Guiders' staff room - tea, wine, chat and optional dancing around the toadstool

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

Thought it might be nice to have a place to swap ideas and experiences. Shall we do introductions first?

My name's MadBad and I've been a Brownie guider for about 5 years.

[Groovee]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/extra_curricular_activities/2477763-guiders-staff-room-part-2

Part 2 for when we reach 1000

[lucysmam]

Oh, they sound fab Rue! Will write myself a note to get on the laptop and have a look later.

I'm just sorting my jumbley folders - so very much recycling in there it's unreal!

There are also loads of pages from old mags and hastily scribbled down ideas. I don't want to cart all those about so need to transfer them to something that doesn't take so much space.

[AlbusPercival]

You are doing well Lucysmam

i took over my unit 2 years ago, and have only started sorting out my cupboards this term!

Im taking one box/ bag home a week and clearing that.

Anyone need 3 black sacks of loo roll tubes? Or 36 out of date and burst cooling packs?

[lucysmam]

I don't do 'chaos' very well Albus, I like things nicely organised so I can get to them or at least know they're easily accessible. Dp calls me the 'household tomtom' because I know pretty much where everything is here

I've been thinking, I need to introduce the Ready For Rainbows book I think and more structure to what we're actually doing.

I just feel a bit like I might be 'stepping on toes' making too many changes in such a short period of time...but it really needs a shake up.

[RueDeWakening]

I have ambitions of card files with activities on one side and a shopping list of what's needed for it, arranged alphabetically by theme.

I got as far as buying a card file and some cards...then I started a Pinterest board instead

[Groovee]

I'm swapping weeks about. Was supposed to start the poppy challenge tonight but I am still poorly, so games night and do poppy challenge next week when all leaders are back X

[MrsFionaCharming]

4 weeks as Brown Owl done! I'm loving it so far, I'm finding them so much more rewarding than Guides was.

Now if only I like my Rangers even half as much.

[lucysmam]

Yay! Dp has agreed to cupboard sorting day tomorrow in exchange for a day of not much today & the school kitchen staff are going to hold onto useable boxes that they would usually sling for me!

Hopefully I'll be all organised and sorted before half term at this rate.

[AlbusPercival]

I am going to visit a brownie unit in the USA on Monday, I can't wait!

I have ordered friendship badges to give to them as gifts, but as they are not here yet, and I fly tomorrow, I don't think I will have them in time.

What can I take instead?

[lucysmam]

That sounds exciting Albus!

My jumbled folders are now totally sorted & organised but I need another one for anything I happen to collect along the way. I chucked a bag of junk and have half filled a recycling box & it all still just fits into a lever arch file

[lucysmam]

Well, cupboard sorting was a bit of a non starter! We both sort of stood in front of it for a while like & gave up.

I had a rummage and found card and wool I can use for next week's activity though, and some rolls of crepe paper I think I'm going to use to create a rainbow wall for our display board (which has been taken over so I'll need to shift stuff about).

Hopefully I'll get some boxes soon from school then I'll give it another go. There is sooooooo much jumbled up junk!

[RueDeWakening]

When I sorted my cupboard, I set up a couple of tables, emptied everything out, then sorted into bin and keep piles, then went through the keep pile and put it away properly. Took me about 3 hours though!

I'm not thinking about the boxes and cupboard full of stuff at home

[lucysmam]

Yes, I think that's what I need to do once I have some boxes to sort it into.

I don't suppose any of the Brownies leaders here have a 'dress a brownie' paper doll? I'm debating putting a Rainbow at the beginning of a rainbow and a Brownie at the other side on my display wall.

[Groovee]

There was a flat Olivia template so you could change it to a brownie X

[lucysmam]

Thanks Groovee, someone on the fb group suggested there might be something in the files so I'll go back and look for an Olivia to alter

[Becles]

It's been an interesting few weeks. Hoping that the big gig will help me out with rapidly fading mojo.