Maddison's Musings

Goodbye 2013! This is what most people around the world are saying; whether they said it a few hours ago, or whether they still have a few more hours to wait, everyone will either say or think this.

 As I wait for 2014 to begin, I'm left reviewing 2013. This year was definitely not my favorite, but it taught me a lot. I had a major fight with an old friend, but I'm glad it's over. We both forgave each other a few months ago, and looking back on the fight now, I almost laugh. It truly was stupid. But hey, I gained stronger friendships with all of my other friends, so it all worked out! By the end of May I was so happy to be done with eighth grade, I couldn't control myself. At last, it was June 6th, and I was officially freed from eighth grade. My brother graduated high school, and then on June 10th I left for Washington DC. But this was no ordinary vacation. My family didn't accompany me on this trip, as it was with my school. At least I had my best friend, Viviane, with me, although our friendship got a little rocky whilst in DC (don't worry; we made up quickly). DC wasn't exactly my dream vacation, as I was sick every single morning, but I actually had the time of my life. It's not something I would do again, at least not the same way, but I would go back to DC, just on my own time. I learned a lot while in DC, and it was super fun. Once home from DC (we were only in DC for five days), I had a pretty lazy summer and did basically nothing. I started high school in late August, but my nausea returned every single morning. It was seriously not fun, but after multiple doctor's visits, it was traced down to digestive problems. Strangely enough, when I went for my last test, they said everything was fine, so I just control when and what I eat. High school is definitely interesting. I love all my teachers, but sometimes the homework is way too much. My geography teacher has all the homework, and sometimes I just want to throw my geography book at his face. Sometimes... At least there are plentiful cute guys for me to gaze upon at school; that is one major plus!

Speaking of cute guys, I've started watching so many YouTubers this year! The first YouTuber I started watching was Connor Franta in April, and he's freaking amazing. Now, I watch so many people, it's almost insane. My favorites are Connor Franta, Our2ndLife (O2L), Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Ricky Dillon, Jc Caylen, Andrew Lowe, DailyGrace, Marcus Butler, Zoella, Shelby Waddell, and SprinkleOfGlitter. Well, I guess that's most of them then... Go watch them!

Anyways, 2013 has had it's ups and downs, but I really wouldn't change anything. It has taught me a lot, and strengthened me even more. I seriously can't wait for 2014, and I feel like this is going to be an amazing year.

Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014.

~Maddie

Hey y'all, it's Maddie! Unless you have lived under a rock your entire life, you would know that just a few days ago was Christmas! I had an amazing Christmas, and I got everything I wanted, plus more! I got a lot of movies, some books, and a few other things, and I had a really nice Christmas. Then yesterday my family and I drove up to go see my dad's side of our family (since my mom's don't live in our state), and I actually had a good time. It was nice and calm, and I had fun. Also, since my grandma is an author (published and everything) I sent her a book I'm working on and she loved it. Then she brought it up yesterday and everyone went crazy. They practically fought each other over it, and I even got my twelve year old brother to read it! Now they're all demanding I finish it! Haha, it's pretty funny, but it's also really encouraging.

I went and got my eyes checked today, and they told me I needed readers glasses. They also dilated my pupils- which was pure torture. It was not fun. But, at least I picked out a cute pair of glasses, which I should get in about a week.

So if you know anything about me, you might know that I love the UK and Ireland (well you know know)! After my eye appointment today I went to Half Priced Books and I got a 2014 Ireland calendar and three UK/Ireland Travel books (along with two other normal books). Praise the Lord they are having a 20% discount on everything in the store (until the 30th!), otherwise I would have spent a lot more money! The total for me was around $33 with the discount!

Happy (soon-to-be) New Year!

~Maddie

Hey y'all, it's Maddie, and I'm finally on Christmas break!! These next two weeks will be awesome and relaxing! Plus, I really don't have to do anything except the candle-light church service at Church tonight, look decent for Christmas pictures Wednesday morning, drive up to see family Thursday, and then an eye doctor appointment on Friday. But other than that (and it really isn't a lot), I get to do whatever I want! That means reading, writing, singing, piano, guitar, violin, ukulele, and sleeping!

And also homework, but I'm going to get all that crap over with before Tuesday (hopefully)!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, but I had a lot of homework (but seriously; when don't I?). Also, I'm probably going to make another YouTube video soon, but I don't know whether a funny one, or a piano one. Probably a piano one for sure and then maybe a "What I Got for Christmas" video. Either way, I should get a lot of stuff done these next two weeks! I already started writing again today!

Have a Merry Christmas!

~Maddie

Hey y'all, it's Maddie! The past few days I've had winter weather (along with most of America, I believe). My school got canceled Friday, today (Monday), and tomorrow (Tuesday). I've had a quite relaxing time, even if I did do some homework! But, my sleep schedule is all off, and I'm going to have a hard time getting back on schedule! At least I have Christmas break the week after next, so I don't have to be too productive. It's easier if I think about it as eight actual days of school, then it seems like time goes by faster.

It's really late, so I'm off to bed! Goodnight!

~Maddie

Live, Laugh, Love, and Pray

I'm so happy for this week! It's Thanksgiving Break, which means I get ALL WEEK off of school! I can't wait to do hardly anything all week! It's going to be awesome! I can't believe December is next week though. It's literally so crazy. It feels like it just turned 2013, not nearly 2014! This year has seriously been one of the most interesting and complicated years of my life; but I wouldn't change it for anything.

This weekend has gone by so quickly! I'm finally starting to get over the cold I've had for the past week and a half, and I did all my homework on Friday, so I got to relax all weekend! It's been pretty chill, and I really like not having to do anything. Plus, it's Thanksgiving break next week! That means I only have to put forth effort for the next five days, and then I get to do absolutely nothing for the next week! (And I won't hardly have any homework this week, since it's also the end of our grading period!) Then, it's only two or three more weeks back in school until Christmas break, which is two weeks long! The next month or so is going to be amazing!

The weather is finally starting to cool down, but all last week it was really cold! Of course today it's at a nice 80 degrees, but all this week it will be the high 60s and partly cloudy. Talk about perfect! I'm so glad I don't live in a place that's super cold!

I hope you have an amazing week!

~Maddie

This year has flown by all too fast! I can't believe it's already November! There's just two months left in 2013! It's crazy to think about! Time really does fly! It's weird, as everyday seems to drag out, but then the week goes by at about a billion miles per hour!

Exciting news; I got my actual permit in the mail last week, and I also got my very own debit card! This is so cool; I feel so grown up! Plus, since I'm obsessed with Ireland, I changed my card background to the Cliffs of Moher (They're in Ireland)! Also, I bought myself a violin, so I'll be able to play that as well soon! Now, I just need to sting and tune my Ukulele, tune my Violin, and then learn them! It's been a great few weeks!

*Great Read Alert!*

Last week I read the most amazing book! It's a short book, but it has a great message! If you haven't read this book yet, I suggest you do! It won't take very long to read, and it really makes you think!

Here's the information:

The Janitor: How and Unexpected Friendship Transformed a CEO and his Company

By: Todd Hopkins and Ray Hilbert

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Janitor-Unexpected-Friendship-Transformed/dp/1595553274

It's a great book, and you'll love it!

~Maddie

Hello! I've had a very busy past week, and I've finally found some quiet time to write! It started last week, on Friday, when my Grandparents flew down from Washington! They stayed from Friday evening, to Tuesday morning, and we had a lot of fun! On Saturday, we went and visited my Older brother at work, then came home for two hours, before driving to Steinway for my Piano Concert. It was an amazing experience, the concert, and I'm glad I did it. We hung out all day on Sunday, and on Monday, we went and saw the movie 'Gravity' before returning home and hanging out. They left Tuesday morning, while I was at school. Tuesday-Friday passed rather quickly, and my birthday was on Thursday! I started off Thursday morning by waking up early, and heading to the Department of Public Safety building to get my permit! I passed the permit test, and now I can drive, as long as my mom's in the car with me! I've already driven four times since Thursday! After getting my permit, my mom and I headed off to Chick-Fil-A for some breakfast, before I headed off to school. School passed quickly, and I surprisingly didn't have any homework! Once I was home, I was on my computer for a while, before my whole family headed out to dinner. We came home, and I opened presents before going back on my computer, then heading off to bed. All in all, it was a really good birthday! I had a small birthday party yesterday, and that was also really fun!

Well, I should get off to bed, as I have surgery tomorrow morning. If you're reading this, it would mean a lot if you could pray all goes well in the morning.

Thank you,

Maddison <3

So, earlier this morning, I went to the doctors. This was absolutely no fun at all whatsoever. First, my appointment was set in the mornings, which are the times I feel nauseous.Then, they made me drink TWENTY FREAKING OUNCES of Barium, A RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE. Thus my reasoning, the doctors are trying to kill me. PLUS, Barium tastes freaking disgusting. Nasty. Horrendous. Downright horrible. But wait! There's more! I had to drink the whole FIRST CUP of it whilst laying on my sides and back. I thought I was going to chock and die. Horrendous, I tell you! I literally think that if somebody came up to me on the streets with 20oz of this drink in their hand, and said, "Drink this or die," I would chose death! And what did I get out of this whole ordeal? (Besides finding out what's wrong with me in 24-48 hours) I got a flash drive, and a lanyard. Which, is actually pretty cool, considering I need a flash drive for school, but it's not enough to compensate for the pain and torture they caused me! Either way, I made a YouTube video about this, which you should go check out!

My Video!

This has been a small little update on my life!

~Maddison

Earlier today I was looking up how to get into my dream college, UT in Austin, and I found out that it's going to be hard to get in. But on the bright side, the fact that I'm finding this out now, in my Freshman year of high school, means that I have four years to be the best student and do all the extra stuff to help get me into UT! Now, I'm going to try my best in all of my classes, especially Geometry. Even if it means going to math tutorials everyday after school, because I want a high grade in that class. I will do whatever it takes! Plus, this means I can find more clubs to join, and start my service hours, and start building a great resume for college!

Never stop dreaming.

~Maddison

As you all know, today is October 3rd. If you have seen "Mean Girls," then you know that this is the day Aaron Samuels asked Cady what day it is! You know I just had to! Mean Girls is by far my favorite movie!!

Happy October 3rd!

~Maddison

Hey y'all! I just got the Blogger app, so now I can post anywhere, anytime, all the time!

~Maddie

Today marks the one month anniversary of my first day of high school. It's unbelievable to think about! I've been in school for a month, and I already have so much homework! But it's okay, I'm sure it will get better soon! I love the weekends so much. They let me relax, but this weekend my teachers thought it would be funny to give me lots of homework. Yay! Not... But I get to sleep in!! It makes everything worth it! 

Mark your calendars! Today is a very miraculous day! I have no homework tonight!! But on the downside, my throat hurts.. :/ But not homework! I feel like today is the first time in three-four weeks that I have had absolutely zero homework! I didn't even want to work ahead today. I just came home and have been doing practically nothing but relaxing all day! This is miraculous!

~Maddie

Hey y'all! My name's Maddie, and welcome to my blog! Being a high school student with hours of homework every night, I'll probably just blog on weekends (or a miraculous day when I don't have homework). In this blog, I'll probably blog about most anything! Thanks for visiting, and if you're bored, go check out my YouTube channel!

My YouTube

~Maddie