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 ---
*Click on the pictures to be taken to the site they come from!* *** *** Wednesday- Leftovers (for our busiest day of the week) *** *** Friday- Dinner At Our Marriage Course *** *** Sunday- Pizza while we watch the Bears game
I really don’t enjoy cleaning but this tip above, found on the Windex Facebook page, reminds me that cleaning is a blessing. If I’m picking up toys, washing clothes, or cleaning smudged handprints off a window it means that I have little people in my life that made those messes. How many parents of unborn … Read more
The Holidays are just around the corner so I wanted to share some ways that you can start planning now for a less stressful Christmas season. Here are my top 10 tips: 1) Start now! Once the Holiday season gets going you are going to have tons of events to go to and things to … Read more
Last night I attended the VIP Insider Event at ROSS Dress For Less for a sneak peek at one of their NEW Chicago area stores. I had never been in ROSS before but heard it was a store with designer items at a discounted price. I love to shop but even more than that I … Read more
This is a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. As moms, we do everything we can to provide our children with a good life, filled with happiness and lots of opportunities. But when was the last time you stopped to think about how your family would manage without you? It’s not a pleasant … Read more
Today is National Noodle Day so to celebrate I enjoyed one of P.F. Chang’s NEW Home Menu Products! For lunch I tried their Garlic Chicken with Dan Dan Noodles meal. I liked that the noodles came in little nests so they cooked properly and weren’t too soft. The flavor was good and the chicken pieces … Read more
In DreamWorks Pictures’ gritty, white-knuckle action ride “Real Steel,” Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up boxer in the near future who, because his sport has been taken over by 8-foot steel robots, now lives in a world where he doesn’t fit in. With no fights and no prospects, Charlie is forced to hustle … Read more
To Teach My Children: Carisa from 1 Plus 1 Plus 1 Equals 1 To Be The Best Mom I Can Be: Kat from Inspired To Action To Be A Successful Work From Home Mom: Abbey from Living Your Moment To Become A Better Writer: Lisa-Jo from The Gypsy Mama To Be Grateful: Ann from A … Read more