Guest Post- Chelsea from Yours Truly

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Now introducing to you Chelsea from Yours Truly.

Hiya friends and readers of Melissa's lovely blog! 

I am super excited to be guest posting on here today, as this is a blog that I read every day. 

Yep - you read that right. On the daily reading list. It's that good. 

I am here today to talk about something close to my heart. 

Something that has taken up endless hours of my life and mucho space in my heart.

Luigi?

I am such a playful, goofy person. 

I get bored being normal and serious all the time. 

I honestly don't know how some people do it! I like to keep things interesting. 

And what better way to share this with you then to talk a little bit about what brings the kid out in me.

Camp. No, not like camping. Summer camp. 

Like where you send your kids for a week because they are driving you up the wall 

being home from school 24/7. The place where kids get to be themselves and 

not have to worry about being bullied by that mean kid in their class. The place where 

every meal consists of chicken nuggets, spaghetti or hot dogs. Camp.

Let's all wear mustaches. Because that instantly makes things more fun.

 I have been a camp counselor for the past six years. 6 summers, 3 springs and 2 falls. 

Yeah, I kinda like it. I get paid to hang out with kids all day. 

My main job is being a kayak instructor, but I am also pretty skilled at rock climbing, 

archery, canoeing, sleep-outs and poo jokes. In my time as a camp counselor, 

I have dressed up as a pirate, a cowgirl, a space-thing, an aerobics instructor 

{with my best New Yawk accent}, Elmo, an elephant, and many more crazy, 

ridiculous things. Getting to be a kid when I'm 20 years old is the greatest time ever. 

My brother and I. I'm a flamingo, clearly ;)

 You know what the other best thing ever is? 

 When you see kids get to be kids. 

There is so much pressure in school now to be the cool guy, 

or the super pretty girl that has the cool clothes and that fancy new lunch bag. 

You know what? There's more to life. 

And kids learn that at camp. 

Seeing the shy boy make friends with everyone.. best thing ever. My life is complete. 

Or the girl that's dead scared of getting up in front of a crowd being the lead role in a skit? 

My life is complete times 2.

 

 Seriously, ladies and gentlemen. 

Send your children to camp. 

Because I'll be there to hang out with them. 

And we will dress up in robot costumes and have water fights. 

Sometimes kids need that. 

And sometimes, they need to be kids too.