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 ---

CardMobili.com Review

I recently had the chance to review CardMobili.com and their application for the Blackberry phone. CardMobili is a unique application that allows users to store their loyalty cards on their cell phones instead of in their wallets. CardMobili supports iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, Blackberry and JAVA cellphones, such as Nokia, LG, Samsung and Motorola. Here … Read more

Tot School: All About Me

Jacob is 27 months old. This week (and probably the next month) will be light with activities as we pack and prepare to move. MONDAY Activity: Look at family photos and help Jacob point out himself in the pictures. Craft: Handprints on paper (w/ paint) Song: I Am Special TUESDAY Activity: Point out body parts- … Read more

Prayer Request

Lucas and Jacob’s grandmother found out this week that she has brain cancer. Can you please lift her up in prayer?

Top Ten Tuesday: Etsy Finds of the Week

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is 10 Etsy items I found this week. To make it even more fun I chose items in 10 different colors. If you click on the pictures you will be taken to the Etsy shop the item came from. Enjoy :) Disclosure: I found these items searching Etsy. I have not … Read more

CardsDirect Giveaway

Christmas is coming up quickly…. I know, I know… school just started but it’s already time to start thinking about the Holidays. CardsDirect offers over 2,000 card designs available in categories that include Christmas cards, holiday cards, birthday cards, thank you cards, photo cards, baby shower invitations, birth announcements and many more!  With free personalization … Read more

TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator Review and Giveaway

If you have a child in high school or college (or are in college yourself) you will LOVE this new calculator by Texas Instruments. According to the company, “the TI-Nspire handheld with Touchpad empowers students to learn across different visual representations of a problem, developing a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. When students can see … Read more

Softlips Review and Giveaway

I love lip gloss. I have a whole drawer of it but softlips is definitely one of my favorites so I was really excited when I learned that I was going to try softlips new line of PURE 100% natural lip products. The glosses, tints and a moisturizing lip butter also contain natural mineral sunscreen … Read more