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 ---

Bertolli’s “Make A Weeknight Special” Challenge

When Bertolli’s frozen soups first came out I was invited to try out the soups at a blogging event. I shared then how much I loved these soups so I was more than happy to work with Bertolli again. Bertolli challenged a group of bloggers to make a weeknight special by preparing a nice dinner … Read more

Jacob’s Valentines This Year

This is Jacob’s first year of school which means it’s his first time exchanging valentines with classmates. He is in Preschool so I wanted to make something fun that the children in his class could enjoy. He wanted to do Valentines with candy but edible items aren’t allowed. I had a bunch of ideas I … Read more

$50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

PhotoPad, a fun photo app on Facebook, had such great fun with their last giveaway that they are offering another giveaway for a $50 Visa Gift Card to one lucky person. Enter to win the gift card via Rafflecopter form HERE. Giveaway ends February 15th, 2012 12:01AM EST. (Disclosure: I was not compensated for posting … Read more

Business Card Giveaway {And Some Advice}

Blogging conference season is upon us and it’s important to bring business cards to conferences and events you attend. Having attended a handful of conferences and a lot of blogging events I can tell you one thing that I’ve learned: Do something with your cards to organize them when you get them or you will … Read more

$40 Kidfresh Coupons Giveaway {Share The Love Hop}

Welcome to the Share the Love Giveaway Hop hosted by ShePromotes. There are lots of great prizes offered to share the love with you. The prizes are not all love or Valentine’s Day themed, we just are simply sharing our love for great products with you! After you are done entering our giveaway you’ll want … Read more

{Giveaway} Romancing The Books Blog Hop

Welcome to the Romancing The Books Giveaway Hop with Delighted Reader and Livre D’ Amour! A bunch of bloggers have come together with a common goal– to offer lots of romance books to our readers! :) When I think of romance novels my very favorite author is Nora Roberts. Nora has written close to 200 … Read more

Amazon Gift Card Giveaway {Follower Love Hop}

Welcome to the Follower Love Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Rachael Renee Anderson. Over 300 blogs are participating in this giveaway hop and all are hosting giveaways that a reader would love. MY GIVEAWAY: $5 Amazon.com gift card HOW TO ENTER: Leave a comment telling me what your … Read more