Thoughts.

      So, as I've been going through my process, I've been wearing my vest a lot, and the response has me shocked. I've realized that many people know that "Girl Scouts is like Boy Scouts", but that's all that they know. So I decided to take out some time for anyone that's curious. What is a Gold Award? What's a Girl Scout? Ambassador? Juliette? Cookies? Vests and sashes? There are so many questions that I've been asked in the past few weeks.

GIRL SCOUTS: Girl Scouts of America is a member organization of girls that promotes character, leadership, outdoor activities, good citizenship, and service to others.

BRONZE AWARD: This is the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can receive. It requires the scout to follow through with a project to make a difference.

For my Bronze Award, we made laminated paper dress up dolls. It sounds silly, but we actually did it for a cause. Our dress up dolls were sent to children that needed help with speech and were learning how to express themselves. Our project was used to help children to learn about clothing, to learn colors, shapes, and to help them speak their mind. Instead of "mom i need that", the goal was to increase the "mom i need a blue shirt", and to help the children develop. 

SILVER AWARD: This is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn, and it is even more prestigious than the Bronze Award. It requires the scout to follow through with a project to make a difference.

For my Silver Award, we created scrapbook pages with uplifting quotes that we then framed and took to a hospital. Our goal was to lift spirits of those that felt that there was no hope. I constantly think of this project, and hope that a small act could have made a difference in someone's life, whether it was to stay strong during chemotherapy, or to stay hopeful on their last day.

GOLD AWARD: The highest award in Girl Scouts. The most prestigious of awards, only 5.4% of those eligible actually receive the award. 

GIRL SCOUT JULIETTE: 

Juliette Girl Scouts are registered girl members, in grades K-12, who are not affiliated with a troop and complete Girl Scouts activities with the guidance of an adult mentor. They participate in a way that fits their schedule, attending events and participating in activities that meet their needs and interests. (GS Juliettes) 

I hope that this clears some things up for anyone that was curious. 

"Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching"

Time Spent on Project: 10 hours 24 minutes

Preparing for the proposal...

        As I prepare for my upcoming meeting with council to present my project idea, I've been thinking about the best way to propose the book-nook. I'm not entirely amazing at speaking fluently when I'm nervous, so I decided that it would be better to make a poster, and to use the poster to demonstrate my key points, goals, ideas, and strategies. It felt like a good way to answer the questions that will inevitably be asked...who, what, when, where, how, how much...and to answer in a detailed fashion that would (for me) work better to illustrate the vision.

Not completely finished yet, but it feels good that some of it is done! Progress, progress, progress. Looking forward to Tuesday and hopefully getting the project APPROVED!

"The only time you should ever look back, is to see how far you've come" -Unknown

Time Spent on Project: 10 hours 2 minutes

Sketching.

So I've been sick in bed all day, but to make the most of it, I've done a lot of sketching! Here's what I have so far:

I hope that the actual plans and shelf look a lot better than the sketch, but you get the idea!
The plan is to make a corner shelf, and have a wooden board (made to look like a fence post) across the back of the structure so that books aren't butted up to the corner. This way, many more books can fit onto the shelf. Because we chose to make the board look like a fence post, we also thought it would be a fun idea to paint beyond the fence post to look like TREE House pastures, complete with horses! How fun.


"Life is the Art of Drawing without an eraser" -John W. Gardner

Total Time: 6 hours 37 minutes

Feedback...?

Heard back from Council! No feedback until I meet to present my proposal! Can't wait. I guess I should make that digital render sometime soon...
However, my interview is set up for March 15, so not too much longer before we can actually get started.

Total Time: 5 hours 37 minutes

Drawbacks: Council didn't have a record of my Girl Scout Gold Award Workshop Training Day. Luckily, just one more email with my completion certificate was all that was needed to get back on track. Good thing I still have it 3 years later from October of 2013!

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"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet" -Aristotle