*Updated June 2022 I am sitting in a different position this year than I have been for the past six years.  Last May, I stepped down as my daughter’s Girl Scout leader and stepped into the position of active co-leader. The troop’s new leader can […]

Last night I attended my final Leader meeting as the official leader of my troop.  I was joined by my friend who is taking over in the fall.  I told her that if she ever needed me to fill in for her, I would be […]

Let me be upfront-I sold cookies with my troop once on a limited basis and it was so stressful I never did it again.  I know all about the ups and downs of this fundraiser because my older daughter had a very active troop in […]

Today we have yet another snow day in my part of the country.  Fortunately for me, the weather only canceled one meeting back in the beginning of January. I was up early as usual, and went to compose my Monday email to my parents.  Since […]

As volunteers, we are occasionally pressured into doing things we may not want to do.  We also sometimes feel like we are responsible for every girl in our troop outside of our meetings. We need to stop, take a breath, and collect ourselves. Being a […]

There comes a time in every Girl Scout leader’s life when she has to quit. Maybe you just do not love it anymore, maybe your daughter is disinterested and you became the head of her troop so she could participate in Girl Scouts.  Perhaps your […]