Assignment 8 - Lydia Klumb

Fears: failure, not meeting people's expectations, conflict/confrontation (not necessarily a fear but I avoid it as much as possible)
Annoyances: busy-work, tardiness, not delivering on promises
Accomplishments: 4.0 GPA, 33 on ACT, surround myself with good friends
Confusions: cruelty, parallel parking
Sorrows: injured animals, fighting with friends or family
Dreams: travel the world, go to a good college
Idiosyncrasies: optimistic, confused a lot
Risks: injuries from dance (don't usually go to the doctor afterwards)
Beloved Possessions: baby blanket (then), camera and laptop (now)
Problems: time management, organization

I tend to say things that make me sound unintelligent, or word things in a way that don't make sense. I am awful at telling stories, and sometimes have trouble communicating my ideas effectively. I also zone out of conversations and tune back in without knowing what people are talking about most of the time. This has led my family to label me as permanently confused. I'm not saying that they are wrong (they aren't), because most of the time I have no idea what is going on. It all started about a year or two ago, at a hotel in South Carolina. My family was driving to Florida and stopped in South Carolina for the night. Before we went to bed, my sister claimed that her motto was "cold and hungry". We all laughed and agreed, then went to bed. The next morning, we got up, got ready to leave the hotel, and went down to breakfast. It was fairly early in the morning and we were all half asleep, but we could process what was happening and what was being said (most of us anyway). Somehow we got back on the topic of Maddie's motto, and went around discussing what our own mottos would be. I, only half awake and barely functioning, thought it would be a great idea to tell my family that my life motto was "dazed and confused". Immediately everyone began to laugh and tell me that it was the best way to describe me. Ever since then, if I say something dumb or get confused by something, the only words that pass through their lips are "dazed and confused".