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♡Hello..I'm still here. Let's have a catch up!♡

Dear Reader, 
 Lately life has been Guiding, work, Guiding, coursework, Guiding, sleep.. oh, and Guiding!

So, I'm back!

Currently, I am working hard studying poetry and contract law, taking on overtime at work every Saturday, committing my Wednesday AND Thursday evenings to Rainbows, Brownies and Rangers and at the same time trying to fit in food, sleep, a relationship and getting the most out of my Netflix subscription.....

Here's a cute picture of Stitch. You're welcome!

I first joined 1st Stalham Rainbows as a Guide helper in 2014, aged 13. I spent around 8 months there before leaving to join Potter Heigham Brownies as a Young Leader. However, 2019 has seen me rejoin the unit as part of their brand new leadership team alongside my Brownie Leader/ District Commissioner Hannah and lovely friend/ fellow Senior Section member Paula. I am looking forward to the future of our unit, in our brilliant new location and supporting the girls to enjoy the new programme. 2 weeks into the rejuvenated unit and I've already been covered in flour, sat under a giant parachute and will be running my first activity on Wednesday - bring on the tissue paper and glue!!



2nd Stalham and Sutton Brownies currently has moi adventurously taking on their new programme activities for the term 😰 As a shiny new Leader in Training, I have chosen the 'Lead' Skills Builder (from the Skills for My Future theme - for anyone that means anything to) designed to help the girls understand and improve leadership, as well as their listening skills, and self-govern but also do crazy things like dance challenges and designing zoos! We also made promise owls, aimed at helping our newest Brownies learn their promise and help the others refresh and reflect on the promise they made. So far, I think the girls are having fun, and so am I! - until the boring part where I sit and write notes about it on a Friday afternoon :( 
The unit recently enjoyed a chocolate themed, but rather chilly, sleepover at the gorgeous Roughton Mill, and welcomed our two fantastic Guide Helpers, 'Puffin' and 'Robin'. 






At Rangers we recently completed our first new programme badge, our First Aid skills builder from  the 'Be Well' theme, and are ready to go onto Communicate, from the 'Express Myself' theme. We will soon be joining the Guides for the 'I Love Eggy Bread' challenge badge. I am also personally working towards my Ranger Gold Award, as Guiding have very kindly come up with a shortcut route for those girls nearing the end of their time in a section, and I am of course continuing on with my Look Wider octants, many of which are well on their way to being completed. I am currently planning my Women's Rights interest badge, and will then be working towards my Voting and Travel interest badges. 


That's about it really. That's what we're all up to; busy, busy, busy. 

I am progressing well with my Adult Leadership Qualification and I am enjoying being involved with multiple units again. I have two of the most important qualities to be a GirlGuiding leader... I am a little bit crazy, and I seem to think I have an unlimited amount of time!


x 

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I promise that I will do my best, to be true to myself and develop my beliefs, to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the Guide Law,
Yours, 


The 17-Year-Old Brownie

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