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 ---

Happy Father’s Day, Sinisa!

Sinisa is an awesome father and I have millions of pictures I love of him with Jacob and Lucas but I narrowed it down to my top 10 favorite pictures of the past couple years:

Happy Birthday, Jen! (Giveaway)

Happy Birthday to my Sister-In-Law :) Hope you have a fabulous day today! Giveaway: Ever have a birthday or other celebration where you forgot to get a card? I have! To ensure that you are never in that predicament again (well for at least the next 12 occasions) I am giving away a Buttoned Up … Read more

Happy Father’s Day, Andrew!

I know it’s not Father’s Day yet but I wanted to wish my brother a Happy Father’s Day! Here are some of my favorite pictures of him with his children: *** *** ***

Inspired Gifts Review and Giveaway

I love taking pictures so I was thrilled when Inspired Gifts agreed to let me review one of their products. Inspired Gifts makes wonderful photo products. Here is a list of some of what you can create: Gift books Baby/Child Books Journals Guest Books Playing Cards Canvas Prints Dry Erase Boards Posters Bookmarks Greeting Cards … Read more

One Year Ago…

… this world lost a beautiful woman. I miss you, mom. The following is a copy of a post I wrote for her birthday in March about the 10 life lessons I learned from her: My (step)mom dealt with Epilepsy for almost 9 years before being taken away in her sleep on June 17, 2009. … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Father’s Day

I have linked this picture to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom ~ Look What Mom Found… ~ Mom of 3 Girls ~ Momspective ~ MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… ~ Frosted Fingers *************************** Today’s giveaway? Advice! —-> Subscribe to Tip Junkie’s Newsletter and receive her … Read more

Delivering Happiness Book Review and Giveaway

Ten great quotes from the book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos): “Together, we had built a business that combined profits, passion, and purpose. And we knew that it wasn’t just about building a business. It was about building a lifestyle…” (page 2) “There will never … Read more