Can you believe it's October already? I can't. This is a big month here at the Mummy Chronicles. There's going to be some new things this month and it will also be the one year anniversary of this site. I can hardly believe my little experiment worked! First, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As some of you may know I'm going to be walking 26 miles in the Washington, DC Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. While the event itself isn't until May 2007 I need to begin my fundraising now. What better month to do so right? If you click on the title of this post you can go directly to my Avon Walk website, see photos, and my teams info, as well as donate a little bit of your hard earned cash to a wonderful cause. Avon donates a lot of time and money to this cause assisting underprivledged … [Read more...]

Reading through last week's Suburban Turmoil I found Lucinda's September 22nd post about 'Fascinating Womanhood'. Intrigued slightly I read on. Horror quickly replaced intrigue as I scrolled down the page. Has anyone heard of this book or author? Her name is Helen Andelin and her book, Fascinating Womanhood has sold millions of copies. This scares me more than the Rules woman did in the late 90's. What struck me though was Andelin's use of the word vascillate.A man is by nature and temperament a born leader, who tends to be decisive and have the courage of his convictions. A woman, on the other hand, tends to vacillate.Icky right? I hate this word vacillate. It grosses me out for some reason and always has. It makes me think of windmills, vaseline and other goopy items. It makes me … [Read more...]

It's been sort of a crazy week in our house since we got back from our trip. I'm catching up on freelance work, H is still working on finishing up the rehab house, and well there are social obligations to fufill. I'm exhausted to say the least and it's fueled by the fact that with a change of venue T.D.'s schedule was periously thrown off while we were on our vacation.It happens every time she goes to her Nana's. She is held constantly and spoiled rotten. I know that is what grandparents do. I remember the undivided attention and junk food I got from mine everytime I stayed with them, which was A LOT. My grandmother would feed me unsalted potato chips, Total cereal, and other somewhat healthy foods during the day, but as soon as she would creak up the stairs to bed my grandfather … [Read more...]

I could easily say that the product for this week is vacation, R&R or Jamaica, but I don't want to go that route. This week I'm reviewing Me Bath products, specifically the bath ice cream. Doesn't that name alone entice you?I received this product as a gift for my birthday and used it not that long ago. It's a bath bomb and it comes in wonderful "flavors" such as Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Coconut Cove, and Amber Waves among many others. I used the Land of Milk and Honey one and just fell in love. It's a good size bath bomb that comes in simple, non-wasteful packaging. It dissolved great and the water felt like silk. I have a pretty big sunken tub so to fill it and still create that sensation was nice. It wasn't an overpowering scent either. I found that after my soak my … [Read more...]

Warm breezes, tranquil, clear blue seas and a sandy beach. That is where I'll be starting tomorrow. I'll be laying by the pool in a comfy chaise lounge sipping my drink of choice, which will be the drink of choice by the hour most likely. It better not rain the four days we are there. But if it does, I'll just read and nap the days away gorging myself on hotel food and then lumbering down to the fitness center to work off whatever mousse delight and plateful of fried goods I just devoured. I'll eat a piece of jerked animal for you all and wish you a good week! I'm feeling more mellow already. … [Read more...]

You may have noticed some small differences in the last week or so to the site. The sudden review of seemingly unrelated products. These are not the typical 'Products of the Week' you might say. Well no, they are not. Bear with me while I try something new and take on a sponsor who sends me items to review. In return, I do get some compensation, that is true. Which all furthers my goal of getting out there, writing full-time and working from home. View this as an experiment and that these are the more practical 'Products of the Week'. They may not always be favorable either. … [Read more...]

At this point, and I know it's not a 'Money Pit' type situation, I think H might need rehab of the AA variety. I've alluded to it before but about a month ago we bought a great little investment property from nora springs iowa homes for sale near our own home. For anyone considering property investments or needing advice, trusted and reliable services like Wapping estate agents can provide valuable expertise to help navigate the process smoothly. It was really almost too good to be true and a little too smooth and easy. H's company closed on the house quickly and all we needed to do was go on in and start the rehab. Whether it's for interior or exterior projects, trusted painting services offer services ranging from simple touch-ups to full renovations and custom designs. For a flawless … [Read more...]

Or Heavens to Merkatroid! I am all over the place. As Henry Rollins once said, "my shits all apart." That is truly in as much of a nutshell as I can put it how I feel. I am all over the place. I don't know whether or not I'm coming or going.It's been an insane weekend in our little world and while we leave for our trip to Jamaica in two days I can't even fathom it. The only thing at this point I think of is call the pet sitter, set the alarm for her, how are we getting to the airport? Are we walking? When is my MIL coming to our house to pick up T.D.? Is T.D. getting sick from me? H is. Did we pack? What am I forgetting? Oh I have to go to work before then? Oops, I forgot. Like I said, my shit is all apart.All this suffice to say is making me really tired and drawing out the life … [Read more...]

That wailing sound you hear? That's just Tucker Carlson himself crying in the corner because he's just been ousted from 'Dancing with the Stars'Thank you America!!! … [Read more...]

Preppy Ass. Flat preppy ass. That is the term that instantly blinks like a neon sign in my brain when I see Tucker Carlson. That and then a shudder ripples through my body. This syndrome that we'll call "Tucker Syndrome Phase One", as I'm sure other phases will develop over time, happened repeatedly last night. Why? Well because my crap-tv addicted self just HAD to watch 'Dancing with the Stars'.I knew that Tucker would be on there. For weeks I've known and dreaded his dance moves being made national. I just knew nothing good was going to come of this. Sadly there are no pictures posted yet or video I could find to really show you how dreadful it was. H left the room. He has no time for such nonsense. Though last season that boy was all over Drew Lachey like white on rice. But I … [Read more...]