Assignment 8 - Beppy Badgett - My Spider Plant

Fears - the dark, being alone, growing up

Annoyances - people who think they're better than everyone else, people who hate other people, people who drive to cautiously its dangerous

Accomplishments - passing my drivers test, having an A in Spanish for two months, making all-state orchestra

Confusions - what if everyone sees colors differently but they call them the same things, like my red is someone else's blue

Sorrows - not having good time management

Dreams - to be a really happy old person, to do something cool that makes a difference on the world

Idiosyncrasies - I move my face a lot when I'm concentrating

Risks - driving in West Virginia

Beloved Possessions, Now and Then - Hello Kitty t-shirt (then), 10 year old spider plant (now)

Problems - accidentally ignoring people 

When I was in 3rd grade my class went on a field trip to Meadow Side Nature Center, in Rockville, MD (I used to live in Maryland). I remember being so excited to go on this field trip. That morning I pulled on my super cool boot-cut jeans, my teacher told us we would be going hiking and exploring. As the trip progressed I got more and more disappointed. They split us into groups, and I was in a group with none of my friends. The "exploring" we got to do was around the building, in our groups. The hiking was through a field full of briars that got stuck all over my clothes. It was very underwhelming. We were almost ready to leave, but there was one activity left. They sat us all around a table and let us all pick out a spider plant to take home. Somehow I picked the smallest, scrawniest, plant, but I was still really excited to keep it alive. My family is not very good at taking care of plants, all of our house plants die after a few months, but I did not let this stop me. I always remembered to water my spider plant, I would move it throughout the day so it got the most sunshine. This spider plant moved to Kentucky with me, on top of boxes in the back of our car. This spider plant is sitting on my dresser in my room right now. I water it every Sunday. It serves as a reminder to me that if I dedicate my self to something I can do anything, even keep a plant alive.