Madison Haley

I’ve learned so many things over this past year that I can’t help but share them. I’ve decided to share what I learned in each month as the year progressed. These lessons include stories, insights, and advice that I was given to get through the good times as well as the hard times. Whether you know me well or not, I hope you can relate to any one thing, or at least know that you aren’t alone. I believe we should share our experiences with others who may be struggling with similar things so that we might be able to help each other through our hardships. Here we go. January- Just because it’s a new year, that doesn’t mean you start with an empty slate. If you don’t keep up with your good habits, the bad ones seep through and they don’t fix themselves. YOU must do the fixing. The lesson here that I learned was that just because the New Year brought new motivation, that didn’t mean I would miraculously become someone better. Not without continuous hard work on my part, anywa...

I had to think about it for a second before this really sank in, but when my dad went around the house the day I had my tonsils removed saying that my doctor ’ s name was Ursula, it finally sank in. I had no voice. I still have no voice. It’s been about four frustrating days since I had my tonsils removed, and I think it would be safe to say that I am ready to talk. Or sing. Or communicate faster in general. So much sympathy goes out to my Mermaid friend, Ariel, who essentially loses her voice for legs and true love. Ever find yourself extremely frustrated while watching that show because you just want her to be able to blurt her name out to Prince Eric? Well, I’ve found myself extremely frustrated with myself these past couple days just wanting to blurt out a simple “thank you” or “hello.” I ’ m sorry for my lack of patience, Ariel, and a huge shout out (in typed form, of course) to my family and friends for their patience with me. It ’ s as if because I can ’ t really talk (or a...