Every girl deserves to be a princess - Plainview Daily Herald
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Published 11:19 am, Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday was the beginning of my new favorite holiday, National Princess Week.
Yes, you heard it right — a whole week dedicated to celebrating the very thing I have always wanted to be.
For those who don’t know, I am obsessed with Disney princesses. I was a part of the very dominant Disney generation, and growing up I saw various heroines as role models.
To be honest, I still do in many ways, and even as a 21-year-old I am not ashamed to say that my iPhone cover has all of the Disney princesses on it, and I own a special edition Dooney and Bourke Disney Princess purse.
Being a princess is just a part of my daily life.
Belle has always been my favorite Disney princess. It possibly could be the fact that she is the one I think I look the most like, but I also love her story. She gave up everything to save her family, and in the end, fell in love. However, no matter how much I love “Beauty and the Beast”, “Rapunzel” has become a close second, and I mean close.
“Tangled” has become not only one of my favorite Disney movies, it has become one of my favorite movies of all time. She is just a genuine, sweet character and I love how Disney took this classic and made it new and simply amazing. It probably doesn’t help that I love Zachary Levi from “Chuck” and solely support his character in the movie being named the most handsome prince of all time.
Julie Andrews thought of Princess Week in honor of her new book, “The Very Fairy Princess.” She wanted to help young girls and women everywhere reach deep within themselves and connect with their inner royalty.
After hearing about this sacred holiday, I started doing research on how one can celebrate it and found various websites and news articles that had lists of things to do. Many of the activities were for little girls, but several stuck out to me.
One in particular was to wear a crown one full day and be proud of your inner princess. Don’t doubt that I will find a way to wear one to work.
Another suggestion was to wear sparkles all week long. Who would have thought the various glitter nail polish, makeup and shoes would all come in handy at the same time?
There were various other suggestions — some I may do on my own time, some I feel I may be too old for. Then again, who sets an age range for such a week as this?
This week has even become well known to television. TLC will be doing a yearly update on the happily-married royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate, the most well-known princess right now.
So throughout the week don’t be surprised if you see me constantly listening to my favorite Disney songs and watching the corresponding movies or wearing a crown around doing various things, because until midnight Saturday I am officially a princess for the week. Who knows, maybe I will lose my glass slipper and get a wish come true. Or perhaps I will save the day from various evil beings. I just know I may need to stay away from apples this week, just in case.
Every girl deserves to be a princess - Plainview Daily Herald
http://www.myplainview.com/opinion/editorials/article/Every-girl-deserves-to-be-a-princess-8414451.php
Published 11:19 am, Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday was the beginning of my new favorite holiday, National Princess Week.
Yes, you heard it right — a whole week dedicated to celebrating the very thing I have always wanted to be.
For those who don’t know, I am obsessed with Disney princesses. I was a part of the very dominant Disney generation, and growing up I saw various heroines as role models.
To be honest, I still do in many ways, and even as a 21-year-old I am not ashamed to say that my iPhone cover has all of the Disney princesses on it, and I own a special edition Dooney and Bourke Disney Princess purse.
Being a princess is just a part of my daily life.
Belle has always been my favorite Disney princess. It possibly could be the fact that she is the one I think I look the most like, but I also love her story. She gave up everything to save her family, and in the end, fell in love. However, no matter how much I love “Beauty and the Beast”, “Rapunzel” has become a close second, and I mean close.
“Tangled” has become not only one of my favorite Disney movies, it has become one of my favorite movies of all time. She is just a genuine, sweet character and I love how Disney took this classic and made it new and simply amazing. It probably doesn’t help that I love Zachary Levi from “Chuck” and solely support his character in the movie being named the most handsome prince of all time.
Julie Andrew
s thought of Princess Week in honor of her new book, “The Very Fairy Princess.” She wanted to help young girls and women everywhere reach deep within themselves and connect with their inner royalty.
After hearing about this sacred holiday, I started doing research on how one can celebrate it and found various websites and news articles that had lists of things to do. Many of the activities were for little girls, but several stuck out to me.
One in particular was to wear a crown one full day and be proud of your inner princess. Don’t doubt that I will find a way to wear one to work.
Another suggestion was to wear sparkles all week long. Who would have thought the various glitter nail polish, makeup and shoes would all come in handy at the same time?
There were various other suggestions — some I may do on my own time, some I feel I may be too old for. Then again, who sets an age range for such a week as this?
This week has even become well known to television. TLC will be doing a yearly update on the happily-married royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate, the most well-known princess right now.
So throughout the week don’t be surprised if you see me constantly listening to my favorite Disney songs and watching the corresponding movies or wearing a crown around doing various things, because until midnight Saturday I am officially a princess for the week. Who knows, maybe I will lose my glass slipper and get a wish come true. Or perhaps I will save the day from various evil beings. I just know I may need to stay away from apples this week, just in case.