Spent a little time bringing stuff inside that might blow away or blow around. The boys want to go to the beach so they can see a hurricane. Maybe. Kidding. No. Off to Frida and John's house for a little dinner as soon as my aji (Peruvian hot sauce) is done. Smells good.
Today was another day that i didn't have school because of the Hurricane on route to our area. Didn't do much today just cleaned up around the house some and mowed the yard. Hope tomorrow will be a little more fun.
Today was a day were I didn’t have school because of RAIN. Out of all the things to get out of school RAIN is one of them. It makes NO sense to me why I couldn’t spend al whole day of getting a good education because of RAIN. Today I went to camp at tea kwon do and I stayed to assist in testing. My legs feel tired right now because I just completed a mile with my mom( of course not non-stop though). The craziest part of my day is that it didn’t rain at all today. I hope everyone has a great evening!!!!!!
Today was a normal day. I did my morning stuff, then went to school and had PE, then I had science, then social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then math and then I came home and did my daily ritual, then I came to Taekwondo and then ate dinner which takes us to where I am now. Bye.
headed to bed but wanted to make a quick entry. I have not school tomorrow so yeah. Hoping the weather want be to bad this weekend. No TKD classes again because of belt testing so kind of a free night. Worked on things at the house tonight..
Today i didn't have school, I also wont have school for the next few days because of the hurricane. Today in class we went over the 4 strikes for single stick which was fun and I haven't done those in a long time.
I began my morning knowing we're getting closer to testing. Thinking about doing more requirements! I'm very sore but giving my best! WOW!!
Today was pretty good because we got school off so we have a 4 day weekend. I think we’re going to have to make them up but it’s fine because i would’ve had a test today.
This hurricane is causeing so much panic in schools but mine is like “yah there is a hurricane and?” So I have to go to school today and tomorrow so that’s fun.
As the days continue to roll by without pause, the requirements continue to be a challenge. My oldest daughter earned her BB several years ago and I am still amazed that she was able to do it with everything else she was doing. I still hope to earn mine but I certainly have had my doubts simply because I don't feel that I can take the time away from my other responsibilities.
Really the same school things as always Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies. Yesterday was so tiring because I had 3 tests that day today I had 2. It is just so crazy but cool in a weird way. Today was and is going to be the only other day that I will have noting to do except doing my requirements and other things for the cycle. It feels weird just doing nothing.Well yeah that is basically all, see you next time.
No school. Yeah!..........................said the boys. Trying to get some studying in for the upcoming test. I think I would have been ready but it is nice to have another week to prepare.
As the days continue to roll by without pause, the requirements continue to be a challenge. My oldest daughter earned her BB several years ago and I am still amazed that she was able to do it with everything else she was doing. I still hope to earn mine but I certainly have had my doubts simply because I don't feel that I can take the time away from my other responsibilities.
Today I assisted in testing of the lower belts and it was my first time. It was a great experience to know what it is like to be the self defense partner. Today was also a half day at my school so I got out of school 3 hrs. earlier. I did many things at that time before the testing, like push-ups, burpees, etc. My day was very busy, and short. Tommarow and the day after I don’t have school because of the rain, and I don’t like it. Sure I can get ahead on my black belt cycle requirements to do list but I believe school is a lot more important and I enjoy everyday I go to school( partially.) I hope everyone had the best day ever!!!!!!!!
For Health, I am doing a food log and I have found out that I'm not eating enough calories a day. Also, I just finished my quiz and I got a 100%. It was really easy. Yesterday, I went to the orthodontist and got 4 more brackets put on. Then I went to dance and had so much fun! We worked on the Christmas dances. My teacher asked me to do a solo and I didn't even have to audition! She also wants me to be in the group dance with the other teams without needing to audition. I was so happy, I had worked so hard everyday all summer and it paid off.
As the days continue to roll by without pause, the requirements continue to be a challenge. My oldest daughter earned her BB several years ago and I am still amazed that she was able to do it with everything else she was doing. I still hope to earn mine but I certainly have had my doubts simply because I don't feel that I can take the time away from my other responsibilities.
Today was a normal day. I first did my morning stuff, then I went to school and had band, then I had science, then I had social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then math and then I came home and did my daily ritual, then I did my school homework and then my physical requirements, then I did my essay and ate dinner which takes us to where I am now. Bye.
I haven't done to much of anything today. I am feeling better than yesterday; not hurting as badly. I don't plan to do any requirements .
a lot of talk about the hurricane and some schools being out. We are still having school tomorrow which is fine. Weird day because of no TKD classes tonight because of belt testing. I used that time to get some homework done and do some studying for another test on Friday. It also allowed me to be able to work on TKD requirements as it is hard during the week with school.
Today was a half day at school so I got home at 2:30 P.M. So I got my requirements done then I got lonely because I had no one to talk to. I thought that my sisters would be back in another hour, but they got back 2 hours later than expected. My sister left here phone at home so I had no Idea were they were. Well hope you had a better day than me. Bye. 9/12/18
Today was a good day. I went to school and tae kwon do. I help with testing today. I am happy there is no school the rest of the week because of the storm.
The boys had early dismissal today and I had a day off. This allows Katherine to go the Y and swim, which she loves. And I enjoy taking care of the boys. I plan on this duty being my retirement job. After getting them ready for school we decided to skip breakfast at home and treated ourselves to McDonald's. Usually it's sausage biscuits but the boys decided to try the McGriddle. It's basically a breakfast sandwich with pancakes for the bread. They loved it. We drove over to the school and ate in the car while we sat in line waiting for the gate to open. We have some great conversations. Those boys are too funny.
Today was an early release day at school so i got at about 2 hours early. Also i don't have school Thursday or Friday because of hurricane Florence.
for three days the whole high school went on a field trip to windy gap. it was such a great place. there was a lot of acvitiies to do. me and my friends went in the pool, played in the lake, played in the game room, an did may other stuff. everyone their had a great time. the worst part of the trip is when we came back home. I wish I was still at windy Gap.
Today and yesterday were fairly normal. My tennis match ended a little earlier than normal so I was able to go to black belt class and get a mentor session in. I am glad that I went because I may not be able to go the rest of the week due to the weather and my other tennis matches. From all of the tests that I had this week, I have been doing pretty good, so I hope that it stays that way.
My day was painful. It started with health but the teacher wasn't their again. So we went to the gym and just sat there. Near the end of the block I got hit in the face with a softball. After word in the last block I hit my head on a board picking up paper. I have had one unlucky day. Hey got to go to bed bye.
i have another test tomorrow at school so I had to study . Not super exited about that. I also had some homework. Did some TKD stuff too. When i was meditating today i thought about how thankful i am for my parents. Because they are supporting me when doing TKD. They have helped in many ways. Such as preforming some of the physical activities. As well as things like self defense and forms.
Today I had a normal day. I did all my morning stuff and went to school, then I had science, then social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then math, and then I had math club. Later, when I got home, I did my daily ritual, then I ate a snack, then I went to Tae Kwon Do and came back and ate dinner and then finally did my homework which takes me to where I am now. It is 11:35 so good night.
I really appreciate the moving of the physical test. It gives my body a chance to reset.. Legs sometimes feel very spongy like. I will attempt to do some requirements today! Tough, won't quit.
Yesterday I took a pre test at home to see where I was. I completed some physical requirements and did some more studying for the test. I did good on my history test today I got a 100%. super sleepy tonight i think i am going to bed.
Okay so today I got dragged into this meeting this morning. It was not that interesting but it got slightly better. But when I got back home my grandma was there. Thats when I found out that my parents were leaving for the week. Welp got to do my requirements bye. 9/8/18
Today was a good day. I went to school then tae kwon do. Then I went to soccer practice and back to tae kwon do for pictures. We got home and I did my homework and now I am going to bed,
Today I went to school didn't do much was, was pretty easy going. Tonight we worked on forms and went over our written test during our mentor session.
Today I had a immunization injection. I did my normal morning stuff, then I went to school and had band, then science, then social studies, and then ELA. Now here comes the different part. 5 minutes into math, I was called out for early dismissal for the shot. I am not sure why but it is a state law that I have to have the shot taken. I was OK with getting the shot but I was totally not ready when the doctor told me that I had to take THREE shots. I still done it anyway though. After that I came home and did my daily ritual, then I ate a snack and then I went to Tae Kwon Do. After that I ate dinner and continued on my essay called the History of the Kwans which takes me to where I am right now. I think I am going...
Hey, this week is going to be crazy. I have a lot of tests that I have to do, I have 1 math test, 2 reading tests, 1 science and 2 social studies. It is so crazy that the 3rd week has so many stuff. I am also doing my written test and learning it. It is.... a lot but I can get through it. Oh also forgot I am now doing my creative form. That is it, see you next time.
A sad day when I think of all that perished that day. Passengers, workers and first responders. Today I've read many accounts of the tragedies that happened. Stories of loss and stories of heroism. God Bless Them All.
its a monday the worst day of the week.Because you get no sleep and school.tae kwon do was ok I had fun takeing class and playing with my friends
Today is 9/11. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on this day. Branching off of that note, apparently my grandma’s anniversary was on 9/11 (my grandpa died). My parents got married four days after 9/11. Also I injured my arm badly enough that I was picked up from school. I’m still waiting for a radiology report that should be coming in tomorrow. See you tomorrow.
Today is the first day in a few days i have been able to journal on the black belt web site, i was having some problems but they have been fixed. I didn't do much today, i went to school, went home did some work and requirements and that was about it.
Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now. Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now.
it is good to awaken this morning to some cooler weather. Not complaining, but it does feel better than 90. Trying to do more requirements even though it's tough! My wife will be home this evening so I won't have to cook my own meals.
Today and yesterday I did in total 600 poomsae’s and self defense’s. Also last Friday I finished the last 3 of all my essay’s and I’m so glad I finished them all. Today I really focused on studying for the written test. Me and my family went to petco to get stuff for my fish tank but the only thing is we didn’t use any vehicles instead we got two miles done. It was a great exercise for my whole family.I hope everyone had the best weekend ever!!!!
Today my bus was really late to get home compared to the other days at school I have had. It was kind of boring on the bus but I got through it then I had to do my requirements. Hey got to run bye
Today was my friends birthday and she had so much fun. I am relaxing and being tired, watching ESPN. Today I also worked on stick and doing requirements. I really can not think about anything to type about. I am loving the cycle and what I am doing. I am my best shape in my life. Thank you for reading and have a good evening.
Today, I learned the fifth staff form. It has a similar pattern to the fourth staff form; go forward, turn left and right, turn around and repeat. This makes the poomsaes easier to remember, but easier to mix them up. This is where practice becomes really important. I can't mix the poomsaes together during testing!
Today was a pretty tiring day. I had team sports at school and then I had to go to class and do all of my requirements. I also am a little behind on my homework so I need to stay up a bit longer than usual to finish my work.
I intered i my audit today i also have been doing good in school
Feeling good about my Poomsaes and self defenses. I still have some hesitations with recall but I feel confident that I know them. Trying to get down the last couple of sparring combinations so that I'll have all 30. I re-injured my right shoulder last week, not that it fully healed. Pretty good amount of pain and weakness if I move the wrong way but still good for most of what I need to do.
Spent my afternoon working on my skill. I hemmed or I should say re-hemmed clothing for John Alexander. It was relaxing and I felt a good sense of accomplishment.
Last weekend I went on the lake and had friends over. Yesterday, I was with Alexis and Tanner. We went out on the lake but halfway through, we ran out of gas. We sat there and swam for about 30 minutes. We made it back to my house, while his battery was dying and there was a storm coming in. I've been staying at a lake house for a week because my floor is getting redone, so we would go out every night and kayak. It was amazing!
After a hard day of work I had family over to watch some Panthers football. Love sharing time with them. We enjoyed the win and enjoyed some chicken wings and pizza.
Yesterday I was working on my homework, so I didn't get to journal. This week I don't have much time, so I had to start and finish any remaining homework that is due this week. Out of my 7 classes, I have 5 tests this week. In band, I don't have any tests, and in English I don't either. This is a very heavy week, but I will push through. The rain may help, but I am not going to rely on it.
Today I had a math exam. I also did an egg lab in science, where we added sodium to water until the hard boiled egg floated. I completed a leadership 1 and 2 credit today.
I began my morning with positive thinking. Got out of bed normal time, eat light breakfast of course my mug of coffee and jump right into doing my requirements. Everything was working well until pain got in the picture.
Today I woke up and did my requirments. I haven't ran yet though. Besides that I don't have anything planned. So I'm going to go running around until I find something interesting. Hey got to go. 9/9/18
Today was the kickoff of the NFL season. I did my morning stuff, then I did my Tae Kwon Do physical stuff and then I did my studies. After that I went and played with my friends, then I came back home and watched the Panthers game where the Panthers won 16-8!! Then I finished one of my essays which takes me to where I am now. I am getting sleepy. See you later....????.
I enjoyed Saturday's black belt class. Got to eat at one of my favorite places called chicken salad chick. Today was a little boring because I had a lot of school work left to finish that was due tomorrow including 2 test.
Today began very well. I got out of bed at 10:30(normal time) with great attitude. I had light breakfast with large mug of coffee and jumped right into doing requirements. Things were going great until my my body began to ache. I am enjoying this cycle but I will be glad when its over. I going to need recovery time.
the weekend was great. On Friday i went to my schools football game which was a lot of fun. On Saturday i went to my brothers football game in the morning. After that i went black belt class which was fun. Later i just hung out at home. Today i went to a church function which was cool. Then i went home and did some requirements. It was a pretty good weekend.
I had a slow moving day. First of all I fixed breakfast! I normally just get to the table and there it is. I do believe that all of this exercise keeps me sore, seems as though I have muscle aches everywhere on my body. Trying to to some requirements! PAIN!!!
Today was a normal Saturday. I did my morning stuff, then I went to Tae Kwon Do, then I came back home and played Fortnite, then I did my studies, then I did my Tae Kwon Do physical stuff, then I did my daily ritual, then I went to play with my friends, then I came back home, ate dinner and went to sleep. That’s it.
Today was pretty fun I just hung out with my friends all day. I had to do all my requirements at the end of the day though because I woke up to late to do them in the morning
Today, my writing class was completely cancelled. I was able to head home early because of it. I would have loved to have some extra free time because of it, but instead I had to devote the time to household chores. There's never a dull moment when you're on the cycle, even if you're not doing cycle-related stuff.
There's a lot I need to know for the cycle; hapkido forms, staff and stick forms, the list goes on. While all of this information is useful for me, it is also useful to others. There are some things that my mentee needs to learn, and she plans on learning them from me. This makes me want to make me want to know what I need to know even more than before.
This week I went on a mandatory field trip this week in which we left Tuesday morning and got back this afternoon. We went to a camp owned by Young Life called Windy Gap; we go to this camp every year, and it is both a competition among the classes and a time for plenty of praise and worship for God. Windy Gap is in Weaverville, NC, which is just south i believe of Asheville. At this camp there is no cell service or WiFi so I was not able to log anything until today, and I actually kind of liked that separation from the media for a few days because we were able to grow closer as a high school without the pressure of the media, and I was able to have some time to myself in which I wasn't worried about what I need to do, what I haven't...
Today had been noneventful. I kinda just finished my homework and then had nothing to do. So I decided to do extra numbers and I did my blog earlier. But other than that I finished a whole book.
Good morningToday I woke up and went to wake up my dad so he could let me on the treadmill. After I did half of my planned goal, I went to do half of the rest of my exercises. Afterward, I went upstairs to help make breakfast. I made pancakes and accidentally cut one in half that was supposed to be a Mickey Mouse pancake (top right corner of photo). That's all for now.
I renewed my membership at a local fitness center. This way, I can run miles on the treadmills there rather than concrete. I will still practice running without the treadmill every now and then, since that is what we will do during the physical test. Today, I ran 1.5 miles in 15 minutes. While this is the pace at which I need to run, I will need to build my stamina so that I can run for 4 miles at the same pace. I plan on running on days where I do not have as many classes, meaning Mondays, Fridays, and the weekend.
My Uncle is a fun guy who's name is Matt. He has a doctorate in Organizational Learning. He also travels all over the U.S. so I don't get to see him all that often. But when I do see him we have a great time wrestling or just hanging out. For example before he left a while ago we were wrestling on the trampoline. I hope I get to see him soon, well I'm signing off see ya tomorrow.
Today during my mentor session, I went over many poomsaes involving weapons, including double stick form 1 and bolo form. It's been a long time since I've done either form. I remembered most of the bolo form, but the same could not be said for the double stick form. Many things have changed in both forms, so I'll need to pay attention to those whenever I do them.
Today was a normal school day. I had Band, then science, then social studies, then lunch, then recess, then ELA, then math, then programming club. When I came home I did my daily ritual and played Fortnite. Then I did my take kwon do, then Kumon, then I ate dinner and now here I am. That’s it.
Today was a long day. At school I had 2 tests today I think I did good on both. I had a good time a black belt class today. I will also be at the black bely class tomorrow. I have a lot of homework this weekend so I don't think I will get much free time.
Today was eventful if you could call it that. My day was like most of the other school days I have had so far but there was a test every class. It's not that they happened its that they were in repetion the moment I got in the classroom test. Hey got to run bye. Hey hope your day was fun 9/7/18
today I ran 3 miles for cross country and I was very sweaty and it was hard but I finished so yay me. I also took a ELA test today and I feel very good about it. I think I have or close to completing my sparring class requirements but I enjoy the class so looking forward to continuing to go. I have 2 more tests tomorrow.
Today I did my push-ups and sit-ups faster than usual and I don’t know why but I felt like I had a lot more energy today. Today in sparring class I tried something different today instead of looking at their tactic I looked at how they spar what they mostly do and keep doing, I look at their weaknesses and use them to my advantage. For example: my friend gautomng has a tactic of getting in close to his opponent than jumping back then doing a roundhouse to get a point. Once I looked carefully I saw he is open at that moment when he kicks so when he kicks I block and manage to kick him instead. Same thing with master Marcus usually he slides back instead of blocking so he is open most of the time and that is your chance to strike. Sparring was fun, I hope everyone...
The boys are finally adjusting to no electronics during the week since school has started. They REALLY love the Minecraft. Fortunately they love school, and their teachers, as well. Dinners ready and Katherine is driving home and I'm getting ready to start another essay while the boys play a little basketball.
I forgot to add in journal 17, i went to a birthday bash today! me and my friends got picked up by her parents and
Today was another MAPs testing day. After PE, I had ELA MAPs. It wasn’t that hard. After that I had lunch then recess, then all my course and finally Builder’s Club. When I came home I did my daily ritual and went to Kumon. After that I went to Tae Kwon Do and then came home and ate dinner. Here am I now. Bye.
Today felt a lot longer than the other days I don’t know if it because the tests I took today or if it’s a Friday. Either way I’m still happy it’s finally the weekend
Today is Homecoming at our school, so we had our first Pep Rally of the year. Unlike the middle school pep rally days, the bell rings when it is time to go to your next class. At the middle school, you just had to guess around when to leave. Some of the games were really funny to watch, like competitive speed walking between the students and the teachers. Other than that, my day was pretty normal and I am ready to get to the end.
There are extracurricular forms of band called Jazz band and Performing band. Jazz band is Mondays and Thursdays while Performing band is Tuesdays and Fridays. They are both from 8-9 am and my parents told me I could only do one and I had to pick. I don't know which one to pick since I don't know which one goes on the trip to New Orleans. I'm fairly sure that it's performing band but I'll check after this. Anyway I hope to get the application in on time so I'm in the right one.
Today I realized time is running out. The end is in sight. You have to stay focused in order to achieve your goals.
this day was a great day. I had a great tin be at school. All my blocks were really short which is great. At the end of the day we played basketball which was very fun. When i came back home i did my homework then went to king tiger. I helped out a class and i took sparring class which is really fun. Today is a great day because tomorrow is Friday.
Today was a MAPs testing day. It is pretty much the EOGs except there really isn’t any reason to stress out. I did my morning stuff, then went to school, then had band, then MAPs(today was math), then lunch, then recess, then my courses for 30 minutes each because of MAPs testing, then I came home, did my daily ritual, then I went to Tae Kwon Do and then came back home, finished my studies, ate dinner, and now here I am journaling. I have to sleep now because of ELA MAPs testing tomorrow. Good night.
Today was a great day because I had no math homework and I got to read a great book. Today we had a fire dill.after that i went to tae kwon do and did two classes.
I feel very productive!!!!! Today i worked on self defense a lot. I had a mentor session today that was very helpful. i got the chance to help someone else. I think that teaching is the best way to remember this stuff.
no school today which was awesome. A little tired but was able to push through and get my TKD completed today since it was kind of a free day even though I had some homework and tests coming up this week that had to study for. I also wrapped up all my essays but 1 so that is a big relief. During my meditation time today I was thinking a lot about how I have been a little worried about completing the black belt cycle because it has become a little harder to get everything done each day now that school as started. I just have to keep reminding myself that I just need to continue to work hard.
Football practice was fun it also was very stressful because the coaches yelled at us for not catching.
Today was pretty tiring I had my teams sports class and I had to goto class. But since I went to both I got more requirements knocked out but I’m super tired.
Today in Health class I had a free period so I did my homework and tried to get a journal in. The last few days have been a little packed with tennis and my homework. I am glad that I only have a 10 more required journals, but I am sure that i will do more. The physical/written test is in a little more than a week. I have been studying, so I think that I will do pretty decent.
Took the boys to school today instead of the bus.They were very excited about that. I love my boys. After cleaning the car pretty spent the day working on TKD. Physically tired but mentally still in the game. Dinners cooked, boys home. We're gonna do some homework.
I started my morning my normal time(10:00) very nicely! Of course that is when I got out of bed. I got dressed went down stairs and breakfast was waiting. Then the yard work began along with the heat. Sometimes it seems as though the lawn gets bigger because of the humidity, you began to sweat before you go outside! But no one is going to do it for me! I will wait until tonight to get some requirements done. Hope to see all in BB class .
I decided to apply my 6 extra credits' 3 each to Saturday BB classes and Sparring since my schedule does not allow me to attend those.
Today I had a good day because we went to gym class and played lots of games.after gym I went to tae kwon do and did class after that I played with my friends.
Sorry for the long hiatus, but I’m back. I ended up calculating and entering the numbers from the last cycle, so that can explain the numbers from August.
After a really tough day at work I got to have fun with the family. We went to the Y and played in the water park and then worked on our swimming. Then home to a nice dinner and family movie. We're watching Kicking an Screaming. Pretty much The Bad News Bears but with soccer. We're having a good time.
Okay today I went to school and that went well. But the bus ride home was horrible. It took forever for the bus to get moving. That was at first because we had to stop at another school to pick people up. The last issue was when people fell asleep and we had to go back to there houses to drop them off. But now I'm home. Hey got to run bye.
I feel like I'm on sudden death mode on super smash bros all the time, as Jaiden Animations said it. You probably didn't get that sentence at all. Oh well. I feel like I'm about to faint/cry all the time. I'm just really stressed out from my packed schedule. Not just taekwondo, but I do a bunch of other stuff too. If anyone else is also really stressed out, talk about it, let it all out, and take a DEEEEEEEEEPPPP breath. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself. But it's hard not to be hard on myself. And then it keeps going on in an infinite circle. my brain's not working, and im typing this in the dark -Ritika
