September 5 2014

From retro to historical

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Yet again, I’ve been wanting to update the blog for a month now, but real life kept getting in the way.  But I’m back, jack!

Anyway, we had our first GS meeting as Juniors yesterday, and I think we’re going to have a good year.  I love this age.   We kicked things off with the GS Way badge to get back into the swing of GS.  As I was looking through the badge activities, I saw some of the badges I earned as a Junior featured!  Yay!  But then I read what the blurb said: Continue reading

July 28 2014

Communication Station!

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Recently I have been struggling with figuring out the best way to communicate that works best for our parents/girls AND me.  I am very much a computer based person, because if you saw my office space, you would understand.  Paper falls into the enormous void known as my desk, and it’s never to be seen again until I find it and have no idea what it’s referencing.  Plus, I don’t do well when someone asks me what time their daughter needs to be at whatever event or if they’ve paid for something at the beginning of a meeting when I’m trying to get the girls settled.  My brain short circuits.  I also would like things to be as automated as possible and to not have to send multiple reminders.  I need a reminder to send reminders. Continue reading

July 19 2014

Maybe It’s Me…

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I’m not going to get into my thoughts on the whole #banbossy campaign at this point – but don’t worry, I will sometime in the near future and it will take up its own lengthy blog post.

But I came across something today, and I thought – say WHAAA?  Maybe I’m way behind the curve on this one and leaders have already been complaining about it.  I’m usually late to meetings or coming in like a tornado RIGHT as the meeting starts, so it wouldn’t be past me to be behind the times.

Beyoncé is one of the spokeswomen for the #banbossy campaign, correct?  Continue reading

June 26 2014

Wind Map

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Wind MapI know this might be kind of random, but I think it’s kind of neat, and it might fit in with a badge or journey somewhere.  I’m just starting the Junior level in the fall, so I’m not familiar with the older girls’ badges.

This page shows hourly updates about wind speeds across the United States based on data from the National Digital Forecast Database:  http://hint.fm/wind/  How cool is that?  If you don’t think it’s cool, well then….  Just realize it doesn’t take much to entertain me.

I haven’t updated the site in quite some time due to issues still stemming from the sinus surgery (I think.  Who knows at this point).  But dang the torpedoes!  Full speed ahead!

June 4 2014

Chattanooga Trip Itinerary

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I haven’t had the chance to recap our Chattanooga trip due to some mega sinus issues that ended in surgery, but I’ve had some asking about our schedule.  First of all, I highly recommend a trip to Chattanooga with your troop if it’s within a decent driving time.  The girls AND the adults all loved it.  Detailed recap later!  Without extreme pain, sinus pressure, and dizziness – hopefully!  And thanks again to Co-Leader Beth aka Julie the Cruise Director! Continue reading

June 2 2014

I’d Need a Time Machine

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After our delegate meeting a few weeks back, I spoke with a board member on the way out.  Board members help bring in the money for Girl Scout councils to put it simply.  I asked about that aspect, and she said that she has to get across to whatever company or organization about how much of an impact Girl Scouts has in this world by creating leaders, women of distinction, etc. (I’m paraphrasing a lot, but you get the picture).  So after we finish speaking, I start thinking about this on the way home.  How do you get across to people what kind of impact Girl Scouts has in girls’ and women’s lives?  Continue reading

May 19 2014

Our Harlem Shake

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Last year, a fellow Girl Scout leader friend of mine was diagnosed with throat and lymph node cancer.  While she was undergoing chemo and radiation, she asked for her friends to make “harlem shake” videos for her when she finished her treatment.  If you don’t know what a Harlem Shake video is, it was a brief but widely popular internet meme.  Here’s Wikipedia’s definition.  Continue reading

May 7 2014

How NOT to Go Hiking

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Last week, a father and his two children were rescued from Congaree National Park after their plans for a short hike went terribly wrong.  I would hope most Scout leaders know this information, but when I read this article, some things just slapped me silly across the face.  I don’t post this to make light or fun of this family, but here’s what happens when you don’t know what you’re doing or you just assume you do.  Friends laugh at me when I take along stuff like a knife, fire starter, emergency blanket, etc. on even short hikes (and I probably do go overboard most of the time), but you never know what could happen! Continue reading