Candidate Journals

Today I went to school but stayed after for a rehearsal for the Charlotte checker's game. We are playing God bless america and the rehearsal actually ended up not that bad. I hope the Checkers win because I'll be cheering!

This week was spirit week. It was pretty fun. We had a pep rally today which is normally fun but I had a huge headache and I was super tired. but I enjoyed it none the less.

Today I woke up and did a ton of requirements. Then I had it after school but before school my mom and took us to go get donuts as a special treat for being good the whole week. Then I had a great day at school and went to a mentor session with my mentor and we did a lot of self defenses that I need to work on but besides that it was a great day

Took my son to the dentist for the first time today (he's 2).  He actually did really well, I was quite surprised!  Great workout at the gym today.  Have not missed a single day since the end of December!  Had a great black belt class at the Lake Norman dojang, and even got a session in with my 2 mentees.  Those guys are doing great!  Feeling good and ready for some awesome classes at North Charlotte tomorrow morning!

Dear John    I noticed that your instructor Master Evins is doing two or more workouts today so I heard you tried to keep up with him today by doing your 9 Round work out and then a Spartan Workout. Are you crazy!!!!!! I bet you will be so sore tomorrow. Did you do your forms also? You better have done them. I think I heard you seem to finally have your last form completed but are stumbling on others. So you better keep working out and getting ready. You have signed up for 4 Trifecta's and one Ultra so you better get ready.  Good Luck John and talk to you over the weekend   John 

Had a good mentor Session with two mentees  today. But note to myself will start next time after 5:00 PM,  Kidsssssss. ????????????????????????????.

Friday -yay!  I had a good day at school.  I had art today.  It is my favorite subject.  I got a lot of requirements done before school.  Tomorrow is gonna be very busy with 2 soccer games added.

Today was a great day. I had school as normal but we are getting ready for the biggest field trip of the year! We are going to camp Thunderbird in South Carolina we are staying there for 3 days, 2 nights! It is going to be so fun, we are going on April 1-3 so we are going to be there on April fools day we are each planning to make funny pranck's on people. After school I did my requirements. I even had time for some TV. Then I had dinner and went to bed.

I did most of my daily requirements today.  I have to to concentrate so I can catch up.  I feel a lot of pressure from being behind but I will get there.  I'm heading out to black belt class.

Today is not a good day. I am stressing and panicking really bad right now. Things going on with my new house, just overall not good. When I stress this bad, I tend to go down a stress eating binge. Instead of stressing, I have been doing extra requirements. Extra push ups, sit ups, poomsaes just to get my mind right and not completely let the stress and anxiety take me over. So far it's working, but as the day goes on, I am getting even more worried and stressed out. I'll tell you 1 thing, I will be 1 sore puppy when it's over. Other than my life crisis right now, I have gotten a few more essays done and I have kept up with all my classes and stuff. I feel more panicking coming on as I type this out, so more push-ups for me right now. 

Good morning. Yesterday was a long day. From school I went to my classes. Came back home and started working on my school project. Did not get a lot of requirements done. I will catchup today. Waiting for my bus now. The long weekend is here and I ready to get some good sleep. Have a good day!

Yesterday did not go as planned. My son’s car broke down in the middle of a busy 4 lane road yesterday during rush hour traffic. We had it towed last night and will have to figure out what is wrong with it today. I really hope the cost is minimal, but it’s an old car so I’m trying to prepare myself for the worst.  I was not able to make it to Black Belt class or to my mentor session last night. I am up early again today trying to get requirements done, but I’m feeling run down and tired and I’m not making much progress. 

I get a four day weekend starting today! My run was nice and the weather was only slightly breezy. After running and eating dinner I went to sparring class and did a mentee session. Then I came home to my puppy fresh

Thursday brought a work day, much like other work days, and redoing just a little bit different than it was before. How many different ways can it be done? I hope I don't find that answer. After work I went to black belt and a mentor session. Will I ever get double stick 2? Now working on requirements before bed.

I got up this morning and got started on my requirements. I worked from home and got some good work in during the day. I went to meet my wife for lunch and then went back home to finish up my work. When Erik came home we went for a run around the neighborhood. After dinner we went to the dojang and got in a good workout.

Today, I got all of my requirements done especially during BBC. I am still working on my essay and my homework I have a lot. I also went to the first boys' basketball game. It was really fun watching my friends play. I am stressed because of my essay. Tomorrow I have a lot of math homework to do. that was my day. Bye!

I had a hard time mentoring because I was in front of people watching the entire time.  I don't have that much experience which made me feel awkward and nervous. I will get better with practice.

The  Force is with me. I got home  Something inside of me said go to the backyard, I looked around and saw that the gutter guys came and put new gutters on the back of my house. Happy happy.  But never did get the call saying they were coming. O well.

Hey guys! Another day of school, homework, and requirements. I went to TKD and got leadership credits and a mentee session in. I was able to knock out a lot of my requirements in black belt class. One more day till the weekend- yayay!! Well that’s it! Bye!! 

Thursday’s are busy. Work then I train a client then dinner. Sparring and leadership class. Meant to get up and run before work set alarm for4:45 but didn’t get up til 5:18. I want to try and get 2 mile runs in a couple of mornings a week 5-5:30. Going to schedule next week. Really want to be more consistent running.

Today at school I took a reading test and I have a math test tomorrow. I had gym today so I got most of my running out of the way. When I got home I ate a snack and went to piano class. After that I went to King Tiger to do a leadership credit, mentee session, and black belt class. Now that I got home I’m writing this journal and I am going to eat tacos after!

Today at school I went to band class and the kid that sits beside me (plays the TBUA I also play the tuba) and dropped it on me. He said sorry like a million times and I was ok but it was really scary. He did get in trouble even though I told the teacher not to. It was an anticlimactic day after that though. Thanks for reading. Bye 

Today was an okay day, I went to school like usual. After school I had a music lesson like always on Thursdays, if you were wondering what instrument I play I play the piano and the clarinet at school. I'm about to go to family class to help out and blackbelt class right now. I hope I see people there!

Today was a good day. After School which was boring, I did my requirements(still in progress). I plan to go to king tiger for sparring class(Lake Norman). So have a great rest of your day!!!!!!

I got in some requirements before school so I didn’t have to do as much after.  I am working on my new stick and staff forms.  I am going to sparring class tonight.  Ready for a long weekend!

Dear John  I wanted to introduce myself, I am a troubled man with to much to do and not wanting to do any of it. I need some help. You seem to be always busy with work. How do you do it and how to you stay sane.   John   Dear John    I am not sane at all. in fact I think I am going crazy trying to do everything. I just keep telling myself move forward, get it done so on and sooner or later it wll get done.    John 

Good morning. I am sitting in my hub stop waiting for my bus. It is going to be a long day. I won’t be able to come to class today. Have a good day!

Up early this morning for pushups, situps and burpees.  It'll be another busy day today- work, black belt class, then mentor session with Master Cavazos.  Master Cavazos will hopefully work with Master Dege and me on Double Stick 2 tonight.  I've done quite a bit of research for my essay about the Hwarangdo warriors.  The first Hwarangdo warriors were actually women!  Cool fact!

Happy Wednesday! Work took an unexpected turn today and I missed my yoga class. I heard from one friend on not so good news. Heard from another friend some fantastic news! Very much looking forward to being able to see this friend much more frequently in the near future! I hope my other friend will reach out if she needs anything. 

Day started off like any other week day. Worked on some requirements before going to work. After work Erik and I worked some more on requirements and took a run with the young dog. After showers and clean clothes the whole family went up to SMG for a movie and dinner. Another good day!

After school I did a training session with my mentee Gabriel and it was really good. I am really enjoying getting to do this with him and we are both learning a lot.Then I went for a run with my Far. Tonight my mom surprised us and took us to see a movie and have dinner at the new movie theatre near our house. It was really cool and the pizza was yummy.

The Body was feeling a little like ,[ not today ]. So I said ok we will take it slow. Still got  Those requirements in.????

Had a great training this morning with a mentor session at North Charlotte.  Worked a lot on weapons forms.  I actually felt pretty good overall!  Definitely still need to work on Short Stick Form #4(just sharpen it up a bit), Staff Form #5, and Double Stick Form 2.  I will get there!  TaeKwon forms are even flowing better, I think I am ready to (re)learn TaeKwon Sa.  

Hello. Today has been really long. I could not write my journal in the morning. I did my mentor and mentee session. Very long day and I am ready hit bed. Good night !

Yet again another regular day on the cycle. Go to school, come home do whatever I have today(I had dance today), do homework, and do my requirements. Nothing special today.

I had school today, it was long and hard. But I got my glasses fixed and got jersey mikes. 

Today was very tiring for me. I had a science test, homework, and I didn’t sleep well last night. Hopefully tonight I will be able to sleep better. Class today was very good and I like working on my knife self defense a lot. Anyways have a good night everyone!

Today I had a math test and I got a 94 on it. It was pretty easy but I studied a lot and tried my best. 

Today was the usual, I am stressed out on my essay though. Since its due on Friday. I got Leadership Credit 1, mentee and mentor sessions today. I am right now working on my essay that I have to finish up typing. I have a lot of things that I am doing this week. 

Already lost count of my journal in my head but today I came home and ate very fast and went to King tiger to help out with class. I stayed until family class and got some requirments in while I was there. All I have to do now is run 1.5 miles!

I haven't been to school and tae kwon do at all this week. My mother took me to urgent care yesterday and I have strep throat. It hurt too much to eat.  I'm taking antibiotics and it looks like plastic. I can go back to school tomorrow and I'm okay about that.

Today was a good day. I had school. After school I did my requirements and still in progress. I plan to go to king tiger to help out. So have a great rest of your day BYE!!!!!!

Hey everyone! It was the usual- school, homework, requirements. I'm planning to go to TKD to get credits and a mentee session in. The weekend is almost here- yay- 2 more days!! I actually have a lot of homework today that I have to finish- usually, I don't have as much as I have today. Well, that's it! Bye!

Another day at school.  I’m glad it’s not raining.  Trying to complete my requirements before I go and help out at class.  I have been trying the specials form I learned as well as the new stick form.  I am also meeting with my mentee and mentor!

Have so much to do and can’t get it all done at once. 9rounds and run those are my only accomplishments of the day. Feeling overwhelmed.

Today was a really long day. We worked on Taekwonil A LOT. We did a bit of Koryo which I kept on messing up on so I will work on that some more. I have been reading my book for my essay, so far i like it. 

Today, was a festival for us. So I woke up at 5:35 am. I normally wake up between 6:30-7:45. Today, I was just happy the way I went to school. I just was astonished by myself. I got my Leadership credit and BBC Weekday today. After that, I did my homework.

I think I may have over done it yesterday with the burpees and pushups. I think I will concentrate on self-defense and poomsaes instead. Work is still with tight deadlines and it seems there is no end for months. It would be nice to be able to take a day off because the weekend doesn't seem to be relaxing.

Today was a rough day. I had Science Olympiad again today because it was Tuesday. I don’t like coming home later than usual because then I can’t finish my homework on time. So I have to wake up early in the morning and finish my homework. Before I started on my homework though I had to go to Tae Kwon Do to do a mentee session, get my leadership credits done, black belt class, and mentor session. When I got home I ate some tacos and went to do my homework. I stayed up til 11:30 and now doing my journal!

Today started out quite rainy and boring. I worked from home today but was stuck in a good bit of webex meetings so I didn't feel like I got very much done. After work I went to the dojang alone. Erik didn't get enough sleep last night and I didn't want him to be short on sleep again. Hopefully he will be ready to go back to the dojang again tomorrow. :-)

Long day today.  Woke up at 5 am- 100 pushups, 100 situps, 10 burpees.  I stayed at work after 5p instead of going home so that my drive to North Charlotte wouldn't be so long.  Now I'm just getting home after a great black belt class.  I was planning on doing a few more requirements but I think I'm done for the day.  I'll be back at it at 5 am tomorrow.  

Hi everyone! It was the usual- school, homework, and requirements. I got to go to TKD today and get leadership credits and mentee and mentor session in. I figured out that I need to work on my front kicks more during black belt class. Well that's it! Hope everyone had a great day! Bye!

Had a good day, a good black belt class and a good time with my mentees.

(the title is the same bc idk man) today was a good-okay day. was really rainy, and classes were the same, although i am enjoying my free blocks. after school i had a club and it's crunch time since comp is on sunday and we're prepping for that. i fit in some requirements between that and tkd.  did class, had a mentor session, and went home. see yall, gn, bye

I didn't do a lot today, But I got an 88 on a health quiz which is good. I worked with my mentee and mentor 

I’m really happy that I’m no the black belt cycle because I also play soccer. I had a 2 month break for soccer because of winter and I trained the whole time. I also got stronger because if TKD and working hard at that, I think that this is going to be a good season with the people I know and trust. 

Another cloudy, rainy day.  Chiseled away at more requirements.  I found out Luke Kuechly is retiring, which stinks because I am a big fan.  Retiring at 28 years old, wow.  I wonder what other changes await the Panthers.  Next season is going to be interesting, to say the least.  

Today was a good day. After school which was no different from most days I did my requirements and still in the process. I am planning to go to king tiger to help out and take black belt class.

Today I had PE and we did a ton of push ups and sit ups.  After school I had to work on my Valentine poems for school.  I am almost half way done. Today I gave soccer practice so I’ll get my running in there.

Nasty day today, I wasn't able to catch the gym this morning so I will go later in the evening. I am going to be 1 tired person! I finished my White Belt Challenge essay last night, starting on another one today. I look forward to teaching tonight and then going to Master Evins' school for Black Belt class. I slept better last night than I have in a few weeks so hopefully I am getting back on track with my sleep schedule. Not much else going on, back to work!

Good morning. Yesterday was a good day. I had PE and I finished my run and physical requirements at school. Went to class and got both my Leadership 1 and 2 credits. My mentee has been sick. Off to school now. Have a good day.

Dear John I saw yesterday you got some good poomse practice in. I hope you finally figured out some time to spend on it. I know a lot is going on so please keep it up and practice. You need to be ready for April and have no excuses so keep going and work hard.   John 

Today was rough, my essay is due on Friday and I am not that done I got my Leadership credits 1 and 2. It was fun in TKD today. I didn't have homework today because I finished it in school but I was working on my essays.

Today was not a great day for our solar panels and they only produced around 6% of our total usage. It was however nice not having to wear a jacket going to and from the office. This weird weather is really odd. I keep hearing that winter is coming but so far I see no sign of it. :-) Work was good today and afterward Erik and I went to the dojang to help out with class and get some leadership credit and I got a mentee session in. All in all it was a good day.

i think it's safe to say that today was a good day. we had midterms today which seemed difficult atfirst but when i actually got it was pretty easy. after that i ate lunch w my friends and went to the rest of my classes, and the best thing about midterms is that after i took it (i only had 1) i have a couple of free blocks to substitute for my classes up in the hs for the rest of the week. got home, chilled/did requirements, and i'm gonna go to bed now. goodnight & sleep well

Today we started learning about Charlotte history in school.  It rained a lot, but it stopped after school and I was able to get my run in.  I met with my mentor and mentee today.  I am feeling pretty good about my requirements.  I try to get some done in the morning before school so I don’t have as many after school.  Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow!

Rain , rain ,rain, ok I will take that over ice or snow.  But I thought it was  April showers bring may flowers. Not January showers.????‍♂️????‍♂️????‍♂️

Short journal today, I am pretty tired today. I haven't been sleeping very well, even after taking an over the counter sleep aid. I may have to get the heavier stuff to get my sleep patterns back on track. This happens sometimes when I am very stressed. The lack of sleep is making getting my requirements difficult to get through, which is driving me nuts because at this point, it should be getting much easier. This morning's run wasn't too bad, I took my time today so my running time was long. I wasn't going for time today, just the miles. Still working on my pull-ups, I realized from the pre-test I needed more strength training, so here I go! Ok, time to watch the Tiger bowl! 

I missed going to school and class in tae kwon do today. I was not feeling well from my fever of 102.8. I have a sore throat, my upper left leg was sore so it made it hard for me to move when i woke up. I have some catching up to do.

Today I went to school and it was ok. I did a few requirements while I was there. After school I met with my mentee Gabriel, and we did our first mentee session. I am proud of him and he did really well. We worked on self defense 1, 2, and 3 and I gave him some tips on how to get better kicks. 

Wow was it humid today. Yesterday was gorgeous. Luci and I set up a circuit in the driveway and did 1 minute rounds of sparring, jump rope, push ups, sit ups and poomsaes. It was really fun. Then the girls played outside the rest of the afternoon without complaining. That doesn’t always happen. Also got to break in my new softball glove with Jocelyn. Boy am I rusty. We have to get out and play catch more! Password troubles yesterday so didn’t log. Broke my streak.

Today I went to school and came back with almost no homework and went to 5:25 class to help out until family. I am all done with my requirments right now and all I got to do is some homework and sleep!.

Wow, what a warm, humid, soggy day!  Definitely did not do any running outdoors today, had to use the treadmill.  I think I successfully worked out my soreness from Saturday.  It is hard to tell.  During the black belt cycle, sometimes EVERYTHING is sore!  

Gloomy day.  Not really feeling it.  I did some modified pushups, some situps, poomsaes and self defense when I got home from work.  Now I need to psych myself up to do some burpees and kicks.  This is going to be a really busy week for me at work and I'm feeling stressed.  I'll have to work hard to get everything done.  

I didn't do much yesterday other than get out to the Greenway and take Monty for a walk. It was too nice to not do something outside. Work is very busy at this time of year and will be for the next few months. I didn't think I would get to walk tonight with my friend, but she surprised me and offered about half an hour. Thank goodness her time wasn't exact. When weather is not what we want to go outside in, we have a work building that has a loop in it that is about a tenth of a mile. I had already decided that I need to up my burpees or I'll never reach my goal. I did 3 burpees after reach loop and two loops I did 5 for total of 58 burpees and 2.36 miles. Okay, I might have skipped a loop or two, but I...

Today was another day at school where I suffered a major headache. When I got home I ate fish and rice then started on my homework. The homework took a long time, which caused another major headache because the large equations and hard questions that I had to answer. After that I did my requirements and then ate dinner.

Today was a nothing special day. I had school nothing different. When I got home I did my requirements and also worked on homework. Then I had dinner and went to bed. Told you, nothing special.

Hey everyone. Today was the usual. School. Homework. Requirements. I’m planning to go to TKD today to help out and earn some credits. Well that’s it! Hope everyone had a good Monday! Bye! 

Today was had a sub in math, she said she was a biology teacher which was weird. I'm finally beginning to understand french and health was cool, I have been tracking my food so that's cool. We had soccer workouts which were fun.

Good Morning! Yesterday was a good day. After I finished my assignments and school projects I did my requirements. Then my brother and I went for a run while my parents walked. We did a 2 mile run. The Chiefs were losing in the first quarter and came back and won the game. Now I am eating breakfast and getting ready to go to school. See you in the evening! Have a good day!

Today was the day after the pretest and I expected to be way more sore than I actually was. I expected to struggle getting through most of my requirements but it went rather smoothly. Other than that both Erik and I worked on some essays. It was a beautiful day and it was very nice to walk the dogs in shorts and a t-shirt this evening, very unexpected for January. Tomorrow the work week starts again, good thing I kinda like my job.

Today was a light day, I didn't hit all my goals for my requirements but I got some in. My lower back was really hurting me late yesterday and into today so I didn't want to overdo it and further irritate my back. I was very proud of Taylor and myself. We ran our fastest mile since the beginning of this adventure back in December! Taylor ran a 12 minute mile (was over 27 seconds) and I ran a 13:53 mile! That's faster than last week! Guess this gym membership is paying off. I have started working on my essays, I hope to have about 4 of them completed by the end of this week. Tomorrow starts the beginning of the end of my long wait for my house to be mine and I can start the moving process! 

Today I was sore and I had my piano class and my dance class. Today dance was fun I got to different things. Also, I finished up my painting for my teachers. That was all for today but I am a little sore still.

Today I did a lot of soccer. I mean a TON of soccer. First I had early morning training and TKD exercise. Then my friend came over and we hung out for a few hours. Then it was off too the gym for some team practice for about 2 hours. Today was very anticlimactic, I normally do lots more things to get prepped for my tournament this weekend, I’m very scared but all and all I’m ready to slay. Stay positive and be kind. alex 

Sunday . It was a nice  Warm day  for January. But every thing is still to wet . Had a good  Down poor lass night. 

I woke up a little bit sore today to say the least, but I was still able to fit in requirements while I cleaned my house.  I'm doing pushups on an incline, but I am unable to bend my elbows very much without putting too much pressure on my right shoulder.  I'm getting nervous about testing in Korea.  I don't want to disappoint Master Evins or Grandmaster Lee, and I don't want to let myself down, either.  The best I can do is continue to practice, practice, practice.  

It’s Sunday, I’m very sore from my soccer workouts. I haven’t done much today. But I helped clean and paint our new mail box. I have to track my food for my health project so I’ve been more conscious of the calories 

Dear John    I did not do a thing today except help out around the house and paperwork.  I need to get some more letters do and yours is the first one. Tried to get the rest of  my Spartan Races set up but having no luck with registration something seems off with the web site. So will try tomorrow. Look to see me in 4 Trifectas this year and one Ultra. Good luck if you decide to join me.   See you soon    John 

Hey guys! It felt good to sleep in today. I had church though in the morning. After church, I started on my requirements. I also watched some tv today. We have school tomorrow- I’m not ready yet to go back:((( hope everyone had a great day today! Bye! 

This is the hardest thing I've done in my life. I do feel great working out with others instead of by myself because it makes me feel someone else's struggle.

Today is a chill day!  I did some requirements, but I spent most of the day outside playing with friends.  We even had a water fight!  I got so soaked I had to change clothes.  Ready for a great week!

Wow, what a day yesterday!  Any time I get a chance to train with Grandmaster Lee, I consider it a great privilege.  Whether it is training, history, or even just listening to stories, it is awesome to be able to listen to him.  I also feel like I did a great job on my pre test & physical test.  Still have a lot of work to do, but off to a great start!  I already got into the gym today, and knocked out most of my requirements.  Just a few more, and then time to watch some football!

Today I went to church in the morning then had people over for lunch. After that I did my requirements. Nothing much to talk about the pretest was yesterday. Today was kinda a chill day.

Yesterday I did my pretest and I was shocked of how well I did. I had an awesome partner to support me, because it really helped when she said you've got this taylor! My favorite part of the pretest was my run. When I started running in December, it took me about 20 minutes to run just 1.25 miles. Yesterday I ran 1 mile in 12:27 minutes! WOW! After the pretest was done, I could not believe how well I did. I hope everyone was proud of what they got yesterday, it was a lot of hard work. 

Today I'm going to finish all of my daily requirements, read, and play some games. I got nothing to do really but I might put in a few extra requirements so its just a little less more to do later. I am just about to get started on the work so.. what am I waiting for?

Good Day! Yesterday was really tiring. After I came home from pre-test I took some rest. Then I started working on my assignments. My brother went to his friends house to play. I still kept going with my assignments when my dad was watching the 49ers game. Then my mom and I went to pick my brother from his friends home. After I came back I started working on my school project "Book Club". I finished it by 8PM and then crashed into the bed. I have 2 more assignments this morning and then will be working on my requirements. Have a good day all!!!

Today was the pretest and it was of course tough. Since this is my second cycle I knew what to expect so I wasn't terribly nervous. It was of course tough but now I have a benchmark and it will be nice to see how much I can improve by the actual test. I am sure I will be sore tomorrow. Afterward it was time for a nice shower and some lunch. Dinner consisted of pizza and a movie with the family.

Today I had to wake up really early because we had black belt pre-test. It was really tough. After I came home I had some ramen for lunch. I was tired today so I mostly relaxed. My parents got Hawthorne's pizza for dinner and we watched Shazam! It was funny. At the start it was a little confusing but it was a good movie. 

Today was the pre-test and l was honestly so scared and nervous. But I think l did pretty well and I felt way more relaxed than I thought I would be. After I came home from the pre-test, I ate and then was on my phone because I was pretty tired. Then I wanted to do something so I thought of painting. I painted a painting for my teacher in school. That's all I did today.

hi guys  i took a break from journaling for a while j bc it's been a long week. a really, really long week n sometimes i need to take a lil break from all the rush. today was the pretest and i was tired, i was sore, but it's cool cause i'm not dead yet. i feel muy woozy so imma head to bed see yall tmrw gn