requirements are waiting.

Today I woke up at 7:30 and got ready for school. At school I started three new projects and we started a new math topic. I had media for connect today, it was really boring. When I got home I ate some soup and started doing my homework. After I finish my homework I’m going to do my requirements but I can’t run today because I have too much homework to do and there is no time to. That is my day for now I guess. Have a nice rest of your day everyone!

Hey guys! Today was rough to go to school, it was hard to wake up-like usual. When I came back home, I started with my homework. Once I was done I started on my requirements. I’m planning to go to 6:45 class to help out. After I’ll probably finish up my requirements, and continue my homework. Well that’s it! Hope everyone had a good first day back to school! Bye! 

Happy Monday!  Back to "normal."  My tracking for yesterday looks like crazy numbers, but I did that because for some reason it wouldn't let me count 3 days of when the pre-cycle first started, because I was previously on the Master's Journey.  So I lumped those credits together with what I did yesterday.  I also have a jump rope now, so I can start getting that done.  I am super excited to teach some awesome classes today!

I broke down and signed up for a gym membership. I HATE gyms with a passion but it was a good deal and I know I am going to need one when I move out of my apartment later this month. The current gym is lacking and so I can only do so much in there, not to mention now that it's the turn of the year, a lot of people are using the treadmills (there are only 2) and weights. At least at the gym, I can grab a treadmill without waiting hours. I am proud of myself though. I started the precycle with a 1.25 mile run that lasted 19:37 minutes and I have gotten it down to 17:40 minutes with only 2 stops to a brisk walk! That is amazing to me, no matter how slow it is. I am not a runner but I am getting better. 

Today is the last day of my winter break!  I’m excited to go back to school tomorrow and see all my friends. My sister is at school so I will have plenty of time to do my requirements.  I have 4 essays completed and I’m starting my fifth today.  I’m also getting new running shoes today.

Yesterday was a great day. I finished all my requirements in the morning. My brothers friends came over to play. They are non-identical twins. We had a great time. This morning school starts. I woke up early and got in a few requirements and now heading out to school. Have a great day!

Got to sleep in for the last day before going back to work tomorrow. Erik and I took a 2.3 mile run before we had a brunch/lunch. In the afternoon we worked on poomsaes and self defenses. Tomorrow I will be going back to work after a long winter break. I am actually not sad to be going back to work but it has been good spending some quality time with the family.  

Today I went for my longest run. It was really good but now I am very sore. The back of my legs hurts the most. My mom made a lot of awesome food today. Including monkey bread and homemade tacos. I asked her for the recipe so I can make them one day on my own. I am sad I have to go back to school on Tuesday. One more day of fun.

Today was a great day. In the morning I had breakfast and studied for the pretests 10 questions. Next I did half of my requirements. Then I had lunch. After lunch I played on my Xbox, we downloaded another new game, it should be fully downloaded by tomorrow. Then I finished the rest of my requirements. Finally we had dinner and went to bed.

Awesome day today!  Started my day with a 3 mile walk around the lake in my neighborhood.  Worked mostly on poomsaes, self-defense and kicks. My rotator cuff is hurting a bit. I did not log requirements yesterday which means I will have to log yesterday and today in the same entry after I finish journaling. The weekends are never, ever long enough!

Need to get back into efficient routine. Need to find a new normal. It sure will be quieter at home. It would be nice if I felt stronger, but I don't know that I do. Push it and get it done. Tomorrow is another day. Make the most of it.

What does one do when it's too cold to go outside in the morning. They do extra sit UPS and push UPS ????????????

Hey guys! It was a simple day. Today I went to church in the morning. Once I came home, I started on my requirements. I am currently finishing them up. Now I have to go to bed early because we have school tomorrow :( Although, I'm excited for tomorrow because my parents told me that a package is coming for me tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that. I hope everyone had a good day today! Bye!

Sunday, some days go bye so fast! Worked then came home and took a nap since we stayed up late last night watching the Pats lose a playoff game the first time in a decade.????Then did requirements with Luci, disappointed I did not get a run in today since it was so nice out. Just ran out of time. Tomorrow is another day. Looking forward to the week of classes. 

For the past few days I have been catching up on BBC requirements. Now I will be going back to normal and doing the set amount of requirements. School starts tomorrow and I am not looking forward to it. It is not that I dislike learning because I love learning and reading, I just hate school. Only half a year left and I'll be done with it. Anyways I hope everyone had a good day!

This site is frustrating. I hope we can go back and edit our past entries because I kept forgetting to put in my sparring and weekday BB classes. Taylor and I sat down and calculated out when she goes to PE that week, it will count for .46 miles for running around the basketball court 3 times. She wishes she had PE every day to make the running easier. Next week we will be doing our white belt challenge. Better to get it out of the way now and essays done. I've been trolling Amazon to get our books ordered so we can knock those out too. Time for some football!

Today I have to work on getting my schedule set for the start of school tomorrow (boo!). My mom said I should do a set of 40 push ups, and sit ups when I wake up in the mornings. When I get to school, I am going to run around the black top for half of my recess time and then when I get to TKD I will do my 2nd set of 40 push ups and sit ups. I need to do my burpies and rolls too. My poomsae and self defenses will be covered in class so I don't have to worry about that. Then when my parents get to TKD, I do my last set of 40 push ups and sit ups. I think I can do it and I will have my friends there to help me. I still need a mentee though. I will ask Master...

Dear John    It seems I am forgetful these days with so much going on, yesterday with Catholic Social Services, then new gym location, children, then school then requirements I am surprised I know my name.    So I have to get better and make notes so I can remember to send you a letter since I missed yesterday.   John 

Today when I woke up and got ready to go to church at 9am. When I got home we had Bojangles for lunch. Then after lunch I am gonna go to the gym with my brother. Later today I’m going to finish the rest of my requirements at home.

TODAY I WENT RUNNING FOR 2 MILES THEN AFTER THAT I POPPED MY KNEE SO BAD THAT AFTER THAT HAPPENED MY KNEE WAS RED.THEN WHEN I GOT HOME ???? I STARTED WATCHING DENIS THE MENACE AND ITS FUNNY I WATCHED THE FIRST ONE LAST NIGHT.NOW I AM WATCHING THE SECOND ONE.AND TODAY IS FOUNDERS DAY FOR KAPA ALPHA PSI.WELL I HAVE TO GO 

this is my thirteenth journal, and since people can't make up their minds whether the number thirteen is good or bad, i'm just going to say it's a 50/50. today i do feel a lot better. for the most part, i can breathe normal again. i don't wanna jinx it tho so i'm not gonna say more on that. it's very sunny outside and it's the last day of winter break. this kinda weather is perfect for the new year. 

Took a great black belt class yesterday at the Lake Norman Dojang with Master Chelley!  It was good to run through the Tae Kwon forms, I appreciated that.  I have been having some trouble with those forms "running together."  Just need more and more practice.  Watched 2 exciting NFL games yesterday, and planning on watching 2 more today.  I love the playoffs, they are so exciting!  I will be watching most of the 1:00 game in the gym, so I can still get some work in!

Yesterday was a great day. We went for Black Belt class. It was a big class and mostly Masters and Instructors. Master Chelley asked me to lead the warm ups. I was a little nervous to start when I saw the first row full of adults and big people. I am probably one of the youngest in that class. It felt good to lead the warm ups and after the first few seconds I was back to normal. I finished all my requirements. My dad watched football all day!

Last night we went to the Whitewater Center.  We went ice skating and saw the lights.  The ice skating rink was big!  We skated for a while.  The path the lights were on was super muddy!  After we left we stopped for hot chocolate.  Today we don’t have much planned so I’m going to relax and work on my requirements.

Sat in a car for too many hours today. Not good for the low back. I did manage pushups and sit ups in the hotel before going to bed. I finally got pictures of the boys together and with Monty. It will be good to get home and go walking with Monty. 

I got up this morning and started working on my requirements. Then Erik and I went to the Lake Norman school for a Saturday black belt class. We also got a mentor session in with Master Knight. After lunch we went to look for a snake for Patrick. He got a terrarium for Christmas and he had been doing a lot of research on different snakes. We ended up getting a very sweet ball python for him. We have a very happy son. :-)

Today was a great day. In the morning I woke up had breakfast and did some of my requirements. Then I went to the Lake Norman location for Saturday black belt class. Then when we got home I had lunch. After lunch I played with my dad on my Xbox. We are installing a new game it should be ready by tomorrow. Then I finished my requirements. Next we went shopping at Walmart. Lastly we went home and had dinner and went to bed.

This morning we got up and went to Black Belt class at Lake Norman. We also got a mentor session with Master Knight. When we came home, we went out to find a pet snake for my brother Patrick. We went four places before we found the perfect snake. It is a female ball python. She doesn't have a name yet. When we came home we went on a run.

hi yall, today is the start of the cycle and i'm kinda disappointed bc i am in no shape to do requirements. why? porque estoy enferma / naku jvaram vaccindi. on the car ride home from my cousins place i started to feel rlly bad and it just got worse as time progressed. we got home at 3 am and with me being sick combined with sleep deprivation i just could not today. i spent most of today in bed. i have been getting better, and tomorrow hopefully i will be ready to go. 

Was going to take the day off on the  Requirements. But decided I need to do some . Cut back on push up & sit up. ????‍♂️

Hey! Today I was able to go to black belt class at the Lake Norman location:) I was able to knock out some of my requirements there. When I came back, I ate lunch and after I continued my requirements. Currently, I'm finishing it up before I go over to my cousins. Well, that's it for today! Have a great day! Bye!!

I had a really good morning today. Started off with some of my requirements and then I went to Black Belt class with my daughter at our school. I identified that I really need to work on Sa Jang and Oh Jang. I have been mixing the 2 and I feel like I have to relearn them. I went to the Concord Mills mall today and as I was walking to the door, I noticed a small rainbow in front of me. It made me smile and I looked around to see if anybody else near me noticed. To my disappointment, they did not. People were either looking at their phones or looking down at the ground in general. I kind of stood there looking at the rainbow and then looking at people and nobody noticed it but me. I go into the mall and I really pay attention to folks...

Today I went to Black Belt class at my school and it was full of poomsae's and I got to learn my stick form. I was able to get a lot of my requirements done there too. It is a nice change from when I do them at home and my dogs get in my face. Tomorrow my Grandma is coming over for breakfast and she is going to give me a Christmas present. I realized if you don't eat right, it is harder to do your requirements. 

Fun day, woke up at 7 which is 2 hours later than I usually sleep so felt rested! House was quiet so did a lot of self defense and poomsaes. We have a punching bag so find doing self defense in front of it will hopefully help my distance. Went to class, came home to take Christmas down. Then went to go for a run at the exact wrong time, Wind picked up and rain blasted us. It was really fun, so only did 1 mile soaking wet. 

Today I woke up to eat a biscuit and go to black belt class. Since the class was held at the Lake Norman location it was a longer drive for me. A lot of people were there. During black belt class we worked a lot on poomsaes, actually we worked on poomsaes the whole time. When I got home I ate chicken for lunch. After that I’m probably headed to the gym to do some of my requirements.

Today I went to Master Chelley’s black belt class.  I learned some new material.  I got to eat lunch with my soccer team.  Tonight we are going to the Whitewater Center to ice skate and see lights.  It’s a busy, but fun day!  I managed to fit in all my requirements too!

I’m sitting in a salon about to get my hair cut and all I can think about is how many requirements I have to do when I get home.  I feel guilty for taking yesterday off.  I’ll try to make up for it today and tomorrow.  I’m struggling with 3rd dan 1step SD.  It’s hard to do without Master Dege!!

It has been raining all day yesterday. I could not go out for a run. Went to Black Belt class and it was fun. I finished all my requirements except running. When we came back home we watched Jeopardy. Next week is going to be the Tournament of Champions where the 3 best players from the last decade are going to compete. My parents are super excited to see that. I know the guy James from Las Vegas who I think will win. See you all in the morning at Black Belt Class. Have a good day!