Candidate Journals

Today was a normal school day. After finishing up my requirements, I headed to taekwondo. I led kicks and punches, then worked with the green belts on their kicks and their belt‑level poomsae. After that I had my mentee session with Lolitta; we focused on Chil‑chang and Hapkido Number 1, so basically her belt‑level material instead of lower‑belt stuff today. I wrapped up the day by reviewing my Bo‑Cho‑Dan special with Master Weeks. Overall, just a normal Thursday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today I woke up and went to school. Was not looking forward to it because I knew I had two major tests back to back in my first two classes. My 4 hours of studying last night paid off because I got a 97% on my history test. I am still waiting to hear back from math. The rest of the school day was smooth sailing. After school, I came home and started doing my requirements. Since there was no sparring class this week due to colored belt testing, that left me with a couple of hours to relax. Remember, strength does not come from winning against your struggles. Strength comes from facing your struggles and deciding not to give up. - Lucas

Well I finally had to go to the dr and I have the flu and an ear infection so now I know why I've been sick all week. Hopefully with some meds I'll be back in business soon. Hopeing to make it to black belt class tomorrow since I've miss all week.

Today was a pretty chill day first I had to do morning work to do then we went to pe to do our new lesson witch was basketball we did some dribbling and 1v1s so that was fun then did ckla then win time then math then ss.

So excited for today, my son is testing for his high red belt.  I know he can do hard things even if he thinks he can't.  I am such a proud mama bear and can't wait to see where he goes.

Today was a better day but long. My stomach didn't hurt today at school. When I got home I ate a snack and got ready to go to taekwondo class. I worked with my mentee and had sparring and black belt class. I was able to work with my mentor as well. Got home late and ate dinner with my grandparents.

Another night of color belt testing, it went well.  There were a few moments where the student was nervous and had a case of the yips but a little direction or encouragement and they moved on. That's something to remember, your instructors and masters know you at tbis point...if you just make a mistake or are nervous, they can tell. Conversely, if you haven't prepared or simply don't know and are watching others...they can tell. So can your fellow testers. Everyone gets nervous or a little too hyped, just make sure that you have a foundation of strong work and lots of practice. I most definitely get the yips...working on relaxing those nerves. Have an excellent Thursday!

Simple  day today. I woke up for school, and got breakfast there. Their breakfasts aren’t that bad, but it isn’t the best. After school I got all my requirements in for today. I have run day at school tomorrow so I can get in some miles then.

After classes two of our candidates Sid and Brayden wanted to work on their creative form. We did a mentor session where they showed me what ideas they wanted to implement in their form and I would give suggestions if they needed it. They ended up with a good start and some good ideas on what types of things they want to put in the form and it was a lot of fun. I told them to go home and practice what they have and spend some time adding a little more to it.

My day was boring there wasnt much to do i just had a bunch of  homework.

Toady was simple. School was basically the same . After school I had a bunch of homework so I did that and my requirements. After that I went to TKD and took class. I then worked on my creative form with Brayden and came back home. I made some sandwiches for dinner and I’m about to sleep. 

Happy Wednesday everybody. I helped with testing today, that's always fun. The only bummer about it is when someone doesn't get the board break. 

School was alright. I didn't have the best day, but it wasn't terrible. Again, it was just a bunch of reviews or other stuff. I went to the track outside for PE, so I got my mile done there, but I was a little bummed because I brought my Basketball shoes instead of running shoes, so my shoes are now dirty. In Spanish, we played a game to get ready for our test tommorrow which I am a little worried about, but I think I will be fine. When I came back from school, I finished the rest of my physical requirements, ate some food, and then finished my homework. After that, I went to D-Bat for about 2 hours, and my arm hurt for a bit. Once I came back, I took a shower and then ate dinner. I just finished my dinner, and I am about to go to...

Today was completely packed. I woke up at 4:30 to go running before school. I usually run 4 miles before school on Wednesday. When I was right around the two mile point, I had to stop running because for some reason suddenly felt very nauseous. I do not know why this happened, but my body did not agree with something I ate because I completely lost my breakfast into the toilet. I didn't really feel sick after that incident so I got back outside and ran another 2 miles to complete my run. After that, I went to school. Nothing nothing crazy happened at school, just school. When I came home, I started and finished my requirements. Then the rest of my evening was spent studying for a math and history test tomorrow. I spent about 4 hours studying, I am now thoroughly exhausted. - Lucas

Pretty average day. Didn’t really have much homework, so I had a lot of free time to do stuff. I was able to help out junior tigers and get a mentee session. Anyways, I’m probably going to go to bed soon, so hopefully tomorrow is a bit more exciting.

Today was a good day but I’m really tired. I did a black belt class and sparring and mentor session.  I’m glad to get home early so I can go to bed.

Another average day. Did some requirements before school, then went to school and did a whole bunch of nothing, then I came home and ran and finished some more requirements after that. Finally after all that I went to a black belt class and that’s pretty much all of my day.

Today was a good day. School was pretty boring although I was able to leave early after 3rd period where I went to the doctor to help with my chest and foot pains. She said everything was fine and I was still able to continue thankfully and prescribed some medications that helped. With that clarity I was feeling good and came home early so I ran 3 miles while it was feeling nice around my neighborhood. After I did all my physical requirements then went to Taekwondo where I was able to mentee someone before sparring, attended sparring, attended bbc, and get a mentor session in.

I had a good day today, not to bad. I woke up early and got my requirements out of the way. After, I went to school and came straight home. I got a bunch of stuff out of the way and studied for upcoming events.

Today is Wednesday I had school did all of my work, came home, did my home work, worked out and went to TKD.

Today school was async, so it was pretty easy to finish up the work for that. The pain that lasted for the past one week finally went away, so that felt nice. Afterward I headed to taekwondo. I had a mentor session with Master Weeks first, then helped with the Senior Tiger class where I led kicks/punches and worked specifically with a blue belt and a high blue belt with their poomsae and self-defenses. After a while we moved into sparring which was a usual routine, and then in Black Belt class we went over Yuk‑chang, had another mentor session and did Hapkido 1–3 with Aiden :> Overall, just a normal Wednesday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ 

Today was pretty good. I loved the weather! At school I had a few quizzes and tests that went well. I also had the pacer test at school. After school we when to help at color belt testing, which was good. Now I am doing the requirements and doing some homework. :)

Today was alright I guess, it was pretty boring though. I woke up to go to school, then after school, I went home and did my homework and watched tv, and did my requirements. Later I ate dinner and now I'm typing this. By the way we went to the field for PE today so I had a chance to run 2 miles.

Today was ok. I got to school fine, got all my work done, and made a chess game. Me and my friend tried to play it, but we could not for some reason. In math today, we did a worksheet where we put the letter based off the answer we got from the math problem. In reading, we read our book. For lunch today, I had sliders and fruit. At recess, I played soccer. After that was all tests. I went to church after. I ate mac and cheese, green beans, and popcorn chicken. I played soccer and chess at church.

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible.'" Quoted by Audrey Hepburn. A reminder that challenges can be overcome and your mindset is what matters. My day was ok, I'm going camping this weekend with my Scout troop, so I'm excited! Since Sunday I've been trying to get ahead because I won't have a lot of time to do requirements there. We leave Friday night and don't get back until Sunday morning. I hope everyone is having a good week! Keep up the great work! ~ Peyton

Day 3 of being sick and im over it.Feeling some better today and starting to have more energy. Im trying to keep up with school work and stuff so I don't get too far behind. But my teacher caught this mess and was out today. Im ready to be better and back at it.

Day 45: I did not really adore today's events! First, I had to go to the school nurse because I threw up! Then, once I came home all I could do was sit in bed. I am not sure if I will attend black belt class but I must do it because it's part of the cycle. Then I ate dinner and went to bed although I was still awake. Have a good day everone.

Today was a good day ran two miles helped with class and took another class i was also filling in more questions on my test some of them were pretty easy others one took more then 20 minutes of searching im aiming for around 90 this year since I got 83 last time anyways peace

Today I woke  up and my stomach was hurting really bad but I went to school anyway. By lunch time I was feeling better but my stomach was still hurting a little. When I got home, I took a quick nap and was able to help out in Taekwondo class. After class I went home and Gigi had dinner ready and when I finished eating I felt better. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Color belt testing went well tonight. One of our white belts was so nervous and had been struggling with moving his left leg...remembering to move that leg instead of his right or both when moving into cheryeot or joombee. He did so well! Super proud of him and loved how proud he was of himself. It's easy to forget sometimes that at one time we were all white belts who struggled or yellow belts that always moved the wrong foot when turning in Il Jang. And also to forget the joy of figuring out your poomsae or that new kick. We have to do a lot of work and requirements to get to where we all are, make sure that you let yourself feel the joy of it too. Happy Wednesday tomorrow! 

My day was good school was annoying as usual especially spainish class. But when I came home I called one of my old friends all the way from Jordan i havent talked to him or seen him in over 6 years. 

Back to school today. It was an alright day, but what surprises me is that we are almost done with the 3rd quarter of school.  After school, I did 1 mile outside and also did my requirements for today and caught up a little. No tkd today as testing is happening.

My dad flew home from California today. He came straight to the dojang from the airport and taught our adult class. I'm not surprised at all knowing him even though he had a full day of flying. Jakhye taught our first junior tigers class today and I taught the second. 

Mo deep thoughts today. Only shallow ones. Thank you folks I'll be here all week.

Today was a normal school day. I got my requirements done, but I’m just tired physically and mentally, the pain stopped too, hopefully! I also finished another essay too, and I’m planning to lock in tomorrow. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ♪(^∇^*) 

Today was alright, I woke up, and worked on my lit project, then watched tv for most of the day. Then later I ran 2 miles on my treadmill and did my requirements.

We’re back at school today sadly but it wasn’t that bad honestly. I had an English test which I got a 110 on so that was really good. Finally actually got started on my Spanish project. For the rest of my classes it was pretty chill. Then I came home and knocked out the rest of my requirements. Had my friend do kicking and self defense with me aswell. Later I helped with the adult class and also got a mentee session so that was good.

Today was a pretty good day. We came back to school after a three day weekend which was tiring. After I went home and did my physical requirements and finished up some homework I had. I then went and volunteered at the charlotte meal packing from 6:00-7:30.

Today was a cool day. I woke up fine. I went to school, did all my work and got all my work done. Everything from math to reading, was what we have been doing the past couple of days. For lunch, I had lo mein. For recess, I played soccer. I did not score since the ground was wet. We won the soccer game 4 - 1. In intervention, I did more work. In encore, we did review for a dance that was so hard, only did 3 classes of doing the dance, and also 4 minutes long. Then the teachers want to get mad when they failed to teach us quick enough. After school, me and my mom went grocery shopping. Then we went back home. I did not go to taekwondo tonight because I had a basketball game. It was the first playoff game, and we won 61 -...

Today felt like a Monday, start of the school week and just drousy getting up this morning. But at least we only have 3 more days left in the week! My day was ok, nothing happened at school. I got home, started requirements and then went to scouts. I was elected into the OA (Order of the Arrow) tonight which is basically like the Honors Society of school but for scouts so yay! I got home and finished up requirments, ate dinner, and getting ready for bed now! Have a great Wednesday! ~ Peyton

Today was very normal, nothing really happened. We had kind of a busy morning and at school we had a Chinese New Year party thing. After school we went to TKD to help at color belt testing, which went well. When we got home I did some homework and requirements. Now I am getting ready for bed. :)

today was as chill as it could get. I played video games with my friends. see ya. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

Today was a pretty chill day. I didn’t have school today so I chilled the whole day. I woke up at 10 and started basketball training outside at 11. After an hour of training, I had to go to this passport picture thingy. Then I played a video game and then I went outside to play more basketball. The only bad thing today was I couldn’t get credits today since there was color belt testing and not class. 

woke up when to school play pickle ball in gym and got home and played with my brother with the football and watch Moon knight and now watching daredevil and did a project. 

Today is Tuesday I went to school, did all of my work, came home and did a workout then I went to TKD and came home.

I woke up early and got my requirements done early. After I got that out of the way I went to school and had some after school activites. I went straight home and finished my homework. I got to relax and study for upcoming exams.

I had a decent day today. When I went to school, I didn't do much hard work, except for some review. I did get some homework that will take me some time, so that was kind of annoying, but that's okay. We also had a choice day in PE today, so that was really fun. I didn't do much in Spanish either. When I came back for school, I ate some food because I was hungry and then finished some of my homework, but not all. I then went to Taekwondo to help out with class because I am kind of slacking with "Leadership 1 Credits." I also got a mentee session in, so it was a pretty productive day. I just came back home and finished my physical requirements. I also have to finish the rest of my homework and then have a class later. 

Today was a regular day at school. Taking a study hall this year is really paying off because I usually complete homework in my study hall and not my evening which is used for physical requirements. When I came home from school, I jumped into the daily requirements. Soon after, I worked really hard on my creative form again. I ended up practicing in my backyard because there is a lot more space to try things out. I am planning to go to bed early tonight so I can wake up energized for my run tomorrow morning before school. - Lucas  

Day 44: Today was a busy school day because of all the work we had! At school, I had two homework passes, which I used to cancel my homework for the week. Once I came home, I started bicycling in rounds 5 times in only ten minutes. I also ran for the time being, so I could save my time! Then, I did my exercise and practice, which was not too hard. I also had a dictionary I got on day 42, so I read the vocabulary words and it was fun! Then, I ate lunch and played dead rails! I like all the updates they put while I was gone. After that, I ate some batter-made food which was a Indian type. It's called Idili! I ate some dinner after that and brushed my teeth. I read my dictionary one more time before going to bed, too. I finally went...

Well im still feeling super sick and have been at home trying to rest and get well. Im starting to get bored and ready to go back to school. Im still keeping up with my requirements other than running gonna have to make that up over the weekend.

After a long week of feeling tired and unmotivated, I pushed through over the weekend and finally feel like myself again. I’m especially excited for this week because my kiddo is finally testing for High Red. He has worked so hard, and I couldn’t be more proud of him.

Busy classes today, last day before three days of color belt testing. Lots of good work today, even with students who aren't quite ready yet.  And reviewing with others who are. Had a session with my mentees working on Hapkido and planned out our next session for some more Hapkido, the forms specifically. I also worked on Third Dan self-defenses in class tonight with Instructor Rob and Master Chelley. Lots of good work today, which is great because I am very sore from our poomsae class on Sunday. Two words : stability ball. Shout to Ms. Marina-- she rocked it!

Today was a good day ran two miles went to weapons class and helped out with another class also yesterday I had a mentee session with master dege and went to Sunday sparing class i love sparing I might be able to do a grass-roots category tournament in April anyways peace

My day was good I didn’t do much but I went to ihop for breakfast with my sister. Then did a a bunch of errands with my dad. Later I randomly got in contact with one of my child hood friend and I haven’t talked with him in over 6 years.

With the days getting warmer I made sure to spend a good amount of time outside today. Running feels so much better now that its not so cold. For classes I taught one of the junior tigers and my brother taught the other. They were both good classes and I like the change. I'm definitely more comfortable teaching senior tigers but junior tigers are a lot of fun too. 

Today was boring, all I did was sit at home all day until it was time to go to TKD for a mentee and mentor session. Then I went home and did my requirements.

I'm digging these warmer days. No notes at the moment earth weather.

Another productive day today. I woke up and thankfully had no school, so I didn’t have to wake up at like 6:30. School is an alright place to be, I don’t like getting up early, but it’s fun to be there sometimes. Anyways I had breakfast, and ran 2.5 miles around the neighborhood. Then I relaxed for majority of the day, getting my requirements in and then going to taekwondo where I assisted and took class. That’s it for today

Toady was simple. I had school off and did some requirements. After that I played call of duty with my friends and went to TKD after. I took class and went home. After I got home I had some chicken rice for dinner and I’m about to sleep.

Today was a good day.  I was out of school for President’s day.  I spent time with family and went to top golf.  

woke up to Hudson and his friend then I walk my dogs and feed them, and mom woke up and got coffee then I did missing work and watch them play fortnight. then we played outside with the football and tag then his friend and Hudson whet to his friend's house and i went to taekwondo and i help with junior tigers.

Had the day off today, so I spent a majority of the day relaxing and playing video games. After I did my requirements, I went to help out the junior tigers then I did my black belt class. My mentee hasn’t been coming lately, so I might need to find a new one.

Today was kind of weird because I couldn’t tell if I was feeling better or worse; the pain kept coming in waves, so it was just… confusing. But I still finished my requirements. After that I went to PMAA, then helped with the Senior Tiger class. Later I had my mentor session where we went over Tae Kwon Il and a few other poomsaes. Overall, just a normal Monday. Happy Presidents Day too! Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle.  - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ♪(^∇^*) 

Today was a cool day. I woke up fine, no motion sickness, and well rested. After I woke up, I went to iFly to start my day. I have not been to iFly in 1 and a half months. I did good today at my lesson. I did a solo high flight, side slides, and entering and exiting the wind tunnel solo. It was fun doing iFly today. After that, me and my mom went to cracker barrel for brunch. I had pancakes and eggs at cracker barrel. After that, I just hung out at my house until I had to go to taekwondo. I help out with the juniors, I got mentored, did all my requirements, and did a high belt class. My mentee was not here tonight, so I guess I just have to find another one for now until she comes back. After that, I had dinner at...

Today was a pretty good day. I was feeling better today although my leg was still slightly hurting. I did all my physical requirements earlier because my grandma was taking me out for lunch. After that unfortunately my mentee wasn't able to come before the monday class so I wasn't able to do anything book wise but I did still attend the monday class.

Today I woke up and actually had to go to school today. I feel like every school in the area except for my school had the day off because of Presidents Day. School was pretty lowkey because three of my teachers were not here today. After school, I went to King Tiger for leadership credits. When I came home from King Tiger, I started and finished my requirements. I really started to craft my creative form this evening in my spare time. The rest of the evening had nothing else going on.

Today was pretty good and busy. On Saturday we left to go camping at LKN state park, which was very fun! We also did our digital detox during that. We got home this morning and unpacked. Then I played outside for a while with my sister. Then I did I the requirements, it was great weather for a run! Then we went to TKD. We learned some of hokido! Now we are watching American Idol! :)

Today was amazing! I slept in until about 8, did some homeowork and started requirements. Around lunch time my dad and I drove to the greenway where I ran 4 miles. The weather was so nice today and felt so good to run on flat ground becuase neighborhood is very hilly! After that I got a smoothie from Smoothie King and finished the rest of my requirements. Finished off with work today, helping the kiddos getting ready for color best testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I had a great mentor session with Master Natasya, working on double stick form 2 and she even taught me some Korean vowels today! ~ Peyton

Today was very productive. After black belt class on Saturday my family and I went to stay in a cabin at LKN state park. It was so much fun and we did so much hiking. I did my digital detox during that time too. Anyway, we got back home today so I had to do some cleaning and unpacking. I also got to finish quite a few of my essays. I went on a nice walk and then I went to KT. I’m glad that today was off but unfortunately it’s back to school tomorrow. Great work everyone!

Day 43: Today was a great day to play outside! Not as lame as yesterday while it rained. I did all of my martial arts daily task in the morning, so that saved me a lot of time! I played pickleball, scootering, and doing some running and bicycling too. Then, I ate dinner and went to read a book. After that I drowsed off and went to bed. Have a awesome day, guys!

Today is Sunday I woke, up said Happy Birthday to my brother, Wylie, studied for TKD, then I went to wrestling team dinner, after that I came home with my friend then did a workout and sparred and hung out for the rest of the night.

Today is Monday I woke up from having a sleepover with my friend, did a workout, then later in the day I did a part of another workout, studied, and went on a 3 mile run with my dad.

Today was alright. I’m pretty much fully recovered from whatever pain I was having last week. I ran 2 miles today and PR’d on that so I’m happy about it. Also got my hair redone. Now I just finished my requirements and I have to do school work to prep for going back tmrw. 

Happy President's Day, guys. Today has been pretty chill and fun so far. It was my friend's birthday party at Topgolf, and I had a lot of fun. I ate a lot of food, and my stomach was filled to the brim. I didn't get to play as much because I forgot to join the games, but I took some of my friend's turns and hit decently, considering my last time playing golf. After the party, my parents picked me up to go to my annual doctor appointment, and it was pretty standard. I was all fine, and then we headed to the car dealership to get a free car wash. It was closed, so that was pretty annoying, but we just came back home. After I reached home, I was really tired, so I took a quick nap, but then finished all my physical requirements. After that, I played basketball outside...

So I have been off for a few days maybe longer time is going by so fast. I am just frustrated with myself. I seem like i train and train and train and do not retain it for a long period of time, and like today I was fine when I woke up but by the mid moring my back hurt so much I could not bend down to pick up a sock. Just crazy. I tried to do forms and self defense this late afternoon and did a few but the pain is just to much. We will see ho it goes tomorrow. 

Well I started feeling bad yesterday so im home from school today and laying on my couch. So just gonna be a tv day for me and hopefully I can get to feeling better so I can go to school and class tomorrow.

Today was pretty basic. I had the whole day to myself with nothing planned so requirements were easy to finish. Not enjoying the rain as it gets pretty muddy outside and I almost slipped a couple times. This weekend has felt weird because my dad is in California visiting my grandparents the environment at home has felt different. Also with the dojang too since Master Knight taught the senior tigers on Saturday which my dad usually teaches. 

Today I had Sunday school at the mosque and I had to teach the younger kids about Ramadan and answer there questions. Then later I did some work then I went out with my dad to talking taco and it was soo good. Then at night I practiced some Takewando. 

Today was boring, I did nothing all day but go to church and chill. Later in the day I went to my grandma's house, then came home and did requirements. BANG

productive day today. I woke up and had breakfast which was a ton of eggs which I loved, and it also had ham. Then  I relaxed for a bit before going to the recreational center  , where I got 4 miles in , workout in the gym, and also played basketball . Pretty tiring but I mostly felt it in my upper chest and shoulders. I went home and tried to eat a lot of protein and good foods, which is my nutrition challenge goal. Then I had dinner and I’m about to sleep.

Today was a good day. I got up early and did my requirements and went to church. I’m now spending time with family.

Today was a pretty good day. It was more of a rest day because my leg was still hurting a bit however I was able to do all of my physical requirements today. I didnt go outside much today though because it was really rainy but I did go to the gym to run a mile it was just slower then usual with my leg.

I practiced poomsaes/selfdefense and piano. I got some studying done today, and some reading. Other than that, I didn't really do anything except watch tv today. 

Today I slept in until 9:00. (I call that sleeping in). When I woke up, I started running. I managed to set my record for running 4 miles. I am less than two minutes away from my goal. When I finished up my run, I started with my other requirements. When I finished with my requirements, my dad told me that I was replacing our faucet today. So I was crawling all under the sink and doing all kinds of stuff to replace it. Some of the pipes and tubes started to drip so it was almost like a second shower. After all was done, we had a fully functional faucet. Since it was my mom's birthday today, we went out to dinner at Fin & Fino in Birkdale Village. The food there was quite good. My parents got deserts like cheesecake and carrot cake but unfortunately I could not because...

Today was a mid day. When I woke up, I was motion sick for no reason. I tried to go back to sleep, but I could not. When I really woke up, I hung out until breakfast came. I had a bagel for breakfast, and chocolate milk for my drink. After that, I coded. I am trying to make a game in python, then do a challenge to see what games I can make in 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. I had to go to my swim lesson at 2. My swim lessons were fun, but I was still feeling sick from this morning. After that, me, my mom, and one of my mom's friends went over to Olive Garden with us for dinner. I had cheese ravioli. After that, I came home, hung out for a little while longer, then settled down for bed

Day 42: Today it was super rainy. I mostly did nothing but stay at home. I did not go out anywhere because it felt gloomy when it rains. I still did my daily martial arts task and ate a sweet treat my dad made for me! It was delicious! I also read a book for the fun of it! Then, I quickly got very bored so I spent some time playing with my sister so I could cure my boredom. Then, I ate dinner and went to bed quite late at twelve am just for today! I hope you will be ready for my next awesome journal coming never... Just kidding! It will be on Monday. Also, the week after this week, it is my birthday. So I wish you all have a good day and please wish a happy early birthday to me!

Pretty normal day. Me and my friend took my hair out this morning before I went back home and that took a while. I did all my requirements when I got home then ate some dinner. After that I practiced guitar for an hour and now im about to study before I head to bed.

Today was pretty steady but honestly a lot. I finally sketched something for the first time in what felt like a million years, which actually made me really happy. I finished my requirements, went out for groceries, and even though the pain got worse, I still ended up running. I cleaned the place too, just to reset a bit. Tomorrow there’s no school, so I can finally sit down and study properly. Still not sure if there’s TKD tomorrow, but we’ll see. Overall, just a long Sunday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle.  - ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷ ♪(^∇^*) 

I didn't do much today. This morning, I got all the papers ready for my doctor appointment tomorrow and everything I needed to go to my friend's birthday party. Today was a indian holiday that my family celebrated, so I had to follow the rules of that. I went to the Y at around 1, and had a workout. I finished all my physical requirements, and then played some basketball. I then went into a steam room and then swam in the pool. We came back at around 4:30 PM, and I was exhausted. I just finished watching some King Tiger practice videos and had a little snack. I'm glad that we don't have school tomorrow.

Today was pretty boring. I woke up in the morning as usual and went to go hangout with my friends, but nobody was free. So the while day was just me doing my homework while I waited for any if my friends to be free. It also looked like a pretty depressing weather outside. Since I was stuck at home today I also finished all my poomsaes for the next three days. I also did all my pushups, sit ups, burpees and jumping roping for the bext three days

We had lots of laughs at poomsae class today. Master Marcus had us try to do punches and blocks balancing on a large excersise ball. That was quite hard but a lot of fun!! I had a great mentor session with Master Natasya after that, working on Hapkido 1 and 2. It has definitely been a couple years since doing those! I came home and started working on requirements after lunch. Then, I practice flute for a little while and some other homework. I'm so happy to have school off tomorrow but I really hope the weather improves because it is super dreary and not going to make running very fun. Have a great start to the week everyone! ~ Peyton

Hello rain! Today is going to be an inside day for requirements and running! But the weather for the week looks nice so im excited about that. My sister had another early morning cheer comp so I slept in. She got 2nd place and I was happy for her.

Yesterday was valentine day and it was one of the best days I got candy, a new Nintendo game, a lot of sonic stuff, and  my favorite was Lego I got two kits one was a Fortnite kit and the another was two Lambos and my parents took me and my sis to Korean food and it was sooo good then we went to the mall and me my sis wentot the park then went to a backery it was sooo good.

It's been a rough week but at least I get tomorrow off. 

Relatively calm day today. I had got a lot of snacks from the day before so I’m excited to eat those. I also got a new video game which I‘ve been playing for a majority of the day.

Today was a good day ran two miles went to blackbelt class i finally mostly memorized the academy student credo my next goal is finishing my essays and studying for my test i have my old test to go off of and my mentor lent me her book anyways peace out

My day was good I had black belt class and a mentor session then I had chick fil a for breakfast. Then later in the gym I hit 2 new pr I benched 185 lbs and I rowed 200 lbs on one arm.

Today was a good day. I woke up this morning and went to Black Belt class were we worked on Kicking, self defense and poomsaes. Afterwards, we celebrated my Grandfathers birthday and Valentine's day for my Mother and Grandmother. The weather was nice so my father took me on a run and when we got home we continue to celebrate Valentine's day by helping my dad cook dinner for my mother. 

Happy Valentines day to everyone! Today I woke up to go to class in the morning. During class, I learned all of double stick form 2. That form has some crazy turns that feel really unnatural. I will definitely be working on double stick form 2 a lot. After class I came home and did all of my requirements. After my requirements, I  played chess for a while. The rest of the day, I did not have anything else to do. I stretched and relaxed for the remaining time. - Lucas

I started the day with a Valentine exchange with my husband. Joel got a heart creature card that I made in afterschool, and with a design suggestion from Peyton. He loves it, also two new books. I received a very pretty card, chocolate and a lunch date, also a visit to Paper Skyscraper...always a fun place to look around. After BB class we met at the gym. I am definitely feeling the workout, got some miles in, a lot of upper body and while Joel was finishing up I grabbed a mat and got some more push-ups and sit-ups done and then some stretching. Then home to getvready and off to Optimist Hall for lunch. Pasta and dumplings with some veggies from the Ethiopian restaurant. Perfect lunch! Tomorrow is poomsae class, then meeting Joel at the gym again. He's altered his regular workout schedule to go more with me on the...