At the 1982 Tagoma Skating Party, I was a Girl Scout first and foremost. It was a brief reprieve but an important one. That night, skating around with my hands in my pockets and a smile on my face, all of my problems fell away. The same little girl who worried about her family and her home was just trying to be a normal 9, 10 and 11 year old. Winning the contest didn’t “fix” my life, or take away my worries, but it meant so much to the insecure, scared little girl in hand-me-down clothes. When I was in 4th grade, I won a contest to design a Council's Own Patch. The cold house exacerbated my sister’s lung issues and contributed to her chronic pneumonia. When our house’s heater caught on fire in the winter of 1981, my parents were unable to have it repaired. My little sister, who is six years younger than me, was born with lung problems and was very susceptible to pneumonia in her first five years of life. My older sister also worked at Hallmark and contributed her earnings to our family.

My mother worked two jobs: a day job processing credit applications for dairy farms and a night job at a Hallmark store. My dad had lost his job due to health issues and we were on the verge of losing our home. My three years in Girl Scouts coincided with years of extreme financial hardship in my family. This applies to products in both of my stores. To show my commitment and support to Girl Scouting and leaders all over the world, once you purchase an item, all future updates are available free. If you’re looking for specific topics, be sure to use the Categories section drop down on the lower right hand menu. Personalized items and resources can be found in my Etsy store. Both free and for purchase items can be found in my Teachers pay Teachers store. I continue to design graphics, printables and troop resources for leaders and troops.

I created printables for myself and passed them along to other leaders as freebies. This blog started as a way to give leaders helpful advice for organizing their troops. I even attended the 2015 National Convention. I went on to have a daughter, become a leader, a service unit representative and a National Delegate. I was a Junior from 1980-1983, back when 4th, 5th and 6th graders were Juniors and Daisies hadn’t been created yet. I'm very nostalgic about my three years as a Girl Scout.

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