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 ---

Making Time For Mommy Monday (Week 4)

(If you’d like to be featured on Making  Time For Mommy Monday in the future, please email me at [email protected]) Today I am going to be sharing a few ways that I make time for myself and would love for you to share in the comments below how you make time for “mommy” too! 1) … Read more

Yoplait Freebie and Giveaway

Yoplait is my favorite brand of yogurt so I love that they have reformulated Yoplait Original Style yogurt to have 50 percent of the daily calcium I need in one 6-ounce cup. Yoplait Original Style yogurt is available in 4-cup packs and easy-to-store 8-cup fridge packs in 23 delicious flavors including Strawberry (my favorite), French … Read more

EZ Sox Review and Giveaway

We are working with Jacob on putting his clothes on. He can do pants and shirts with help but has a very hard time with socks. We had a chance to try out EZ Sox, the “I can do it” sock. EZ Sox are created with little kids in mind. The socks have little loops … Read more

Today Would Have Been Her Birthday

Today my mom would have been turning another year older but instead, she is in Heaven. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, over 50,000 people die each year from Epilepsy.  My mom was part of that statistic in 2009. I’m sharing information about the Epilepsy Foundation today in hopes that you will consider donating to this … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Monkey Boy

*** 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

My Oscar Viewing Party

Last night we had a party and invited some family over to watch the Oscars. I loved the Party BluPrints Blog‘s guide to hosting the perfect Oscar viewing party and took some ideas from that site. We enjoyed so much yummy food: *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Everyone enjoyed the food as … Read more

Guilt-Free Parenting Week

I am part of the BabyCenter blog network so I wanted to share about Guilt-Free Parenting Week which starts today! Here is more information from BabyCenter: According to a survey of 5,000 moms on BabyCenter®, the #1 pregnancy and parenting destination worldwide, 94 percent of moms feel guilty about some aspect of their parenting, from … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Warm February Day

*** *** 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