Urban Girl with a
Country Heart
Living Semi Rustic
For A Weekend
Kiddo and I belong to a Mommy & Daughter group called “Epic
Adventurer Crew”. We are a group of
three Moms and six girls ages 10-17. Most of us have a connection we have or
involved in Girl Scouts. We wanted to start this group to spend quality time
with our girls and to teach them more life skills.
We took an adventure this weekend to a local state park for
a two night three day camping trip. Sounds like it could be fun right? Well, I
am here to say that this trip was a challenge for me.
First challenge, I was not prepared with my camp gear. Seems
that after my last camp trip less than 60 days ago I did not put my gear back
up in the proper places and re-stock what was used at the last camping trip.
Lesson learned, if I am going to use it take care of it while in use, find a home
for it when not in use not it’s easy to find when I need it again and last but
not least replace what was used on my last camping trip.
Second challenge, Weather this weekend we were already starting
out with very wet surroundings we had a tropical storm come through plus it
continued to rain throughout the weekend. Which makes for wet fire wood, which
was needed to cook with lesson learned store pre cut firewood in a garbage bag
with twist tie so it will not get wet. Also, I learned that fire starters are very
important when camping.
Next, up with poor weather you will have gloomy &
negative boredom; Make sure you stay positive so others will. You know they old
saying “Smiles are contagious” with that being sad a “FunBox” also comes in
handy deck of cards, crayons, coloring books, small craft projects.
Third challenge, this one kinda goes alone with the first
two challenges. Make sure your shelter & supplies are secure, weather proof,
and in working order. Nothing worse then a leaky tent & flat air mattress.
In wrapping up, Always keep a positive attitude, reflect
back with yourself and others on lessons learned, what you can do better next
time and most of all remember life is too damn short to be negative.
So, do you remember how Johnny used to make fun of me for rolling up my tent and putting it back in the same box it came in?!?! ;) I LOVE the memories of camping with you guys!!
ReplyDeleteIt is MUCH easier to repack like that when you make it a habit. I never put the camper away "dirty"~ it often takes 3 hours to pack up, but I start at the back and move forward. I clean the bathroom with a toothbrush (literally!), vacuum every piece of carpet and repair anything that needed it. After 7 years the campers still looks brand new. It is SO MUCH cleaner than my house because
I made it the priority every time.
ReplyDeleteI have a great list on excel! One side has all the basic camping supplies and a clothing list, the other has food and basic staples. I have it hanging in the camper and mark things off as they are used. I will send it to you!