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 ---
Last week I told you about Cheerios wonderful sendCheer campaign and this week I get to share with you how I sent cheer! I had so much fun with it! Here are some pictures from my shopping experience and what I did with the boxes of Cheerios: *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** … Read more
Thanksgiving is only a couple days away so I thought it would be great to share what we are thankful for. Here are my ten: 1) I am thankful for my family and that they are healthy. 2) I am thankful that my favorite holiday, Christmas, is almost here. 3) I am thankful for a … Read more
For those of you traveling outside the United States this Holiday season I hope you will consider participating in Pack for a Purpose and use available space in your luggage to provide supplies to communities you visit. Pack for a Purpose has supply lists for destinations on their website that are provided directly by the … Read more
This week’s menu plan is really easy because it includes a lot of my favorite type of leftovers: Thanksgiving Day leftovers! yum! *** *** Tuesday: Leftovers *** *** Thursday: Thanksgiving Feasts! *** Friday: Thanksgiving Leftovers *** Saturday: Ham and Green Beans (Old family recipe coming soon!!) *** Sunday: More Leftovers :)
One of my favorite Christmas songs is Give This Christmas Away by Matthew West and Amy Grant. The song talks about giving Christmas away- “it’s feeding the hungry”, “telling the Orphan they aren’t alone anymore”, and giving “someone hope beyond their wildest dreams”. One organization that does this on a daily basis is World Vision. … Read more
I don’t post many deals but this one was just too good not to share: $7 for a two year subscription to Parents Magazine “Smart parents know that it takes a village to raise a child, and Savvy parents know they can bring that village right to their doorstep with a subscription to Parents Magazine, … Read more
Did you know that the USDA recommends that people eat seafood twice a week? Gorton’s wants to help make it easy to do with their variety of products and recipes. I looked at the recipes on the site and discovered that there are so many ways to get seafood in my diet without eating plain … Read more
I am honored to share information about the Cheerios sendCheer campaign with you all! I often write about how you can give a lot without spending a lot and this campaign from Cheerios and the USO is a perfect example of how you can do that. Specially marked boxes of Cheerios can be found in … Read more