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 ---

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

Hair Rules

The above is a picture of me at the HairRules salon in New York City at a party for bloggers thrown by MomTrends, Nicole Feliciano. One of the ladies there was straightening my partially curly-partially straight hair and put it in these huge rollers for volume. I then had a chance to meet Dickey a … Read more

Mommy And Me Monday: Riding A Harley

This picture was taken at my favorite picture studio, JCPenney Portraits. Every month they do a theme and provide a background and props. For this one they had a child’s sized Harley Davidson motorcycle and a biker’s vest and hat. Jacob wouldn’t wear the hat or vest but in blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and … Read more

My Purple Toes Children’s Book Review and Giveaway

My Purple Toes is a creative children’s board book written for children under eight-years-old that tells a story about a father’s experience navigating life with purple painted toenails. From mom to the kids to their dog, everyone reacts differently to dad’s purple toes showing their surprise, embarrassment, and even laughter. Throughout the book, children can … Read more