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BLOGMAS 2020 – personal development award

Personal Development Award

Last week, I got my final badge from UK Contingent following the end of the 24th World Scout Jamboree. This was from completing the personal development award which I blogged part of my process here.

I love how it features T-bear as well as the design being a cute trophy. The only downside is the badge being difficult to sew onto my blanket.

Beast of the future

Unfortunately this is not another snow camp unlike the beast from the east but it was another camping trip.

I went camping last weekend with my friend who I hadn’t camped with for a couple of years. It was nice to catch up and because we were the only ones from our unit, we made friends with other explorer groups in our county. I saw my Jamboree friends as well, who as well as I were taking a well deserved break from fundraising.

On the Friday evening I failed at circus skills but instead aced a game of cards. Followed by a disco, to then finally fall asleep at 1am the next morning.
The next day we could choose which activities we wanted to do. I did archery, rifle shooting, caving, a blind folded trail, tomahawks, arts and crafts, laser tag, bushcraft and many more.
The evening entertainment consisted of a silent disco where half the room would be dancing to the cha cha slide and the other half of the room would be singing and dancing along to YMCA. This finished gone midnight so yet again, I finally fell asleep at 1.
The final day consisted of rain and more rain – luckily this hadn’t been over the whole weekend. I did some more arts and craft by building a tower from spaghetti and sweets, did some archery and played some more cards. I went home having had an amazing time and meeting some amazing new friends.

13 things I hate about being left handed

Another weekend and another camp to recover from!

I’ll write about that another time but to give me a chance to rest here are 13 things I hate about being left-handed (Fact 42)

  1. When writing you end up with pen all up the side of your hand.
  2. You have to go out of your way to buy left handed scissors (all the supermarket school stationery sections only stock right handed ones)
  3. Bumping elbows with a righty.
  4. Being told you’re left handed by someone who you knows you and suddenly realises and asks how long have you been left handed.
  5. Having to self teach yourself how to do things oppositely like archery.
  6. Most door handles are made for right handed people.
  7. The mouse being defaulted to use with your right hand ergonomically.
  8. Having to buy left handed stuff in general i.e. can openers, rulers, pencil sharpeners, screwdrivers, etc.
  9. The constant threat of being burnt at the stake for being a witch.
  10. The annoyance of being the odd one out in a family of right handers.
  11. Everyone complaining that I’m not really a lefty as I used to eat right handed, although rather inefficiently.
  12. People always assume everyone’s right handed – in restaurants tables are set up for right handed people.
  13. Being told “I bet you’re really creative.”

But the best thing about being left handed is the left handed handshake comes naturally.

PS there’s a town called Left Hand in West Virginia.

84 facts about 84

I thought for this blog I would tell you some facts about me.

  1. I’m a girl
  2. I’m taking my GCSEs next year
  3. I went back to school last Thursday
  4. I go to an all-girls school
  5. I’m taking 12 GCSEs
  6. I took the equivalent of a GCSE this year – it was a HPQ (which is a higher project qualification)
  7. My favourite subject is Maths
  8. I dance frequently
  9. I started dancing at the age of 3
  10. I dance contemporary
  11. I started scouting at the age of 6
  12. I was the only girl in my Beaver colony
  13. I’m now a Beaver young leader
  14. My Beaver young leader name is Snail
  15. I went to a different troop for Cubs and Scouts than I did for Beavers
  16. I was a Rainbow
  17. I was a Brownie
  18. My Mum is a Rainbow leader
  19. My Dad was a Cub
  20. My Nan was a Brown Owl
  21. My Great Grandma was an Akela with Cubs
  22. My Aunt was a Guide leader and a Ranger leader
  23. I’ve been to Brownsea Island
  24. I’ve been to Australia
  25. I’ve been to America
  26. I’ve been to France
  27. I’ve been to Wales
  28. I’ve been to Germany
  29. I’ve been to Belgium
  30. I can understand 2 languages – Python (a coding language) and English
  31. I know a bit of German and French
  32. In binary 84 is 01010100
  33. I have a black cat
  34. I have a new kitten
  35. I have two Bunnies
  36. This one isn’t about me but it needs saying – cats are better than dogs
  37. I love hoodies
  38. My favourite colour is lilac
  39. My favourite TV show is The Flash
  40. I have never seen all the Harry Potter movies
  41. Fence posts are hard to hammer in
  42. I’m left handed meaning that I am part of the 10% of the population which aren’t right handed or ambidextrous
  43. I spent the last Friday of the summer holidays round a campfire
  44. I love to read
  45. It’s one of my many Auntie’s birthdays today – Happy Birthday
  46. I have 16 cousins (not all with the same Auntie)
  47. I like to tell jokes
  48. I’m on my 48th fact – backwards 84
  49. I went to the cinema today
  50. I’ve broken one of my habits over the summer holidays
  51. I’m rubbish at replying to emails – sorry guys
  52. I’m 5/8 through my fundraising
  53. I despise wasps
  54. I got stung by a wasp in the summer holidays
  55. I’ve been stung twice by wasps
  56. My favourite dish is lasagne
  57. I have my own domain name
  58. I’ve got an elf on the shelf
  59. Our elf on the shelf is called Eddie
  60. I’ve got around about 40 of the unit badges
  61. I am aiming to get all 100
  62. I’m lazy as I started writing this on Sunday and it’s now Wednesday (Edit: its now Saturday and I’ve decided that I’ll back track the date.  Edit: now it’s a week late!)
  63. My unit name is very cheesy
  64. 64 zoo lane
  65. My favourite Nintendo Switch game is Mario Kart
  66. I’ve got the same size feet as both my Mum and my Sister
  67. The year 2087 is when I’ll turn 84
  68. My favourite superheroes are all DC
  69. I’ve started bullet journaling
  70. I’ve got my bronze DofE and I’m going to start silver soon
  71. My sister is annoying
  72. My go to outfit is usually a striped top with jeans
  73. I know the whole of the phonetic alphabet – ish
  74. Pepsi Max is nicer than coke zero
  75. I own a Vaude tent
  76. Mint choc chip ice-cream is the best
  77. I’m learning my flags
  78. I have a west country accent (but I don’t come from there)
  79. My favourite kids’ TV programme was Charlie and Lola
  80. I love classic 80s music
  81. I’m a bit addicted to Costa mint chocolate chip Frostinos
  82. I’ve just walked out of Frankie and Benny’s restaurant
  83. I need one more fact as it’s very hard to come up with facts
  84. One of the above facts is a lie