Apparently The Girl Scouts are seeing a serious decline in both membership and volunteerism, according to an article I just read. And I think that is pretty darn sad. I was a Girl Scout, I sold cookies, and I went to camp. And you know what? That one week I spent at Girl Scout Camp when Read More >>
The Volunteer Tourist
Apparently there is a new kind of travel in town. Instead of packing up and sightseeing, some people are opting instead to use their vacation days for volunteering. In the article I found outlining the new trend, it stated that “volunteer tourism” makes up about 1.6 million people, spending roughly $2 billion dollars per year Read More >>
Mini Mavis
My daughter, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird, as turned into some sort of track rockstar. I asked her the other day if she wanted me to bring anything to her track meet (I was thinking along the lines of Gatorade or a pear). “How about cookies” she said. “The Brownie Cookies” “Ummm???? Okay. Read More >>