Appreciation

Heyo everyone. This weeks post will be a short appreciation post for everything I have. Sometimes it’s easy to miss things and by writing a blog about it I believe it will help me with understanding the value of each one.

I’ve gotten to where I am now because of many things. The support of others, the challenges put in front of me, the crazy things that altered my life, etc. But out of all of these, I just want to focus on a small group today. I’m thankful for my family. My brother, who, despite our arguments, will always be there if I need him. My sister, who is willing to work harder when I’m not feeling well or I’m away to keep me up to speed, a mom who’s willing to get up early to make a lunch when I don’t feel like eating, and a dad who goes out of his way to make sure my life stays intact and moving forward. I have friends who keep me entertained and look out for me, making sure my back is always spotted. I’ve got all of my training partners at the Kwoon, who help makes it such a positive environment. For my classmates at school for aiding in my learning experience. For my coworkers for watching out for me, the little guy. For my pets, for being fluffy pillows of emotional relief, for everyone who’s affected me in anyway shape or form over the past 17 years. It’s put me where I am today but I wouldn't be even blogging this if it was not for my instructors who have guided and supported me alone this journey.

Crash and Burn

Heyo everyone, this weeks blog will be about burning out

Thursday did not go the way I had it planned. It was supposed to be a busy day full of productivity. Wake up, go to morning class, go to school, float by the first half of the day, pay serious attention in math, write a paper in social, go out with some friends for a little bit after school, go to parent teacher interviews, then go to the IHC class. A busy day, but nothing I haven’t been doing for the last few months. Well, spoiler alert, none of this ended up happening. I ended up sleeping all day in an attempt to actually get out of bed. 

When I woke up at 530 to get ready for the morning class, I couldn’t get out of bed, so I thought, I’ll take the extra hour of sleep today, I need it. When the time came to get up for school, I felt sick and exhausted, and I couldn’t get up then either. I had dad call me in sick, and I ended up sleeping through the majority of the day and still be tired the next morning. I eventually decided that the cause of this was doing too much for too long with too little rest. What I thought was a good balance turned out not to be a good balance. Huh. Damn. I really thought I had it.

I think the lesson I’m taking away from this IHC year is the important of balance. I never really valued it in the past as much as I do now. This year, balance has been a huge challenge for me and definitely has been an eye opener to how balancing life will be in the future. I may as well change my blog name to Simons balancing act because that is what this year is about. Balance. A beautiful thing.

A Little Awesome

Heyo everyone, this weeks blog will be about the little things in life and the positive impact they can have on you.

In English, we began reading excerpts from “The Book of Awesome.” The whole book basically talks about different small events that can make your day that much better. The one that stood out for me was titled “strategic trick or treating”. The author went into very dramatic detail about the art of trick or treating, from choosing the most effective costume based on visibility on movement, having the right partner, the right times, etc. Reading it gave me a lot of joy, and made my day that much better. 

I’ve come to the conclusion that no matter how small something is it still has the capability to change your whole mood. Reading that little bit of Halloween gave me a sense of nostalgia to when that was one of my most anticipated times of the year. For me, looking at my old belts and my old uniforms sorta does the same thing. It takes me back, it makes me smile, it makes the day a little more awesome.

Home in Time for Dinner

Heyo everyone, this weeks blog will be about biting off more then you can chew.

These last few weeks I feel like I’ve been pushing myself farther then what’s logically healthy. I work twenty-three hours a week, I’m at school close to eight hours a day, I’m at the Kwoon up to ten hours a week, and on top of that I’m spending upwards of twenty-four hours a week studying, practicing at home, and fitting in what little time I still have for social activities. There’s days I get up at 5 and I’m not home till nearly midnight. Is this what adulting feels like? If so, I don’t like it. And I haven’t even got to taxes yet wow. 

Sometimes I feel like I need to slow down and digest what I have going on now before I try and take on another part of life. But then the rambunctious teenager in me goes “I can take it” and there I go again, taking on more responsibility. It’s shown me that part of being human is having a limit. Nobody can take on everything. Hence, the importance of that precious balance. Sooner or later, I understand that I may have to cut something back (most likely my work hours) in an attempt to regain my slipping balance, something I don’t want to do, however, mandatory if I want to be successful.