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 ---
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday I want to share ten wonderful blogs that focus on the Chicago area: 1) ChiTown Moms 2) The Chicago Moms 3) ChiTown Cheapskate 4) Toddling Around Chicagoland 5) Super Suburbs 6) My Chicago Kids 7) West Of The Loop 8) Go West Young Mom 9) ParentSphere 10) Sassy Moms In … Read more
While I love comments on my blog posts I end up deleting many of them. Why? Because they aren’t legit comments left by “real” people. When I came to my computer today I had 50 comments marked as “spam”. I thought I would share some of the funnier ones… “I was seriosuly at DefCon 5 … Read more
We love the Contours Options II Tandem double stroller that we reviewed in the winter but now that Jacob is older he is wanting to walk more so we needed to get a single stroller. We got a Jeep® Liberty Sport X All Terrain Stroller to review and it’s a great stroller. I really liked that … Read more
In order to save money at the grocery store and time at home I am planning dinners ahead this week and participating in Menu Plan Monday. All meals are easy to make which is perfect for me because I don’t have time for complicated recipes. Visit OrgJunkie for more meal ideas :) Monday Crockpot BBQ … Read more
The busiest people in the community — moms — are often the most plugged-in. And for them, the Internet is often the best tool to (re)discover what’s in their own backyard. Plum District was created just for moms. Plum District connects moms with daily deals and inspirations from businesses in their community, and helps them … Read more
Some of my favorite Fall crafts I’ve seen around the web. Click on the picture to be taken to the post :) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** And as an added bonus…. Check out this costume!!!!!!!!
I often saw kids skating down sidewalks, in stores, and at the park and always wondered how Heelys worked. Well, guess what? I now know because I reviewed them myself! When I saw Heelys was looking for moms to review their skate shoes I laughed. I couldn’t imagine myself skating around while I pushed my … Read more
I have linked this post to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom Mom of 3 Girls ~MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… Momma Findings ~ Mom Knows It All A Daily Dose of Toni The Divine Miss Mommy Grammy Mouse Tails