If you have been following along with my blogs, you might have noticed how I have mentioned my eating habits in a few separate blogs. In mid-August, right about when school started back up again, I started struggling with my ability to eat. There would be days when I would feel starving, but when I … Continue reading “Food Intake”
Written by Olivia Ford
This past week, to be perfectly honest, was very rough. I have been trying to make up for a lot of the pushups and situps that I missed while I was out of town, and it is proving to be very difficult. I know that everyone warned me of this, but it is so easy … Continue reading “Stressful Week”
Written by Olivia Ford
Last week, my family and I took a trip to Disney Land! The last time I went to Disneyland, I was five years old, and now I am seventeen, so it has been a very long time since I last went. This time was much different than my last trip. It wasn’t waiting in lines … Continue reading “Disney Trip”
Written by Olivia Ford
A couple of weeks ago, I got a message from a friend that I haven’t seen for almost two years now. She used to train at the dojo when I was in middle school, but she quit a few years ago. She was reaching out to me to see if I could help her out … Continue reading “Self Defense Class”
Written by Olivia Ford
Over the weekend, the dojo hosted a kata tournament. I was one of the judges for the tournament, and it was my first time judging with score cards instead of flags. Judging with flags is a lot easier for me, so the idea of using a score card made me nervous. However, it actually went … Continue reading “Kata Tournament”
Written by Olivia Ford
My school year started almost two months ago, and in some of my classes, I have free time during the class period. Sometimes I try to finish my homework during that time so that I don’t have to do it at home, but most of the time, I use my free time to read my … Continue reading “How We Choose To Be Happy”
Written by Olivia Ford
As I approach the end of the first month of my test, I am feeling much more comfortable with my daily numbers than I did when I first started. It has still been an incredibly difficult month, because even though I was already working out before the start of this test, it was not anywhere … Continue reading “One Month Update”
Written by Olivia Ford
This past week, I have been more focused on getting my pushup and situp numbers in. Very quickly into the test, I fell behind on my pushup and situp numbers, so I have been working towards getting them back up. Assuming that I stay on track with what I am doing now, I should be … Continue reading “Color Guard”
Written by Olivia Ford
After finishing my second week of this test, I feel a little better about how I am doing on this test than I was last week. The first week was hard with trying to find the balance between school, teaching classes, regular karate classes, homework, and also getting in all of my numbers. I think … Continue reading “Balancing Life”
Written by Olivia Ford
A week ago, I started my first day of my year-long black belt test. I don’t think it has fully sunk in yet that I am actually doing this. I started karate over eight years ago, and this has been my goal ever since I started, so actually beginning this test is surreal. There were … Continue reading “One Week Done”
