So what is all this then?

So you're looking for answers then...
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Ok, so you're wanting some real answers, why didn't you say so? You did... oh, my bad.



What's this blog about then?
Throughout my life, scouting has been my passion. And I have come to realise that I generally do quite a lot of scout related work... even on the scouting scale some would say that I am a rather busy bunny. Not that I hold a high up position or anything like that, but I keep myself out of trouble.

This blog is a diary of my scouting adventures, both big and small, in my attempt to show what scouting means to me.



Why do you blog?
Well, there are a number of different reasons.
Mainly it's because I kept getting asked by people I meet from outside of scouting "why are you a scout leader?", which is a very difficult question to answer purely because there are so many reasons. Hopefully this blog will make it apparant why I do it, mainly its because I enjoy it.

Initially I had intended on making this blog a resource... full of game instructions and activity outlines. But it got dull to be honest, heck even I found it boring so why would I expect anyone else to read it. Now it's much more my diary, and as such can end up being slightly quirky.*

Why I still blog is because I enjoy it, it helps remind me how fun it is to be in scouts. I have to say that I am particularly enjoying going through all my old stuff from trips in the past and reminiscing. Frankly I think that it would be a shame for me not to get these memories down somewhere, otherwise (god forbid) I may start forgetting.



Any blogging insperation?
I will put my hands up and admit that there are several blogs that I follow, and what is more they are usually completely and utterly unrelated to scouts. I follow these, not really for the topic, but more for the fact that I find them funny.
(for example)
http://www.cakewrecks.com/
http://www.epbot.com/
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking ... ok I like to cook and bake... deal with it!

I've had a look around for scouting blogs in the past, but I will be honest in saying that I found the vast majority of them extremely boring (don't get me wrong there are a couple that I like and I have linked them on the main page).

These leaders that blog about scouting just seamed to get too bogged down in the politics; the latest changes to POR, moaning about so-and-so and lamenting over such-and-such. It actually really annoyed me. Scouts in supposed to be FUN! Basically they inspired me, because I realised that if I couldn't find a blog that showed the lighter side of scouting, the real reason any of us actually do it, then I would need to write it myself!

... end of rant


What on earth is a 'sprog'?
Ok, maybe I should explain some of the terms that I use to describe the Scouts:

Sprog: a British term for child... I've derived some other terms from this one. Sprog is generally used by me for Scouts and Explorers
Sprogette: a sprog of the female variety. Think smurfette.
Sproglet: a small sprog. ie a Cub Scout
Sprog Spawn: a Beaver Scout, luckily I don't have a lot of dealings with the Beaver section.
Cubillywinks: another term for cub scouts.
Little angels/darlings: Usually used to describe any of the kids when they are being anything but.



*If I talk about an activity that you like then please feel free to contact me for more information on how I ran it, I don't mind sharing my ideas and resources... actually I would be rather chuffed to know that another leader is using my ideas