Thanks for visiting! I'm Alicia, the author of this blog, and I love sharing bits of our life here and on social media. Back in 2008, when my oldest was only a month old, I started Making Time For Mommy as a way to make time for myself and meet other moms. I hope this blog encourages you to make time for yourself, gives you ideas for family fun, and provides easy tips you can incorporate into your busy life! ---read more about me here ---
With baking season in full-swing I wanted to share these 9 tips from Country Woman magazine to help you make the perfect sugar cookie. I’ll be baking with the boys tomorrow so these tips came just in time! 1. Don’t Be Too Touchy: Use a light touch when handling the dough. Over-handling will result in … Read more
We have one more week of school before the boys are out for Christmas break. Both boys get Occupational Therapy in school to help regulate their bodies so if I don’t have any sort of sensory activities planned for their two weeks off things will be really crazy at our house. Here are 15 of … Read more
(Disclosure: This post was created in partnership with Ferrero Rocher as part of the 25 Days Wrapped in Gold campaign. I received free chocolates.) I LOVE chocolate and if you do as well I’m sure you’ve heard of Ferrero Rocher, the melt-in-your-mouth hazelnut and chocolate delights. They are one of my favorite chocolates to find … Read more
Disclosure: This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Barilla, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #JoytotheTable http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. When I was growing up I used to love when my mom made lasagna. It was my favorite meal that she made and it’s really hard to … Read more
I think handprint and footprint kid’s crafts are so adorable. Here are 10 of my favorite Christmas ones: Christmas Tree Footprints from House of Burke *** Reindeer Card with Handprint Antlers from The Craft Train *** Family Handprint Christmas Tree from Mama Smiles *** Footprint Snowman from Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails *** Hand … Read more
Target recently gave me a gift card and sent me on a Christmas shopping mission with my kids to one of their stores. My challenge? Be a kids’ gift detective and purchase toys for my boys without them knowing. Sometimes shopping for kids can be hard. Jacob and Lucas tell me they want everything that … Read more
(Disclosure: This is a compensated post. Thoughts are my own.) Last month I talked about how I thought Franchising was an interesting option for those looking to start their own businesses. Today, I wanted to share more about the Supercuts franchise in particular. I learned a lot of interesting things. Here are five reasons a … Read more
(Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Boys and Girls Clubs of America. I received a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.) The Holiday season is in full-swing! We are all busy with parties, decorating, gift buying and everything else that goes along with it but I think it’s … Read more