As the weekend sun kissed the horizon, I woke up with a sense of anticipation. It was Saturday, the day when time slows down, and the world seems to beckon with endless possibilities. Today, I decided, would be a Saturday in the park. With a picnic basket packed full of sandwiches, snacks, and refreshing drinks, I ventured to a nearby park. The air was alive with the chatter of families, the laughter of children, and the distant strumming of a guitar. As I found a cozy spot under the shade of an old oak tree, I couldn't help but smile at the lively scene before me. The park was alive with the sounds of nature. Birds sang melodious tunes from the treetops, and the gentle rustling of leaves provided a soothing backdrop. It was a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the … [Read more...]
Where’s Mummy?
This week on The Mummy Chronicles...I ask the question, "Have You Gone on a Holiday Bender?" at honestbabyAt MPR we are busy with an updated 2010 Holiday Gift Guidean added the following new reviewsThe 2011 Ford Flex TitaniumLifeShield Home Security SystemPG Tips teaThe cookbook- CookieliciousI'm going to attempt more cookies from Cookielicious as I start my holiday baking and will try not to rage against my kitchen and kids when food coloring and flour ends up all over the floor. Again. This year. Happy Weekend y'all! … [Read more...]
Where’s Mummy?
This week in shameless self-promotion...The Mommy Police are out at Honest Baby in Obviously, I'm LyingAt The Find it's all about eco-furniture the Luxo Crib by Bloom and the IoLine Changing Trunk.Mummy's Product Review's has the Belle Baby Carrier and some Fun Finds.I'm in love with the Natural Beauty & Health blog and the British Beauty Blogger.It's so comforting to know that I'm not the only one who has had day after day after day like this- Thanks, Sarah. … [Read more...]
My Take on Review Blogging- Good or Bad
Most of you know that I also write a review blog, Mummy's Product Reviews. Initially, I didn't set out to write product reviews. It all started right here back in 2006 when as a weekly feature I did 'The Product of the Week'. People were always asking me about places to go, brands, beauty items, I could go on. As a self-admitted "product whore" and advice columnist wannabe, it seemed a likely fit. 'The Product of the Week' was simply my take on a product I tried, loved and wanted to share. That's all. Nothing was sent to me, no one pitched me. Nada. Zilch. Zip. Just items from my house. Review bloggers didn't hold much world wide web space if any back then. Over time things have obviously evolved. An Arbonne consultant sent me a slew of stuff and I joined the Parent Bloggers … [Read more...]
Where’s Mummy?
Everyone knows I'm a bit of a review junkie and typically I keep it over at MPR but every once in a while I come across something that needs to be shared all over. I'm talking about Texas-based KidCore Toys. Educational. Creative and highly interactive that is KidCore Toys. They love me. I love them. Since 1996 they have consistently provided families with hours upon hours of fun and not just for the wee kiddies. Many of their toys create ways for parents to be fully involved with their children during their hours of play. From puzzles to arts and crafts and children's furniture KidCore Toys has a wide variety of items for children of all ages. They have a great blog which regularly features some pretty amazing bloggers so do me a favor and check out KidCore Toys for your next toy … [Read more...]
How The Washington Post Peed in My Coffee
There I was, sitting at the kitchen table, not fully awake but trying to read the Sunday paper before all two year old hell broke loose in my house and sipping some coffee when I saw it. By it, I mean, the front page article in The Washington Post's Outlook section, 'We Scream, We Swoon, How Dumb Can We Get?', by Charlotte Allen.Ugh.Read it now. Get back to me.Are you angry? Or do you just feel "dim" as Allen puts it and you don't quite understand all the fuss?Why is an article such as this the one that gets the front page? Why an article about how women will always lag behind men, are the worst drivers, love romance novels and are only smart enough to remember where the berries are, the type of piece that ends up on the front page?Reading Allen's piece I not only got angry but I started … [Read more...]
Products I won’t be reviewing
I review a lot of products and many more come into my house that I never even wanted to know existed much less ever review. Here are some that will not be making the final cut on Mummy's Product Reviews.1. Monogrammed Toilet Paper- The ultimate in personalization I suppose. I especially love the gold monogramming because just having cushy double-ply Charmin is obviously not enough for some people. To me this is the be all and end all in tackiness.2. Hufu- What the heck is hufu? Why it is tofu that has the texture of human flesh. Just in case you want to be a cannibal and um.. just can't go through with the procuring of the actual meat. Blech doesn't even cover it. Is it just me or does Hufu closely resemble a Hot Pocket?3. Batter Blaster- The aerosol spray pancake batter. It's fast … [Read more...]
Damn this Consistency Thing Called Parenting
I knew it would be hard. I knew there would be sleepless nights, bad diapers, crying jags and sickness. I knew that some days I would just want to throw in the towel. That I would flop down on the couch too exhausted to even watch 'The Riches'. But really? I just never knew parenting could be this hard. This exhausting. That the amount of consistency that is needed would be this constant.Call me a moron right now ladies and gentlemen, but damn toddlerhood is tiring. Parenting is exhausting. The energy factor alone can be daunting but when they get in that Rain Man mode of repeating things with the exact same pitch in each word each and EVERY time they say it (which would be 80 times in a 30-second span) no one told me that you would want to run screaming out the front door. No one told me … [Read more...]
The Final Countdown (Could you stop with the music by Europe now?!)
Fine. Here. Have your music and let's get on with it.I hurt. Many, many places today.Ow.My armpits are sore. I think I may have pulled an ear muscle. My obliques are shaking. Did I mention that I'm in pain? All over.I finally kicked started myself into going to the gym. I've been about once a week this month if that, excluding the week I was projecting mucus from my lungs. I decided that I needed more motivation than just howling at my saddle bags while I stand naked in my bathroom in the morning. They just sort of laugh at me now and it isn't enough to keep me going. I laugh back at them and we have started calling it a day. That being said I developed a plan (if you are picturing me rubbing my hands together like some Duddly Do-right villain you are spot on.)that combines me staying … [Read more...]
Toddlers Love Nixon- Go figure
Motherf'er still sick. This is getting old. Real old. Older than the scary banana that I found in the toy chest that was beginning to fossilize. I didn't even know that was possible.I'm not one of those people that refuses to go to the doctor either, but when my HMO tells me it is going to cost more to visit the Urgent Care than my monthly Neiman Marcus bill and my primary care physician's dragon lady of a receptionist won't get me in until next week I'm less inclined to see the doctor. So I'll do what H tells me and rest. As hard as that is for someone like me with Bree Van de Kamp tendencies and a two year-old daredevil who bores easily. To aid my resting I picked up a few books this week. I'm so excited about all three of them that I can't just read one at a time either. In no … [Read more...]