Maddison's Musings

Hello Everybody! As of June 5th, I'm on summer break right now! Hopefully if you're not out of school yet, you'll be out soon! Also, if you just got out of school like me, I hope you're not bored yet, but if you are, then here's a short list of things to do when you're bored during summer!

1. Hang out with friends

2. Don't hang out with friends

3. Go outside and tan and be active

4. Stay inside where you can't burn

5. Make a blog

6. Write a fanfic

7. Read fanfics

8. Watch YouTube videos

9. Sleep

10. Wake up to watch the sunrise

11. Wake up to watch the sunset

12. Change all the clocks in your house to a different time

13. Go on a family vacation

14. Go on a vacation by yourself

15. Go to a store and see how many things you can buy with $15

16. Make of things you should do this summer

17. Burn said list

18. Go work out

19. Sit on your couch and do absolutely nothing with your life

20. Contemplate the meaning of life

21. Cross something off your bucket list

22. Buy and light a candle

23. Be creative

24. Color in a coloring book

25. Do whatever you want, you don't need me to tell you how to live your life

I hope that you've enjoyed this list of things that you can do in the summer, or really anytime during the year. Hopefully you have an amazing summer!

~Maddison

Hello everybody! Can you believe that 2014 is already halfway over?! It's crazy to think about! My last day of school was June 5th, and I'm so happy that Freshman year is over! It wasn't bad or anything, but I'm just glad that it's done. My summer has been pretty lame so far- just me sleeping and watching YouTube videos. Well, I don't find that lame at all, in fact I find it quite fun, watching YouTube videos is definitely my favorite thing to do. They just help me to escape real life for a while, and I love that they can do that.

This blog post is going to be a little shorter, as I haven't done much so far this summer, but my next blog post will be much more exiting, as I'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it at all, but I'm trying my hardest not to think about it much. But I'll make sure to tell you all about it in my next blog post.

Stay lovely!

~Maddison

Hello Everyone! Assigned reading may make you want to burn the book, or you may love the book, but either way, you're still forced to read said book. For most cases, you probably won't like the book, but if you do, good for you. So, if you're stuck with assigned reading either during the school year or over the summer, here are a few ways to help get you through it.

Step 1: Cry because you're being forced to read the book.

Step 2: Stop crying and look at the back of the book or online for a quick summary.

Step 3: Section it off. There's no way you can read and annotate all twenty chapters the night before. By breaking it into sections, it gives you a more realistic timeline.

Step 4: Do the work yourself. There's no way that I can stress this enough, but please, PLEASE, do the work yourself. You may not want to read the book at all, but doing the work yourself will make the quizzes come easier, and you really will get a better grade if you do it yourself.

Step 5: Reward yourself after each quiz, but only if you did the work mostly (and by mostly, I mean no less than 95%; let's be real here, everyone needs help at one point) by yourself. Maybe just a small treat, such as a little bit of your favorite candy, or whatever else you want, but a reward is always nice.

Step 6: Finish the book

Step 7: Reward yourself since you kept going and finished the book

Step 8: Do whatever you want to the book. Examples: Burn it, trash it, keep it, or frame it.

Step 9: Be glad that you're finally done! At least until the next assigned book..

Hopefully by using these tips, and some that you've figured out by yourself, or from others, you can finish reading the assigned book quickly and easily!

Also: If you need to focus on your book without any distractions, put away your phone, or at least silence it! Try your hardest not to tool around on your computer. What help me, personally, is to put some piano/classical music on in the background softly and light a nice smelling candle. It helps your mood and makes it seem tolerable!

~Maddison

Hello everybody! Happy June! I can't wait until this Thursday- it's my last day as a Freshman! Come June 6th, and I'll be a Sophomore! This school year somehow flew by so quickly, but I can't wait until summer! I really want this to be an easy and relaxing summer! Hopefully.

Not a lot has happened in the two weeks since we've last talked, but a few things did happen. On Friday May 23rd, I went to my choir banquet. It was so much fun, and I'm really glad I went. Not much else happened until Thursday May 29th. On the 29th, I had to put my sweet dog to sleep. He had somehow gotten doggie cancer, and the vet gave him a week to live, but it would be a week of pain. We decided to put him to sleep peacefully and quickly, so he would no longer be in pain. It was a really hard decision, but at least I know that he's no longer suffering and that he's in a better place.

Going from such a bad night, the next day, Friday May 30th, was actually one of my favorite days of this year so far (Thus the title). Last Friday I got to go to the O2L tour in Dallas! The only bummer of the night was the fact that I didn't get to meet them. You see, I was supposed to see them, since I had bought a VIP ticket, but I was never informed of the meet and greet times, and I thought that it was at 6pm. As it tuns out, the meet and greet started at 4pm. I got home from school around 4pm and checked my Twitter like usual when I saw that Tweet. I got everything ready in two minutes, and soon my dad and I were driving to Dallas. We were almost speeding on the roads, just trying to make it to the House of Blues in time. By the time we got there, it was 5:30, and the meet and greet had ended. It was devastating. In fact, I almost cried, but I don't like crying in public, so I told myself no, and composed myself. I'm thankful my dad was with me though, as he found somebody who worked at the House of Blues, and one thing lead after another, and so I still got to go and be in the VIP section, which was three feet from the stage. It was perfect. Even though I didn't get to meet my life savers, I still got to stand three feet away and get amazing photos. Would I like to have met them? Of course! But at least I had fun and got to go so close to them and make two new friends at the tour. My dad even managed to find me a VIP lanyard, which is now hanging in my room.

Now I'm sitting in my room, listening to solo piano music with a candle burning, and I can finally enjoy life without homework (or at least for the next three months)! 

Stay lovely!

~Maddison