What did i do this week? This week I finished 3 merit badges and ill be getting the actual award in July. I completed Citizenship in society, Citizenship in the community, and Communications. I also signed up for 2 camps that I have, one is the 31-2 and another one is 14-16. The first one is for the Order of the Arrow which is the Scouting National Honors Society, and that weekend we just mess around and do random things with my friends that are also in it, The other one is a merit badge weekend in Cleveland and ill be taking the chess merit badge, and Soil/Water conservation merit badge. I am really excited for those.
What problems did I experience this week? This week the biggest problem was motivation because it was right before spring break and i really didn't want to do boy scouts or any kind of work but I forced myself and I am very happy that I did that because I need to get this stuff done.
What is my goal for next week? My goal for next week is to Start and hopefully finish 2 of the 4 merit badges that I have left to do. I have Family life, Cooking, Personal fitness, and Personal management left to do. I have a lot done for Personal fitness and management but I just have to keep track of things for 13 weeks for a requirement but the other two i plan on having done in the next two weeks.
A previous week I said that I would most likely be taking chess merit badge at summer camp but since I got the opportunity to do it before i am doing it the merit badge weekend instead. So instead of what I had planned for summer camp is that I'm going to take Mammal study merit badge, Nature merit badge, Chemistry merit badge, and geology merit badge. I am very excited to take all of those.
These are all the merit badges that we are able to take that week. the green area is when they are offered and Usually if you are an older scout than you'll not take a afternoon merit badge but the younger kids are told too.
This is the cooking merit badge, for this one you have to cook meals, identify hazards that can happen when cooking, and many other requirements
This is the family life merit badge, for this one you have to talk about what family means to you and how it impacts your family, you have to have discussions with your family and create a chores list.
This is the personal management merit badge and for this one you have to talk about how money works, create a budget, and track how you spend your money for 13 weeks.
This is the personal fitness merit badge and for this one you have to talk about how to be healthy, keeping a good diet, and you have to keep a log of all your physicals activity for 13 weeks.