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 ---

Pamper Me Fabulous Chicago {Event Ticket Giveaway!}

Pamper Me Fabulous is the ultimate women’s day event – for one day only on Sunday, July 22nd, savvy Chicago influencers come together at the River East Art Center to network, be empowered, educated, celebrated and pampered by the best brands in town. Think of it as a modern day “sex and the city” for … Read more

Online Gaming Safety Tips For Children & Teens

A recent Trend Micro Digital Joneses survey found that 41 percent of homes with kids five and under have internet connected game consoles and that more kids access the internet through game consoles than through a computer, so keeping kids safe while gaming is more important than ever.  Wow! I couldn’t believe that statistic. I … Read more

My Experience At Ribfest {With Ty Pennington & Sears}

I posted back in June about the Sears “Grilling Is Happiness” live event and how I was so excited because Ty Pennington was going to be there. I wanted to follow up and update you all about my experience and share lots of pictures, too! Friday night I went to a media/blogger event at a … Read more

Menu Plan {July 2nd-8th}

Monday: Omeletes, Bacon and Toast Tuesday:  Shredded Beef Tacos Wednesday: Leftovers Thursday: Turkey with Sweet Potato Corn Cakes Friday: Zucchini Pizza Bites Saturday: Skinny Sour Cream Enchiladas Sunday: Leftovers

Viviscal {Hair Growth Vitamin}

Have you always dreamed of longer, thicker hair? You might want to learn more about Viviscal. Read more about the product from the website: Viviscal Extra Strength is a 100% drug-free hair growth vitamin made with the finest ingredients produced by mother nature which promotes thicker, longer, and faster growing hair. With Viviscal® Extra Strength, you … Read more

Shout Unstructured Play Contest {Giveaway}

I am a firm believer that children learn through play and having taught preschool I have seen this first hand. Freedom to play also means lots of stains but with Shout® you can let the kids play without having to worry about stained clothing.To encourage unstructured play Shout® has teamed up with Olympic athlete and … Read more