Lifescouts Update (Part 2)

      

                                                       Snake Holding 
One time on holiday down in southern Spain we decided to take a day trip across to Morocco  during which not only did I hold a snake, but it was draped around my neck!

Bowling
I will never forget my 10th birthday at our local bowling alley which has since, sadly, been demolished. Guests included Katherine Nelson, Deza Preistly, Jade Fitzpatrick, Hayley Swarbrick... ahhh, all my Primary School friends :)

Scrabble
We've all played Scrabble, right?
   


Observatory
I was taken to Jodrell Bank observatory as a child and will always remember how fun the whispering gallery was! I was a little mystified at it I think. Hehe.

     

Driving
Ok, so this one isn't for me but today was the day my beloved took his driving test and I've just had word that he passed!
Very exciting stuff :)

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Lifescouts Update (Part 1)

Hello There!

So I thought it was about time I updated  my Lifescouts badge collection and share my stories with you here (It passes the odd spare moment I get whilst childminding.)

    

Picnic

Two dear friends and I, a bottle of white wine and some face-paints down by the river last summer.

And the artistic results were fabulous! You can see them here

CPR

I took a British Red Cross first aid course as part of my Cub Scout Leader Training and being of the squeamish variety of person, I'm surprised I got through it (there was a fair amount of squirming in my seat, I can tell you!) CPR was part of the course and although, happily, I've not had to use my skills yet, I can boast an official Red Cross First Aid certificate to prove I have them.

Swimming

I'm rather proud of the fact that I learnt to swim in the Mediterranean sea in Italy.You can be sure I'll brag about how this part of my childhood happened to be so glamorous, at every opportunity; and what's more (like with most things in my life it seems) I learnt in under half an hour- kaboom ;P 

  

Pets

Ok, so I'm not technically a pet 'owner' at this current moment in time (I had 3 goldfish when I was little) but I've had a lot of experience pet sitting recently and it's crazy how attached you can become even to other peoples' pets. I really want my own English Cocker Spaniel now! Oh how I miss you Verdi... *sigh*

Zoo

Can you believe that I had my first visit to the zoo only the other day? Almost 21 and never been to the zoo!

Anyway, I probably appreciated the experience a lot more than I would have at 3 years old ;) 

My beloved and I visited Chester Zoo and had such a lovely day out (even if the milkshake wasn't up to much ;P) But seriously, the baby rhino is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

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Part two coming soon

Which Lifescouts badges do you have?

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Lifescouts

I wonder how many of you have already heard of Lifescouts?

 A certain well known Youtuber, Alex Day, inspired by the idea of Scout badges, has created a community where people are invited to share their life experiences and collect badges as acknowledgement for them.

 You may simply 'claim' the corresponding virtual bagde at any moment as long as you feel that the experience you have had was worthy- there are no set activities to complete.

 And that seems to have been one of the driving forces behind the idea, the fact that these badges were to be attainable subject to the individual's personal aspirations.

 Upon finding out about Lifescouts, I was filled with conflicting opinions. On the one hand it is a wonderful idea which seems to have really captured the imaginations of many other like minded people all over the world, bringing people together, promoting exciting activities and getting people up and out and doing. The collecting aspect is pretty cool too, I can see it quickly becoming one of those niche internet crazes, and will probably end up having a gander myself and 'claiming' a few badges :)

 On the other hand however..... (and I made the mistake of listing, at length, the 'Cons' of the idea before the 'Pros' in my YouTube video ) but, being an 'scout Scout' myself, all I wanted to do was clarify some of the terminology he used in his video.

 But we'll concentrate on the positives here, and although I would recommend for anybody drawn to the idea of Scouting, to come and see what we're actually about before making assumptions, I really am pleased that Lifescouts has come into existence. It's bringing one of the many exciting aspects of Scouting to so many other people who would perhaps not have had a chance to join in the fun otherwise.

What are your views? I'd be especially intrigued to hear what other 'scout Scouts' have to say :)

Well, goodnight

Heidi-V

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