Aditi Lohe Blog post #8

Fears: being kidnapped or hurt, not living up to peoples expectations, failure, standardized testing
Annoyances: lying, rudeness, repetitiveness, hypocrisy, close-mindedness, when someone acts like they are above others, arrogance and ignorance, immaturity, judging people based on appearance
Accomplishments: running cross country, being in the academy
Confusions: physics, why people pressure others to do something that doesn't even affect them
Sorrows: procrastination, self-motivation
Dreams: to move to a city, to be independent, travel the world, have a happy family, have a job I love, experience life to the fullest
Idiosyncrasies: I bite on my lips a lot when I'm nervous or anxious, love-hate (mostly hate) relationships with roller coasters, obsession with reading
Risks: Angel's landing hike in Zion national Park in Utah, snowboarding, river hiking, kayaking
Beloved Possessions, now and then: my books, my ring I never take off, my camera, my family, my unicorn stuffed animal (then)
Problems: motivation, procrastination, doubting myself, dealing with frustration

I am going to expand on annoyances and problems.

Annoyances: I honestly just hate drama. All the lying people do sickens me. If you have a problem with someone, you should just tell them instead of acting like  nothing is wrong to their face and then gossiping about them behind their back. Nothing can get better unless you confront the problem. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. All the hypocrisy and the competition and the arrogance disgusts me. Why people feel the need to put others down is something I will never understand. Instead of being two-faced, people might be happier if they just be honest, to themselves and to others.

Problems: I have lots of trouble finding motivation to do well in life. I don't know where I am headed. I am unsure about what I like, where I want to go for college, what I want to study, etc. and it is making it difficult for me to find a reason to work hard. I also have a problem with not being able to talk to people. First off people judge me and already have certain opinions and assumptions on what kind of person I am before we have ever even talked. and secondly, I grew up in a pretty reserved household so I am not the most confident and outgoing person when it comes to new people.