The children have got me thinking today about Disney films. We have many of the films on video and dvd. Some classics and some recent offerings.
The reason the children have got me thinking is that the majority of the classics and some of the new films, are not enjoyed by my children. They are both scared by the 'baddies'.
Cruella De Ville in 101 Dalmations
Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Beast in Beauty & The Beast
Scar in Lion King, and many more
I've always grown up with Disney, in particular Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and other than the child catcher I was never afraid of the villains. I was always aware of there being friendly, fun characters and evil, nasty people who got their comeuppance by the end of the film.
My children are 6 and 3 and I have always considered them the perfect age for Disney but now I'm starting to wonder.
Are they too young? Should I expose them to 'evil' to toughen them up and prepare them for unpleasantness in life or do I wait until they're older?
With young children, particularly girls, being exposed to the likes of Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Tracey Beaker etc aren't the classic Disney films the epitome of an innocent childhood any more or are we just shielding our children from 'life' too much nowadays?
Blogging about life with my three mischevious little monkeys!
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Friday, 27 August 2010
Having doubts already...
It's not been a great few days.
I cheated myself on Wednesday but not going to my LBT class. We had a netmums meet in Ipswich at the open air cinema. Molly & I were staying on at 4pm to watch Mamma Mia and Nigel would take the boys home. It rained from 3.30pm so I decided that we'd go to Cineworld and see Marmaduke instead, knowing that it was impossible for me to be home in time for class.
There have been 2 meet ups this week and just one mum has turned up each time. I'm starting to wonder whether it's worth it but on the other hand I know that it will take time to build a group up, not everyone is free and whatever we choose won't suit all. It hasn't helped that a few mums have rsvp'd with a yes or a maybe then it turns out that they've forgotten all about it.
On a positive note the raffle prizes are coming in (although I'm stressing that no-one will turn up on the day!) and while searching online for places to go with the Mums and their children the staff at The New Wolsey theatre in Ipswich have been really accommodating and welcoming. Twitter is a wonderful thing and I have gained so much from it. Friends, freebies, raffle prizes and the offer of some Mac tuition... :-)
I guess it's been a bit of a mixed bag this week and I'm glad it's over. I'm looking forward to getting back into my routine but not looking forward to Molly going back to school. The summer holidays have gone much too quickly.
To sum up, it's that time of year, heading into autumn and I'm feeling down about it. I need to focus on my projects and keep my mind occupied. You'd think having 3 young children would be enough to keep me busy but oh no, that's not enough!!
I cheated myself on Wednesday but not going to my LBT class. We had a netmums meet in Ipswich at the open air cinema. Molly & I were staying on at 4pm to watch Mamma Mia and Nigel would take the boys home. It rained from 3.30pm so I decided that we'd go to Cineworld and see Marmaduke instead, knowing that it was impossible for me to be home in time for class.
There have been 2 meet ups this week and just one mum has turned up each time. I'm starting to wonder whether it's worth it but on the other hand I know that it will take time to build a group up, not everyone is free and whatever we choose won't suit all. It hasn't helped that a few mums have rsvp'd with a yes or a maybe then it turns out that they've forgotten all about it.
On a positive note the raffle prizes are coming in (although I'm stressing that no-one will turn up on the day!) and while searching online for places to go with the Mums and their children the staff at The New Wolsey theatre in Ipswich have been really accommodating and welcoming. Twitter is a wonderful thing and I have gained so much from it. Friends, freebies, raffle prizes and the offer of some Mac tuition... :-)
I guess it's been a bit of a mixed bag this week and I'm glad it's over. I'm looking forward to getting back into my routine but not looking forward to Molly going back to school. The summer holidays have gone much too quickly.
To sum up, it's that time of year, heading into autumn and I'm feeling down about it. I need to focus on my projects and keep my mind occupied. You'd think having 3 young children would be enough to keep me busy but oh no, that's not enough!!
Sunday, 22 August 2010
Starting afresh...
I wrote a blog last summer for the Heart Family reporting that we did for Heart FM. Once the summer ended I rarely updated the blog and the last entry was a few weeks before our son, Harry, was born in May. So much has happened since that I thought I would just start a new blog.
I have some personal 'projects' on the go at the moment and they are my main reason for blogging again. I need something to focus on and blogging about the things I'm doing will give me the incentive and motivation that I need. I may be busy being a full-time Mum to my three children but I also needs something that is for Heidi, not Mummy.
My projects are
As for losing weight I hope that the extra exercise will help for a while and then I perhaps need to join a slimming class. I'm loathe to give my money to them at the moment as I have never got on with slimming plans. It's difficult finding the time to note everything you've eaten and it's points value etc etc. I suppose I'm just making excuses! If I could cut out chocolate and ice-cream I'd be a skinny Minnie in no time!!
Last May I organised a fundraising event and raffle for Barnardo's. We managed to raise nearly £700 and the buzz from organising the event, bringing it all together and then raising so much money was fantastic and addictive. After falling pregnant with Harry I thought a yearly fundraiser would be out of the question but a few days ago I signed up to host a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. It'll be an informal event at my house with the aim of raising as much as possible and getting my friends together for cake and a chat.
Being a mum can be a really lonely 'career' so when the position of Chairmum came up on a local parenting website I jumped at the chance. I moved to the village when Molly was 16 months old and I didn't know anyone except Nigel's parents so I knew that I'd have to walk into toddler groups alone or I'd never meet other mums. It's a very daunting task. Worthwhile if you're lucky enough to find a friendly group but some groups can be so cliquey and off-putting. I've made a lot of lovely friends through my children and once they started preschool and school it became a little easier.
Our local Mums group now has about 40 members and although only a handful have attended the first few meetings everyone has been really friendly. It's still a new group and people have other commitments but I'm hoping it will grow and grow. We meet at various local places, mainly for the children on whatever dates suit me. I love the organisational aspect of the job and the thought that I'm bringing together some mums who might otherwise feel alone. I'm must be destined to be a leader in life! I've recently said that if I ever went back to work I'd have to be my own boss. I don't think anyone could handle me working for them!!
Well, that's my plan for the next few months at least and hopefully it'll make interesting enough reading to keep you reading my blog :)
I have some personal 'projects' on the go at the moment and they are my main reason for blogging again. I need something to focus on and blogging about the things I'm doing will give me the incentive and motivation that I need. I may be busy being a full-time Mum to my three children but I also needs something that is for Heidi, not Mummy.
My projects are
- Get fit
- Lose (a lot of) weight
- Fundraise for Macmillan
- Get lots of lonely, local Mums together via my Netmums meetups
As for losing weight I hope that the extra exercise will help for a while and then I perhaps need to join a slimming class. I'm loathe to give my money to them at the moment as I have never got on with slimming plans. It's difficult finding the time to note everything you've eaten and it's points value etc etc. I suppose I'm just making excuses! If I could cut out chocolate and ice-cream I'd be a skinny Minnie in no time!!
Last May I organised a fundraising event and raffle for Barnardo's. We managed to raise nearly £700 and the buzz from organising the event, bringing it all together and then raising so much money was fantastic and addictive. After falling pregnant with Harry I thought a yearly fundraiser would be out of the question but a few days ago I signed up to host a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. It'll be an informal event at my house with the aim of raising as much as possible and getting my friends together for cake and a chat.
Being a mum can be a really lonely 'career' so when the position of Chairmum came up on a local parenting website I jumped at the chance. I moved to the village when Molly was 16 months old and I didn't know anyone except Nigel's parents so I knew that I'd have to walk into toddler groups alone or I'd never meet other mums. It's a very daunting task. Worthwhile if you're lucky enough to find a friendly group but some groups can be so cliquey and off-putting. I've made a lot of lovely friends through my children and once they started preschool and school it became a little easier.
Our local Mums group now has about 40 members and although only a handful have attended the first few meetings everyone has been really friendly. It's still a new group and people have other commitments but I'm hoping it will grow and grow. We meet at various local places, mainly for the children on whatever dates suit me. I love the organisational aspect of the job and the thought that I'm bringing together some mums who might otherwise feel alone. I'm must be destined to be a leader in life! I've recently said that if I ever went back to work I'd have to be my own boss. I don't think anyone could handle me working for them!!
Well, that's my plan for the next few months at least and hopefully it'll make interesting enough reading to keep you reading my blog :)
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