April was a time to pause and reflect.
I’ve been pushing myself so hard that I was concentrating on the small things, not the larger picture. So I paused all releases, reviewed where I was and aligned my priorities.
I’ve been pushing myself so hard that I was concentrating on the small things, not the larger picture. So I paused all releases, reviewed where I was and aligned my priorities.
Girl Scouts: Service Unit Level
That said, I found that taking “down time” actually helped me to focus and get a lot done in the last month, especially planning. I’ve already volunteered to chair / co-chair three events for our Service Unit next year. Before March, we hadn’t done any since I started with my current SU. In March, my youngest asked if she could do a sing-a-long. She ended up with almost 20 Daisies. Even the leaders loved it. I’m glad we’re turning this around.
I’ve already run Juliette Low and World Thinking Day events, so while it’s a lot of work, I know what I’m getting into. The last is an outdoor skills / science day. I’ve got the science half and I’ve been looking at the naturalist badges.
Girl Scouts: Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
For LEAP (our leaders weekend in September), I’m doing four hours of SWAPs and a workshop on what we need to be telling our girls now to help prepare them for the future – everything from tracking supplemental education (thanks, Northwestern University!) to digital resumes. My oldest starts college in the fall, so it’s everything we’ve learned and the changing business world since we’re no longer in the industrial revolution.
During all this, I’ve been connecting more with my fellow Girl Scout volunteers through additional meetings and call-ins.
I’m learning about our Program Aide Training.NANOWRIMO and Learning
During all this, I’ve been connecting more with my fellow Girl Scout volunteers through additional meetings and call-ins.
I’m learning about our Program Aide Training.
I found out that we have Service Units for older girls only. I’m intrigued and it’s on my “need to learn more” list.
I’ve volunteered to head-up our “How to” corner that council has not had time to work on (been waiting for something for two years).
I completed the final proofs for both the Daisy and Brownie Self-Study Guides for my council. I was told the Junior is coming, but my contact retired a couple weeks ago, so I’ll see how that goes.
NANOWRIMO and Learning
Personally, I’ve managed to start writing fiction again. Yes, it may be fan fiction, but I’m getting used to writing again. I’m also reading. I think not having that outlet affected me more than I realized.
I’ve also started taking art and craft classes again. It’s nice to have short, easily defined projects . . . unlike the Adult Enrichment Project which has been growing since the official launch in July 2010. Perhaps it’s the need to actually finish something that’s been bugging me.
For the Adult Enrichment Project
I love all that I do. Unfortunately, I can do everything I want to do. In addition to the above, I need to:
- Start creating / posting YouTube videos
- Get the AEP badges into Open Badge (Mozilla)
- Update the entire Girl Scout Traditions set to the new design
- Get AWeber working better
And with everything I want to accomplish, I now feel this is all do-able.
If you haven’t taken a step back and reevaluated where you’re going for a while, I suggest you try it. It has helped me greatly.
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