Photo from Pixabay In the old Girl Scout program, all of the badge work were things the girls could do at a meeting or on a field trip. The new program has many of the badges requiring some kind of work outside of meeting time. Obviously, whomever wrote the book was never the leader of …
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone! I want to wish all of my readers a very happy and healthy new year. I have been busy going back into the archives of this blog, which will be five years old in January! I am updating old posts to make sure the links work, removing posts that no longer serve a …
What is the Biggest Mistake Girl Scout Leaders Make?
*Updated June 2022 I am sitting in a different position this year than I have been for the past six years. Last May, I stepped down as my daughter’s Girl Scout leader and stepped into the position of active co-leader. The troop’s new leader can ask me anything and ask for help and it will …
Great News About My Girls!
Last night I attended my final Leader meeting as the official leader of my troop. I was joined by my friend who is taking over in the fall. I told her that if she ever needed me to fill in for her, I would be there. Our troop will run differently next year, as every …
How Should You Divide Girl Scout Cookie Profits?
Let me be upfront-I sold cookies with my troop once on a limited basis and it was so stressful I never did it again. I know all about the ups and downs of this fundraiser because my older daughter had a very active troop in regard to Girl Scout cookies. For years it was a …
Girl Scout Leader Tip-You Need to Be Firm
Today we have yet another snow day in my part of the country. Fortunately for me, the weather only canceled one meeting back in the beginning of January. I was up early as usual, and went to compose my Monday email to my parents. Since we meet the first and third Fridays of each month, …