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 ---
A couple weekends ago I attended dinner courtesy of Verizon Wireless and have to share pictures of the food I ate because it was probably the most beautiful plate display I’ve seen and it was all amazingly delicious. If you are ever in Chicago I recommend you eat dinner at Bin 36! Also, I wanted … Read more
I’m so excited to share this month’s Eucerin update with you. Eucerin’s Skin First Dermatologists Members Dr. Ingleton and Dr. Sarnoff are spilling the secret to healthy, beautiful skin with us!! Dr. Ingleton’s daily skin care regimen consists of: Mornings 1. Cleanse with soap-free cleanser 2. Apply a cream to protect your skin from environmental … Read more
As one of the families in Trend Micro’s Digital Joneses campaign I get a new challenge each month that focuses on online safety. This month’s challenge has to do with internet scams that may come via email or be found on social networks. I get scams like this all of the time telling me that … Read more
We went to the How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular on Friday night and really enjoyed it. {See my first post for details on the show and a great discount code!} The visual effects of the show were amazing and much larger than I thought they would be. I was expecting just a simple … Read more
Monday: Eggs, Bacon and Toast Tuesday: Creamy Chicken Taquitos Wednesday: Out To Dinner Thursday: Garlic Shrimp n’ Pasta Friday: Tacos Saturday: Turkey Burgers and Grilled Asparagus Sunday: Leftovers
DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR is coming to Chicago! It will be at the United Center this weekend. The first show is on Thursday, July 26 at 7:00 PM. Other showtimes are Friday, July 27 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, July 28 at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM; and Sunday, July … Read more
My blog is a few days away from celebrating it’s FOUR YEAR BIRTHDAY!! Wow! In honor of that I thought I’d share some pictures that were taken the week I started the blog {It’s hard to remember Jacob was ever this little…} *** *** ***
