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 ---
Love the Holidays? Love home decor? Love to give gifts you have put together yourself? Love Giveaways too!? Well then YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!! Welcome to the Home for the Holidays Event where you can enter to win some great prizes for your home and the Holidays! Hosted by Artsy Chaos, Kelly’s Lucky … Read more
Trying another week of eating food we already have so we can keep our grocery bill down. This week I’m working with ground beef, ground turkey, chicken, and burger patties and I was on the lookout for meals that didn’t include many ingredients that I needed to buy. Here’s our menu plan (click the picture … Read more
Melissa & Doug want you to tell them which of their educational toys you think is the best! Just click on the image below to place your vote in the North “Poll!” You’ll Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon** to use at MelissaAndDoug.com just for voting! (Disclosure: I received a gift certificate from … Read more
I’ve been sharing lots of kid’s crafts lately but here is a roundup of some Thanksgiving crafts for adults. Click on the pictures to be taken to the posts they are from. *** *** *** *** *** ***
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is almost here! I wanted to share some Thanksgiving themed crafts I found online. Click on the pictures to be taken to the posts they are from. The crafts for children are here and the crafts for adults will be posted later today. Enjoy! :) *** *** *** *** ***
Tomorrow, November 12, is Neighborhood Toy Store Day! Small toy stores across the country will be celebrating the joy of play to launch the Holiday shopping season. Shopping at local owned toy stores is wonderful because you get great customer service and knowledgeable staff, special services (some have free gift wrapping!), and best of all … Read more
Did you know that Carmex makes skin care products? I didn’t! When Carmex sent me some healing lotion and cream to try I was interested to see how it would compare to their lip care line. I opened one of the tubes and smelled it. The lotion smelled pretty strong with a hint of vanilla. … Read more
This Fall I bought some scarfs and wasn’t really sure how to wear them so I found two easy looks and stuck to them. When a friend posted on Facebook saying she used Pinterest to look for ways to wear a scarf I thought it was a genius idea! Here is an amazing video I … Read more