• Female problems

    I wasn’t sure whether I should name this blog post female problems or kung fu struggles. The more I thought of my life, the more I realized it comes down to me not only being female, but also a married female who wishes to start having babies within the next few years. I am 27… Read more


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  • Coconut Oil Pulling

    For the past two or three months, I have been oil pulling with organic coconut oil. For those of you who have never heard of this here’s a link with more information: Oil Pulling Basically it is where you take anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of coconut (or sesame or olive) oil and… Read more


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  • Training calendar

    I’ve decided to try and plan my training for both kung fu and running. My friend and running partner sent me the following link which is a half marathon training schedule. Half marathon training for beginners. This has inspired me to use my Google calendar to plan out my runs and kung fu classes. I’m… Read more


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  • The end is within reach

    Life is one big test, if you fail one measly section you get yourself back up, dust yourself off, and move on. I passed my kung fu test by the hairs in my chin, or as Sifu said by the skin of my teeth. I am in no way Bruce Lee Jennifer Lee but I… Read more


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  • Half way there

    Today marks the halfway point of the 18 days I’m working in a row. Only 9 more days to go, but the real tests are this weekend. I have my red sash test Friday night and I have to pass my teaching certification for the Princeton review this weekend. So basically as long as I… Read more


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  • Kung fu training continued

    Starting today I will be working either 9am to 5pm or 9am to 6pm for 18 days in a row. Somewhere in there I have one of the hardest kung fu tests of my life to complete (ok it’s scheduled for June 6th unless something goes wrong). I passed my private but have a few… Read more


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  • Kung Fu and Jogging

    I have noticed that Kung Fu has helped my jogging and my jogging has helped my Kung Fu over the past few months. I started jogging last spring/summer, then took the winter off like most lazy people, and now I’ve started jogging again. I plan on continuing jogging no matter the weather since now I… Read more


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  • Red Sash Training…

    Even though I received my red sash test sheet in February, I didn’t really start training until recently due to finishing up school (finally) and having a 2nd job for a few weeks. I am now in between 2nd jobs (starting at the end of May) so I have decided to train for my red… Read more


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  • Shamrock Shuffle 8K

    Yesterday I ran the Shamrock Shuffle for the first time ever. I’ve never ran 5 miles before, and I did a great job! According to my Nike GPS watch, I ran 5.3 miles in 54 minutes, which was about 10 minutes per miles. Definitely the best I’ve ever done. I had a great time with… Read more


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  • Changing career paths from animals to teaching

    I would like to share my new tutoring advertisement on here since I am trying to get the word out regarding my tutoring services. I am trying to gain teaching/tutoring experience so that I can become a full-time teacher in the field of Biology. I am certified to teach ACT Math and English as well… Read more


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