Candidate Journals

Need these skies to be blue again because running in the cold gray world is sad.  Other than that it has been a great week on cycle getting stronger and can do pull ups now :)

Today was a good day I did pretty good on my tests and in gym i was playing vollyball with my friends and my team destroyed them. Then later i went to Taekwando to help out and then I got a coffee at Dunkin.

Today was so easy at school. 2/4 of my classes had a substitute so I did not have to do much work for those classes. When I got home I had to meet up with some of my classmates to finalize our project, which we have to sell to a group of judges.

School was mid today. Finished my work and got on with class. PE was fun today because my team won both our volleyball games, and I think I was the star player of both. We also had a weird schedule in school today because the 6th graders went on a field trip. In Spanish, we reviewed our answers to these two worksheets and then turned them in for an easy 100. I was supposed to have my first day of baseball tryouts today, but it was pouring really hard outside, so that got cancelled. I was really bummed because I was looking forward to tryouts. Instead, I went to my Mathcounts meeting at school and had a lot of fun there. When I came back home, I ate some food, finished my physical requirement for the day, and then got ready for Taekwondo. In Taekwondo today, I helped out with a...

Today was a good day.  Got home early to finish my math project.  It took too long and I was trying to not fall asleep but it turned out good.

The uniforms have been laundered and folded. Road snacks have to be bought but the energy drinks are in the fridge. Ready for Instructors Camp! See you all there!

I had quite a busy day today. School was normal, nothing to eventful. When I got home, I doubled up on my requirements in order to get ahead to make up for what I will miss for Instructors camp. After an overwhelming amount of requirements, I went to King Tiger for sparring class. We got to do this new drill were two people on either side of you hold targets and your goal was to kick them while maneuvering yourself down the mat. After sparring class, I came home and hit the books; I got a math test tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the last day of my nutrition challenge. My nutrition challenge was to eat 100 percent natural foods which has been really difficult. especially because everything that I am aloud to eat has to be made and prepared. - Lucas

I'm looking forward to instructor training this weekend. I hope to see you guys there.

Today was pretty good. I woke up as usual and got dressed while my mom packed my lunch. It was raining so that wasn't fun and it kind of put us behind schedule a little, but we made it to school at a decent time. When I got to class, I got all of my work done and made a trailer for our movie for 4 boys 1 car. After that I completed my math tasks and worked on a reading test. We've been doing a lot of tests and review lately even though our benchmarks aren't until after spring break. Thankfully we have next Tuesday off with a half day on Friday. I'm looking forward to going to OH for spring break and since I'm not where I wanted/need to be in my physical fitness requirements, my mom has made sure that my dad is aware of my responsibilities I...

Today was a pretty good day. There wasn't anything to out of the usual for school. After school I came home and did most of my physical requirements minus running. I then did some stretching, it was more of a rest day.

Today was pretty mid. In school I didnt go to recess because it was wet outside and it was gloomy the whole day. Then after school I went to sparring and got another credit. I also got a mentor session and class assistance done. Productive day. Tomorrow is Friday!

Today was pretty normal overall. School went by in a blur, and even though I didn’t feel great in the morning, did my requirements, a nap helped a lot. After that I showered, practiced a bit, and headed to TKD. I helped with the Senior Tigers class and then had a mentor session with Master Weeks where we worked on stick form 1 and a few different poomsae. My lower right abdomen was cramping from kicks, but I pushed through it. Once I got home, I ate, studied, finished my homework, and reviewed self‑defense videos on a separate monitor. I listened to Atomic Habits, restarted journaling, and might draw a small sketch before bed. I drank green tea and plan to read to end the night. Just a steady, productive day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷  

Today was pretty calm. I had music and my class was not so good today. they usually talk a lot. I ate some Doritos when I came home because I was hungry even though I ate my lunch at school. I did my stick and staff poomsaes and used the videos my dad took for me to practice! My sister is also very gullible these days. I tricked her to use her scooter just for fun. I gave back her scooter, did my I ready and ate dinner. Thanks for entertaining me with the journals you posted so I can read them!

Today I received my report card and it was very good. My parents and grandparents were pleased which made me happy. After school I was able to relax a little since we didn't have sparing class today. I worked on my poomsaes and did some pushups. I did go to black belt class and we worked on self defense. Got home and had enough time to eat dinner and play video games.

My day was okey i had school I did really got on my quizes but i still have a lot of studying to do. 

Another day, another class assistance credit. It’s been surprisingly fun helping out and teaching students. I got the ACT tomorrow, hopefully I’ll do good on it (I’m sure I will)

What student did I need the most energy for today? Not a black belt, not the group of 4 different kinds of yellow belts, not two of my mentees who are working on their hapkido forms, the three brand new white with yellows...close but nope. The single 5 year old white belt, Beau.  The energy radiating off this little boy was amazing. We worked on blocks tonight using a pool noodle...we barely made it past low blocks, he had to block me three times on each side in order to move on to the next thing. I honestly don't know who had more fun, Beau, his mom and grandma who were watching or me. There were some frustrations, lots of impromptu stunt falls but there were by far outweighed by the fun.  I was sweating when we finally got those last three successful low blocks and earned the right to play...

Today was ok at school. Just a regular day. After school, I went to King Tiger for leadership credits and a mentee session. When I came home, I started my requirements and I also went for a run. My neighborhood has many hills in it and by the fourth mile, running up those hills are quite difficult. However it was very nice weather to be running so that was really nice. After my requirements, I did some homework. I am looking forward to Saturday because one, it is instructors camp and two, Friday is the last day of my nutrition challenge. I think I am finally going to get a birthday cake because my birthday happened while I was on my nutrition challenge and was not able to eat cake over my birthday. This wraps up my day. I hope everyone had a great Wednesday and has a great rest of...

Today was a good day.  Just left black belt class.  Studying for a social studies test and doing my requirements.

So I've been buying these cheap work boot for awhile. Just some rubber boots that keep your feet dry.  The last time I bought a pair, this wasn't that long ago they are cheap boots after all, they cost $29. I went to buy a new pair today and they are now $60.  Walmart just price gouged themselves out of a sale.  

today is Wednesday I had school got a 100 on my science test, had a doctor's appointment, helped out junior tigers testing, and sparred.

Today was a good day. At school I finished icing my cinnamon sugar cookies we made from scratch and ate them in Food and Nutrition  I. After school I went to the Greenway where I ran 2 miles then the gym where I finished all my physical requirements. I then attended black belt class at Taekwondo since sparring was canceled.

Today was… normal, I suppose. School felt more intense than usual even though it was async — we had small groups for Math 1 and Computer Science Discoveries to work on our projects. After that I finished my work, studied, did my requirements, and went out for a run. When I got back I ended up falling asleep, but once I woke up I practiced a bit more. Since there was Junior Tiger testing today, there was no Senior Tiger class or sparring, but we did have Black Belt class. We did light stretches and worked on our self‑defenses. After that I had a mentor session with Master Weeks, and we went over Staff Form 1 and Single Stick Form 1, worked on my kicks — truly grateful for that. When I got home, I showered, helped with chores, and drank some green tea, spent more time to listen to Atomic...

Toady was simple didn’t do much at school. I got home did homework and requirements and went to TKD. After I took class I came home and ate dinner.

I think the biggest thing that being on black belt cycle has taught me is to schedule and budget my time. What is most important in the moment vs what can wait, and that getting ahead really really helps. "Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent." - Carl Sandburg. Today was very productive, I got to count some stuff for cycle from my PE conditioning today which was nice. Then, I came home and ran 3 miles and got all my requirements done today. Have a great rest of the week everyone! ~ Peyton

my little brother gave me no time to fix my thing for lunch because he woke up too late and barley caught the bus. and in gym we went outside and played football. and that stupid cut is still on my hand and in math i had a quiz and got a 90  with the bones question.     

Today was a very cool day. I went to school, and got my work done. In math, we did review, and same for reading. For lunch, I had a lunchable and a yogurt. For recess, we finally went back outside, but we could not play soccer. The reason why is because there were wasps outside near the field. Instead of doing nothing, we played a game called banana split. It is a game where you need at least 3 people, 2 people on 2 different swings, and 1 pusher. The people on the swings grab each other's legs, and the pusher pushes the people legs. We played a version of the game where we tried the push the people on the swings so hard, they would get flung in the air. Luckly, no one was flung in the air, but we still fell off the swings a couple of times. In...

Chill Day Today. School was basically easy, as I didn't have much work. I played volleyball in PE and then worked on another worksheet in Spanish. I feel like my core classes are easier than my Spanish class, and I think that's only because I barely know anything in Spanish. Today, we had family night at the high school, so I attended that with my family, and we learned a lot of helpful information. Tomorrow, I have baseball tryouts for the school from 4 - 6 PM, which I am excited and nervous about. I hope to do well tomorrow, and in preparation for that, I will have a mini baseball workout tonight, including my physical requirements for the day

I went to school and went to kt to help out with class again. I'm trying to knock all my requirements out as soon as possible. I've finished a bunch of essays and some requirements, and feeling pretty good. I've also been studying for upcoming tests next week.

Day 49: Today was a great day! I turned in and caught up on my work for the week and ate a glazed doughnut. I did my stick poomsae before sparing and black belt class. I already finished my weekly mentor session so I came back early. Have a wonderful day!

Hello, I had a good day at school, I've gotten caught back up on all my school work from being sick. Im back on track with all my requirements and I've been studying for the written test.

Today was a bit of a struggle as there’s a lot going on with work, family, and home. However have 2-5 minutes every hour to work on my exercises really helped me stay on track. Looking forward to the end of cycle but Will utilize my newfound love of micro brakes to help me get through tough days

today was very chill. had fun with my friends at school. nothing much bye :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

Today is school we worked on word problems for math. When I got home, I went on a run with my dad, did some push ups. Afterwards we went over to my grandparents and ate dinner. When we went home, I completed my homework and played with my rabbit.

Very busy day today. Right after school I had to go to one of my classmates house to work on a project and after that I had to attend a club meeting for school. On top of all of this I still had to finish my homework. Sadly I wasn’t able to get my requirements done, but hopefully I can make it up

New belts everywhere in class😁 Very busy day in classes, a good one though.  Hop steps, hook kicks, 360s, 180s, checking their stances, lots of the first four steps of new poomsaes .I like it when someone asks questions and there were a lot today.  And teaching something always helps me know it better so tons of good work today. And a COLD run on the Greenway. I thought it had warmed up a little. I was wrong🥶😂

Finally it’s my last JOURNAL. Today I got to sleep in a little longer  as I had a dentist appointment today which went well, and I got to school late, but I got chick fil a which was great. At school I caught up with all my stuff and assignments . After school I went to taekwondo where I got class assistance and leadership, where I also had a mentee session. Pretty good day for my last journal so see you in a couple years or if I decide to do one more.

My day was very tiring I had a lot of school work and I don’t have that much sleep. But later today I gotten chick fil a and pizza so that’s good.

School was easy, and I didn't have that much work. We did more review again, of course, and preps for our tests. In PE, we had our first volleyball games, which we tied, so that was alright, and then in Spanish, we did a time worksheet. After I came back from school, I stuck to my normal routine of finishing my physical requirements for the day and then completing all my homework. I also ate some food to reenergize myself and then got ready for Taekwondo. I helped out with a class, then got a mentor and mentee session. I then came back home and finished most of my homework. My friend came over, and I got some more help on my high school classes career. He just left, and I have to finish one more thing for my social studies test tomorrow, so once I finish that, I can go...

I finished a bunch of my homeworks in the library and headed to KT to help out with class. I had majority of the time to focus on important things like finishing requirements, practicing poomsaes, self defense, piano, and finishing up my homework which didn't take so long.

Today I had work at the ninja gym, then at the dojang. For ninja, we had evaluations where we test the students strength in exercises like push ups and pull ups. For taekwondo class tonight we were focusing on self defenses and I had my higher belts work on some of their jumping kicks. I've learned that they need more work on those so I'm dedicating a focus to have those kicks improved.

it was fine besides the cut on my hand because evetime I did anything it would sting and send a sharp pain through my arm. we played basketball and everytime i got the ball it would hurt and washed my hand hurt because i would forget and put soap right were the cut is.  

Work has gotten a lot easier now that we're all caught up.  Other than that nothing new to report.

Today was a good day. I got picked up early and got a milkshake. I worked on my math project and did my requirements. Now I’m glad to go to bed early.

Today was a mid day. I did everything usual and then went to taekwondo class. Pretty normal day. Not much to talk about. 

Today was a good day. I went to school, did my work, and finished the episode of 4 boys, 1 car today. In math, we took a test. In reading, we just talked about the book that we finished, The Phantom Tollbooth. For lunch, I had mac and cheese. Again, we did not go outside for recess. In AIG, we did our stock market script. In intervention, I did some more work. For science, we talked about matter again. In encore, we did absolutely nothing expect play games and talk to my friend. Our original teacher was not here, so we split into different encores. After school, I got chicken nuggets from chick fill a. After, I went home to get all my school stuff down, and taekwondo stuff ready to go. I got to taekwondo, and I had to double up on my requirements because I was out of town....

Today was simple . School was the same and after school I came home . I did some homework and requirements and went to taekwondo. After taekwondo I worked on my creative form and came home. My mom wasn’t feeling good so I made myself some dinner.

Ok way better day than yesterday. I didn’t go to school tho but that gave me time to catch up on the stuff I missed the day prior. I even went on a 3 mile run which felt pretty good. I should hopefully be going back to class tomorrow. My shoulder feels way better compared to yesterday too, so I’m recovering quickly. Anyway that’s pretty much it.

Today I had a pretty big chemistry test today, it was very difficult. I hope a pleasant score comes back when my teacher releases the grades. When I got home, I started doing my requirements. I got those knocked out relatively early in the evening. I played chess for a while a bit later in the evening. That wraps up my day - Lucas

Today was pretty normal. School went by really quickly, and I finished my work and caught up on my missing assignments. Since there was belt testing today, there were no TKD classes, so I just practiced my forms and self‑defenses at home. I finished my requirements, studied, worked on another essay, helped make dinner, and listened to Atomic Habits for my assignment. That’s about it; just a simple, steady day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today was a good day. School was better then usual because I got a 100 in my Biology test and I was able to bake cinnamon sugar Crumbl Cookie knock offs in Food and Nutrition I which will ice tomorrow. After I came home and I only ran a mile because it was colder today however after I went inside and finished up everything else I needed for today. I wasn't able to go to Taekwondo though because they had testing today.

I haven't been journaling a lot lately because I've been super busy! Last weekend I had a sleepover with my best friend for her birthday and it was so much fun! However, we stayed up really late so I'm still a little tired from that. Today was great. I got to school early to make some more progress on my mural. Later, I got to get picked up early to go to the orthodontist. I got my braces off today!! I am so happy to finally have them gone and I'm very pleased with how my teeth look now. Afterwards, I had a lot of homework to catch up on after missing some classes and now I'm watching TV and relaxing. It has really gotten to the point where I'm just over cycle.. but I have to keep going and I know the end is in sight! Keep it up everyone...

Good evening, I am getting caught up on my homework and stuff from being out last week with the flu. It's a lot when you miss a week of school and I have to get in some miles this week to get caught up on my requirements. 

Day 48: Today was an awesome day! I ate pizza and cake from yesterday for lunch at school! I got another slice when I came back home. My mom abridged the pizza so I would not get a tummy ache. I did forms and self defense camo green with my mentee to refresh his memory! I also took part by helping in class! Once I came home I took 2 pictures with my decorations. I did some homework and went to bed! Have a good day, everyone!  

So excited to be in the home stretch of cycle.  It has been a tough but now everything is so much easier and I can see my toned arms!

Decent day today! At school, our guidance counselor talked to us about high school and other important stuff. I also did some reviews in other subjects and learned some new things, too. In Spanish, I did a worksheet about how to write the time, and in PE, I practiced playing volleyball for our upcoming unit. When I came back home, I ate some food, did my physical requirements for the day, and then got ready for D-Bat. Baseball tryouts for the school are coming up this week, so I want to be ready so I can make the team. My lower back was kind of stiff and hurt, so I came back home pretty early and then took a shower. I then ate dinner and sat down with my brother to plan my whole high school course career. I wanted to be ahead and ready for whatever comes up. I am...

Today was a good day ran two miles went to weapons class and was gonna help out with the next one but forgot my uniform so I just did a session with my mentee instead I also tried a red bean pastry I give it a 8 out of 10 very good anyways peace

Decent day today. It’s a Monday which is never fun, and it was extra chilly. I did manage to learn hapkido 4 and 5 though today and also attended class. I finished most of my essays which is good,  and also did my requirements for today. A Monday that feels like a Monday.

Today was ok for Monday. I was quite busy at school today, luckily this made the day go by faster. After school, I went to King Tiger for leadership credits, lots of new belts from color belt testing last week. When I got home, I did my requirements as quickly as I could because I had a lot of schoolwork to do. I studied for a long time in chemistry, I have a big chemistry test tomorrow. I had some other small assignments for other classes that had to be done as well. Today went by very fast for me.

It's going to be cold in the morning. Bundle up everybody.

Hated walking to school today because of the wind. So cold and for no reason! Anyways, I had 3 back to back tests in school so I was pretty much exhausted by the time I got home. I pushed on and got my requirements done. After that I went to black belt class and helped out the students. Anyways, I might just end the day by watching some South Park or something

Busy day. Workout at the gym this morning, it was so cold leaving the house that I was tempted just to turn back around. We reworked our afterschool schedule for classes, that took quite a bit of time but I think we got everyone scheduled correctly. This week will let us know if we need to make any changes. Worked on some hapkido with several people tonight. Lots of good work! Have a happy Tuesday!

I got my requirements done and then I went to school. I had an extra curricular and the pointe and ballet. Then I read.

Today I was basically on autopilot. School was normal and went by pretty fast, and I finished my work without much trouble. I did my requirements and then headed to taekwondo. My first class was PMAA, and we worked on single stick today. After that I helped with the Senior Tigers class; specifically the red belts and a blue belt on their forms. Then I worked with Emelia for her mentee session and helped her get ready for her belt test tomorrow. After that I had my mentor session with Master Weeks, and we went over a few self‑defenses. When I got home, I helped make dinner, listened to Atomic Habits for my essay, finished my homework, and called it a day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today was a very cool and exciting day. I got to school, got work done, and me and my friend is almost done with episode 2 of our series, 4 boys, 1 car. Based off what our working speeds are, we will have it done by tomorrow. The only thing left to do is finish about 25 slides of editing, including sounds and animation speed. In math, we did review for a test tomorrow. Same for reading, expect the test is on Friday. For lunch, I had a lunchable. We did not go outside for recess today because they said word from word: "If we take you outside when it is cold, especially below freezing, we will get fired", and yet the 3rd graders are outside in 20 something degrees, and if we went outside, it would be 30 degrees. After recess, I went to AIG. After, we went into science....

Today was a good day in school today. We watched 101 Dalmatians until recess. Even though it was cold outside, I still had fun with my friends. When got home I read until it was about time to go to Taekwondo class. I was able to help out in class today as well as work with my mentee. After class I went to my grandparents house to eat dinner and then I went home.

Today was ok, just a basic Monday. I got most of the requirements done before school. School was kind of boring, nothing really happened. We did get picked up early from school, which was nice! When we got home I played outside for a little bit and then had a snack. Then we went to TKD, which was good. We learned the rest of the hapkido! Now I am doing some homework and watching American Idol. :)

Today was a good day.  No class today because I forgot my uniform at school.  So  I got all my ELA homework done and worked on my math project.  Did my requirements and going to bed early. 

In Scouts whenever we are teaching someone something new we use the EDGE method; Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable. We just had color belt testing at LKN KT, so I did a lot of explaining and demonstrating today because most people are learning new curriculum. I feel like this is such a great way to give someone the basics or go into a deep explanation about something. Anyways, today was pretty good for a Monday. Unfortunately, I've got a lot of reading to do for English tonight and I still have some requirments to do. I hope everyone had a great start to the week! ~ Peyton

Terrible day honestly. I got like three hours of sleep and when I go to school I messed up my shoulder so bad at lunch I had to go home. I banged it against the door frame a now it’s bruised. I’m not going to school tomorrow either. It’s just annoying cause I didn’t get any of my requirements done other than like three small things that I did before school. Hopefully it’s not that big a deal and figures itself out in the next couple of days because I don’t want to get behind.

i did not do much went to school did my requirements and went to taekwondo help and did class and help my spruce tree.

Today was a decent day. It was tiring coming back to school on a monday. After school however I was able to go to the green way where I ran 2 miles then the gym where I finished all my physical requirements. I then went to Taekwondo where I was able to mentor my mentee before the teen class then attended that teen class. When I came home I studied for Taekwondo and my Biology test.

My day was allright nothing much happend i just did school. then i went to taekwando to help out.

today was a chill day. I had health as my elective with 3 of my friends. one of my teachers was sick and I hope I did not catch whatever he had. Over all 4.5 star day. would do it again. see ya 

Today was a usual day. I went to school and then came back home, hanging out with my friends. Then I went to taekwondo class and then came home and slept. Really plain and boring day. Hope tomorrow is a better day 

Today was a decent day. First I got up to run early in the morning like at 5:30-ish to run 1.50 mile.Then got ready for school and we were late for the bus.

Day 47: Today is my birthday! I celebrated my birthday and skipped martial arts for my party. Lots of kids and people came. Their names were Darsh, Ayaan, Anavi, and Pratick! I did my practice and I also ate pizza, doughnuts, cake, and juice!! I got lots of gifts and gave bags to them with treats inside and a t- shirt. Then, I open my gifts and went to bed!

I went on a field trip and got Dinosaur teeth shark teeth and a cool rock.

I was practicning last night  and  could not remember some things, go figure. So I went and reopened my drop box to look at old videos. I am now depressed. 1.  I was about 10 pounds lighter, 2. I at one time knew a lot of stuff. I have forgotten so many things from not practicing them. So the evil drop box made me realize just how much I have forgotten but should have retained.  I may need to relearn something and clearly fix some things. 

The main thing for me today was my exam. I'm doing alright in my class, but its kind of confusing for me. I took my second exam of the class and I felt okay about it. Had nothing else really going on so the rest of my day was pretty much a rest and relax time.

I didnt really do much today besides practice some taekwondo when i woke up and I did some school work.

Today was so long. I woke up pretty late today because I went to a party yesterday and returned late at night. There was a birthday party I had to attend, so I finished my physical requirements for the day, then got ready. It was a long drive because it was in South Carolina, but that was all right. When I got there, I ate a lot of food, did some activities, and played with my friends. That was about 4-5 hours, but after that, we had to go to another person's house. We ate dinner there, watched a movie, and did other stuff. I just came back home, and it is about 10:30 PM, so I am really tired. My body has been feeling better every day, but I am still sore all around.

today was a good day i ran two miles went to the Asian market and got pastries i had a mango smoothie i give it a 6.5 out of 10 the egg custard gets a 5 out of 10 and the yam bun gets a 7 out of 10 anyways peace

Almost done with my journals. Today was another productive day for me. I woke up and went to this church faith formation, which was pretty fun. A couple people there go to my school. After I ate another good and big breakfast, And then workout/ran, which went well and was tiring. I then did my requirements, and I also forgot to mention, yesterday while doing my kicked, I accidentally BROKE THE CHANDELIER while doing jump hook kicks .

Nothing much to say. I worked hard to get all the extra work done so I could have my weekends back but with all that extra work the weekend didn't seem long enough.  Getting back to a regular schedule takes time. Kind of like getting over jet lag.

I wanted to wake up at 9 am, but ended up waking at 8 am. I've been used to waking up at at 5 am everyday that now I'm prone to waking up early. Then I did my requirements and learned how to fry a fish. 

Today was simple. I started the day by making myself some toast. After that I did some requirements until about 1 and ate lunch. After lunch me and my dad watched some young Sheldon and I did some homework. By the time I finished I had a chess class then I ate dinner. 

this IS my LAST journal, today was REALLY MID, I woke up to watch church, came home chilled until it was time to go to my grandma's house, then went home and did my requirements. BANG

Today was a good day.  I had football practice and did my requirements and homework.  

cleaned walk the dog's water my spruce's tree updated the website when to Walmart and home Depoe and outback 

Today I had quite an eventful day. My mom decided that she wanted to go skiing today. Personally, I prefer snowboarding over skiing. Since we both typically wake up early, we had plenty of time to get ourselves ready and hit the road. We went to the Appalachian Ski Resort near Boone, it was about an hour in a half long drive. We arrived shortly after it opened and skied / snowboarded the slopes until late afternoon. While we were there, the resort had a real competition on slalom and freestyle skiing / snowboarding. It was really impressive to see how fast and high some of those athletes could jump into the air. since it was getting pretty late, we headed back home. We got home pretty late in the evening which meant I only had a little bit of time to do my requirements. I managed to do all that...

Today was a good day. I woke up earlier and finished all my physical requirements before lunch then went to the movies after lunch. After the movie I did all of my forms, self defence, and kicks.

Today was pretty good, nothing really happened. I got to sleep in a little bit. It was a nice day and morning, so me and my little sister played outside a lot and learned some new tricks. After that I had a snack a did the requirements. Then I worked on something’s and play a little bit on my IPad. Then we had a yummy dinner and now we are watching some basketball on TV. :)

Today was a fun day. There is a lot to catch up on since that I have not journaled in 2 days. On Friday, I played my basketball game. My team won the game, so they advanced to the game before the championship game. While they were playing, I was on the road to Georgia to watch a banana ball game, on Saturday. The teams that were playing were the clowns and the party animals. After the game, I checked in to the hotel that we were staying at for the trip. After we put our stuff down in the room, we went to the restaurant across the street. There was a place at the restaurant where you can feed the fish and turtles. After that, we went to bed. When we woke up, we went downstairs for breakfast. I had eggs, bacon bits, breakfast potatoes, a bagel, and a yogurt...

Today was a good day. In the morning I hung out with my friends and then after that me, my dad and my brother went to the mall. I got shoes, and then after we got ice cream. What a good day. After that I also played soccer with my friends. It was really windy today but it was also sunny. But the downside is tomorrow we have to get up early and go to school.

 Today was a chill day. First got up and ran 3 miles. Then played outside with my friends.Then went to go get pizza with my family, and went to the store and got some chips and some other food.

I had a pretty productive day. I finished all my requirements by sometime around 1, and I even managed to get a quick run in. The wind was crazy outside so it was short. Then after that I went back to my friend’s house cause I’m always over there. We finished our Spanish project together and that’s pretty much it. Now I’m just waiting on dinner.

Today was a normal Sunday. I woke up, did my requirements, and practiced my Poomsae. My parents and I vacuumed the house, and later me and my dad went down to play badminton. It was a total disaster because of the wind; we were freezing, barely hitting anything, and eventually just walked around for a bit before heading home. I helped make dinner, finished my homework, studied, and kept reading Atomic Habits for my essay. Pretty calm day overall. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Super annoying how I keep forgetting to do these, so today I decided to write my journal early. I woke up sorta early so I could get requirments done early, then I got home and had to do my SAT tutoring, which takes forever. Now I'm finally home and I might just spend the rest of the day catching up on work. 

It's been a very requirement packed couple of days.  Lots of good work but I am ending Sunday absolutely exhausted.  It was a great weekend with a lot of fun  and a lot of training.  Saturday class had me sweaty!  All in all a good black belt cycle weekend. Hopefully the coming week will be just as good!