Today is exactly three months until test day. I am making great progress on my black belt challenge. I have already finished the milage, but will continue to do it. If I continue to do everything daily, weekly, and monthly I will finish this challenge on time. I am excited about being able to complete … Continue reading “Black Belt Challenge Check In”
This week my ankle swelled up to the size of a golf ball. I injured it practicing karate. On Friday I could barely walk. I iced and elevated it most of the day on Friday. This weekend we went to Reno Nevada for a basketball tournament for my kids. I elevated when I could watching … Continue reading “Ankle Injury”
My Saturday this weekend was a whole lot of nothing which, for me, is a very foreign concept. I was able to do my morning exercises, then cooked a light brunch, then basically lounged around the rest of the day. As a very active person, this was mentally difficult but physically needed, I think. Rest … Continue reading “Down Time”
Yesterday I had my wisdom teeth removed. Still recovering for now, should be back to mostly normal in the coming days. I. had three wisdom teeth removed, lower left, upper left, and upper right. My lower right wisdom tooth was removed about 3 years ago so I could get braces. Unfortunately, the oral surgeon wouldn’t … Continue reading “Wisdom Teeth Removal”
We have always been told that patience is a virtue throughout our lives. I have always had a difficult time with this. It has always been hard for me to “wait patiently” for anything. I am the type of person that wants to get things done right away or change the situation so that it … Continue reading “Learning Patience”
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This week I made some food for Sensei Warren. He is taking care of his wife full time. He is a model example of what you do for the people you love when they need you the most. I made some homemade blueberry muffins, some turkey burgers, salmon burgers, and fresh cooked broccoli and zucchini. … Continue reading “Kindness”
This is the last blog I will write about my not so recent trip to Europe. The last couple days of our trip were spent in Amsterdam, which is one of the coolest cities I have ever been too. We took the train from Liege to Amsterdam, and got there about midday. We went to … Continue reading “Amsterdam”
Jus realized that I didn’t finish talking about my not so recent at this point trip to europe. Me and my dad took a day trip from Liège to Köln(Cologne). We took a Deutsche Bahn(DB) ICE, which is german high speed trains. It took about 1 hour, and it was a pretty good train, much … Continue reading “Köln”
As of 9/23/24, I had exactly 999 acts of kindness for my black belt requirement. I realized that I had to commemorate my last act. For this occasion, I picked something that I have done many times before but wanted to make it special. The medical assistants I work with LOVE the scones from Coffee … Continue reading “1000th Act of Kindness”

