Who I am

I am a control-freak, I have super big emotions, I'm not going to deny that I can be too high-strung and bossy, but these are all of the things that make me the person that I am.

I feel very overwhelmed whenever things are not in control or properly planned. I hate it when plans are made last minute or when I don't know how I'm going to accomplish a certain task. I love hanging out with my friends, but because I am such a control-freak, I don't exactly like group projects. It bothers me that I can't do it the way I want it, and I don't really think it's fair to share marks with other people. I love being with people, but I think some things should be done independently

This all ties into the fact that I am high-strung. I think that pretty much every person who knows me might say that I'm a bit of a drama queen, and that I make a huge deal out of little things without meaning to. I admit that I boss my sisters around a little bit too much, even my older one. She is very different from me, because her personality is relaxed and calm. If she had the same personality as me, that would get especially ugly. I glad that she's the way she is because her personality balances out mine.

The last thing that makes me who I am is the fact that I can get pretty emotional, but not in a bad way. I cry at movies and books more than the average person, and my friend always makes fun of me for it. She still laughs about how my make-up ran all over my face after watching "My Sister's Keeper." I guess that sad things just affect me more, because I am also a compassionate person. It goes the same the other way, I get more overexcited and hyper compared to other people. I remember being so excited about Christmas that I accidently put my foot through the kitchen wall.

These are all of the things that define me. Sometimes I can be stubborn and difficult, but usually I am a caring person, and I really try hard to be as optimistic of a person as my friend Julie. As Rabindranath Tagore once said, "I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."