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 2)

Today’s guest post is from Katie who shares how she makes time for mommy. Be sure to read more about her at the bottom of this post! *** Motherhood is exhausting. These days are filled with demands, pleasures, spills, adventure, tears, joy, failures, challenges, and (hopefully) naps. As I stumble through motherhood I have found … Read more

RedEnvelope.com Giveaway

Still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for your loved one? Check out RedEnvelope.com! Here are five of my favorite items in their online store:   ***   ***   ***   ***   *** Find all these items and more at RedEnvelope.com. Want to shop for free? Enter to win a gift certificate! GIVEAWAY: … Read more

Dinosaur Train Make A Match Game Giveaway

With Valentine’s Day coming up I am excited to share some Dinosaur Train Valentines that you can download FREE and share with friends and family. Click on the image below to get yours: Now to the giveaway… Game Description: In the Dinosaur Train Make A Match game, buddy and his friends sharpen children’s memory skills  … Read more

Batman!

Does your child love Batman? I recently went to Walmart to go shopping for Batman themed items. Here are my top 5 favorite items I found at the store: ***   ***   ***   ***   *** So many great Batman themed items for your little Batman fan! Jake loved playing with his Shake … Read more

Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway

Hundreds of blogs are participating in the Handmade with Love Winter Giveaway Hop!  Each one is offering a themed giveaway – all the prizes are handmade treasures or gift certificates to shops that sell handmade items. There is a linky at the end of this post.  After you’ve entered here, hop on over to the … Read more

Top Ten Tuesday- Elmer’s Trip

My trip to Florida a couple weeks ago with Collective Bias and Elmer’s has been one of my favorite opportunities I’ve had in my blogging career to date. I wanted to share my favorite things about this trip in Top Ten Tuesday fashion. 1. WARM WEATHER! Currently here in Chicago we are bracing for a … Read more

My New Favorite Picture

Love, love, love this picture of Jacob and Lucas! And notice the hoodies they are wearing? Part of the Splendid Littles For Target collection that I just did a review on. (Becky H. was the winner by the way… if you didn’t win, check Target.com or your local Target. I saw a whole endcap featuring … Read more

Making Time For Mommy Monday (Week 1)

Today’s featured mom is Emily who blogs at The Joyner Family and can be found on Twitter @joyneremily. Here’s how she “makes time for mommy”: As a current mom of one–with only a couple weeks until I’m a mom of two–it’s easy to completely laugh at the idea of “me” time. However, I know it’s … Read more