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 ---

Baby Swaddle Wrap Giveaway {Oh Baby Baby! Giveaway Hop}

Welcome to the Oh Baby Baby Giveaway Hop hosted by The Shopping Duck! After entering this giveaway, be sure to enter the Grand Prize Giveaway where you can win a prize pack worth over $250 or an $80 Babies R Us Gift Card! Each participating blogger is also hosting a prize worth at least $25. … Read more

Earth Hour 2012

Tonight at 8:30pm, millions of people across the globe will turn off their lights for one hour- Earth Hour. This movement is the world’s largest public environmental action and acknowledges a commitment to go beyond the hour with actions that benefit the planet in the year ahead. Here are ways that you can support Earth … Read more

ABC’s with Bingzy Bee: Phonics {Free App- 2 Days Only!}

I’ve been working with Bing Note to help promote their new IPhone/IPod application, ABC’s with Bingzy Bee: Phonics. This application uses a fun ABC song to teach phonics and was developed by an award winning teacher who found success with this method in her classroom. I had to share this with you all this weekend … Read more

Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser Review

I recently shared a review of Waterpik’s SinuSense that my mom loved using and now I want to share about another product they make called the Ultra Water Flosser. It is 50% more effective than just using thread floss and has been proven to remove 99.9% of plaque. Having never used water to floss before … Read more

Discover Branson

I haven’t gone on vacation since I lived with my parents but a month or so ago I decided that it was time for our family to go on our very first vacation. I have been researching places online, talking to friends, and chatting about vacation destinations on Twitter and I still haven’t narrowed down … Read more

Family Friendly April Fools Pranks

I don’t play many April Fools pranks but I thought it may be fun to play a few on my family this year. I’ve already decided to make “cupcakes” for dinner {really they are mini meatloaf muffins with mashed potatoes on top}. Here are some other great family friendly pranks to play: *** *** *** … Read more

{Bloggers} Sign Up For The Father’s Day Giveaway Event

It is a perfect time to find what gifts you would like to give to your father. Makobi Scribe is proud to present Father’s Day Gift Ideas Giveaway Event from June 10 12:01 PM EST to June 18 at midnight EST and is accepting signups now. This is a free event if you write a post about … Read more