Badges, and more badges!

I have always been a person who loves to collect things, but usually I like to find something I value, rather than just random clutter. I'm terrible for hoarding, and needless to say, my bedroom is often a state! Full of bits and bobs where I've tried different things, with no real drive to see them through to finishing them, or getting loads better at the task. 

I've recently joined the World of Girl Guiding once again after a plea was put out on social media for extra help with leaders for the units. Seeing all the girls in their badges, sashes and tabards gave me the want to earn my own badges again. 

I begun just by buying generic badges to sew on an old blanket, and soon found my collection to have grown into badges for the sake of having badges, not ones I specifically loved. 

THEN! An advert came up on my Facebook for an adult merit badge group. A specifically designed set of books to give adults the chance to re-live their days of collecting badges for a whole range of things. The traditional badges like arts and crafts, and camping, all the way to badges for self-care, circus skills and geocaching! Along with this comes a great online community to connect with like-minded people, share your achievements and show off what outrageous things you've done to earn your next badge. 

And that, my friends, is how I became a badge 'Rebel'.