Candidate Journals

Today I went to school didn't do much was, was pretty easy going. Tonight we worked on forms and went over our written test during our mentor session.

Today I had a immunization injection. I did my normal morning stuff, then I went to school and had band, then science, then social studies, and then ELA. Now here comes the different part. 5 minutes into math, I was called out for early dismissal for the shot. I am not sure why but it is a state law that I have to have the shot taken. I was OK with getting the shot but I was totally not ready when the doctor told me that I had to take THREE shots. I still done it anyway though. After that I came home and did my daily ritual, then I ate a snack and then I went to Tae Kwon Do. After that I ate dinner and continued on my essay called the History of the Kwans which takes me to where I am right now. I think I am going...

Hey, this week is going to be crazy. I have a lot of tests that I have to do, I have 1 math test, 2 reading tests, 1 science and 2 social studies. It is so crazy that the 3rd week has so many stuff. I am also doing my written test and learning it. It is.... a lot but I can get through it. Oh also forgot I am now doing my creative form. That is it, see you next time.

A sad day when I think of all that perished that day. Passengers, workers and first responders. Today I've read many accounts of the tragedies that happened. Stories of loss and stories of heroism. God Bless Them All.

its a monday the worst day of the week.Because you get no sleep and school.tae kwon do was ok I had fun takeing class and playing with my friends

Today is 9/11. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on this day. Branching off of that note, apparently my grandma’s anniversary was on 9/11 (my grandpa died). My parents got married four days after 9/11. Also I injured my arm badly enough that I was picked up from school. I’m still waiting for a radiology report that should be coming in tomorrow. See you tomorrow.

Today is the first day in a few days i have been able to journal on the black belt web site, i was having some problems but they have been fixed. I didn't do much today, i went to school, went home did some work and requirements and that was about it.

Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now. Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now.

it is good to awaken this morning to some cooler weather.   Not complaining, but it does feel better than 90.  Trying to do more requirements even though it's tough!  My wife will be home this evening so I won't have to cook my own meals.  

Today and yesterday I did in total 600 poomsae’s and self defense’s. Also last Friday I finished the last 3 of all my essay’s and I’m so glad I finished them all. Today I really focused on studying for the written test. Me and my family went to petco to get stuff for my fish tank but the only thing is we didn’t use any vehicles instead we got two miles done. It was a great exercise for my whole family.I hope everyone had the best weekend ever!!!!  

Today my bus was really late to get home compared to the other days at school I have had. It was kind of boring on the bus but I got through it then I had to do my requirements. Hey got to run bye

Today was my friends birthday and she had so much fun. I am relaxing and being tired, watching ESPN. Today I also worked on stick and doing requirements. I really can not think about anything to type about. I am loving the cycle and what I am doing. I am my best shape in my life. Thank you for reading and have a good evening.

Today, I learned the fifth staff form. It has a similar pattern to the fourth staff form; go forward, turn left and right, turn around and repeat. This makes the poomsaes easier to remember, but easier to mix them up. This is where practice becomes really important. I can't mix the poomsaes together during testing!

Today was a pretty tiring day. I had team sports at school and then I had to go to class and do all of my requirements. I also am a little behind on my homework so I need to stay up a bit longer than usual to finish my work.

I intered i my audit today i also have been doing good in school

Feeling good about my Poomsaes and self defenses. I still have some hesitations with recall but I feel confident that I know them. Trying to get down the last couple of sparring combinations so that I'll have all 30. I re-injured my right shoulder last week, not that it fully healed. Pretty good amount of pain and weakness if I move the wrong way but still good for most of what I need to do.

Spent my afternoon working on my skill. I hemmed or I should say re-hemmed clothing for John Alexander. It was relaxing and I felt a good sense of accomplishment.

Last weekend I went on the lake and had friends over. Yesterday, I was with Alexis and Tanner. We went out on the lake but halfway through, we ran out of gas. We sat there and swam for about 30 minutes. We made it back to my house, while his battery was dying and there was a storm coming in. I've been staying at a lake house for a week because my floor is getting redone, so we would go out every night and kayak. It was amazing!

After a hard day of work I had family over to watch some Panthers football. Love sharing time with them. We enjoyed the win and enjoyed some chicken wings and pizza. 

Yesterday I was working on my homework, so I didn't get to journal. This week I don't have much time, so I had to start and finish any remaining homework that is due this week. Out of my 7 classes, I have 5 tests this week. In band, I don't have any tests, and in English I don't either. This is a very heavy week, but I will push through. The rain may help, but I am not going to rely on it. 

Today I had a math exam. I also did an egg lab in science, where we added sodium to water until the hard boiled egg floated. I completed a leadership 1 and 2 credit today.

I began my morning with positive thinking.   Got out of bed normal time, eat light breakfast of course my mug of coffee and jump right into doing my requirements.   Everything was working well until pain got in the picture.  

Today I woke up and did my requirments. I haven't ran yet though. Besides that I don't have anything planned. So I'm going to go running around until I find something interesting. Hey got to go. 9/9/18

Today was the kickoff of the NFL season. I did my morning stuff, then I did my Tae Kwon Do physical stuff and then I did my studies. After that I went and played with my friends, then I came back home and watched the Panthers game where the Panthers won 16-8!! Then I finished one of my essays which takes me to where I am now. I am getting sleepy. See you later....????.

I enjoyed Saturday's  black belt class.  Got to eat at one of my favorite places called chicken salad chick.  Today was a little boring because I had a lot of school work left to finish that was due tomorrow including 2 test. 

Today began very well.   I got out of bed at 10:30(normal time) with great attitude.   I had light breakfast with large mug of coffee and jumped right into doing requirements.   Things were going great until my my body began to ache.   I am enjoying this cycle but I will be glad when its over.   I going to need recovery time. 

the weekend was great. On Friday i went to my schools football game which was a lot of fun. On Saturday i went to my brothers football game in the morning. After that i went black belt class which was fun. Later i just hung out at home. Today i went to a church function which was cool. Then i went home and did some requirements. It was a pretty good weekend.

I had a slow moving day.  First of all I fixed breakfast!  I normally just get to the table and there it is.  I do believe that all of this exercise keeps me sore, seems as though I have muscle aches everywhere on my body.  Trying to to some requirements! PAIN!!!

Today was a normal Saturday. I did my morning stuff, then I went to Tae Kwon Do, then I came back home and played Fortnite, then I did my studies, then I did my Tae Kwon Do physical stuff, then I did my daily ritual, then I went to play with my friends, then I came back home, ate dinner and went to sleep. That’s it.

Today was pretty fun I just hung out with my friends all day. I had to do all my requirements at the end of the day though because I woke up to late to do them in the morning 

Today, my writing class was completely cancelled. I was able to head home early because of it. I would have loved to have some extra free time because of it, but instead I had to devote the time to household chores. There's never a dull moment when you're on the cycle, even if you're not doing cycle-related stuff.

There's a lot I need to know for the cycle; hapkido forms, staff and stick forms, the list goes on. While all of this information is useful for me, it is also useful to others. There are some things that my mentee needs to learn, and she plans on learning them from me. This makes me want to make me want to know what I need to know even more than before.

This week I went on a mandatory field trip this week in which we left Tuesday morning and got back this afternoon. We went to a camp owned by Young Life called Windy Gap; we go to this camp every year, and it is both a competition among the classes and a time for plenty of praise and worship for God. Windy Gap is in Weaverville, NC, which is just south i believe of Asheville. At this camp there is no cell service or WiFi so I was not able to log anything until today, and I actually kind of liked that separation from the media for a few days because we were able to grow closer as a high school without the pressure of the media, and I was able to have some time to myself in which I wasn't worried about what I need to do, what I haven't...

Today had been noneventful. I kinda just finished my homework and then had nothing to do. So I decided to do extra numbers and I did my blog earlier. But other than that I finished a whole book. 

Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now.

I renewed my membership at a local fitness center. This way, I can run miles on the treadmills there rather than concrete. I will still practice running without the treadmill every now and then, since that is what we will do during the physical test. Today, I ran 1.5 miles in 15 minutes. While this is the pace at which I need to run, I will need to build my stamina so that I can run for 4 miles at the same pace. I plan on running on days where I do not have as many classes, meaning Mondays, Fridays, and the weekend.

My Uncle is a fun guy who's name is Matt. He has a doctorate in Organizational Learning. He also travels all over the U.S. so I don't get to see him all that often. But when I do see him we have a great time wrestling or just hanging out. For example before he left a while ago we were wrestling on the trampoline. I hope I get to see him soon, well I'm signing off see ya tomorrow.

Today during my mentor session, I went over many poomsaes involving weapons, including double stick form 1 and bolo form. It's been a long time since I've done either form. I remembered most of the bolo form, but the same could not be said for the double stick form. Many things have changed in both forms, so I'll need to pay attention to those whenever I do them.

Today was a normal school day. I had Band, then science, then social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then math, then programming club. When I came home I did my daily ritual and played Fortnite. Then I did my take kwon do, then Kumon, then I ate dinner and now here I am. That’s it.

Today was a long day.  At school I had 2 tests today I think I did good on both.  I had a good time a black belt class today.  I will also be at the black bely class tomorrow.  I have a lot of homework this weekend so I don't think I will get much free time.   

Today was eventful if you could call it that. My day was like most of the other school days I have had so far but there was a test every class. It's not that they happened its that they were in repetion the moment I got in the classroom test. Hey got to run bye. Hey hope your day was fun   9/7/18

today I ran 3 miles for cross country and I was very sweaty and it was hard but I finished so yay me.  I also took a ELA test today and I feel very good about it.  I think I have or close to completing my sparring class requirements but I enjoy the class so looking forward to continuing to go.  I have 2 more tests tomorrow.

Today I did my push-ups and sit-ups faster than usual and I don’t know why but I felt like I had a lot more energy today. Today in sparring class I tried something different today instead of looking at their tactic I looked at how they spar what they mostly do and keep doing, I look at their weaknesses and use them to my advantage. For example: my friend gautomng has a tactic of getting in close to his opponent than jumping back then doing a roundhouse to get a point. Once I looked carefully I saw he is open at that moment when he kicks so when he kicks I block and manage to kick him instead. Same thing with master Marcus usually he slides back instead of blocking so he is open most of the time and that is your chance to strike. Sparring was fun, I hope everyone...

The boys are finally adjusting to no electronics during the week since school has started. They REALLY love the Minecraft. Fortunately they love school, and their teachers, as well. Dinners ready and Katherine is driving home and I'm getting ready to start another essay while the boys play a little basketball. 

I forgot to add in journal 17, i went to a birthday bash today! me and my friends got picked up by her parents and 

Today was another MAPs testing day. After PE, I had ELA MAPs. It wasn’t that hard. After that I had lunch then recess, then all my course and finally Builder’s Club. When I came home I did my daily ritual and went to Kumon. After that I went to Tae Kwon Do and then came home and ate dinner. Here am I now. Bye.

Today felt  a lot longer than the other days I don’t know if it because the tests I took today or if it’s a Friday. Either way I’m still happy it’s finally the weekend

Today is Homecoming at our school, so we had our first Pep Rally of the year. Unlike the middle school pep rally days, the bell rings when it is time to go to your next class. At the middle school, you just had to guess around when to leave. Some of the games were really funny to watch, like competitive speed walking between the students and the teachers. Other than that, my day was pretty normal and I am ready to get to the end. 

There are extracurricular forms of band called Jazz band and Performing band. Jazz band is Mondays and Thursdays while Performing band is Tuesdays and Fridays. They are both from 8-9 am and my parents told me I could only do one and I had to pick. I don't know which one to pick since I don't know which one goes on the trip to New Orleans. I'm fairly sure that it's performing band but I'll check after this. Anyway I hope to get the application in on time so I'm in the right one.

Today I realized time is running out. The end is in sight. You have to stay focused in order to achieve your goals. 

this day was a great day. I had a great tin be at school. All my blocks were really short which is great. At the end of the day we played basketball which was very fun. When i came back home i did my homework then went to king tiger. I helped out a class and i took sparring class which is really fun. Today is a great day because tomorrow is Friday.

Today was a MAPs testing day. It is pretty much the EOGs except there really isn’t any reason to stress out. I did my morning stuff, then went to school, then had band, then MAPs(today was math), then lunch, then recess, then my courses for 30 minutes each because of MAPs testing, then I came home, did my daily ritual, then I went to Tae Kwon Do and then came back home, finished my studies, ate dinner, and now here I am journaling. I have to sleep now because of ELA MAPs testing tomorrow. Good night.

Today was a great day because I had no math homework and I got to read a great book. Today we had a fire dill.after that i went to tae kwon do and did two classes.

I feel very productive!!!!!  Today i worked on self defense a lot.  I had a mentor session today that was very helpful.  i got the chance to help someone else.  I think that teaching is the best way to remember this stuff.  

no school today which was awesome.   A little tired  but was able to push through and get my TKD completed today since it was kind of a free day even though I had some homework and tests coming up this week that  had to study for.  I also wrapped up all my essays but 1 so that is a big relief.  During my meditation time today I was thinking a lot about how I have been a little worried about completing the black belt cycle because it has become a little harder to get everything done each day now that school as started.  I just have to keep reminding myself that I just need to continue to work hard.         

Football practice was fun it also was very stressful because the coaches yelled at us for not catching.

Today was pretty tiring I had my teams sports class and I had to goto class. But since I went to both I got more requirements knocked out but I’m super tired.

Today in Health class I had a free period so I did my homework and tried to get a journal in. The last few days have been a little packed with tennis and my homework. I am glad that I only have a 10 more required journals, but I am sure that i will do more. The physical/written test is in a little more than a week. I have been studying, so I think that I will do pretty decent. 

Took the boys to school today instead of the bus.They were very excited about that. I love my boys. After cleaning the car pretty spent the day working on TKD. Physically tired but mentally still in the game. Dinners cooked, boys home. We're gonna do some homework.

I started my morning my normal time(10:00) very nicely!  Of course that is when I got out of bed.  I got dressed went down stairs and breakfast was waiting.  Then the yard work began along with the heat. Sometimes it seems as though the lawn gets bigger because of the humidity, you began to sweat before you go outside!  But no one is going to do it for me!  I will wait until tonight to get some requirements done. Hope to see all in BB class .

I decided to apply my 6 extra credits' 3 each to Saturday BB classes and Sparring since my schedule does not allow me to attend those.

Today I had a good day because we went to gym class and played lots of games.after gym I went to tae kwon do and did class after that I played with my friends.

Sorry for the long hiatus, but I’m back. I ended up calculating and entering the numbers from the last cycle, so that can explain the numbers from August.

After a really tough day at work I got to have fun with the family. We went to the Y and played in the water park and then worked on our swimming. Then home to a nice dinner and family movie. We're watching Kicking an Screaming. Pretty much The Bad News Bears but with soccer. We're having a good time.

Okay today I went to school and that went well. But the bus ride home was horrible. It took forever for the bus to get moving. That was at first because we had to stop at another school to pick people up. The last issue was when people fell asleep and we had to go back to there houses to drop them off. But now I'm home. Hey got to run bye.

I feel like I'm on sudden death mode on super smash bros all the time, as Jaiden Animations said it. You probably didn't get that sentence at all. Oh well. I feel like I'm about to faint/cry all the time. I'm just really stressed out from my packed schedule. Not just taekwondo, but I do a bunch of other stuff too. If anyone else is also really stressed out, talk about it, let it all out, and take a DEEEEEEEEEPPPP breath.  I'm trying not to be too hard on myself. But it's hard not to be hard on myself. And then it keeps going on in an infinite circle.  my brain's not working, and im typing this in the dark -Ritika

I had a graet day in school today because it was are first day of blocks.when I gotout of school I went to tae kwon do I had 25 min of class and then I had to leave early because of soccer practice.at soccer practice I made some new friend and had lots of fun.

Finally, after the long weekend, we have SCHOOL! BAM BAM BAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! WHY!? WHY CAN’T THE WEEKEND BE ANY LONGER!? Whatever. Let’s get to do point. I woke up at 6, did all the normal morning stuff that everyone does like brushing, taking a shower, eating breakfast, etc. Then I went to school. I first had P.E., then science, then social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then Pre-Math 1 and finally had Math Club after school. It was the first meeting this year. After that I came home and did my daily ritual and then did my school homework. After that I went to the Black Belt Class and then did a session with Master Cavazos. After that I came home, ate dinner and here I am now. I better go to sleep now. I have MAPS testing tomorrow. Good night.

Today at sparring we had certain challenges to do. One round was only front leg roundhouse, while one was back leg round, and one was turning sides. After all the challenge ones we just did normal rounds. While doing the challenge ones we did a line method where we all get in two lines like self-D. then after every round we would shift one to the left. In the end I got 7 rounds and got to spar some of my friends.

When I woke up I thought it was a Tuesday not a Wednesday because we had no school on Monday. Today we had to where a our dress uniform. Our dress is a white shirt, kaki pants, tie, and a blazer. Today overall was a pretty good day. Me and my friends had an intense game of uno in study hall. When i came back home is went to my brothers football practice. After that we went to Panera bread to eat dinner. Today was a good a day.

Today was a simple day. I did all my studies in the morning, then played Fortnite(my favorite game), then ate lunch, then went to the temple, then I came back and played with my friends, then did my daily ritual, then ate dinner and went to sleep. Done. I know it’s short but this really all that happened.

Today was different than any Sunday or weekend because this weekend was my BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!! For my BIRTHDAY we went to great wolf lodge and was fun. Today I also did my self defense with my dad and it was fun. I am ready for the school week and I hope everyone had a great weekend!

I'm smiling for a day off and Michael is smiling because he lost another tooth. Actually, we went to the orthodontist because is has just been hanging there for quite some time. The Dr was able to pull it out with his fingers. Michael thought it was kinda cool. Now we are debating whether or not the tooth fairy pays for pulled teeth and we are REALLY wondering what he does with all those teeth.   CREEPY!

Today was pretty good I got a 92 on my first biology test. I’ve been doing most of my requirements inside of my team sports class so I don’t have to do much when I get home.

So hard to get going again after a couple days off from school.  I had a quiz in Spanish so that was not fun to start the week. Other than that the day was ok but long.  Was hard to fit much in today between getting up at 6:15 and going to school, Cross Country practice and then to TKD.  I did not get home till about 8 o'clock and barely had time to eat, do some homework, a few items for TKD before it is time to go to bed. Hopefully I will find some time tomorrow to get more done for TKD BB cycle.

After i woke up at 6 i did my Tae Kwan Do exercise and then i finished at 6:45 and then went upstairs to get ready for school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then went home. oh i forgot how to tell how i got home. Well on the way to school my parents pick my friends and drop us at the hub stop and then the school bus comes and it takes us all to the school. and on our way back we go in the bus and it takes us all the way back to the hub stop and then we go to my car and with my friends and we drop them at their house and i go back to my house. after i got back to my house i changed my dress and worked on my school homework and...

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing is as we go from home to school but the other way. then after i got home i did my homework and then i went to Tae Kwan do at 6 and came back at 8:15. After i came home i went straight up stairs and then i changed my Tae Kwan do dress and then i ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes and then we all went to sleep because all of us had to go to places everyday.

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing is as we go from home to school but the other way. then after i got home i did my homework and then i went to Tae Kwan do at 6 and came back at 8:15. After i came home i went straight up stairs and then i changed my Tae Kwan do dress and then i ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes and then we all went to sleep because all of us had to go to places everyday.

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing is as we go from home to school but the other way. then after i got home i did my homework and then i went to Tae Kwan do at 6 and came back at 8:15. After i came home i went straight up stairs and then i changed my Tae Kwan do dress and then i ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes and then we all went to sleep because all of us had to go to places everyday.

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing is as we go from home to school but the other way. then after i got home i did my homework and then i went to Tae Kwan do at 6 and came back at 8:15. After i came home i went straight up stairs and then i changed my Tae Kwan do dress and then i ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes and then we all went to sleep because all of us had to go to places everyday.

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing is as we go from home to school but the other way. then after i got home i did my homework and then i went to Tae Kwan do at 6 and came back at 8:15. After i came home i went straight up stairs and then i changed my Tae Kwan do dress and then i ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes and then we all went to sleep because all of us had to go to places everyday.

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing happened a the morning but the other way. then after i came home i did my homework for some time then at 5:44 i got started to go for swimming and got there at 6:10 and i thought my class was at 6:10 but it was at 6:30 so i waited for 20 minutes and then i too my class and then i went home and worked on some Tae Kwan Do things and then ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes with them and then we...

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing happened a the morning but the other way. then after i came home i did my homework for some time then at 5:44 i got started to go for swimming and got there at 6:10 and i thought my class was at 6:10 but it was at 6:30 so i waited for 20 minutes and then i too my class and then i went home and worked on some Tae Kwan Do things and then ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes with them and then we...

after waking like at 6 i did my exercise and then got ready for my school and then after i went to school i did all my periods and then i got home by taking the bus to the hub stop and then dropping us and our parent stakes us home at the end and the same thing happened a the morning but the other way. then after i came home i did my homework for some time then at 5:44 i got started to go for swimming and got there at 6:10 and i thought my class was at 6:10 but it was at 6:30 so i waited for 20 minutes and then i too my class and then i went home and worked on some Tae Kwan Do things and then ate dinner with my family and then watched some TV for 30 minutes with them and then we...

Today was very relaxing I didn't too much of anything!  I did drive out to the store, the most exciting thing I that happened.   I was glad to be back in class after our long weekend.  Trying to get some requirements done. 

Today was pretty much yesterday, I finished all my studies in the morning, then played Fortnite, then ate lunch, then went to play with my friends, then I came back and did my daily ritual, then I went to the temple for an event, then finally came back, ate dinner and slept. That’s it. It’s simple like yesterday. I guess weekends are short.

Today was the start of the 2nd week of school. As if the first week wasn't hard already, finding your classes and getting back into the swing of things. Today was not that hard, it was actually pretty fun. I took sparring as well. Todays sparring was like the others, but we also did drills. I personally liked the drills that we were doing, they were pretty cool. Well that is were I am going to finish for today. See you next time.

this week so far is going great because we only had 4 day not 5.  Last week we had a lot of quizzes and test, but the only thing this week is that we have a Spanish test that i think will be easy. Later today i went to my brothers soccer game which was cool. They lost 4-5. It was a close game. After that i came home band did some requirements. This is going to be a good week.

Tomorrow, I will be training to run 4 miles in 40 minutes. Historically, running is what I have struggled with along with pullups. However, my pullups are starting to look better. I'll see what my running is like tomorrow after black belt class.

A few days ago I got a Mario Bros game on my switch, it's the classic Mario Bros so I know some of it but I'm still not very good. For example I haven't even gotten past the first world, while there's 8 worlds. My parents used to play Mario a lot but with my button layout they haven't gone past 1-1 (world 1 level 1). I'm getting better and I think I'll get to world 2 soon. The last thing is that I don't know how to activate 2 players so that's unfortunate. 

Though today was Labor Day, it was a pretty normal day except that there was no school. I finished all my studies in the morning, then played Fortnite, then ate lunch, then went to play with my friends, then I came back and did my daily ritual, then did my school homework and finally ate dinner and slept. Pretty simple isn’t it. Yeah, I thought so too.

Ok, I'm halfway to the journals I'm supposed to do, so yay me... i really don't feel like cheering. There's a bunch of stuff going on, my world is a spinning whirlwind, and I'm waiting for everything to cool down. I am going to India in December to meet all my relatives and have a birthday bash (my birthday's on the 22nd, 3 days before Christmas). I'm probably also going to have a party right here with all my friends, too. I also was invited to two parties. One a Halloween party at my friend, walgreen's, house (obviously not her real name, and I just put walgreen so i wouldn't get sued...) Moving on. I just went to black belt class, and I have to finish my algebra homework and my art assignment... OH MY GOSH MY ART ASSIGNMENT. I just remembered I have so much to do. I am wearing...

Today was a good day, school was good, i didn't have any homework to do so i was able to get some extra things done. Black belt class was good we went over hapkido forms and self defense. 

Finally, I am done with all of my papers.  It took me all night. I got very little sleep. Today I had to turn in a bunch of paperwork at school. And then I made to pick up more paperwork. It has been a pain but I will get through it. 

Plans change. A lot for me. Like when I said I was going to journal? I had to take a tutoring class and then I went to get my hair cut. I cut 8 inches off and I am donating to Pantene for a little kid to have my beautiful, raven hair. (lucky kid). But enough about my amazing hair. How was everyone's Labor Day weekend? I hope it was fun. It was nice to wake up on Monday and NOT have to go to school. Welp, i have to go now! Oh, I just remembered this, I read this somewhere 2 or 3 years ago: When I'm going to die, these are going to be my last words: I hid a million dollars under the- *dies* It's fun to use asterisks to emphasize something.  For those of you who aren't asterisk people: *asterisk* *asterisk* *asterisk* :)  -Ritika   

today was a great day because we had no school.so played video games a lot and played out side a litte.at night I watch harry potter and then my mom made me go to bed.

Today when I go up I thought that I over slept for school and started getting parinod. After about thirty minutes I checked the calender, and remembered I didn't have school today. After that I did my requirements. After that I went back to doing my papers I got done with most of them but I still have some to do for school. Well got to go bye. Hey did any one get the Finding nemo reference. 9/3/18

Oh by the way, last night was awesome seeing the Lion King.    Today is the day I start back volunteering at my church in the children's ministry.  I love doing this and I got a new age group this year.  Last year I did the toddler room and that was a lot of fun.  This year I am helping in the preschool room and while it was busy this morning it was good to be back.  I get a lot of joy being with the kids.  I also worked hard on my tae kwon do activities because I am trying to help make up for not being able to do quite as much last week because of school. 

This weekend was AMAZING! I went to my friend's house on Saturday because she was throwing a lake party. All of my friends were there and we went on the jetskis and boats. My boyfriend also came and we had a blast! I slept over and ended up coming home today. The same people came over today again too. Gavin, Joe and I went out on the jetski and I drove for a little bit. Gavin is a really fun driver. He would drive over a boat's wake and we got so much air. My legs are really sore though from bracing myself.