Candidate Journals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long Day, 9 Plus hours of work, stayed later then usual to complete  one procedure so my coworker could get home at a decent time. We are very short in my department so trying to help out when I can. I was hoping to work a little less during Black Belt Cycle but that does not look like it is going to work out. Didn’t finish requirements til 8:45 to night but happy I am getting caught up after vacation where I did less than I thought I did. 

Last night I had a sleepover with my best friend Caleb. We were very silly and played lots of video games. We went on a run together for 2 miles in the rain. This afternoon I had a mentor session with Instructor Foster. We worked on poomsaes and self defenses. My mommy and far surprised me with my favorite Chinese food for dinner. 

Erik had his best friend spend the night and they had lots of fun playing video games. This morning I got up before 8 for the first time this year. While I was waiting for the heating and air guy to come service our system I played some video games myself in between getting some push ups and sit ups in. I have also been working on some skill exercises on the guitar. This afternoon we went to the Harrisburg dojang and worked on self defenses and poomsaes with instructor Foster. This evening we were lazy and bought Chinese food from our favorite Chinese place. :-)

Today was a great day. I went to kids plus again. First we went to the gym, and we played free play. Then we went to the library and played agario again. Next we went outside and played football the score was 18 - 21 we won! next we had pizza for lunch. Then we went to the library and had computer time, we played the same game. Then we went to the gym and played dodgeball. After that during snack my mom came and picked me up. After we got home I did all my requirements. 

Was happy to get a few miles of walking in before it started to rain today. It was a little ruf on the knee , I think the  Weather had a factor.????‍♂️

Hello everyone! Today I had lots of homework when I came back from school. After I started my requirements for the day. At around 6 I had to go to dance because I have a upcoming competition in New York that I have to go to. I’m on the way back from dance and I’m planning to finish my requirements once I reach home. Well that’s it! Hope everyone had a good day! Bye!! 

Today was a very blue day for me.  I'm very tired of cold rain.  I have been unable to go back and log the requirements I did during the first week of the precycle, so I will be adding those numbers to my log today.  I haven't done any requirements at all today and I'm not feeling quite up to it, so I'll take a day of rest.  Tomorrow I have an appointment to have my federal ID made at the DMV.  I've been needing to get it done to make air travel easier, especially before we go to Korea.  

So John I see you have been trying to get the self defense down but  seems you are having trouble with high yellow and high green, blue what and so on. So I do not think I can help but you need to seek others. So if you can get to class and work on the self defense it is needed badly. Until next time for more inspirational writing and best regards.   John     

Almost back to school!! ;c. Only 2 more days of break and that's it. I'm excited to see my friends when I get back but I heard before I left for break that we were going to have a test when we got back. The test aren't very hard but they take along time, especially on Social studies. I'm planing to study in school because I don't even know what topic the test is on!

Today was pretty uneventful since it was raining all day and I had to do some work. I've been stressing lately due to my house coming close to being completed and getting all the utilities, moving company, and Best Buy scheduled to fall in place. I am really trying to have everything closed, painted, built, and moved in to where I can throw a Super Bowl/House Warming party on Feb 2nd. A lot of moving parts and lawyers being a pain so we will see what happens. Either way, I am really close to getting my house closed on and getting the keys to get things moving a long. We've been collecting boxes as of late and so my apartment is cluttered with boxes all over the place. I am twitching because I like things neat and tidy and this is a clustered mess! I can't wait for this to be...

Man, the gym has been so packed the last few days!  It is definitely making my workouts take a lot longer.  The miles are getting easier, but I need to crank out more poomsaes and self defenses.  I really don't mind practicing self defenses in the air, but it is so much better practicing them with a partner.  Especially the hapkido forms!  

Happy Friday! Yesterday I went to my first sparring class on the cycle. I had a lot of fun. Yesterday it was my dad's birthday. We went to La Unica and I got the workers to surprise my dad with giving him a big Mexican style hat and sang happy birthday to him in Spanish. My dad was really surprised. I am very excited that my house is going to be done soon and it is going to be great. 

hola muchachos y lo siento porque I haven’t journaled for some time. so when we last left off (Tuesday) I was in the car for bout 7 hours before we reached our destination n we stayed up til 12 for New Years and then we watched a movie and fell asleep. next morning (Wednesday) i woke up, ate breakfast, played some catch with my cousins outside and then my cousins and my family went to the temple to pray to shiva and ganapati and all that. after we went to a texmex restaurant for lunch we went back home. i played call of duty with my cousin for some time after and then we went to sleep. next morning (Thursday) we went to the new jumanji movie and we went to this one theater and apparently we couldn’t get in if we were under 21 (idr y) and we had already...

Today is basically like yesterday except it is Friday. I’m usually excited on   Fridays, but this Friday is just not right. Maybe it’s not right because on Monday we’re starting school again. Or because I’m sick or because there wasn’t school today and it was a very long weekend. Well, that’s it for now!

Yesterday was another good day. Master Marcus made us do a lot of kicks and combinations in sparring class yesterday. My legs are sore and my back hurts like crazy. But it feels good to get those sparring rounds in. Even my brother was exhausted yesterday which never happens. I had finished all my requirements in the morning itself except for my sparring rounds. Thank GOD i did not do it in the morning. I would'nt have been able to walk after class if I did that. Have a good day!

I’m glad I can talk today.  It is going to be a lot easier to communicate with my family.  I’m sad it’s raining today.  I went to Master Hartle’s studio last night for class.  It was fun to be back where I started Tae Kwon Do!

Wow! Here it is, a new year and a new decade. I've got a new dog, Monty, and he his working on getting used to us and we are getting used to him. So far he's pretty mellow and keeps to himself a lot. Hopefully he'll be a good walking partner. Have definitely enjoyed having my boys home for the holidays, but that will end this weekend when we take Matthew back to boot camp and Jeremy goes back to his base. I have missed having classes and look forward to getting back into a routine.

It was a nice day although the rain took the fun out of having solar panels on the house. Erik had a friend come over who is spending the night. Both Erik and his friend went running with me and the young dog in the rain. All in all it was not bad at all. :-)

Almost didn’t journal today. Which is funny since I decided I was going to journal everyday in January. Will see how that goes????????‍♀️. Decided to log quick before going to bed. Busy day work then 3 TKD classes but enjoyed all of them. Home to a nice Salmon and rice dinner thanks to my husband. Now to bed so I can do the same tomorrow. 

Today was a great day. Today my mom and dad had to go to work so I had to go to kids plus(aftercare). But it was not too bad. In the morning they sorted us into groups by grades. And the 5th grade group went to the gym first. We played dodge ball. I hit A LOT of people. And caught 13 balls. After we went to the library and got computer time. I played a game called agario with my friends it was super fun we got to see each other on the game dashboard. Then we had outside time and I played football. But it was 2 touch not tackle. The final score was 35 - 28, we won! Then we had lunch. After lunch we went to the library and got computer time again! We did the same thing. Then we played at half centers cause it was...

It's thursday, woke up early and did most of my stuff, and ran 2 miles at the gym. After that just went to TKD and helped out class and did warm-ups. Now I'm here of course writing this journal, normal day indeed keep up the great work and try not to quit ~-~!

Hey everyone! It was so hard to wake up in the morning, I dreaded school. However, school wasn't that bad today, all we did was just review and in some classes we just watched movies! When I came back from school, I finished up my homework and then I started right away on my requirements. I thought I would go to Lake Norman for sparring class today but that didn't happen, unfortunately:( So, instead I went to the King Tiger here and I was able to get leadership 1 and 2 credits and also a mentor session. When I came back, I finished up my requirements. Well, it's time for me to go to bed- I got school tomorrow :( Hope you guys had a great day! Bye!!

Had a good day at work  Even snuck in   a 1/2 hour of overtime . Went in to the Do Jang to see if any of my mentees were coming in to help. Only one ? Miss Rachel, ????. 

Today was a really busy work day, but I came home and got started on requirements which made me feel better.  I've done a great job keeping up with requirements so far!  I've created a routine of pushups, situps, burpees, poomsae's, self defense and then sparring rounds and jump rope.  Now I just need to maintain the workout.  

Happy Birthday Casey! Today is my husband's birthday and it not only is a time to celebrate his birth, I get to celebrate the end of crappy eating and more energy. I started my morning off with banging out some requirements and somewhat of a run in the rain with the dogs at lunch. I rested for a bit and did some work while waiting on butter to get to room temperature for about 2 hours and then started on making Casey's cake. He always requests a homemade cake and this year he decided to throw me a hard 1 (well he thought it was going to be hard), a Boston Cream Pie. *ugh* I am not a fan of this cake, it's too sweet for me. This is an involved cake, lots of steps and chilling. Oh well, at least it isn't a cake that I have to decorate all...

John  I see you took a day off and more than likely needed a day to rest, 80 pull ups in one day had to make you sore. So overall, I hope you had a good day off, and a good celebration. Overall, you may seem to need it with all the activity you have going on. When we talked last you usually said you do 1750 calories in one evening of work 9Round so you should be getting in better shape. I know you said you wanted to run an Ultra this summer so you better get running more long distances so you are ready. Keep it up and get going on those runs.    John 

Today I woke up and went straight downstairs after brushing my teeth and started on my requirements. I finished at 10am with most of my requirements out of the way. Later today my dad says we are going to the gym to run my miles for today. I can’t believe winter break is almost over! School starts back Monday.

Yesterday was another good day. My brother and I ran 2 miles. It was getting colder in the evening so we ran late in the afternoon. After our run we played Basketball and a game called Horse. I finished all my requirements and we also watched the Dog show competition. It was fun to see all the different kinds and breeds of dogs. I never knew there were so many. My grand uncle also left early as he was not feeling good. This morning I woke up early as usual and started working on my requirements. I am going to have breakfast now and have a long day of classes ahead of me. Have a good day!

Today I will be doing a no talking challenge.  It is the empathy training for one of my essays.  I am going to sparring class tonight.  That should be interesting because I cannot talk.  I am going to try and get my requirements done early today.

Today was the first day of a new year. Besides working on my requirements with Erik and doing a 2 mile run, we took a very relaxing day. I got to play around with my guitar and I got to play some video games in between doing some clean up after having friends over for dinner last night.

Today I went on a 2 mile run. I also played lots of video games and hung out. I tried collard greens at dinner and they were gross. But I did eat the black eyed peas and cornbread for good luck.

Happy New Year !!! Today was a great day. In the morning I slept in, so it was 10:00 when I woke up. Then I ate breakfast and did half of my requirements because I woke up so late. Then I had Lunch. After lunch I played on my Xbox for a bit. We installed a new game so it should be fully installed by tomorrow. Then I finished the rest of my requirements and played with Eshan. Then I had dinner and went to bed.

Happy New Years! I hope everyone had a good celebration to welcome 2020 and remember the last decade. I got to stay at a friends and watch the ball drop. My resolutions this year will be simple. I want to learn how to manage my own money, complete the BBC, and work on my school grades. Making resolutions to hard or unrealistic annoys me and so we’ll keep it simple this year. This decade is when I’m going to grow up so I really want to make it a good one!  

Happy New Year! The gym is full with the "resolutioners" so finding room on the treadmill has become challenging. Good thing it's been nice outside to where it doesn't hurt to breathe while running as of late. Guess I can keep doing that until the resolutions get broken in a few weeks.  Slow go today, didn't get my requirements in for the day. Needed to spend the day recovering. I enjoyed the day doing nothing, watching the dog show, and getting some bowl games in. I ended the day with making a traditional New Year dinner with pork chops, pinto beans (couldn't find black eyed peas), rice, and corn bread. No greens, Taylor and I don't eat them. I am ready for a food coma with all those carbs! Im actually glad the holidays are finally over, my diet needs to get back on track with 2 protein shakes and a...

Had a good day, did some requirements. A little behind due to travel and a ski trip. Hoping to get caught up the next few days. See most of you at sparring tomorrow!

Happy New Year! I hope everybody had a nice time. As a tradition, I go to the New Years Eve lock-in at King Tiger. We have so much fun there. My favorite part of it is the nerf war. It is really fun to stay up late with my friends. 

Happy News years to all! Today was a day off for me except this journal so all day I just sat around and play games and slept. Nothing much but I still got to write something

Happy New Year everyone! Today I woke up a little late and ate some food. After that my mum and dad went to the store and told me I can take the day off of requirements. So, that’s what I did. All I did today was rest and play some games with my brothers. That was pretty much how my day was.

Happy new year. Well at work it was a long hard day. I was going to take the night off, but the cycle is the cycle and I can not start the year that way. Maybe Saturday.   

Happy New Year!!!  I started the year off on a great note!  I spent the day with my kids- both of them at the same time!  This is a very rare occurrence!  We shopped at the Premium Outlet Mall and the kids spent some of their Christmas money.  I call them kids but they’re actually 18y and 20y.  I woke up early and knocked out pushups, sit-ups and burpees.  After dinner I’ll work on Poomsaes and Self Defense.  I hope everyone had a great day!  It’s going to be an awesome year!

Hey guys! Today was a fun day. In the morning, I started on my requirements.  In the afternoon, I went to a party that lasted about 2 hours. When I reached home, I continued on my requirements and I am currently finishing them up. Tomorrow I have school:((( Winter break went by so fast! I actually have to wake up early...ugh... I’m planning to go to  sparring class tomorrow at the Lake Norman location. Well that wraps it up. Hope everyone had a great day so far. Bye! 

Happy New Year!  Last night was fun.  I stayed up watching the ball drop.  My family had a party.  I had to get all my requirements done before the party so I could enjoy it.  Looking forward to a new decade!

Happy New Year everyone. Yesterday was a good day. My brother and I went to our favorite store which is Barnes and Nobles. We picked up a few books and as soon as we came back we started reading our books. My brother and I went for a 2 mile run in the evening. It was getting colder as we finished our run. We came back and watched some TV. My brother always wants to stay up for New Years eve and eventually falls asleep before midnight. The same happened yesterday as well. There was a lot of fireworks in our neighborhood which went past midnight I think. Have a good day and good year.

Erik and I went to Harrisburg to get a mentor session and black belt class in with instructor Foster. We worked a lot on self defense and iron out some kinks. Some of our best friends came over and we watched the Danish queen's new year speech. For dinner we cooked an amazing standing rib roast on the grill with sides. Tomorrow will be the first day of the new year and I expect it will be an awesome year.

This morning we went to Harrisburg for a mentor session with Instructor Foster. We practiced and fixed some things with my self defenses. Later we had friends come over for dinner. My far grilled steak that was awesome and I got to play video games with my best friend. My mommy made kransekage (Danish almond cake) and we talked to my grandparents on video chat. I hope I can stay up until midnight for the New Year. 

Dear john   Time is changing so this is my last note to you for 2019. I am excited to see how 2020 comes along. Never thought you would make it to 2020. Kind of surprising. Life is good for you and you are blessed so enjoy the last hour of 2019 and I wish the future you the best ever 2020. I am ecited for the adventures planned for you with Spartan Race and challenges, Ultra in June wow that is going to be a great challenge, Korea in April, wow that is just as awesome and turning 60 in October. OK you will be rocking it.    Take care and see you on the other side.    John 

Last day of 2019. I wish you'll a happy new year.  Be safe. Enjoy,  smile, see you next year.????????????????????????

Had to take my wife's car in for servicing.  Took advantage of that time by walking to the gym.  Got a long workout in and knocked requirements out.  I ran 2 miles and walked 3!  Starting next week it will be more challenging finding out the best times to get things done.  Challenging, but possible.

Happy New Years Eve! This year was a good year, I hope 2020 is even better. Right as I woke up I started on my requirements. I’m still doing them, I’m trying to finish them before I go to church today. Well have a good day! Bye!

When I was 5, I started King Tiger. When I first started, Master Chelley held up a paddle and I was very scared of it because I thought it was going to eat my foot. Good thing it didn't eat my foot and we are past that now. I can't believe that I am now on my Black Belt cycle. I have come a long way and I've gotten stronger and better of defending myself. I also made a lot of friends while I was at King Tiger. This New Year, I am going to the lock-in and spending New Years with my friends. Happy New Year everybody!

Here we are, at the end of another year. The crazy thing about this 1 is that if you're like me born in the late 70's or early 80's, you've been through at least 2 centuries, 3 decades and you're under 40! As I get older, I think back on what I've accomplished in the year and things I need to work on in the next year. This time I get to remember where I was 10 years ago! Here we go: I had gotten married not too long before the turn of the decade, Taylor was 8 months old, I had a solid "big girl job" and was going strong, I was on the road to becoming the heaviest I've ever been in my life, and life was not too bad. Fast forward through the decade: Taylor grew up, my weight ballooned to 367lbs, I lost my mom in 2014,...

Its almost 2020! Today was a good day. In the morning I had breakfast and did most of my requirements. I was so exited for running because I got new shoes(I love trying out new shoes). They were WAY better than my old ones. They were a lot lighter, so I could run faster without having to try much. Then I had lunch. After lunch I watched a bit of TV. Then I finished my requirements and did a few extra. Then I had dinner. After dinner we watched the ball drop on TV. So yeah HAPPY 2020 Y'ALL. 

Hooray!  I am now able to track my requirements and journal, too!!  Perfect way to bring in the new decade!  Fellow candidates- full disclosure about my requirements... I have a rotator cuff injury which prevents me from doing typical pushups, so I am having to do them on an incline.  I am unable to run because of the injury I sustained to my right ankle during my 4th Dan test, so I am walking my miles.  I've cleared this with Master Evins, but I feel like I need to disclose that information to the rest of the candidates.  Even though those activities are modified, I will be logging them on the website.  Burpees are a bit easier (never thought I would say that) because I basically just jump up in the air and then throw my body on the ground.  LOL.  I count pushing myself up off the ground as the pushup.  Being an older student is tough during the cycle.  Any kind of...

Hi guys happy new year.guess what I’m doing for new year’s I am going to a hornets game then after that I am going to the hartles  tae kwon do school for new year’s and we’re going to play games,play with nerf guns,stay up late,watch the new year’s count down on YouTube and I am also staying the night.bye I gotta go happy 2020!!!!!!!!!

TodaY we are having a party! Family is coming over and I'm excited. Hppy New years eve everyone and hope you find a New Year's Revolution!!

I can’t believe it is New Years Eve already. It’s almost a new decade! But even though it is New Years Eve I still have to do my requirements for today and tomorrow. The year went by so fast! Happy New Years Eve everyone! I hope u have a great rest of the year.

In the past week over Christmas I have been slacking a lot. Today I hope to discontinue that and pick up the pace. I got to see my extended family and ski over the holidays and it was great to visit all of my cousins. I’m flying back today so I’ll see everyone in the new year.

Its New Years Eve today!!! A new year and new decade begins tomorrow. Yesterday was a good day. The weather was great. My brother and I went for a run in the afternoon. I finished all my requirements as well and watched TV in the evening. Have a nice day!

this is my tenth journal, so i'm already 1/5 of the way there. i'm leaving in a few minutes and i wanted to take a lil time to journal before i go bc we're gonna be in the car ALL DAY. i'm not gonna be back here until late saturday, but i will be journalling and trying to do requirements and stuff. it's early and i couldn't sleep all night so that's fun. i'll have time to sleep in the car though so its fine. also, happy new years eve to yall and i gotta go so see you later. 

Getting very close to the end of the year. The upcoming weeks will fly by. Much to do in those weeks, so need to make the most of the time I do have. Made good use of 30 minutes today, but will miss out on the majority of this weekend. Bring on tomorrow.

Today was a good day with good work on requirements. We also went and got more firewood to make sure we have enough for tomorrow night. Erik and I got some good work in on our requirements and we had a good little run. 2019 is almost over, it has been a good year with lots of positive changes. I am looking forward to what 2020 might bring our way.

I got all my physical requirements done early so I could enjoy the nice day.  I got to spend most of the day outside with friends.  The requirements are getting easier.  I can’t wait for New Yesr’s Eve tomorrow!

This morning I made a deal with my parents that I had to do my requirements for the day before we went to lunch at one of my favorite places, Mr. Tokyo. I ordered lots of food and tried something new, the sweet potato sushi. It is now one of my favorites! Next time I will definitely order that. I ate so much my stomach hurt. Later in the afternoon we went for a run when I felt better.

what's up guys i did a bunch of requirements today and i feel great. tomorrow we're going on a road trip to ohio. takes bout 8 hours (i think) to get there, but we'll be there in time to celebrate the new decade w my family and cousins. i was really busy today w requirements n packing n other stuff but i'll work it out. i still got lots td so gn y see yall tmrw

Today was a great day. In the morning I had a bagel for breakfast. Then I finished all my requirements and it was only 11:00! My mom was really happy that I finished my requirements so early she took me to the movies. we watched Spy's In Disguise it's a new movie that just came on the 25th and you probably saw the trailer already its were a kid turns the world greatest detective into a pigeon. But I am not giving away any names because I don't want to spoil it for you. After the movies we went shopping in the mall because we were already at Concord Mills at the AMC theaters. So we went to the NIKE store and got me some new shoes. After the mall we went to go pick up my brother from preschool and yes sadly he had preschool today. Then we got him...

Today was a really nice day outside! So much so, Taylor and I took the dogs and for a run and we only stopped a few times for the sniffers to get their fix in. A friend of ours came with us so that was nice to have somebody running along with us. Last night I got to see my brother and we exchanged gifts with him at dinner. 

What a beautiful day, Was able to get some  more painting done outside and do some of my requirements on the cycle.????????????????

Hellloo guys! Our guests that we had yesterday decided to stay overnight, so that’s left around the afternoon today. After I started working on my requirements for the day. We then decided to go to the mall and do some shopping there. When we came back, I worked on my requirements. I’m going to try and finish my requirements for the day before we go to watch the movie in the evening. Have a great rest of your day! Bye!!!

Almost finshed with December!!!, but almost winter break ;(. I woke up early today and starte doing my push-ups and everything after breakfast. It is only 12:45 pm right now so I think I might being going to run later around 2. I just fnished my book Percy Jackson The Titian's Curse! It's just a series about Greek Mythology and a 1st person veiw on the main charather Percy. I don't know what to do now but I know something is gonna happen.

When I opened my dojang earlier this year in February, I was running 3 to 4 miles almost every day, no problem.  Then I took a nasty spill and dislocated my shoulder on a run one day.  I really haven’t done any running since then until this pre cycle started.  I’ve been doing just a mile a day, but I think I am ready to at least double it.  Building confidence!  Pull ups are coming along a lot better than I had hoped as well!  Toughest challenge so far is rolling and falling.  It’s a shame because those are some of my favorite things!

Today I woke up and did my requirements then ate breakfast. After that I practiced my piano recital song for 30 minutes. When I finish doing that I think I am going to eat lunch and run a mile after I take a break. And also there might be a slight chance of me going ice skating today! 

Yesterday was an ok day. After I finished my requirements in the morning I was feeling bored and my dad fixed my boring problem by asking me to do the Empathy Challenge. I chose to be mute like last time and thought it would be easier this time but it wasnt at all. My brother kept irritating me all day trying to make me talk but somehow I managed not to react to what he was doing. I finally finished the challenge at 9pm and was so glad and thankful that I could go back to talking. It is a humbling experience to step into somebody else's shoes to see what they go through everyday with this disability. I am up early this morning and done with most of my requirements. My dad called me to write this journal. Have a good day!

I didn’t get as much done today as I would have liked  because we went to Virginia Tech for a basketball game.  We walked around campus, saw where my mom lived on and off campus, and went to the bookstore.  It was a fun day!