Candidate Journals

Hi Everyone! First week of the black belt cycle and I'm very excited and going into this confidently. I hope the novelty of the cycle does not wear off quickly. Joining the cycle was a last-minute decision I made Friday night. I was very nervous going to the pre-test on Saturday morning and didn't understand why it was on the first day. On my first cycle the pre-test was a couple of weeks after the cycle started. Here's the funny thing, the part I was most nervous about, the written test, ended up being pretty easy. I only missed one question and scored a 90%. I want to wish everyone good luck for the cycle. 

I the morning I got ready for school, at recess I ran a mile around the field with my friend.  After school I came home and did my homework, then I went to swim practice.  After swim practice I came home and did my required exercises.

Today I woke up and did some of my stuff.  After I got ready for school.  At school I did reading, math and social studies.  After school I rode the bus to King Tiger like normal and took class.  I did some more of my black belt stuff and I helped out with a class and also led punches and kicks!  Finally we went home and I did my jump rope.  I took and shower and ate dinner and went to bed.  I wasn't tired so I told my mom I was gonna do more cycle stuff!  Now I am really tired so I'm going to bed! 😴  YAAAAY FOR NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! 

Today I had to go back to school sore, tired, and fatigued from yesterday and the day before that. As soon as I got out of the car I immediately felt like a huge blob and I had science first period so I was a little grumpy that morning. After school I had to do science homework and that made me a little more grumpy than before but then I was done with it so now I'm not grumpy anymore. 

Today i got all my assignments turned in and i feel very accomplished. In math class we got new seating and i sit with my friend Carley and in-front of an old friend i used to know Makenna I got a question wrong and my friend Carley squealed at me, which i thought was funny. When i got home from school today my mom got me and my sibling Chick-Fil-A which i am very grateful for (i got a number 1). We had tkd class today as well and did sparing so i got to check of one of my sparing classes which was nice. After class we had our black belt class and did a lot of turning kicks wich made me very dizzy but made me feel better about my kicks. We don’t have school tomorrow either so i can get extra requirements for my black belt cycle to!...

Incorporating requirements into what I do currently in my fitness routine. I enjoy the changes to minutes and the checklist in the books, it's makes me feel more accomplished. I'm also studying to take my licensing exam for to become a registered nurse (RN). Most of my days are going to be a mix of black belt req, nursing studying/quizzes, and more black belt requirements. The exam is on January 18th; so, I plan to work hard until then, and on the 19th, I'm staying home and play videogames all day.    I still need to find a mentor and mentee; it will be done before the week is over. Help out with classes today at Lake Norman, I missed so many kids and teaching. I got to work with new students (older kids), we went over kicks and punches. They did great, but I had reassured them that they did,...

today i had to go back to jail so i woke up at 5 and got ready. i got to school and had a very slow, boring day. we got new seats in ela and it makes me contemplate dropping out of school. (not gonna do that but its a recurring thought in the back of my head) finally, i came home, ate a snack, and did some requirements while watching tv. i went outside to run because it wasn't really bad outside. then i came home and finished my homework. we don't have to go to school tomorrow because of "excessive precipitation" so we have an e-learning day which is so dumb because everyone else gets school off. i was looking forward to sleeping in but looks like i'll have to wake up at 8 for e-learning. at least i can do it from the comfort of my bed. anyway, that...

Today I woke up and went to school as usual. I attended my classes and rode the bus home. Today we had gotten word that in the case of severe weather, there is no school tomorrow. Upon arriving home, I went to King Tiger to attend a standard class, where I worked on my "Goom Gahng" and "Yeuk Chang" Poomsaes, (my apologies if I have misspelled). After that, I got myself a haircut and am now writing this journal, I will do my homework soon. :)

I woke up very tired today because it was a Monday. I went to school and did some of my workouts and I had a reading test today but don't have my scores yet. I feel like I did good on it. I went to class and got my first credits for class assistance and leadership. I also got my mentor and mentee assignments. 

Good morning everyone. it is my first journal wrtting for this cycle. I am excited to be in this cycle again. Yesterday, my DAD took me to the gym and I worked on all the physical requirenments and poomsaes, self defense and kicks challenges. I did walk 1 mile. I am very sore but I know it is a good thing. I also got the book required for this cycle. Will write more this week. I am heading to school now. Bye

Good Morning King Tiger... It is a Monday, but that is okay. It is a new day the Lord has made for us. The question is what we do with it. Normal morning so far. Nate and I still working out the kinks of figuring out how to balance cycle and normal life... lots to balance, but we will get there. Plus, this is our first cycle with the new requirements setup... more time based. I am actually starting to like this new methodology. We will make it work. I am excited about the "auditing" cycle for us... I will keep you all updated on our progress. Working on week 2 now... Keep up the great work and remember you are not alone, so ask for help. We need to encourage and help each other. One other item -- I need a mentee. Anyone need a mentor and would like one?...

Today I woke up early and got a head start on my day. After finishing some requirements and school work, I headed to church. It was pretty good, I volunteered in the kids room as usual but I was in charge of the 4th and 5th graders instead of the kindergarten and 1st graders which is unusual. Then I cam home and got ready for my running workout. It was good, definitely not easy but also not the hardest workout I have done. Then I got home, finished more requirements. I hung out with my girlfriend for a while. Then I got ready for bed and now I am here . . .

Today I woke up, sat in my bed for about 20 minutes watching tv. Then I put on my uniform for Poomsae class. When I arrived at Poomsae class it was a good first day back, just doing the basics. After class ended I retook my written pretest, I'm sure I got a 100%. When I got back home I played video games then I did my daily pushups, pullups, and sit ups. Awhile later I went for my run, which was a better pace than usual. Did some burpees after then self defense. The end of the day I watched survivor with my parentals.

A little sore today from pretest and just the week in general. Totally expected. Went to a great poomsae team class this morning. I love to delve into all the form details. When I got home, I got my bb requirements done for today. I did a bunch of white belt 1 and 2 self defense making sure to keep my arms up since that was pointed out in Saturday's pretest to the class. After, I took down the rest of our Christmas decorations at home. Everything looks so bare now! I watched some football, fixed some dinner, and got everything ready for the coming week. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Today I woke up and started playing some video games.  Then I went downstairs and had some breakfast.  After breakfast we got ready to go to church.  When we got to church I went to Sunday school, after that I went down to the nursery with mom because she had to watch the babies.  Sometimes there are no babies so we go into the service but today we had 1 baby so we stayed in there the whole service.  After church we had lunch and then I went  upstairs and started doing my blackbelt stuff!

I woke up in the morning and I got ready, then I ate breakfast and went to the track to run a mile.  My original plan was to run 2 miles but I decided to only run 1, because my stomach was cramping. After the mile I went home and did my requirements.  After that, all I had to do was Poomsae and self defense and so I went to my grandmas house for a while, then came home and did the rest of the things I needed to do.

Today I got to sleep in because I was sore and tried from yesterday. I went downstairs and Molly was making breakfast. I then helped her and my mom set up a TKD room for the cycle. We got a kicking back for Christmas and it took a lot of water to fill it up so it didn't move when I kicked it. Then I relaxed a little and did all of my stuff for the cycle in my new TKD room. 

today i woke up at 7 because i had rec practice at 8. our coach got mad at us for doing bad at our game yesterday which i don't get because we won but she made as run laps which i guess was good bc i ended up getting 2.3 miles in. i don't run a lot so it really hit after i got home. i made lunch for my family and watched tv. i tried getting in requirements and practiced my jump roping bc our bball coach has a challenge where anyone who gets over 200 jump rope rotations in a minute gets a free t shirt. i cant get over 100 but i guess this is good practice for the black belt cycle as well. tomorrow i have to go back to jail so i finished some homework. 

I survived the shopping trip of 1/7/2024. It all started when I woke up and got in my car to drive to a nearby school's track. Me and my mom arrived around 10:00. We both ran a few laps and finished at a decent time for my first time running. But then that was when the terror began. My mom had said we would go to a store to get 1 or 2 items. So we went in to a Marshals and found half of what we needed to get but then they were out of stock for one of the items. So around an hour later we went to an Target and grabbed some Starbucks. I sat down and realized that we have been out the house for around 3 hours. So we went shopping but we did not find the item we were looking for but bought at least...

Today we were supposed to go to breakfast but my sister didn’t want to. So me and my mom re-organized our upstairs. We converted our old lego room into a tkd workout room with floor mats and a rolling and falling mat. There’s a punching bag that we got for christmas and targets as well. Then we re organized our game room to an entertainment room. Now i’m watching Greys Anatomy and organizing legos. 

  I'm sore, tired, and exhausted from yesterday. Tomorrow I have to do that all over again.

Today I went to Urban Air for a birthday party and practiced some rolls and falls in the pits. I also got a treadmill and ran my first set of miles on it. 

This is my fourth cycle, first cycle with the changes to the requirements.  I have confidence in my color belt curriculum, but I know I need to work on my black belt Poomsaes and my weakest practice is my self-defense.  I'm going to have my black belt by the end of the year. I've passed before and I know what I need to do. I set a routine and I do it; I want my black belt, so i have to keep it as one of my priorities. It's going to be longer than I have to do before, but that's the challenge. This whole year, part (a lot of a part) of my life has to be dedicated to Taekwondo.  So it not just about if I pass, It's about how much I can and want to improve.  We just finished the Pre-Test, by the end of this cycle or...

 today I woke up at 6:30 we left to go to the park I was really good with my forms i think i can make it after the 10 week cycle im read bring it i am really pumped up (i dont reall

In the morning when I woke up and got ready for the pre-test, the running part of the pre-test was pushed back to the 13th of January because of the rain. I didn't really study for the written portion of the test so I studied a little bit in the car driving there.  When I got there I was a little nervous, but for the most part i was fine.  I was pretty confident with everything I did so at the end of the cycle i hope i do good.

I must say I am proud of myself so far. I have found myself taking this cycle extremely seriously, to the point where I tie what I have learned in the book I am reading (Atomic Habits) to my requirements needed for the cycle. While I am sore from starting the cycle, I know that this first week will be the hardest, but everything that comes after will be much easier. There is a ton of excitement for me with the future of the cycle, primarily since I don’t know what to expect, and there are many other black belts on cycle that make me want to strive to improve. Who knows what the future of the cycle will bring, and I am ready for every second of it……

Good Morning King Tiger Family. Yesterday was a great beginning with our pretest. I felt pretty good with the physical requirements and my poomsaes. Always room to improve. I still need to work on self-defenses. I need to adjust some of my stances and hand position 

I was reallly working i think over worked something  when we were doing burpees i thought the pre-test was hard but i came through in the end i might get my black belt if i dont stop. i saw fimallier faces i was scared i waas ready it was scary but i think i did well on the written test but still got stuff wroun i will try again next week i also practised with messiah  on self defenses  im ready for it next week bring it-_-

I was up and out early this morning for the pretest! Everything went as expected. Grandmaster Evins gave a great class. After I got home, I took Jovi to his piano lesson. Then I got some bb requirements done for the day, did some work, and worked on getting Christmas decorations down. I didn't get that done last weekend as we were out of town. Going to be a multi day project. Great job at pretest everyone! 

First I woke up and got ready to go to the pretest.  When we got there I started to get ready for the physical part of the pretest.  We started doing our push-ups, plank, jump rope, pull ups, burpees, sit ups and V sit ups.  Next, we changed into our uniforms and then did our written pre-test (I got an 80 yaay).  Then we did a class.  When class was over we headed back to King Tiger Lake Norman and I helped with Little tigers and I did some of my physical stuff. FINALLY, we got some food and went home where I worked on some more blackbelt  stuff.  Then I just relaxed the rest of the afternoon watching you tube shorts.  Now I am off to bed!

today we had our pre-test which i think i did fine on except for the written test. i went home, went to sleep again, woke up at 1:30, and ate lunch. i had a basketball game for rec at 3. i made 4 3's and we ended up winning 64-61. i went back home and wrote on of my essays and had tuition. i watched tv and tried to get in some requirements. pretty good day i guess.

Today was the first day of black belt cycle. I was really nervous because I remember it being really intense. Today we met for the physical testing and written test. We did not do our run because the track was under water when we drove by this morning due to raining and cold weather all day. We have to do our run next Saturday instead. I felt confident in the physical part of the test because I knew what was coming and I knew that I could do the requirements. The poomsae part I was nervous about because I was not the best at it during practice the day before. I did surprise myself on pullups doing 3 instead of just one like on the last cycle. I am excited and nervous for the weeks ahead. 

Today was the day of the black belt cycle pre test. I was exited but at the same time worried. I woke up and fell back to sleep to hear my mom saying stop oversleeping. I got ready put my dog in her crate and gave her a dog treat and got in my car. I stopped at chick-fil-a to get a biscuit and hashbrowns. I arrived at Grand Master Evins dojang and my mom told me that breakfast was over. I got out and entered to see a lot of familiar faces. I practiced with one of my friends on self defense and we soon started the pre test. We first warmed up with exercise, then went into the written exam (which I think i did horrible on). After that we did poomsaes and i think i did really well on them. My mom soon picked me up and I...

It was Saturday morning and I woke up at 5:40am to the words of "PARKER WE GOTTA GO!!!!!." I immediately jump out of my amazing and comfortable bed when I heard those words. "I'm up I'm up!" I said as I finally get up and I go in the kitchen to make a egg and cheese biscuit for breakfast. When I finished breakfast me and my dad hopped in the truck to go to the Black Belt Pretest that starts at 7:00. While I was in the car my friends from TKD where blowing up my phone saying "Are you here yet?" And "I'm soooo nervous what about you.", and yes I was nervous but I said "No." As we arrived there we did the physical test which I think I did the best on that part of it then we did the hand-written test I didn't do so good on...

Happy New Year! It's a great time to start our black belt cycle. I started doing requirements on 1/1. The last time I tested the cycle ran during the summer. I'm loving it being cold for runs. I'm already liking the winter/spring cycle better. Today, I did my usual of getting Jovi out to school. I came home and did some exercise requirements. Spent a good portion of the day getting some work done. Fixed dinner for the family. Went to a great Friday evening black belt class with Jovi. Hope everyone has a great start to the cycle. I'm feeling really upbeat and wishing everyone the same. 

Just testing to see if it my journals post yet. I'm kind of using this week to prepare and organize myself. Doing a few requirements but trying to not overdo it. Wednesday was the first workout of the year (and since and November) and I can feel it.  Closing chapters to things. Preparing for this journey. I'm so excited for the new year! 

Trying to familiarize myself with the BB site layout. Saturday is coming and it's going to be a beautiful day. 70 degrees, with a slight breeze from the west. Birds chirping overhead cheering the candidates on. Or, it might be a balmy 20 degrees, with sleet pelting you sideways, with vultures circling overhead. Either way, it's going to be memorable

So today was a go go day at work, got home and worked no a car, made dinner, and was a happy to get a little requirements in not as  many as I wanted. But still ok.

After black belt class today I was able to spend the rest of the day with my daughter who came home from college this weekend.  I'm taking her back to Greensboro tomorrow, so I'll miss the Mint Hill Park training with Master Dege and Master Burkhart.  I always look forward to that training.  Master Dege and I are really polishing up our creative form.  We're both really happy with how it turned out.  We just need to make sure we are spot on with timing and position.  

hey guys!! today i went to sparring and black belt class. i was able to knock out a lot of requirements during that time. there were actually guests that came to our house today. and they just left. so now i resumed to doing my requirements. hope everyone had a good saturday!!!

I'm reading the Alchemist for my essay.  So far I like it...it's adventurous. I still have some requirements to finish for today.

Good Day. I just came back from Jr Instructor camp. It was super fun and I am really very very tired. I am trying to keep myself awake and will probably hit bed soon.

i didn't go to sparring today, but i did help out and go to bbc. after this we're going to pick up my sister from jr instructors and maybe go out from lunch. well, it'll be 3 so maybe lunch-midafternoon snack. midlunch snack? lol, nm but i'll see you guys tomorrow. bye

I'm really excited that there is a black belt class today for requirements. I'm dying my hair today! We bought the purple dye yesterday and I'm going to have streaks in my hair. I'll see everyone in class.

I wasn’t able to journal yesterday because the storm took out my internet.  That storm was pretty scary.  We almost evacuated part of the hospital.  On the bright side, no internet and no cable left plenty of time for requirements!

The weekend is here! I was beginning to think it was gone forever. After a mentor session nobody else came to kickboxing class so I did a personal workout to get in some jump ropes and sparring rounds. After that I went to dinner with some friends which was really fun. 

Today I woke up ready to head to school only for no one to be there, we then went home. I read my phone saying there was a 2 hour delay today because of the tornado damage yesterday. To my surprise later on I heard all CMS schools are closed due to weather conditions. I did my run, my requirements and played playstation.  I will get 2 more essays done this weekend.

After a mentor session today,   The saying came to my mind that I have seen before. If you do not balance your way first then your movers are flower fists and silky legs.

hey guys! today was a fun day. we didn’t do anything at school, it was more of a chill day. i went to tkd and knocked out a mentor session. im planning to go to sparring and black belt tomorrow.  well that’s about it! bye! 

Well today I had no school, because of the tornado of yesterday. I was really light headed because of what we had to do. It was really tiring that we had to sit in the same uncomfortable position. I had a major headache and I slept as soon as l got back from school. Right now I am going to king tiger taekwondo for the jr. instructors camp.  

Today was a regular day on the cycle. I didn’t have school today so I decided to work on my essays and requirements before I went to Jr. Instructors Camp today. I woke up at 7:30 today because I thought there was school but they called and said no school because of the weather last night.

Today I awoke with a start because someones phone went off from a call from a school saying there wasn't school today. I was ready to wake up already because of a two hour delay but its what ever no school! Today I'm going to get stuff done and relax!

Today we had no school. I was really happy about that, but I hear from my mom that I will be going to TKD early since she has things she needs to do. I started studying for the written test, it's a lot of stuff! Good thing I'm doing it now instead of stressing at the last minute like I usually do. 

Busy day today! Amazon came by to finish setting all my stuff up, the Spectrum dude came by to try to fix my internet issues (he's here now), and after that, I have to go shopping. I'm going to see a life long bucket list item, Andrea Bocelli!! I cannot believe that's happening. While waiting for all these guys to show up, I was able to get some requirements in. I ran outside, that really hurt my lungs because the air is cold. I have a feeling my run time is going to be slower than my pretest because of that. It felt like I couldn't get any air. 1 way to find out I guess, here's hoping for a warmer day on physical test day!

Good Morning. This morning I got to sleep in a little more. No school today for us. Yesterday we had to stay in the tornado position for an hour or so. I have been working on my assignments now and will start my requirements soon. Have a good day!

3 hour delay today!  My breakfast this morning is yummy!  I have school and then I have to get ready for Junior Instructors camp.  I’m excited to go!  Going to get some requirements done before school today.

Today was an out of the ordinary day. We got the warnings at work and were told to go to an interior room. Thank goodness since one wall of my office is windows. We stayed there for a while, and since we had our cell phones, we listened to the weather and heard that there were some tornadoes that touched down nearby and maybe in Charlotte. Some of those in my office left for home after we were cleared to go back to our office. I went back to work, but I did leave due to flooding so I would be home before dark. I had no issues, but others weren't so lucky. I logged in to work when I got home too. As if that wasn't enough excitement for one week, it is possible that I will be the only one in my office tomorrow. Since Trump is supposed to...

Today was a long and scary day. We sat in the hallway for 2 hours! A lot of my friends were crying because they were so scared. Good thing there was no tornado and I was able to go back to class. My mom told me we are on a 2 hour delay tomorrow so I get to sleep in! I am excited about Jr. Instructors camp tomorrow, I always have fun.

Today there was heavy wind and raining at my high school. I thought it was only a storm but I heard there was a tornado warning everywhere. It didn't really affect us as much. After school I did my requirements and finished my school work. Then went to sparring class.

Today we had a tornado warning which really turned into a real tornado and it touched the ground though it was about 5 miles away in Gastonia. I was seated under a table and a lot of people were scared except for my class. hope everyone was safe during that time!!

Today I woke up and went to school. At school there was a tornado warning so I had to go to a small room and crouch down with all the other fifth graders. When we were 1 hour through we got to sit up. We still stayed there for like three more hours though. After that we went back to the classroom and watched a movie while eating lunch and playing games. Later, when I got home I went to lake Norman for sparring class. So that’s all for now!

Today was a scary day. It was raining very hard in the morning. When I got to school we had math and science as normal. BUT...... When we went to ELA there was a tornado warning! We all had to go out in the hallway and duck and cover it was painful we had to sit there for 2hr my back started to ache. At 30min the tornado struck. There were very hard winds and strong rains. It was so strong that in the 1st grade hallway part of the roof flew off the main building!! The first graders were very scared most were crying they were all getting soaked. For 5th grade people were crying but not as much. After the 2hrs it was already 1:30. Past lunchtime!!!! So we had lunch in the classroom. So our teacher let us play on the computers for the rest of the time....

Was going to take the day off on requirements and work on a car. But got some in after I found out the auto parts store sold me the wrong part????‍♂️.  Hopefully you don't have the right part tomorrow.

well, i'm journalling again today because some pretty interesting things happened (atleast for me, idk ab u) but i was in the middle of english and suddenly the teachers start corralling everyone into the halls and they're not telling us why so we stay huddled in the hallway for 2 hrs and it's way too dark for 11am outside. some people start crying bc they're scared and we eventually learn that it's a tornado or tornadOES, plural. after that i ate lunch in a classroom and went home early and did my requirements and now i'm here. besides that, someone brought in a shoe box to spanish containing nike air force 1s. they were in men's, and they were size 13. i'm not going to say much, but whoever that person's giving the shoes to must have way bigger problems than the rest of us (if u get it, u get...

Today was a crazy day,in the morning it was drizzling and went outside for P.E and played taps and tag.then we went inside that’s when all the madness happened,ten minutes later after our class started the rain started pouring down and the power went out at my school and house.and we had to go to the front of the school,and there was a lot of kids.after an hour and a half we went back to our rooms and ten minutes later we had another warning ⚠️.and we waited for 45 minutes and the warning was over and we went to another class to watch moana.then the power came back on.the we left and had to wait outside in the pouring rain.so bye hope there not going to be a ???? tornado 

hey guys! wow didn't expect for a tornado to almost hit us. we had a 30-minute tornado cover warning at school. but anyways all of the tests that i took today were surprisingly easy- which is good. i didn't have any homework when I got home so I started on my requirements right as i came home from school. hope everyone had a great rainy day!

so i'm currently at school rn while writing this, but don't worry school hasn't actually started yet so i have a lil bit of time to journal before classes start. things have been busy but i will journal tomorrow, or at least really try to. good morning to yall and i'll see u later

Good morning. Yesterday I finished all my requirements. Did my mentee session as well. Today is going to be a long day again. Have a good day!

Another rainy day!  I wish it would snow!!!  Not much new today.  I have school, soccer practice, and black belt class.  If it keeps raining I will probably not have soccer practice.  All my essays are done, and I only have 10 Miles to go.  Feeling pretty good!

Today in class we worked with Master Hartle. I did back leg side kicks, poomsaes and self defense. After class I went home and finished my requirements. I'm tired and ready to get some sleep.

Today I went to school and worked on a few projects. When I got home I got ready for dance class and ate something. I also received my report card today. After I came home from dance class I took a shower and ate dinner. Later I did my homework, projects, and requirements. So yeah...

I’m really sick but I still go to school because I need to get a good education but besides that schools really good everything’s going pretty smoothly not very much homework but the homework I do have pretty easy I have a test tomorrow that I’m prepared for and I hope I did really good but besides that yeah pretty good pretty good can’t wait to have black belt tomorrow bue

I had a really good day today. School wasn’t difficult and I didn’t have much homework. After all of my daily afternoon stuff and tkd classes (which were really fun) I got to go home. My dog for a while has been very shaggy so today she got a haircut. The hair stylists pretty much shaved her and she is super soft now. I’m also jealous because of the shampoo which smelled amazing. Anyways today was great and I love my dog.

Today was another of those days that went by in a blur. I worked from home in the morning because we had an appointment. I got to the office just before lunch just in time to go get some with a couple of coworkers. After lunch we had a team building event, we went ax throwing. After throwing axes we went to a nearby brewery and chatted for an hour and a half. I got some good work in on my requirements in the morning and after I came home.

Leader ship is not about being the best, Leader ship is about making everyone else better.

Today was a good day. First I had school, in science we learned about force and motion. We are going to have a project on Friday were we each bring our own how wheel cars and drive them on ramps to see how gravity is a force. I got home late today so I had no time to do my requirements. I went directly to king tiger to help out with class got leadership 1&2. I also did a mentee program with Vidyuth. Then I had dinner. I am going to bed. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I went back to school finally after the water break. They aren't done with the flooring yet and you can see underneath. It's really weird. They gave a Standing O for my birthday celebration at school and everything wrote nice things about me on notecards. When I got home I did a mentee session with Gabriel. I worked on making my notecards to study for the written test. My mom and brother helped me write a speech to give to my class so that I can hopefully become Mayor of JA Biztown. 

Sure don't get much satisfaction tracking when the totals don't change. Just realized I hadn't logged in for a few days, so now I'm up to date online. Walked/ran with my friend again after work inside, so I did 100 burpees with 4 each loop. I need to remember to look online at my mentees progress before our sessions. If my mentees read my journals, get up to date online! Some family things happening, so may need to make an unexpected visit home to sort some things out. It is sad that some people take advantage of other people. Getting old is not always a good thing! Wish I had time to read a a book just because. I guess I'll have plenty of time on the plane to Korea. I'll need to load up my kindle with options.

hey guys! today was a tiring day. i didn’t feel that good at school, but i still stayed the whole day. hopefully i’m not catching a cold. i have 3 tests tomorrow that i have to study for. i went to tkd today and helped out with class. well that’s it’s! hope everyone had a good day! 

Today was just plain weird.  Almost every patient I touched today had serious issues that needed to be resolved.  I love being a nurse, but some days are exhausting.  I have a strange pain in my right hip that I feel mostly when I’m kicking with my left leg.  Makes me think my stance is off somehow when all my weight is on that base leg.  It started last night in class and hasn’t really gotten any better.  Might have to pass on kicks tonight.  

Hi guys today at school we had to run a lot at pe I ran ten laps!then when we came in from pe we talked about all of our field trips for a long time and we only had 25 minutes of work ,then went outside for 5 minutes beacause it was raining,so we had indoor recess and lunch.then when we finished lunch we had like a thirty question test until yoga when we went to yoga it stoped raining but at yoga we had a sub so we didn’t get to go outside so we were inside the whole day.after I got picked up from school I went to Tkd and after school was surprised beacouse I was sick even though I am still sick.then I went to tutoring and it was madness!!!then I went to the grocery store to get some food,and now I am going to my house.so...

Dear John   Need to invent a way to create more time. I guess I could try to find my inner Harry Potter and get  charm like Hermine. I could design and develop a time machine and travel back and forth. I could ask Superman to change the axis rotation of the earth. Any of these options will assist you John in getting more training time. Best idea yet is to get some of Master Evins hair and/or DNA and create my own Master Evins. Yes best Idea yet cloning is the way to go then I can train train train as needed.   John 

Busy day today at work, I have a process to write for a huge amount of data and implement it by the end of this week. *whew* Thankfully I have 2 monitors and big scissors to cut through that red tape. Wish me luck! Sparring class was good last night. I am excited that we are going to start practicing 2 on 1 sparring soon. I had a new student start my classes yesterday so that's pretty exciting too! Not much else going on, short entry today! I think I have 5 more of these left. WOOHOO!

Today I got a lot done and I am happy about that. I got Indian for dinner and chick fil a for lunch so that made me happy. I got a leadership 1 and 2 and a mentee session so that's good. 

Good morning. Yesterday from school I went to my classes and then from there to sparring class. It was a good class with lots of stretching and kicks. Waiting for my bus now. Have a good day!

Today is my first day back to school in a week.  I am excited to see my friends, but not excited about school work.  I am going to try and get some requirements done before school.

I had so much homework today, I started when I got home and finished 20 till midnight but I got it done! Going to do my daily requirements and then I’ll be out like a light bulb. School’s starting to ramp up and I’m a little worried about the written exam on the 22nd but I’ve been studying and it’s going well.

Not sure why I thought the written and physical test were later, but I now realize that the 22nd is going to be here before we know it. Need to find time to study. Thankfully oh chang cooperated today. There is no such thing as too much practicing, but sometimes it runs together.

Today Master Marcus and Master Natasya mentored me with my study guide before we started class. Then we did our basic kicks and started doing our sparring afterwards. I received pointers for sparring from Master Marcus.  I received leadership 2 credits for class today. I helped out some of them on the mat with kicks and did my requirements for push ups and sit ups while there. 

Every single day is merging together I’m just bored everything is the exact same every single day but I talk about this today so a little bit better but yeah I

Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything,  it just messes with your mind and steals your happiness. ????

Today I had a fun sparring class. I got a lot of rounds in. When I take sparring class, I really get stretched. 

Wow, what a warm, beautiful day!  Take it in now, because in the next few weeks, who knows?  Good gym day today, chiseled away at more requirements.  Also got another mentee session in, lots of work on the Bolo form.  Looking forward to a mentor session tomorrow with Grandmaster Evins, and an awesome morning class with some of the other masters!

Today has been pretty stressful. I had a lot of homework last night so i went to bed late. And today I have the same amount and I have a test! But I have gotten all caught up on my numbers and I am on track to finish this cycle!

Today at school we did basketball at recess I 1v1 my friend and won,then after that we had lunch and I had ASIAN CAFE and it was good.then we had our math test and I think  I did good on it.then we had violin and after violin I got picked up early since I wasn’t feeling well.befere I went home I had a haircut ????‍♂️.then I went to get a smoothie and went home.when I went home I turned on my TV then I had tea then I was playing NBA 2k playgrounds on my NINTINDO SWITH.then I layed down to wait for ROOMS TO GO to fix my bunk bed stairs,that’s what they are doing now and eating dinner.so yeet,I mean ???? bye        

Today was a good day. First I had school(normal). Right now I am doing my requirements. I plan to go to king tiger to help out,get BB class, and mentoring. Hope you have a good day. BYE!!!!!!!

Hey guys! Today I didn’t have much homework to do when I came home so I started right on my requirements. I’m planning to go to TKD to help out in classes and get credits. Well that’s it! Hope everyone had a good day so far! 

Today is the first day in a really long time that I have gotten back on a normal rhythm. Wake up, go to the gym, come home and drive into the office, teach TKD, then go take a TKD class. If feels good getting back to a regular schedule. I managed to weasel a docking station for my work computer out of a guy at work so I can finish setting up my office at home and have 2 monitors again (YAY!). I am pretty tired today, but I think that's from all the stress I've been holding onto for the past month or so is finally coming to an end. I have slept through the night for the past 3 or 4 nights so that is getting better. Hopefully I can get really caught up on sleep on Saturday. 

Today is my last day off from school.  My white belt challenge is over.  Today is a chill day so I’m going to try and finish up my essays and do some requirements.  I have soccer practice and black belt class tonight.