Candidate Journals

No school today so I hung out with some friends and got a run in at 4am (I'm gonna stick with after 5 from now on). Got requirements in and a mentee session before I went to sleep.

I’ve been sick these past couple of days. I didn’t go to school on Monday because I threw up 7 times throughout the night before. Not fun…But I’m feeling kind of better. I had a teacher workday today so no school fortunately. I haven’t gone on my run the past 2 days but did everything else. I didn’t want to push myself too much. I mostly chilled today. I didn’t want to procrastinate on my essays but here I am. I still haven’t finished the book but am almost halfway. I started my diet 2 weeks ago too. Working on my role model and my hero essays for now. Also have been studying for the written test. Had a pretty normal class today. I’m still having trouble fully digesting food but not that big of a deal. Only 4 more weeks left!!

Simple day, but chill day. It was probably the nicest looking day I've seen this year. Not too hot nor to cold to say the least. I wanted to go to the park but that got shutdown by my parents easily about that idea. I got my requirements done fairly fast, and helped out in a class too. After class I: did some homework, took a shower, and ate some McDonalds for dinner (it was the only place open).

Today I just did a lot of black belt requirements and homework. 

It was a quiet day today. Got up for the morning workout, got my requirements in and that’s about it. Looking forward to hitting up north Charlotte again tomorrow for black belt and sparring, 

September 9 - Entry # 27 Another day on repeat. Woke up, went to school, went home, requirements, class, home for dinner and to get ready for bed. Tomorrow is an "off" day so thats nice. Still need to work on red belt self defense. 

A pretty good day on my run I met a dog named Cooper. Also I’m getting a lot better at one of the self-defense as I was struggling on other than that not much else happened today.

Today was really chill. I woke up went to school. After school I went home and got ready for taekwondo. I just went to a black belt class tho, but I got a mentor session in. After class my mom and I got McDonald’s. Then I went home and I am about to go to bed.

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to school. Then I came back ate a snack and did my homework. After that I did my dance practice and had a mentee session. Finally I finished my essay for my new skill and then I watched tv and ate dinner.

Today was a good day. Got up and and went to breakfast with my mom at a new restaurant called Uptown Yolk. It was amazing. After that we went to get my glasses fixed but they had to order new ones. When I got home I relaxed and played some games. I finished my requirements after that. I spent a lot of time on first dan self defense now that the video is posted...thank you Harrisburg. I feel better with it now. I probably will go back to school tomorrow. Today was a teacher workday and Monday I stayed home because I was sick. I am ready to get back to tkd classes tomorrow because I couldn't go last week. Have a good night everyone.

Today I didn't really do anything in school, but during study hall, I got to finish some homework. When I got home, I went on a run and got ready to go to taekwondo. Class was pretty good good we did stick form and self-defense, and it helped me a lot. When I got home I did the rest of my requirements. 

Today I woke up very late for me which was at 7:22 and then i went super sayian and in 6 minutes I finished everything so my day went on and I had a great day

Today was another normal day at school, I went home for a bit then I went to tkd after that I went home and did my requirements.

Today we had a great black belt class at Master Shin's and we had a good day at home with school and got the sail shade up on the back patio, which I'm really excited about and we're looking forward to our second Wednesday of Feast tomorrow

My day was good. I woke up did my  Exercises and then I got dressed for school. After school (as usual i went to the dojang after school to help out and then I took the Tuesday Black belt class. Now I am exhausted and just chilling. It has been a long day 

Today is Tuesday. And today in weight lifting class we maxed out on our squats. I got 245 pounds. And before I squatted 175ibs. So that's a 70 pound growth. But the rest of the day was boring. And tomorrow will be Wednesday. And on Wednesday we do awful calisthenics. 

Today I woke up and did school and essays that’s all night!

So today I made a sound of my clarinet. I then I went to taekwondo and I helped out with classes . Then I went home and ate . Bye

Hello today I woke up and went to school we did a little experiment then I went to king tiger after school then I did a help out with class then I  did my requirements I'm getting good at pull ups then I went home well that was my day byyy.

I missed the 6pm class but can still make it to the 6:45 class if I leave in a few minutes.  Trouble is, there are so many unread emails, unpaid bills, maintenance tasks etc piling up.  I may just stay home to get caught up a bit and work on essays. Maybe even go to bed at a decent hour.  

Today I get to go driving with my dad. That's fun. I like the fact that cars are machines & not living organisms as sugested by the movie cars. Cars is beloved for it's message & characters with everything summating to a climax where the hero learns humility & is rewarded for it.

Today I will be helping out with the lower belt class and hopefully do a mentee and mentor session. Me, my dad and my brother went one a bike ride and the way coming back home was mostly uphill. I am surprised that my legs are feeling sore!

Today we had Monday feast and it was okay. The art class was cool. We did scribble art and learned about optical illusions and I'm not nearly as exhausted I usually would be

Today was our first day of Monday co-op and it went really well and it wasn't nearly as exhausted as Wednesdays are and I'm looking forward to doing that for the rest of the year

Classes, requirements, aches and pains, tiredness and dread at not having enough time to fix everything I want to fix. 

September 8 - Entry # 26 Woke up, ate breakfast and went to school. We played Blooket and I got 1st place because I got the most questions right. So that was pretty cool. When I got home, I did some requirements then went to class. After class, I came home and finished requirements then we had Subway for dinner. Now im going to bed.

today was a really long, boring day. had tons of school and kinda felt like i was running all over the place. did a mentor session with master foster. i've finally realized how much i hate the cycle and how ready i am for it to end. it doesnt even feel rewarding anymore. who knows, maybe my opinion will change.

today nothing really happened. i did some requirements and had a pretty long mentor session. i will also finish all my class assistance credits tomorrow.

light day of more studying today. Helped out with the 8-12yr class and then took advanced class after. We worked on basic kicks and some development of hook kicks.

Today I started off feeling sick and got better after lunch.  Just watching football now so yeah.

Tonight, we had double homemade cheese smashburgers on the blacktop grill, they were delicious. Also, we made homemade fries for them too. It was very delicious, and I would want it every day until the end of the year😋😋😋.

Today after school we had Stix class and after class I got my hair cut and blue highlights. Tomorrow is picture day so had to get it redone. After that, I finished my homework and requirements. 

Today was mostly a normal day. I had school and soccer practice. Once soccer practice was done, my dad and I headed to family class at Lake Norman where I helped out. Then after I got home, I did my homework and watched some of Monday Night Football. 

I have so much homework, but all of the assignments I have are long term assignments so i dont feel like doing them right now, because they are due in a couple of weeks. Still I'm trying to get as much done as possible now because im only going to get more work and its gonna start piling up. Anyways at school i just had my regular classes. After school i did my requirements and went to taekwondo and after that I came home and showered and ate dinner and did homework.

Today I had a ton of homework, but I was able to get t done and finish my exercises before bed.

Today I had my concert and had to sing in front a lot of people. Master Foster also showed up. I turned out to be the best singer there which I was proud of.

Monday- lots of mind numbing tasks today but I did manage to work on my essays. Morning workout was good and not too hard. These 4 minutes of each exercise don’t seem like a lot less but I feel better!

Today was a good day because after school, I got to go to Boy Scouts for a ceremony where we got all our new ranks and merit badges. Other than that I just did my requirements.

Today was pretty boring. I went to school, but we really didn't do anything. When I got home, I worked on some homework and ran down to my neighbor's house, where I am dog-sitting. After that, I came home and got changed for taekwondo. I got to help with all the classes today, which was nice, so I got some credits from that. After I came home and ate dinner, and am about to go to sleep. 

Today was a normal day. First i woke up and went to school. Then I came back and ate a snack and did my homework. After that I went to taekwondo took a class and got a mentee session in. Finally  came back watched tv and ate dinner.

Today was a normal day at school. After school I went to soccer practice then I went home and showered then did the rest of my requirements after that then I ate dinner.

My day was good woke up did my Exercises and got dressed for school. There was two quizzes in Chemistry today. And after school I went to the Dojang early to help out and I got home around 7:15. My friend she told me to watch to one one piece its actually  better than I thought it was gonna be. But yeah that is my day  now I am just relaxing. Have  a good night guys 

               So today at school I didn’t make a sound off of my clarinet. At king tiger I finished some of my homework. I helped out with some classes . That’s it bye bye 

Hello today I woke up and went to school we did a since project then I went to king tiger.Then I did a mente session then I helped out and did leadership and then I went home and ate diner byyyy.

Saturday we brought lunch for my grandpa’s birthday and spent time with him. Then, me and my uncle, and my little cousin ate at a bigger spot. It was so good. And they made the food pretty fast. And I liked the sauce that they put on it. I’m not a big sauce guy. But it was surprisingly good. Then we all played call of duty. Then I came home and it was raining heavy. So I couldn’t run.

Today at school I was kinda scared because I am on saftey patrol and it starts tommorow. But later after school I got to my dads house and I did my homework and chores, then I had to leave for taekwondo and I did the red belt class and helped out for class. Then I got to my moms house and I finished my homework, well bye yall.

today I went to school and had a very good day and this week Mr gibson wants us to make a bench this is going to be very hard and my science project is going to start the experiment soon.  

Today was pretty good. I woke up, got ready for school. After school I went to my grandmas house, then my dad picked me up. We went to taekwondo, and I helped with a shin kickers class, and then I did another white-yellow belt class and I did my white belt challenge which went good. Then I went home and had a delicious dinner.

Today I ran one mile without taking any breaks! I am so exhausted. I will be helping out with the lower belt class and will do a mentee and mentor session. My number one word of the day: TIRED. 

Tonight was the first of many movie nights with some people at the Chinese House. I watched Marry My Dead Body, a Taiwanese comedy, and it was pretty good! I sort of miss the movie nights I had last year with people I used to hang out with, but I am recreating that here! Anyway, I did a zoom mentor session and it went well. Between Friday and yesterday's training sessions, I'm pretty sore, as I found while doing some workouts.

September 7 - Entry # 25 Today I woke up and ate breakfast, then knocked out some requirements. I played video games with my friends. Hung around the house with my family a lot today too. Just got out of the shower, now im playing with my dogs for a few minutes before bed. Today was our only day "off" from everything so that was nice. Back to school and class tomorrow. 

Today was a pretty packed day when I woke up I had to go to hockey practice for the preseason. Then once I got back home from hockey practice, I had A thing for Boy Scouts anyway now I’m about to go to sleep

Today I woke up and went to church then I went to run and I chilled and then I went to my confirmation class at youth and then played kickball at youth group then I went home and ate pizza. Goodnight.

Today was pretty good. I was mostly finishing up homework due this week because we had a lot of things assigned to do over the weekend. I did my requirements and got a good run in. Lately I havent been able to run that long without coughing because I'm a little sick. Everyones getting sick lately, its just that time of the year i guess. Anyways today i was able to run without coughing too much so that was good. I played volleyball with my friends but it was a little cold. After that I just came home, showered, ate dinner, and finished some more homework. The workload for school is getting higher and im going to have to stop procrastinating things. Anyways thats it, byeee

today was mine and parkers show, we sounded really good and had a great turnout. im not excited for school tomorrow but ill live. did requirements and headed to bed.

Got in a great study session for the written exam today, as well as a great run. After my run I took a nap and finished up some requirements, watched some tv before bed and got some journaling done also.

This weekend was semi relaxing. Yesterday we went to blackbelt class, had a mentor and mentee session. Then today we went to Carowinds and watched the Ravens game this evening. I've been getting up and doing 3:15am Amazon shifts the past few days, and I have another one tomorrow, so I'm going to bed now.

Today was a fun day, first I went to Sunday school and that was pretty fun. Then, I went to Carowinds with my friend for a majority of the day, then I came home and did homework and went out to watch football (Go Ravens!) and that’s it for the day.

The thing about the cycle is that it has 4 weeks left. If you want to catch up you need to be better. On an unrelated note I am happy that soon I don't have to stay up late & wake up so early & I get to "Rank up" as I belive the children are saying nowadays.

Today I watched football with my friends and my family and my dad grilled a lot of steaks, hamburgers hotdogs chicken and fried chicken.

Sunday, nothing exciting today I can’t believe this is week 9! I’m hoping to catch up on my mentor/mentee sessions and finish a few essays, I’m feeling good about everything else!

Today was my rest day! I had to get up early to go to a meeting for an organization I’m part of. I carpooled with a family friend and we had to go to a housewarming function right after so that’s where we went. My mom and sister came there too later on. We were there for some time and we had lunch there. After I finally went home after a long morning. I was chilling mostly, took a shower, played with my dog, ate and did some homework. Thats been my day.

Today I woke up and I started to plant my seedlings and water them, soon after I went to walmart with my dad to go look at and buy halloween decor. Later I had to go to my moms house, but before we did I had to run 2 miles which was "fun". Then I got home and did my requirements and cleans my room. But bye yall.

Today I did a lot of homework and worked on some of my essays. I went for a run with my dog and did my other requirements. I cleaned my room and did some laundry. I watched a movie and am gonna go to bed. 

Another exhausting day on cycle 😅😐🙁☹️😟😫 aaanyway we really had a couple of smaller things today it was Sunday so I got to play Minecraft for longer than I usually do mostly played on servers and then I went to Mass and came home and to my surprise the Panthers were on 🏈🏈🏈 which I did not know that the official season started but anyway the other big-ish thing was that after dinner I had to run to Carter's house Carter's my friend and bring a grill back that we had gotten for free which is a little nice since I got a little running time in as well it wasn't much but it was still kind of nice anyway that's basically it bye

Today was a pretty good day. I slept in and did my requirements. I watched some football, and I also played some video games with my brother. Tomorrow, I have to wake up early for school which I am not excited for. But I have to get ready for bed so I'm ending this post. Goodnight!

Today was a good standard Sunday. We went to mass this morning and then I spent the afternoon working on stuff for our first Monday Feast day tomorrow!

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and had my math class. Then I walked a mile and did some work. After that I read a book for some time and then had a mentee session at her house. Finally I went outside and played volleyball with my friends.

Yesterday was Friday. I played the new season of siege. With Avery. And we lost badly. We lost all the games we played so far. And Avery keeps on using the new operator. But the thing is it's near impossible to put all his abilities down before the round starts. So he takes so long then he just gets killed. And Avery just keeps using him round after round. And hopefully today if he finally gets home we can win a match.

Today I got to sleep in a little and it was so nice. I walked the dog with my mom and did my homework. Then I did my requirements and worked on an essay. I did my run while watching Wednesday.

Today I woke up went on a run and I was so happy because I ran a 6:20 minute mile then I hung out with some friends that’s all. Nighttt!

i wrote a couple of essays today, im almost done with all them. i did some requirements and got some cool food today. i forgot a journal yesterday too

So today was simple I went to poomsae class then I went home and played with my friends . Then I ate dinner  then I played games with my siblings. Bye-bye.

Hello today I woke up and went to poomsae class we use these shaker things then I went to  Starbucks then we went home and played with my friends then played roblox well that was all byyyy.

Today I did absolutely nothing. I went to church and rushed back home to catch the 1pm games. Anyone who knows me , knows I am a football fanatic. I am talking four game on the screen at a time and glued to the couch. Today I did not get any requirements completed because I was so fired up about football. I am ok with this , because I have pushed so much for the last about four weeks to do extra so incase I get sick or something happens  I will be ok. I will get back on things tomorrow. 

Today is my last practice for band. I am really nervous because I will be singing in front of a lot of people. 

today was very busy In the morning but this afternoon I got all my exercises done and then I did my poomse self-defense and kicks. that's all have a good night.

Today I woke up and played with my cousin I did some requirements and work on a challenge so far I’m having a very good day and I started playing with my cousin again 

Today I did some requirements then watched a Bengals game they won. I came home and did 2 miles. And now I am going outside to play with my friends.

My day was good. I woke up feeling a little bit sluggish and then I did my exercises. I then went on a two  hour road trip to a wedding. Because my cosuin was getting married  The food there was great. The wedding was fun (My cousin his name is forest and the girl he was getting married to  was named Mariah. I had a fun time there and then we got home around 11pm    

Relatively boing day. I just got my mile done in under 13 minutes, that's all.

I forgot to journal last night so I’m doing now I woke up finished a lot of essay and that it night!

Today was a normal day. First I woke up and went to taekwondo. I took sparring did a mentee session and helped out with the junior tigers and the family class. Then I came home and changed and I went to dance class. After that I came back home and read a book and watched tv. Finally I went outside and played volleyball with my friends.

Today was a pretty good day. I went to the Whitewater center with my friends after I went to my black belt class. I’m about to go to sleep now.

Got in a good run this morning before black belt class. We worked a alot on fixing hapkido 1-3, and reviewed some forms. Finished working through my requirements by 3:00 so I took some time to sleep and relax before the end of the day.

Today I had black belt class in the morning and it was just normal then I did some of my requirements at home before going to my piano class. I got a little annoyed because my jump rope got really tangled. I had a good piano class and then my dad took me to my school to run at the track but there was a game so I ran on the field instead. I came home played with my dog, finished my requirements and was talking to my grandma for some time. Then I ate and I was pretty much chilling the rest of the day. I was supposed to go to this wedding reception this evening but my sister wanted to stay home and I wouldn’t know anyone there so I stayed home too. We watched these 2 really good movies. That was it.

Today i woke up and went to sparring which was fun. Then i went to lunch with my family and my sisters husband and his parents. Then we tried to go to the park to play disk golf but we got rained on. Then i came home and ate dinner and chilled. Goodnight.

Today i went to school and my new teacher was there and we had gryphon groups and mine was boring but after school i went to taekwondo then to run. 

Today I woke up went to black belt class then helped with the following class after that I chilled for a bit then did my requirements then I went to my grandmas for dinner.

Today I had black belt class and a mentor session in the morning. Then I went over to my grand fathers to see my aunt. I also went to my friend’s birthday party. 

September 6 - Entry # 24 Woke up and went to Saturday black belt class. After class, I went home and did requirements. The rest of the day I just hung out with my family and played video games with a friend. Got a mentee session in as well. Mom made spaghetti for dinner and my sister has her friend staying the night tonight. Im going to bed.

today I went to sparring class and got a mentee session in. Then I went to a pool party and ate lunch. Then I came home and ran my mile.

Today I woke up and felt really bad in my head and shoulders later I went to my friend Henry’s birthday party and had a blast when it was done I was exhausted 

Taekwondo was fun, had a good time sparring and learned bolo today for Conner. Got to relax at home afterwards. Hope you had a good day.

Today I went to BBC then had two football games. then went shopping. and had viva chicken for dinner.

today me and my girlfriend hung out after i took my taekwondo photos. i also had dress rehersal for my show tomorrow. thats all ive done today, and now im gonna eat dinner and relax hopefully.

My mom's friend brought over her twins, named Jahyel (JAH-Yell), Jonae (JOE-Nay). To our house around 12 o'clock after black belt class, and we cared for them until 5 and I even got to hold them. They cried a lot but we got them to sleep. The friend came and picked them up, and it was just a pretty cool experience. I did two miles on the treadmill since it started raining when I was getting ready. I did my requirements pretty fast, and me and my sister saw a giant patch of mushrooms in our backyard.

Seems like we got a little taste of the blackbelt test this morning. No worries, though... we've got four weeks to tighten it all up. 

There will be days when the body feels weak, and the mind wavers. On those days, perseverance carries us forward. To keep going is itself a victory.

Today I am locking in on getting these journals done. I have about fourteen more to do , for some reason I keep forgetting to log on them daily. As things wind down for the second half of the cycle I plan having more time to focus on other things. I am looking forward to finishing strong.