Overworked & Understaffed

 I recently went to a local production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest . My very good friend performed in it, playing the part of Cecily, and I wanted to support her. I figured that going and writing my own review of it would be just an added benefit. I wish my husband and I had chosen different seats for the performance, as they were very comfortable but because it was a loveseat in the back, we ended up sinking down quite a bit below the chair line for the seats in front of us. Despite that fact, I really enjoyed the small twists that were put into the play. Some of the coincidences that fell together so neatly at the end were very nice to watch unfold. I also enjoyed how the actors pulled everything together and played off of one another throughout.  It is interesting to watch something written for audiences over a century ago and seeing some of our own modern interpretations on them. In the same vein of thought, it was also interesting to observe that some...

 Hello, and welcome to what I hope is the start of a long chain of writing and documenting my jump into a new activity in my life. Rebel Badge Book I recently purchased a book titled Rebel Badge Book   by Charly Lester. This book is like a guiding or scouting program, but updated and adjusted for adults. As soon as I saw the advertisement on Facebook, I was interested and excited to sign myself up for this adventure. Since I'm "across the pond" from the author and most of the individuals signed up on the Facebook group, I have had quite a bit of fun learning some of the subtle differences in verbiage and using Google to help me make ends meet. My book came in on July 8th, just in time for me to take it with me on a camp out for my Girl Scout troop to briefly look at during down time. I wasn't able to fully dive into it until I got home on Sunday. I decided to start my adventure by purchasing a few of the optional challenge badges that have been shared in the Rebel Bad...