today has been great. I got stuff finished & I get to see a doctor on tuesday. Side effect is that the pretest is this saturday & next week is band camp, luckily I'll still make all my classes. Band camp is going to be so much fun with all the new students & the new music.
nothing special, today at highbelt class, the candidates that were also taking the cycle, we were all put to a mini test from all the color belts. I need to really work on pow-chong. but yeah I did my requirements and everything, nothing to crazy.
Today I woke up, had breakfast then I did requirements then I packed for my church trip after that I went to taekwondo.
today was okay but when I heard about this pretest I really got scared and I hope I get a good score, but today was good. At my summer camp I believe that this is the last week. I heard from my friends at summer camp that next week is open house for schools. Later in the afternoon right after Taekwondo I went straight to the gym with my mother and heard that I have to be 16 or older to go in the gym by myself, at the gym I did my pull ups and ran a mile that is all.
I woke up not feeling well. I don't know what is wrong with me though. I was able to push through the day and get my requirements done. I still had to run but I just jogged all the way. Anyways I'm not feeling the best so am going to go lay down.
Today was my second week as an LIT for the Harrisburg YMCA summer camp. We tend to have a good time even with the struggles of stubborn kids. Saturday is the Pre-test and I'm not really looking forward to it. The cycle is a lot harder than I anticipated but I think I can push through to the end. I have finished all my workouts and I'm preparing for the Pre-test.
Today was a pretty good day. I went to my grandmas house and went swimming. After that I went to taekwondo and did my requirements. Today was good and I am studying for the pre-test. 👍🏻
Today was my first day back at camp.I came did some requirements now I'm going to bed. today was pretty boring all we did was go to the park.
Thursday is my open house for school. I can really see the people that are staying. Because I learned by now that people say they're going to leave but they don’t. And I can see who my teachers are going to be, and what my schedule is. That's the most important part of my schedule. And Saturday is our pre-test. I’m not looking forward to the run. But I know every poomsae and self-defense. So I’m going to be good for Saturday.
today we went to the park at camp. we went early since it was so hot. I had Stix after camp and then we had sushi for dinner. I did my requirements after dinner and watched an anime show with my mom.
Today I stayed home from camp because I stayed up a tiny bit too late doing extra requirements for today and watching tv and since I could not go to sleep (3am, nothing much right). So since I stayed home I slept in until 12ish. I got up and finished all my leftover requirements i did not do last night. After I did that i did what I normally did. Relax,talk with friends and got lunch but my mom got some spicy chicken (if your actually reading this keep that in mind). So I tried some of it and it did not taste spicy to me as much as she said so I made a sandwich out of it and with some cheese. So later when I was talking to my friend, my mom came back from work and came into my room saying "tell your friends you will call them...
Today in Saratoga, I went to six flags with my mom. It was very hot but not humid so it’s still better than NC. A few rides weren’t working but there were still plenty to do including one called the Adirondack outlaw (you should look it up it’s crazy). Still not sure if I’ve fully recovered from it.
I was wrong to be optimistic last night for the rematch of bowling against my mom. She beat me every single game, one by over fifty points. Next time I'll win though.Today was a relaxed day. I watched some movies and did the requirements.
Today I got up and rode the bike in the fitness center, then did a bunch of requirements. I decided totake the whole day off work and we went to Six Flags Great Escape, here in upstate NY. It was pretty fun. We had a late lunch and came back to the room. I was so tired from our busy weekend, that we decided just to stay in tonight and rest.
Waking up early ready for camp. My mom gives me some hashbrowns for breakfast and I get in the car. It was pretty boring at camp, since it's Monday. But it wasn't all to bad. Master Evins had us practice staff forms, and we went to the park. After that we just played some games, and a long while later I get picked up. We had to pick up my sister and I went home. Once I got home I: did my requirements, ate dinner, and now I'm relaxing.
Today was a good day, I got my requirements and I'm going to a junior tigers class, senior tigers class to help out with, and a weekday black belt class. Have a good day
It's been a pretty good start to the day at work, although I forgot to pack my breakfast so I had to buy something (I hate doing that). I got up early and go my requirements done before heading to the office. I also started my nutrition challenge last night - Stop night time snacking. It's not unusual at the end of the day as we watch a little tv before bed for me to have some chips or something of the sort. I end up eating way too many. So I'm going to cut that out for my challenge. It's going to be hard, but I know it's the right thing.
My day is good. I woke up at 10:15 relaxed for an hour, then I did my requirements. And later i'm going to help my teachers set up their classrooms for about an hour (because they asked for volunteers). After that i"m going to Master's Shin's Dojang. I know today is already going to be a exhausting day.
Yesterday I went outside to play volleyball with my friends but it was super hot so we waited at one of my friends house until it cooled down. Her house is really nice and she has a pool and a garden in her backyard. She was super nice and brought us food and drinks and I feel like I have to repay her for it. Once the weather was a little better we went to the court and we met up with some of our other friends. We played like 3 games and I think my team lost all of them but it was okay because we had fun. When the sun was setting the sky looked super cool because you could like see the sun rays coming up from behind the houses. After that I went home and showered and ate dinner and went to bed. Today I didn't do...
Got up early today for a flight to California, it was delayed before I even left the house, so somehow, I don’t remember why but I ended up running through all the poomsae before leaving, I didn’t get and other requirements in and I’ll need to catch up, anyway I’m at the Jr nationals dive meet until Wednesday. With one of my other daughters, Lillian. Hopefully it goes well!
Today was a windy day, so I didn't swim as far as I did yesterday (yesterday I swam almost a mile and a half), but I did do a bit of sailing, and I worked on clearing out the back of the island, about 80 percent of which is covered in overgrowth and hard to get to. Maybe when it's hotter and less windy tomorrow I can swim longer distances. I completed one of the days of my digital detox yesterday. I have found that it is much easier when I'm on an island away from home. Unfortunately, I have not been able to log my progress on this site, and in the past 2 weeks, I have quite a lot of progress to log.
today i didnt really do much. i woke up, went to lunch with my grandma and mom, and then went to look at a car im interested in getting. today has just been really long and boring.
Today I got up and ate breakfast then I did my requirements after that I played with friends then I went to my grandparents house for dinner
Today I ran 3 miles in 30 min. It was very hot and I was sweating a lot when I got home I did some other requirements. Tomorrow is my first day back at camp because I have been out of town for a while.
Today me and my dad were talking about visiting the house he used to live in that was built on a graveyard. He told me that weird thing used to happen to him in the house such as whispering in his ear, TV and radio would turn on at random times in the night, and he would also see black shadows move out of the corner of his eye. One day he found my sister in the bath room after searching for thirty minutes he asked "Why are you in here here?" she said "The witch told me to get in here." my dad asked "what did the witch look like?" she replied "he was covered in dirt, had holes in his clothes, and he had blood on him." they soon sold the house after that.
Today I did a lot of chilling and cleaning. I got this really fun game. I was chill until I did my workout. I ate too much ran a mile and almost threw up.
Today I woke up went on a bike ride do my Requirements then went to the pool and hung out with my mom and sister night!
Next week is the start of school. I’m going to the 9th grade. I don’t really feel any type of way about it. Everyone always asks me how I feel. I just don’t like school. It feels like a huge waste of my day. And I don’t usually like the teachers either. I’m just counting the years away. Good thing this year we get out an hour early. And we only have four classes a day. But the thing is each class is an hour and a half long. I’m going to be in one room for that long. It’s going to get really boring. So yeah, let's just say I am not looking forward to this school year.
Today I played tennis a little bit in the morning. Since I haven't played for a few days, I didn't play very good. But I'm hoping I can get out on the court often again so I can play better. Also, I start soccer preseason for my school tomorrow. I'm looking forward to doing the training but I'm not looking forward to waking up early. But it'll be good for me so I can practice waking up early for school and getting ready for the soccer season. Also, it'll help me be in good shape for the rest of the cycle.
Today I went to Petco with my mom and I got a new toy for my cats. You put treats in it and the cats hit it and the treats fall out. Boo likes it a lot. Casper doesn't really get a chance to hit it because Boo gets in his way, so he sticks out his paw and grabs treats when Boo isn't looking. I will now be going back to the bowling alley to have a rematch with my mother. I am optimistic this time.
Today I woke up and did my requirements and I started cat sitting so I walked down to their house and feed them and walked back to my house. I went to the book store to get my book for the cycle and I started reading it. That was my day pretty chill but nice.
Today I went to Black Belt class in the morning. I went home and did my requirements, then I went back to go to the Poom Sae seminar. The seminar was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from it. I didn't really do much the rest of the day but overal it was a pretty good day.
Today was just a normal Sunday, no camp, no taekwondo. Just stayed home, watched church online, and did my requirements. I am very tired and just want to relax. The only interesting thing that happened to me today was me working on my five Kwans essay. Besides that today was just a normal day. Goodbye everybody :).
Today started with me getting some of my requirements done before I took a nap. After that I took a long walk around our block. When I got back I did some more book work before my duolingo.
Yesterday I had a sleepover with a weird friend who is weird but in a cool way. But around lunch time I went to the gym with my mother and while she was doing her class I did my requirements. After the gym me and my mother went to a coffee shop and then she dropped me off at my dads house.
This mourning I went to the Saturday black belt class and it was pretty fun at the Lake Norman place. During the class we kept rotating so that Master Evans so that he could see us. All the way through class we were mostly doing poomsaes and I saw Libby, Owen, and Towns there at the class. During class me and the other bocho dans were all put in another room to work on the Koryo poomsae.
Today at camp I watched a movie called "Over The Hedge" and I just slept through the movie. Later I ran about 1/2 a mile cause it was way too hot then I went to my dads house and practiced kicking forms 1 through 10. After that I did my requirements.
This morning I slept in a little since Ive been getting up early every other day. I walked the dog with my mom around the neighborhood and got her to watch two episodes of one of the Anime shows I like. Then I did my requirements and now I can relax for the rest of the day.
Today was a pretty layed back day, I use sundays as my rest days or days off from the cycle to heal and get ready for the week. Have a good day.
My wife and I went to the CLTFC game last night and had a good time despite the brutal heat (it's always more fun when Charlotte wins). We wrapped up a fun night with some cookies from Insomnia cookies (way better than crumble), and then got Amalie's for breakfast before picking up our youngest from Scout Camp. It was a great night / morning for the weekend after a busy saturday with class / mentor / seminar. Now I have to knock out my requirements for the day.
This morning I went to Lake Norman for a poomsae seminar. I had a lot of fun and saw people I haven't seen in a while. After the seminar me and my friends went to get some lunch. When I was done with my lunch I went home and played a new game called Wolfenstein.
This journal is mainly about yesterday because I’m writing this early, yesterday I went to a place near here called Lake George and did an escape room and had lunch, and later I went to another concert which was even better than the night before.
This weekend has been busy. We have started off with requirements, then have done other fun activities, including visiting Lake George, doing an escape room, going to concerts. Today we are going to Albany to do a hologram-based event, and then having lunch with a coworker, whom I've never met in person. I work remotely, so my team is spread all over the world. One more concert tonight as well.
today has been a long day. first, i woke up and went to lake norman king tiger to attend the poomsae seminar. afterwards, my friends and i went to shake shack for lunch. i came home, got cleaned up, and went to my girlfriends house. me and her did my requirements together, then she cooked me some dinner. after that, i came back home and me and my mom hopped in the car and rode around. we've just been talking about different stuff like me graduating this yaer, and what car she thinks i should get. anyways, have a good night!
today I went to a black belt class and went on a road trip to Pennsylvania. I learned that for a scope you grab at the elbow and not the armpit.
My day was good. I was able to sleep in, because Master Shelly's school was doing a poomsae seminar from 12 to 1:30 in the afternoon. We did Poomsae, kicks, and Stretches. then time went by so fast, got my book signed then I got home. I then did my two mile run did the rest of my exercises, I was pretty exhausted after all of that. That was pretty much my day
Today I went to black belt class, helped with the little kid class, did my mentor session, and went to the poomsae seminar, and then came home and helped cut the grass.
So today in black belt class we did to much poomsae it could have been a poomsae class. Anyway when we got home and I played with my friends with there water guns then I went biking then went home ate dinner and did some sit-ups push-ups and burpees and now that's it byw.
Hi today I woke up and went to master Evens class after that I stayed the rest of the classes and did my requirements and helped out.Then I went home and played with friends. Well that was my day by.
Saturday- big day today. Class early, a quick mentee session and a quick poomsae seminar. Tiring but it was all really good practice. Off to California tomorrow, I hope I can keep up with all my daily requirements.
Today we had BB class and we worked on poomsaes. I had a session with my mentor and then we had a poomsae seminar at the Lake Norman school. After that, we went to hang out at my uncle’s house and watched some anime. I finished my requirements when I got home.
Today is a Saturday. And usually on Saturdays I sleep in. But I woke up earlier today because Lake Norman had a Poomsae Seminar. And me, Avery, and Parker went to it. It was nice. It gave me a new perspective on Poomsaes. And some of the stuff I learned today I’m going to use on poomsaes for now on. The class felt so short. Like time went by fast. I think it was an hour and thirty minutes long. And after that all of us went out for lunch. We had Shake Shack.
Today I went to black belt class and then I helped with the class after that then I went home chilled for a bit then had lunch after that I did some requirements then I had dinner
Today I went to the Poomsae Seminar and then I went to my grandma's house for lunch. After that I went home and did the requirements. Because of the heat, I go running around 8 p.m. and so I keep hearing some of the coyotes around me when I'm out there. Apparently they chased a bicyclist in the trails where I run. My mom worries endlessly but I think I could beat a few coyotes. They are like small-ish dogs. I have never had a dog but I'm not that far from the houses so I think it's fine.
Today was a very long day for the weekend. I went to Black belt class this morning, we worked a lot on our black poomses. I feel good about Taebeak and where I am. After I left black belt class, I took my youngest son to meet his kindergarten teacher. Then it was time to go to the seminar at Lake Norman, Master Marcus broke everything down and we had a great time.
This evening I decided to go to sparring for black belt credits. I arrived a little to early but I helped Master Knight with inventory before sparring. I had a great time sparring new people and the same people I always spar. After sparring I went home with a headache so I went to bed.
Today I slept in before I went to the poomsae seminar. It was actually very useful and if you ask anybody who went they would say the same thing. I learned many useful things about how to improve my stances, technique, and blocks. I learned interesting facts about pal chang double kicks and how they should be done. All this time I thought they both were ladder kicks moving forward. After the seminar I went to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate how the cycle is going in general. I finished my requirements at home and planned out my essays and other requirements for the next month. It felt good seeing that I am on my fourth essay and will have a lot of requirements done before school starts. I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow. Goodbye :).
today nothing much happened, I had sparring today which was fun but for some reason my core hurt, I couldn't find out why, yesterday at black belt class we didn't really do any core other than warmups, and the day before I just helped out and had a mentee session. but once I went to go do my pull ups for the day I found out why, I usually never really felt it that much as my arms were doing most of the work, but my core actually took a big part in the pull ups this past week so thats why its been hurting. but yeah
Today I went to my first weekend black belt class and after, I helped out in family class. I also went to the Poomsae seminar. Once, I got home from the seminar, I got in my pool and relaxed a bit. I'm also looking forward to starting soccer preseason for my school. I'm looking forward to an awesome season.
Went to BB class this morning. Great class. I was feeling a little queasy and my muscles were cramping from being dehydrated but I powered through. I stopped and bought some electrolytes on the way home and felt fine the rest of the day. I missed the poomsae seminar because I had to go to Indian Hill.
Today was the last day of TKD before it starts again on Monday. It was nice to see people from different schools at black belt & sparring classes. Work on some basics and answer some questions at seminars, and see the progress everyone has made so far during the cycle.
Today I woke up went to tkd then went on a walk, after I went back to tkd to do a poomsae seminar which was good then I watched tv. Night!!
Today i woke up at 7:30 am to get ready for sparring class, right after class I helped master knight with the junior tiger's class. then I came home for a shower before leaving to go to lunch then ice cream with some church friends at papa robs, I'm about to start my essays then my workouts.
Last night I had to stay up late to finish my drivers ed course because I was behind on it so I didn't sleep that well. I still woke up for sparring class this morning though, and I had fun. I stayed to help out with the other classes and then I had leadership class. Then I came home and ate lunch and now I'm about to finish up my requirements. That's it for today, bye!
I did so well the first week of journaling and not so well the second. I really need to focus on getting these in, I've been doing well with my other requirements. Had a Sat BB class and then a mentor session today, then I went to the poomsae seminar put on at Lake Norman. I enjoyed the day, but after sparring and BB Class in Harrisburg last night and all the things today, I'm pretty worn out.
Just got done finishing my requirements, Today I went to Taekwondo today, got a sparring class in, class assistance, and leadership credits. Cant believe its week 3 and its weird that next Saturday is the pre-test when it feels like I've done so much already. Have a good day!
Today was a lot because I woke up at 5am to go to the airport for the flight to Saratoga, NY. So I was already exhausted by noon, but I went to the main st of Saratoga and that was pretty cool, there were a lot of cool shops and stuff. After that I went to a concert which was great and now I’m going to bed.
Today I got up before the sun and travelled to Saratoga Springs, NY. I brought some yoga pads so we are able to do our requirements more comfortably. I worked from the plane, which was pretty cool. I was able to connect to the VPN and had complete connectivity from miles in the sky. Tonight was the first of three Phish shows, and it was amazing. Can't wait until tomorrow.
Today I went to Ontario. Second time this year. I usually end up going twice in the summer. After getting here, I immediately had to do some swimming in the lake. I also came back to some of the best ice cream ever in my opinion. I won't be able to be here for the mile swim this year, but I can still do some long-distance open water swimming with my sisters and their friends that they took here.
This day was pretty engaging. I woke up and I had to go somewhere, with my dad and sister. First we went to a dealership because they had my moms car, since it got damaged the other day (I forgot which). Then we went to a friend of my sister's shop. It's called Juice Box and its near TD Bank on Beatties Ford Road. After that when I got home my mom's friend came over and she hung around for a bit. Then we went to P.F. Chang's for dinner. When I got home I had to do my requirements then go to bed after writing this. So have a goodnight.
Today I got to have a very normal day. The cycle has been hard but fair. This has been a blessing & a curse. on one hand the constancy of mentoring & leadership makes it easy. on the other it's hard to arrange poomsae & self defense in an ever changing world of events.
Good news is family arrived home today; bad news is I was stomach sick all afternoon. I did not finish requirements or make it to BB class. I have the alarm set for the morning. Hopefully I’m feeling refreshed in the morning
Today I went to work and did my requirements. Nothing different really happened. I did just wake up right now and I'll be going to bed in about 38 minutes. Byeeeee
Today was my marching band preview. It went pretty well, but it helped me realize something. The recurring theme of today is pretty straightforward, nobody's opinion matters unless I let it matter. Theres no point in listening to people that aren't devoted and commited to making me better as a person or helping me. the opinions that help me, whether that be from friends or instructors or whomever, are important and help me to be a better version of myself. why cloud my mind with useless judgement from those who don't care about my success in the slightest when i could use the advice of those who actually know what they're doing and care about me. got all my requirements done, took advanced sparring and a blackbelt class, ate dave's hot chicken for dinner, and now playing R6 with Jakhye.
Today I went to the white water center with friend. i did my workout and am starting to feel better. I think I might loss time on my mile tomorrow because I am going on a road trip.
Today was cool, I woke up did my requirements, later I went to my friends church where there was lots of games. After that we went to the pool to swim for a while and watch a movie. But, halfway through the movie it started to thunder so we got out and watched the movie from outside the pool. The person that was taking me home was the lifeguard, and it was a pretty crazy ride home! Anyway, I had a pretty fun but crazy day.
Yesterday not much happened. I just went to practice and did a lot of throwing the football. My mom picked me up from camp early, so I got to do my mile early.
Today I had black belt class in Huntersville. It was a really good class. I played football with my friend and now it's late and I'm so tired. Good night.
Hi today is my birthday. So I woke up and ate breakfast then went in the pool then games . After that I went to black belt then I ate dinner got home ate cake then did some requirements and now that's it bye.
Hey today I went to BBC and rolls and falls then At tkd I got to beat up Ethan cause it was his b-day. Then we went to eat then got back well by.
Today was my last day at king tiger for the week and we watched a movie after camp I did black belt class then I went to Chinese for dinner
Quiet day today- or maybe just “normal” . I got up and worked out with the F3 guys, unfortunately it didn’t really match up with the daily requirements so I had to get my burpees and sit-ups in later in the day. work was slow- wrapping up a few things before leaving Sunday for California. I really enjoyed blackbelt class today, lots of self defense.
Today I didn’t really do much. I helped my mom clean the house for a little bit. I did my requirements, but nothing really else today.
Today was probably the most fun I had in a day on the cycle. Drove to the Knight and Foster location to take sparring and black belt class. It was great to see Master Knight and catch up with some fundamentals we don't always practice at the North Charlotte location. Spar some people I don't always spar and even work on my staff form #2.
Today I walked the dog with my mom in the morning and then took a rest before doing my requirements. In the afternoon, I helped my mom pick figs off our tree and there were a lot of bees and ants. We went out to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and a lady took our picture. We bought one of me and my brother. Tomorrow is bb class so I have to get up early, which is never fun.
Tomorrow is a packed day black belt class, sibling basketball game, pizza party, my basketball game, birthday party, requirements.
I woke up and I was bored. curious I went into the kitchen, I wondered if maybe I can cook or bake something and I thought of cinnamon rolls, I looked online for a simple recipe and I started to make them, they were great, I then went to taekwondo and had to do requirements after cause I woke up to late
Today was a simple day. I did not go to camp because I had to go to the dentist. Everything was fine no cavities and no need for anything special. I came home and relaxed before doing my requirements. Later I went to TKD to do black belt class and sparring. Master Knight taught the classes since Master Foster was out on vacation. I learned some of staff form 2 and worked on staff from 1. Staff form 2 was pretty interesting with a lot of new movements and attacks. We did a lot of rolls and falls in class too. We also did a lot of drills in sparring to practice our movement and footwork. I think I did pretty well sparring. We ended class with ladder kicks which tired everybody out. After class I went to Jim and Nick's with my mom for dinner. I hope to see everyone...
Today was good. As normal got up did my exercises packed things up in our cabin, and then we had a 4 hour road trip ahead of us. We got dropped off at the church then I went home and finished up my workout. I watched Happy gilmore for the first time it was pretty funny. And that is my day
So today was pretty good and basically the highlight of the day was the fact that it's Friday and that means movie night we watched national treasure👁️🔺 and it was pretty good anyway that's about it
We've had a productive day. I'm working on my book binding. We had a very full night last night doing class and sparring and I didn't die. Woohoo!
I started so strong with my journals and then quickly fell off. Need to make sure I focus on this better. Completely overslept this morning. I was even late to work so didn't get to practice this morning. That's the 2nd time this week. Not sure what's going on.
Today I got to sleep in till 9:30. I will be getting in a sparring class and a weekend black belt class today. Hope yall have a good day.
Today I did not go to the Dojang after work. I took to day as a self care day after yesterday, which was intense. I did schedule myself a professional stretching appointment. That went very well and my body feels much more limber and a loose. Yesterday after sparring and black belt class I was very tense, so this was very helpful. I am hoping to atlas once a week or every other week get this done, I see how it will benefit me through the cycle and with my over all mobility. Tomorrow starts the week end, I am so looking forward to the poemsae seminar and some good boxing on latter that eventing on Saturday.
Today went well. I had breakfast with my grandfather and a group of his friends, all of which are retired and meet up for breakfast at least once a month. I had to pack for tomorrow, as I am leaving for Ontario. Taekwondo went well, and I got to do some sparring with the people on the black belt cycle. Sparring classes are always way more fun when the black belt cycle is in progress because more people are required to be there. Today was tiring, just as much as the past three days this week, so I am going to go get some sleep in before I have to go tomorrow.
Chill day, took the day off besides physicals because of how rough yesterday was. After finishing those I took a nap.
nothing special happened today. i woke up and went to band camp. then i left and went to TKD. afterwards, me and my mom got mexican food then i came home and did my run. tomorrow is my marching band preview but other than that nothing interesting is happening.
nothing to crazy happened today, I ran my miles, did some requirement's, I then went to taekwondo and got some leadership credits and a mentee session. just an average day
Today at camp we took a field trip to the Flying Tiger Ninja course. We had a lot of fun. We also got to check out a moth that Master Lisa found outside KT, Im not a fan of bugs though so I stayed away. I got some of my requirements done at camp and the rest I finished after dinner. Tomorrow I have the day off, so I get to sleep in.