Lately I’ve been writing little blogs about this and that. I’ve even been writing some reviews for places to visit in Portland for competitive articles. It’s been a lot of fun. However, I haven’t had a lot of time to update you all on my life.  So as I sit here in the quiet (which…

There is something about failing yourself that makes life a tad challenging… My shiny new belt was placed in my hands and I surprisingly wanted nothing to do with it. It reminded me of all of the mistakes I had made despite the effort and work that I had put into it. I placed it…

Yesterday was really quite challenging for me. I find that my S.A. (social anxiety) is progressively getting worse  these days. I felt physically ill before yesterdays test and had to use way too much energy and concentration to get myself to quit shaking and calm down. I felt like such a loser, I can honestly…