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 ---
This spicy, fudgy bread will tantalize your taste buds. A mix between a pudding and a cake, it’s the perfect item to bring parties…or just keep to yourself at home! Yield: 1 (9×5-inch) loaf Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Ingredients: 1 cup Date Paste ½ tsp. baking soda 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin … Read more
I love sharing about easy ways to help causes. Here’s another one! Visit www.PaintTheCountryPink.com to virtually paint your state pink. For each painter, dressbarn will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society (up to $100,000 in total). I just did it and, in about a minute, painted Illinois pink and helped raise money for cancer … Read more
{I have to start this post off by saying that if you don’t have a Kindle but you have an Android Smartphone you can still download this book! I have had an Android for a while now and just realized tonight that I can download a free app called “Kindle For Android” and access Kindle … Read more
Jacob is a typical four year old. He sees a commercial. He wants the toy featured. He goes in the toy aisle at the store. He wants this toy and that toy and oh, this one, too. He started his Christmas list months ago and it includes more toys than he will ever get. And … Read more
Working full-time from home with two preschoolers has me constantly on the go. I spend most of my days working, fingers flying across my laptop with breaks in between tasks to referee fights over toys, check on dinner in the crockpot, give hugs, switch over the laundry, and every other task that a working mom … Read more
Can you believe that Halloween is next week already?! Here’s a fun candy counting activity for kids to do after they’ve gone Trick-or-Treating. Thanks to Kiddie Academy for the printable!
Monday: Apple Baked Pork Chops Tuesday: Crockpot Cheesy Ravioli Wednesday: Panko Crusted Chicken Stuffed with Ricotta, Spinach, Tomatoes, and Basil Thursday: Breakfast for dinner Friday: Pizza Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Butternut Squash and Lobster Brown Rice Risotto
