Candidate Journals

Today I again focused more on studying and written work. 

Life has just been insane since we returned from the beach. We had our first day of school on Monday and then yesterday out of work and it was rainy and it was awful and I'm so exhausted and thankfully my photo shoot this morning had to be rescheduled because of the rain as well. So we actually got to stay home all day and I was very excited that my friend and I from our homeschool co-op were able to sit down and really hash out lesson plans for the rest of the year. Is it really true that we're only 3 and 1/2 weeks into this? Ugh.

It’s 10:30 pm. I got up at six to take my oldest to school and then worked all day. I got my requirements done in between meetings as usual. I had a session with my mentees in the evening. The mats were full so we went outside and worked through bolo in the parking lot. Afterwards, I worked on PMAA with big Matthew. I stopped at the grocery store, made dinner for the family and then started working. I’m taking a break to write this journal. This is a typical day, non-stop from the time I wake up until the time I get in bed. There are no rest days on the cycle. I want to slide into home plate at the end of the cycle exhausted, beat up and fulfilled. 

Today was not a great day. I got to school not feeling great and during second period I passed out. The rest of the day was pretty chill though so that was good. When I got to taekwondo I just helped with the sparring class because I did not feel like passing out again. Now I’m gonna go to sleep. 

Today I had a doctors appointment for 7th grade after that I went to soccer practice then I went home and showered and got ready for bed.

Today did BBC then came home did more requirements and am now going to bed

Today we had a football scrimmage.  It was cool.  We won!  But that’s it. 

Today I had school and it was ok but after school I chilled and did some requirements and I went to youth group after that and then I went to run and now i am home and I am about to go to bed. Goodnight.

Today I was my first day of school 🏫.  I had a half day because we only took a tour of the day . We talked about rules. Then i rode the king tiger 🐅 bus with only me and Olivia (my friend).I didn't really have a group.  Well that's it's bye.

Pretty non taekwondo day. Got up and worked out but had to get to work early and stay late, didn’t get everything done today, gotta catch up tomorrow. 

Hi today I woke up and started my requirements I did my push-ups I'm getting good at push-ups then I went to play with my friends then I went to TKD I helped  out and did leadership then I I went to church well byy.

Today was a good day. I got up earlier than normal so I did requirements early. I was able to start one of my last essays off. Later my mom came back from work to finish it at home so I just relaxed, a guy from spectrum came to help us change our wifi to a faster speed. He came late since spectrum told him to visit here right before his lunch started. So by the time he finished class was almost halfway done so my mom just said hat we can get a smoothie and come back home. Now I am just relaxing for the rest of the night. Bye. :)

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and I ran. Then I got ready for school and then on the bus my friend kept taking my phone and texting random people mostly my sister. Then at school we didn't really do anything we just like set up our stuff like our notebooks and our binders and we started learning in math but that's it and then we had a fake fire drill. After that I came home I took a bath and ate a snack then did my requirements and did my dance practice then I want to taekwondo and took class.

We have a new dlc for postal: brain damaged which is nice. I had a converstaion about skyrim today. I have a new idea for what i'm gonna do with my fo4 instalation & i'm gonna make the game run better. excues the grammar & spelling i am terribly sleep deprived. have a nice day.

Today we went to our orientations and met our teachers, It was split up into two times of the day, my brother and sister went first, then we had lunch, then me and my stepbrother since we are in upper-school. after orientations we went home and my dad got dressed before taking me my younger brother, and my sister to Carowinds. Then we came home and I got all my requirements done before going to bed.

Today was a lot like yesterday aside from the fact that I finally got my 3d printer working after like 6 months and I’m gonna sell some stuff at school when it starts. I’m making a website right now for my prints. I also did more running and biking today and I went to 2 classes and learned bolo. At around 8 I had sushi for dinner and now I’m going to bed.

Today I woke up went to school which was pretty good, after school I went home and got ready for taekwondo. I went to my brothers shin kickers class, and most of the time I was working with Libby, but after the shin kickers I stayed for the drills for skills class, and then we went to food lion and got some stuff. And ate dinner at home. Overall today was pretty good. 

Yesturday I went to my moms work and we got free lunch and dessert after that we went to taekwondo. Today I went to my first day of 5th grade and it was pretty fun. After that we went to taekwondo then the gym.

Today was my first day of school. I woke up early and got done with some of my requirements but I didn't have time to run. Then I took a shower and ate breakfast and went to my bus stop. The bus ride wasn't that bad because its only 30 minutes in the morning. That might seem like a lot to some people but last year it was almost an hour and a half long. Anyways once we got to school we did the senior walk thing which is basically everyone lines up outside the college building and the seniors walk out of it and we clap and cheer for them. I can't believe a lot of people i know are already seniors and soon they will be gone and going off to college or whatever they decide to pursue. After that we did this thing called connections which is basically...

Today i woke up went to the gym then took a shower I watched a movie and played a bored game the went to tkd Nightt!

My day was good  Before I went to my school I did my burpees and push-ups, and sit-ups. After school I did my two mile run. I completed my two mile run in 33:25 and after that I did my pull-ups and planks poomsaes and kicks I was exhausted after all of that my day was tiring.

I woke up got ready for school waited for the bus and that stared my first day of 7th grade it was pretty boring in reading boring in  career exploration and some what boring in science an very boring in math but now we are going to learn tomorrow right now I'm so tired but I was happy I could talk to my friends and get to see them.

Today I went to school like. I went home and ate and did my black belt requirements. I’m gonna run after. Not much to talk about. Saturday I’m going to the self-defense seminar at Lakenorman. Pretty sure Avery and Parker are going too. I would be seeing them three days in a row if they go. So that will be fun. But yeah about to run. And get it over with.

Today I made good use of my time by getting my homework done for school. After I was done with my homework I went to the gym and worked my arms too hard and almost threw up but I pulled my self together and did my requirements. After my requirements I went to go help out at TKD.

I JUST WANT TO MOW MY LAWN!!!  It's so water logged I can't do it.  It's long, it needs a cut, but this rain won't let me.     As for TKD - I've been working on my book report, and it's been a LONG time since I wrote one of those.  It's not going well, but I'll get it done.  

Today I did a one-mile walk with my dad. I hope I will get in all my exercises in before we leave for Florida.

Today started off interesting, I somehow hurt my thumb and toe yesterday in black belt class. It was stiff for majority of the day, which was not easy, due the fact I type all day long. I pushed through  the unpleasant feeling and knocked out my requirements. Tuesdays are my longest days at the Dojang. I got there early to assist with a senior tigers class, took the teen and adult class and then PMAA to finish the night out. I will not be able to go to the Dojang tomorrow for class, so I will need to make up one sparring credit. 

I went to the gym early in the morning today to get my requirements finished off. I’ve been pushing myself on the treadmill but it’s getting a little scary now. After I ate breakfast, I finished another one of my essays. I ended up writing 4 pages instead of 1. I have trouble paraphrasing. Then I cleaned my room for the next couple of hours. Then I went to my tae kwon do class and had dinner.

today was super tiring, another boring day at school, nothing much had happened other then going to taekwondo though.

Today I did a lot of cardio, in total I’ve done 6 miles on bike and 2 miles running. Aside from that, I went to class and helped out and did leadership. After all that I’m pretty tired..

Light day, took off TKD to gets some studying in and write some more on my essays. Also took 2 naps!

Today I read some more of my required book and did my requirements. My mom took me to KT and I had a session with my mentee and then went home for dinner. Then we went back to KT so I could lead warmups and help with class. When I got home I watched Dr Stone with my mom while I ran on the treadmill. 

Today I had to go to school and it was fine but after school I have to wait for my brother in my dad’s classroom and I literally passed out. So I went home and didn’t go to taekwondo. That was my day. 

Today was a good day, My mom did work at home so I stayed home from camp so I did requirements early. Some people came to check our roof and said everything is fine. After that I went downstairs and did my mile then started talking to friends. My dog went to the vet so she was tired the whole day, she wouldn't let the vet cut her nails though so my mom got some money back. I finished up my requirements after my mom got off of work. Now I am just relaxing. Goodnight! :)

Woke up this morning, very tired, went back to sleep until 12. My mom told me to do my essay about my hero. I decide not to and took a nap. She obviously got mad and had me sit downstairs at the kitchen/dinner table to get me to finish my essay. I get three-fourths of the way done and had to drop off my sister at her cheer practice. Afterwards I got ready for my taekwondo practice and was able to help in the class before mine. I worked with my mentee, did class, and went home. I finish my requirements and now I'm going to finish my essay. Goodnight!

Got up for the gym, did a mile and the workout. Lots of abs today, I wasn’t planning on going to TKD today but I don’t think illake it tomorrow so I want for 2 classes, I had hoped for a mentee or mentor session but didn’t get it. Not many instructors tonight, so I’m glad we went to help.

Today I went to football.  It was a rough practice.  No O line.  I’m tired and going to bed.

Today I woke up, I had breakfast then I chilled for a bit then I went to my schools open house then I went to taekwondo after I did my requirements.

today I am working on my white belt challenge it was interesting to see how much they learn everyday

Today I had my first football practice and I am super tired. today was movie day we watched. 🙂= search+shift+space

Today I woke up at 7 am to run a mile, then I went to a doctors appointment. We then went home for dinner then taekwondo, then came home and did another mile. I have completed all my requirments.

today i woke up did my requierments  and ate breakfast then i went to the mall with my grandpa went back home built so lego and went to taekwondoe for class came home to get ready for my first day of 7th grade.

Today was pretty fun, I had my second day of middle school which was pretty fun. After school I went home to home and did my requirements. After that I got ready for taekwondo. I just went to a black belt class tho, but I got BBC weekday, class leadership, and a mentor session, so thats good. After taekwondo we went to Pizza Hut, and we got mini pizzas that were delicious! Then I went home and went to bed. 👍🏻😀

So today was a little weird and kind of lazy school- wise because I'm homeschooled and we also have a co-op that's going to be starting in a week or two I think and it's actually 2 days a week instead of the usual one so we kind of have two off days for now and apparently we just used one but anyway I still managed to catch up on the things that I didn't quite finish yesterday and at this point I'm getting a little bit annoyed at myself because I have not been doing journal entries a lot which I definitely should be doing but in the evening we went to help out at Belmont and then we took the black belt class and I think I got plenty of practice in but anyway I think that's about it 👋👋👋

Today was a normal day. My mom wasn’t late at the bus stop. And I didn’t go to taekwondo. Today in the weight room, it was leg day. I squatted 120 in 15 reps in 4 sets. But I’m not as sore as the first day I squatted. But I'm still sore. I ran extra so I didn’t have to run as much this week. So I'm probably going to not run as much today.

Just got done getting ready for school, second day was good, have to start actually learning tmrw. Wemt to the dojang to help out and get a mentee session in. Well gn yall

Today was freshmen academy for my school. We did some activities and did a scavenger hunt to get to know the teachers. After that, I got my soccer picture done. Then I went home and did my requirements. Also, I had a soccer scrimmage. So basically I got a taste for what the season would look like. And now, I'm gonna go take a shower and finish my second summer reading book.

I've been having a tough time with the journal entries. On previous cycles I looked forward to writing my thoughts, but on this cycle I've already missed about half the days. I know it's because I'm working at night, but it only takes 5 minutes so I have to find a way to remember during the day. I'll set an alarm so that I will be prompted to login and journal. Other than that, we have to just keep putting the work in every day and then rest at the end of the cycle. 

This mourning I ran 3 miles with my dad in very humid weather. I will be helping out with the lower belt class and hopefully have a mentor session and a mentee session. I've got so much activity that I not sure if I'll make it!

My first day at school was good. I met two new people in the junior year I thought there were gonna be more people not gonna lie. woke up at 5:45 and before I had my breakfast I did my sit-ups burpees and push-ups. After school I went to the dojang early to help out. Got home around 7:15. I only did a mile that day because my leg were still kinda sore.

Today was my first day of middle school! I had a pretty good day. After school I went home and my grandpa took me to the red-black belt class, afterwards we went to Wendy’s. 

August 11 ‐ Entry # 7 It rained again most of the day today. We had orientation at school so we got to meet all our teachers. After leaving the school, we got something to eat. Then I had black belt class. After class, I got requirements done. Then hung out with my sister. Now its time for bed.

Today I woke up later, had to start on workouts later as well. I got some more NC State essays done, as well as my essay on the prehistory of Korea. I spent a lot of time at King Tiger pretty tired and hungry, but I was able to power through it. Hopefully tomorrow isn't as rough as today was.

That swing from Sunday to Monday is always rough, especially with Football being back on.  Yesterday I spent a lot of time outside doing yard work , cutting the grass and spraying for insects. Today I struggled to get out the bed to start work, but once I got rolling I knocked out my sessions for the day and my requirements between. This evening I went to Harrisburg for their black belt class. Master foster taught class , it was high energy and fun. It is always interesting visiting other Dojangs and learning and expecting their classes. I plan on going to the my Dojang tomorrow to assist and knock out some requirements. I am thinking of going back to Harrisburg on Friday for their Black belt class and sparring class. I just want to get ahead, but this Wednesday I won't be able to go to my school black belt...

today i had to wake up super early and go get some shots since i start school thursday. Honestly, I'm excited to be back since this year i only have to HS classes and the rest are through rccc. i went to High belt class and then got dinner. requirements are starting to get difficult now that we have 10 miles a week.  

Today I woke up pretty late and finished my requirements in the afternoon. I figured out a way to separate the exercises into different sets to make it easier. Still working on my pull ups but I can do dead hangs for longer now! After I started putting up my posters in my room. I got a lot as birthday presents over the years but never had the wall space until now since i’m redecorating. That took longer than I thought but I listened to a stories and podcasts. After I did the laundry and went to my taekwondo class. I had a session with my mentor after where we worked on my hurricane back kicks. Definitely need a lot of work on them. I’m getting better at my rolls though so that’s good. After I went to the gym to get my run in on the treadmill. I went really 

Light day today, somehow ended up teaching almost 5 high red belts at once.....

Today was the first day of school and it was really boring. All we did was talk about rules and stuff like that. i saw all of my friends tho and that's good. After school i did some requirements and chilled. Then i went and helped with class and did some more requirements. Then i went to run. Then i went home to eat dinner and i wrote one of my essays. Now i am about to go to sleep because i have school. Goodnight.

Today I went to Taekwondo and I did the white belt challenge but I have to do it for the entire week, but anyways after Taekwondo I went to the gym to do 2 mile. Then I came home to my moms house ate and did my requirements thats all. But overall today has been great.

I see a lot of people are in school today, well I don't start until the 25th. Moving on, I woke up and did some of my requirements. My dad wanted to talk to me, so we talked. After a while I do my all my requirements before class including one mile, in class I help out and attend the next class. After class I do my second mile. After my mom made me meatballs for dinner and now I'm going to sleep in 45 minutes so goodnight!

I didn't do much today, I got up in the morning but didn't run because it was raining. I crammed a lot of requirements, practiced guitar and practiced my Japanese. I went and helped out at 5:15 and that's pretty much all.

Today I worked myself to hard doing my requirements in a good way but I was sore after. I went to class after and I think I did pretty good. After class I went home and had chicken for dinner and worked on my math.

Today I did my requirements, went to class and assisted, and had a mentor session. Work was a challenge today, but I managed to get everything done, and still have time for som relaxation this evening.

Today I went to camp at King Tiger like always, but school started back today so there was like no people or friends.  I did my requirements; I was behind so today I worked on getting caught up.  Football was cancelled because of the rain.

Monday Monday Monday. Up early, got in 2 miles on the treadmill, and a workout in. Work was a lot but good, I hope. Prepping for a big meeting Wednesday.  TKD was good, helped with a class and got in a mentee session, feeling good! 

Today I went to school like normal then came home. Our bus stop got changed so we are getting picked up at a movie theatre named Cinergy. My mom said if she is ever late I can go to the pizza place nearby and get me a pizza. So that's good. Now I want her to be late. This weekend went by too fast. Now I’m waiting for the weekend (again). The weekend went by so fast I don’t even remember what I did Saturday. Today at taekwondo all of us were there. And it's going to be like that Thursday too. Because we're all going to be there for testing.

today I woke up went to the gym, ran, lifted weights, and did Requirements. Then I walked my dog and went to tkd, then i practice at home for 45 minutes Nightt!

Today my brother and I were home while my parents worked. I did chores and did my requirements. I had a session with my mentee before Stix. We went home and ate and then I went to Black Belt Class in Harrisburg. 

So the big highlight of today was the fact that It's it's the first day of school yay😅😮😦😨😰 unfortunately since I'm starting 7th grade there's a lot more stuff to do so I'm very exhausted especially with all the cycle requirements and stuff and I'm relatively sure that it's not going to get much better throughout the school year so 😬😬😬😒 anyway bye

Today I woke up extra early so I could run my miles and get ready for the first day of school. I was super nervous because it was my first day of high school but it turned out to be fine. I do have a test on friday though so that should be fun. When I got home I had to get ready for taekwondo and I got mentored and I got to work with my mentee. And now I’m gonna go to sleep. 

Hi today I woke up and did some my requirements I'm getting better at my push-ups and pull ups now I can do one pull up after that I did a Caleb class I did staff forme 1 and 2 then I went and played with my friends. Well thats all byy.

Today we did push-ups, sit-ups, and burpees.  Then we did staff with Caleb.  I did jump rope  and plank and pull ups.  We went to eat . That's it bye.  

Today Marks the first day of the last week of summer break. I'm going to be completely honest, I'm tired of summer. It was great, but the heat lasted what seemed like decades. School technically doesn't start until next week because the first week (starting Thursday) Is just half days and field trips. I have completed all my requirements and I'm starting on my essay.

Today I just woke up and did an SAT practice test and then I had violin class and we just worked on some scales and pieces that we've been doing. After that I did my requirements and ate lunch and then I crocheted and right now I am crocheting another bee (I already made 2). They are so cute so I wanted to make another one. Next I am probably going to finish the shark I started making but it is probably going to take a while because its a big project. I was planning on doing the digital detox but Im just going to do it this weekend since i needed my electronics for things today like the SAT test and my violin class because it was on facetime. Anyways then I went for a run and it was drizzling a little so it felt nice outside. Then after that...

Today was a great day. Got to sleep in, and do all of my requirements at home. I went to class to help out, I accidentally lined up for low belt class but realized while we started running that I came to help. After helping out I stayed with master Foster to work on staff form 2 and now I finally know the whole thing. After t1hat I took my class which had a LOT of people. After Class I did a mentee session and now I am home relaxing. Goodnight everyone, goodbye! :)

Today was the first day of school. Today in school we didn't really do much, we just did icebreakers and did name cards. After school I came home and ate a snack and did my dance practice then I went to taekwondo.

Today I had the first day of school, boom back at Taekwondo less than an hour afterwards then, boom back at home have to eat, shower, pack, and journal before 8:30. Hope tomorrow isnt as tiring. Well gn

The world is garbage- Andre Baugher. This is a quote from Captain Holt from Brooklyn nine-nine. It's right depending on where you look. All around the place you see terrible people like arsonists & liars. Obviously you can also see good people, like the people that give you water if you ask or who help you on a bad day.

On Sunday I made smore desserts for my new skill so I brought them to king tiger today and everybody liked them and thanked me.

Today I decided that im going to be a white belt this week, but today I ran 2 miles and did my requirements then went home to stretch and sleep.

Rainy Monday again.  As mentioned in my yesterday blog post, I did go out on a lunchtime run yesterday, and my times are still not where they need to be.  It's very frustration.   I got up this morning and did requirements in the driveway.  I referenced Master Evins' newly posted staff and stick videos more than once.  It was a good day for getting through what I need to know.   My new pushup / situp / pullup regimen has resulted in some more soreness than before, but having a day "off" is making my recovery better, so I think it will be better long term.  

Today I ran one mile this mourning with my mom. I didn't write my journal yesterday today will count both. Yesterday I ran two miles since I have not ran a lot. Today I will also be helping out in the lower belt class and hopefully get a leadership credit.

August 10 ‐ Entry # 6 Today we had a scavenger hunt at our school to help us learn more about the school and learn our way around. I really enjoyed it. After we finished at the school, we went out on the boat on Lake Wylie for a while. Came home, had dinner, did some requirements, now im getting ready for bed. It was a pretty good day. 

Today I did some poomsae recordings! I fixed a few bad habits with Koryo, and this was the second competition where I filmed Sipjin. I still have a lot to fix, but I've progressed a lot from when I started doing poomsae competitions. Unfortunately, sparring training was not on for today, so I decided to get my requirements done (and do a little bit of Pokemon Go afterwards) during that time. After that, I was pretty tired. I put in the work this week, so I decided to take a short nap.

a disappointing day, school starts tomorrow and they didn't give us the full 3 months of break, so the cycle is gonna be double as hard; trying to fit everything in will be almost impossible, and so will the sleep schedule. 

Today i woke up and went to church and i went to academy to get more shorts. I also did my requirements and my run and my ankle was hurting again. School is tomorrow and im not excited. Thing good is that i can see my friends. Ok goodnight.

There's a theory that you are 10 people away from anybody in the world. they tested this once but the results showed that it's actually closer to 6 people. This is cool because it just shows the extent of human connection. As such I am 6 people (on average) away from knowing Bernie Sanders.

today i woke up and played some guitar. then i worked on my 4 kwans essay, which has been kinda confusing. then around 4:00 pm i went to my girlfriend's house and we watched some movies and had dinner. then i came back home and set up my new MacBook for school. thats about it. im just glad that my girlfriend wants to do requirements with me, it seems to make them slightly easier.

Today I got back from my grandparents house in New York when I got back I unpacked then I went to chilled for the rest of the day.

Today was my rest day! Last night me and my family watched the new jurassic world movie until late so I slept until late today. But my mom woke me up in a rush because I had to my room walls out because I was getting my room painted today. I’ve been wanting to redecorate my room for the past 3 years and my mom said we can do it this year since I’m about to go to high school. We went to Lowe’s to get paint and then I was chilling at home for a long time. I had to get ready around 5 though because we were going to a cafe to meet some family friends so I did that and I had a nice time at the cafe. I’m getting ready for the night and will probably watch a movie with my mom! I really needed this rest day so that’s good!

Quiet day today- but got up and after a lazy morning I got a 3 miles run in with Abigail, I did my requirements, and we ended up doing some stick and staff in the front yard to finish our day off. Feeling good!!

Today I decided to go a day without my phone or anything that had a screen. I felt more calm and relaxed staying away from it but it was also tuff because I couldn't listen to music or play guitar. It made me understand that music is a big part of my life. 

Today was an ok day. I got up and took a shower since my mom said i probably should do it now and get it out the way. My mom went to get groceries so I did a lot of requirements while she was gone. When she came back I finished up my requirements while we watched church. I did a lot more of poomsaes since I practiced staff forms a lot. After church I did rolls and falls. Since I was done I took a nap and woke up. My mom told me to keep practicing staff form 2 so I did. After that I started playing my games and talked to my friends which I am going to get back to after I finish this. Hope everyone has a good night and great day tomorrow, bye! :)

Today I finally got home after a 3 hour drive from the beach. I was so happy to see my cat and guitars. I instantly grabbed my guitar and played for an hour. 

Today was a busy day. First I went to the temple then I went to go pick up a dress for my dance. After that I did my requirements and I had my music class and did my dance practice. Then I went outside and played volleyball with my friends.

Today was also extremely productive. I got my requirements done and did some cleaning and organizing. It was nice and cool out this am, so it was easy to get my bile ride done. This evening we went to dinner with my son's father to celebrate his birthday. It was an all around good day.

Today was exciting, I caught up a bit on requirements and did some bike rides. Also, today is my dad's birthday so we went and got him a card and brought him to dinner at a nice Asian restaurant in Charlotte (we ate way too much).

I know a lot of peoples school starts on monday, including my sisters, but mine starts on wednesday. I'm thinking of doing my digital detox tommorow and the day after so i dont have to do it during school. Anyways today we went to a temple in the morning and then after we had to go to someones house to pick up a dress for my sister. Then we came home and I practiced violin and did my requirements. After that i went outside to play volleyball but it was raining so we just sat under the pool shelter thing and also not that many people came cus everyone had school tommorow. Only two of my friends start school at the same time as me so they are probably the only ones who can come for the next two days. Anyways yeah thats it now I am gonna shower and eat...

Today I got to sleep in, which was nice. We went to lunch at my grandfathers and after that I did my requirements. 

Today I ran three miles did my new skill digital detox and wrote both essays🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱