When I was very young, I wanted to be a vet. I loved animals and that was the absolute and only thing that I was going to be. I would set up pretend animal hospitals in my room with all of my teddies and animal toys and spend many happy hours putting bandages on them, giving them pretend injections and making them better.
My dislike of blood and allergy to animal fur were mere obstacles to overcome.
As I grew older, my ideas changed. I had gone off creatures of the furry kind and I always had my head in a book; usually by Enid Blyton. So it was a natural progression then that career aspiration number two was to be a writer (something I am still hoping to be).
My teenage years passed by in a blur of make up and hormones, but I remember considering fashion design which always makes me smile due to both my lack of artistic ability and fashion sense.
Now I have a daughter of my own, I often wonder about what she will aspire to, being only four at the moment, I really have no clue as to which career path she will follow. She is very determined and strong-willed, always passionate about whatever she is doing, so I have a feeling that whatever she strives to do, she will succeed in. She makes me laugh a lot as she often tells me what she wants to be when she is grown up; usually a rock star, sometimes a fairy or a princess. I always smile and tell her that as long as she is happy, that is the main thing.
Blossom Magazine is a magazine for five to eight year olds and they are currently running a #IWantToBe campaign where they will be showing their readers a number of different aspirational careers to promote the idea that girls really can be whatever they want to be.
As a part of this campaign, they have launched a fantastic competition. They are asking for young readers to submit a video entry of what they want to be when they grow up. There are some amazing prizes too; one winner will be selected to win a VIP London family trip which includes one family ticket to ZSL London with a Meet the Meerkats experience; one Rainforest Café voucher worth £100; overnight accommodation in one family room at 3-star hotel, in Central London and a visit to Blossom HQ plus a Blossom Goody Bag.
If you would like to enter the competition, there is more information in the current edition or you can submit your video to hello@blossommagazine.co.uk The closing date is 6th Septemeber and the terms and conditions of entry are listed below.
So how about you; what did you want to be when you grew up?
T&Cs: Terms and conditions: Promoter: Immediate Media London Company Limited. You must make sure that we have your entries by 11.59pm, 6th September 2014. 1. You can enter if you live in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands, unless someone who lives in your house works for the Immediate Media Company. 2. By entering the competition, you promise to us that you have read these rules and that you will follow them. 3. We can’t include entries which arrive too late and we can’t accept responsibility if your entry is lost. By entering this competition, parents/guardians grant permission to Immediate Media Company (publishers of Blossom) to post the winner’s video and entrants’ first names in its publications, websites and on its social media sites. 4. Winners will be chosen at random. 5. One entry per household. We don’t allow bulk entries or entries made by other people on your behalf. We will disqualify all entries which break this rule. 6. If you win, you will receive the prize described. We won’t swap the prize for cash. No alternatives or substitutions for any unused elements of the prize. If there’s ever a reason why we can’t give you exactly the same prize, we’ll give you something j ust as good or better instead. Prize is one family ticket to ZSL London valid for 2 adults and 2 children aged 3-16. Children must be at least 5 years of age and be accompanied by an adult for the Meet the Meerkats experience. One Rainforest Café voucher worth £100, see voucher for expiry date and additional T&Cs – includes drinks. Overnight accommodation in one family room at 3-star hotel, in Central London selected by Immediate Media Company. Visit to Blossom HQ includes a Blossom Goody Bag. Travel and other personal expenses are not included. Prize must be redeemed before 31st December 2014. 7. Winners will be contacted within 28 days of a competition closing date, either by post, telephone or email. 8. If we contact you to tell you you’re a winner, but you don’t reply within a month, we may have to offer the prize to a runner-up or give it away in a future competition. Your details: We will use your name, address and any other details that you give us to run this competition. If you win, we will pass them to the person who’s providing the prize so that they can post it to you, and we may use your first name and county in the magazine or on our website but we won’t provide them to anyone else without your permission. You can find out the winner’s first name and county once the competition is over by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Competition Rules, ATTN: Marketing Assistant, Blossom Magazine, Immediate Media Limited, Vineyard House, 44 Brook Green, London W6 7BT. Remember to tell us which magazine, issue number and competition you’d like to know about.I am receiving a year’s subscription of Blossom Magazine in return for writing this post.
