Turns Out it’s not just the Kids!

A couple of my blogs this week (“Cars” is Breeding in my House, and Counting the Years with Merchandising) have been pondering on the very successful merchandising efforts of Disney, and reflecting on how much stuff we’ve bought for our kids, and how payment for this must be helping to keep Disney employees paid. Continuing my thoughts on this (with 2 preschoolers, a freelance business, and a home – and hubby to take care of, you need to let your mind work on something pathetically unimportant now and then just to keep the stress levels down), I realized that it’s … Continue reading

The Real Lesson Disney World Teaches

A few nights ago I was having a bedtime chat with my eldest son. You know, the chats which fall under the category of “stalling because I don’t want to sleep yet”? We were talking about traveling and how there were many places around the world that my husband and I hope to take the boys over the coming years, and how the first place on my list is Disney World. After establishing that yes, that is where Mickey Mouse and his friends lived, he wanted to know where it was and I said it was in America – a … Continue reading