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 ---
Giving Back During The Christmas Season With Champions For Kids
Giving to others is very important to me and during the Holidays it seems like there are even more opportunities to do so. I try to get my children involved in the giving whenever I can. When we pass the Salvation Army buckets I always give the boys money to put in the buckets. We … Read more
‘Hope Is Born This Night’ By Sidewalk Prophets
Sidewalk Prophets had another song I really liked recently but I hadn’t heard this song until this week {even though it came out in 2010}.
Mid-Winter’s Eve Giveaway Hop {‘Elephant Girl’ Book Giveaway}
This giveaway hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Oasis For YA and there are over 250 other blogs participating. You can find other blog giveaways to enter here. *** The week of Thanksgiving I attended a wonderful, intimate dinner hosted by Chicagonista. We got together to enjoy each other’s … Read more
Oral Care Prize Package {$100+ Value}
I have two things to share with you all in this post. I have an awesome giveaway courtesy of Westchester Smiles Dentistry that is open to anyone in the US but first I want to tell you about a huge giveaway going on for those of you in NY {or close enough to travel there}. … Read more
‘Christmas Day’ By Mandisa & Michael W. Smith
I hadn’t realized {until today} that Mandisa is the woman singing this song. She has a beautiful voice!
10 Ideas For Christmas Morning Breakfast
One Christmas tradition I loved as I was growing up was having a big breakfast on Christmas morning. We used to open our stockings from Santa, have breakfast, and then it was finally time to open gifts. My dad used to make casseroles for breakfasts but now that I have my own family we need … Read more