Attention all 90s kids! In case you missed the memo, Disney Channel will be playing all the classic Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) all weekend long. Beginning Friday, you can watch the some of the classics like Zenon Girl of the 21st Century, Brink! and Cheetah Girls. Check out the full line-up on Vanity Fair. Make sure to set you DVR or just spend MDW binge-watching the classics!
My Top 5 Disney Channel Original Movies
1. Zenon Girl of the 21st Century // How can you not love this classic staring Kristen Storms and Raven Symon? Zetus lapetus!
2. Brink // Erik von Detten, such a heartthrob! Need I say more?
3. Halloweentown // This has to be one of my all time favorite Halloween movies. It is always on my October watch list. Who doesn't want an awesome grandmother who is a witch and to find out you have magical powers? This is every kids dream!
4. Smart House // This would be about the coolest things ever and the scariest. But, who doesn't want to just put all your trash on the ground and have it magically sucked into the floor?
5. The Ultimate Christmas Present // Who doesn't want to find a machine that allows you to control the weather?
What movies will you be recording/watching this weekend?
We can all make a difference, it's pretty easy. Just take a few minutes to think about the small ways you can change your day-to-day activities to help our planet. I have started taking green bags to Target, Publix and the drugstore (if I forget, I ask for paper or tell them to pack as much as possible into one bag). Lilly Pulitzer carries some adorable market bags. (With bags that cute, how can you not remember to use them!?) The plastic bags that do end up coming home with me are re-used as trash bags in my bathroom, which saves both money and plastic bags.
Another way to reduce your energy use is to get in the habit of turning your air up or off when you're not home. This seems like a no-brainer, but a lot of people forget to do this. I like sleeping with the air really low and I often turn my fan on too... but, I have gotten in the habit of turning my air up to 78 or higher and turning off my fan first thing in the morning. This has greatly reduced my electricity bill and I feel like I am doing a small part to help the environment.
Over the past few years, I have gotten super OCD about recycling. I recycle everything possible... papers I no longer need at the end of the semester, cereal boxes, soda cans, the plastic containers that fruit comes in... pretty much anything cardboard, paper or plastic can be recycled! Some cities are kinda picky about what they take and don't take, but if something has the little recycle logo on the bottom of it, then it usually counts! Do us all a favor and think twice before you throw something in the trash!
Lastly, a great way to help the world around us is to go see the Disney Nature film, Chimpanzee. If you go see it in theaters this week, Disney will donate to the Jane Goodall Institute in your honor. This is a great way to unwind and take a break from the craziness of the end of the semester and you can feel great about taking a break for a good cause.
Gingerbread houses are so fun. The Grand Floridian hotel at Disney always has a life-size gingerbread house in their lobby. The chefs at the White House also do a fabulous job making a mini version of the famous landmark and they included Bo too!
White House Gingerbread House.
Grand Floridian Gingerbread House.
The Contemporary Hotel at Walt Disney World has a gingerbread tree.
