Journal #50 - 3/04/2026 Lalitha

Today was a normal Wednesday, honestly. Since Wednesdays are async, I had more time to get my work done. After finishing that, I had an eye appointment — it went well, and I guess I still need glasses for screens, lol. After that, my mom and I walked for a while and got around 2.5 miles in. When we got home, I randomly fell asleep for some reason.

I had my Math 1 small groups today too, which was actually pretty fun. Once I woke up, I practiced a bit before showering and walking to taekwondo. I got there early for a mentor session with Master Weeks. We spent most of the time working on our double‑stick sinawalis and Bo‑Cho self‑defenses.

After that, I helped with the Senior Tigers class — we did sparring drills since it’s sparring week. Then I helped with Junior Tigers, but had to stop halfway because I had a mentee session with Lolitta. We worked on Chil‑Chang and her lower‑belt forms (mostly white belt and high white today).

After that I had sparring, where we mostly did drills, and then I went to the Weekday Black Belt class. We worked on Single Stick Form 1, our sinawalis, and Bo‑Cho self‑defenses again. When I got home, I helped my mom cook dinner — I was literally starving because I barely ate anything all day.

I reviewed my self‑defenses afterward and I’ll probably continue my white‑belt challenge tomorrow. I’m going to read for a bit and finish my homework. Also, my abdomen and heel/ankle are STILL hurting :> but anyway… busy day. Truly grateful for everything.

Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. — ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷