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 ---

Friday Follow

This week I am joining in on the “Friday Follow” meme which was designed for people to find new blogs to visit and subscribe to. If you subscribe t0 my blog please leave a comment letting me know so that I can subscribe to yours, too :) Have fun finding new wonderful blogs to read! … Read more

Random Acts of Kindness Week

Did you know that this week is Random Acts of Kindness Week? Well I just found out today that it is! In my opinion every week should be and it’s sad that we have to have a special title for this week in order for people to be nice to each other but I am … Read more

Career Chaos: How to Raise a Family While Climbing the Corporate Ladder

The following is a guest post from Candi Wingate, President of Care4Hire.com. It’s a struggle that many of us face: running a household while running off to work.  Sometimes the sheer volume of “stuff” that we have to accomplish – from leading a staff meeting to leading the Cub Scout troop – is just staggering. … Read more

My Baby Boy Is Growing Up!

I was at work today and I got a text saying “guess what Jacob learned to do today?”… well turns out he learned to jump out of his bed! I knew it was coming but thought maybe I had at least a few more months of crib “safety”. After being assured he was ok my … Read more

Toddler Menu Plan Monday- 2/15/10

MONDAY Breakfast- Blueberry Muffin and Milk AM Snack- Graham Crackers and Juice Lunch- Ham and Cheese Sandwich, Cucumber Sticks, Grapes, Milk PM Snack- Orange and Water Dinner- Tuna Noodle Casserole and Milk TUESDAY Breakfast- Wake-Up Wrap (eggs, cheese, sausage in tortilla) and Milk AM Snack- Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie and Water Lunch- Peanut Butter and Banana … Read more

Tot School- Love (2/15-2/19)

Since Valentine’s Day is today (the 14th) I decided to focus on the theme of LOVE for the week after the Holiday. Activities: *Color the snow- put some red food coloring in a spray bottle of water and spray the snow to color it * Heart path- Hearts taped to ground, jump from heart to … Read more

Tot School Review- Winter Wrap Up

Today was the first week of tot school. It didn’t go quite as I would have liked it to because I found that though I had a list of activities for Jacob to do I needed a lot more time to prepare each night. From now on I will have all of the activities and … Read more