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 ---
This is my weekly “weigh-in” post for the Blog the Weight Away Competition. I was very nervous to get on the scale today because I only went to the gym one time this past week. I walked on the treadmill at a fast pace for 45 minutes. The boys and I have been sick so … Read more
Freecycle.org is a wonderful website that I have been using for a couple of years now. The description from their website says that freecycle is “a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of … Read more
A few hours ago I was fed up. I had declared this day to be “one of my worst mommy days ever” and was literally ready for it to be tomorrow. Ok, so sometimes I can be a little dramatic… I’m sure I have had worse days but this day was seriously horrible. A little … Read more
I am joining the “Blog the Weight Away” challenge by Lauren at 4BabyAndMom. I am so excited about this. Today is my introduction post. My goals throughout this journey: 1) Lose 50 pounds 2) Go to the gym at least 4 days a week 3) Eat healthier My rewards for achieving my goals: 1) One … Read more
I am overwhelmed by all of the comments and link-ups to my ‘Help for Haiti’ post. I just wanted to let you all know that BECAUSE OF YOU I am donating $48 dollars and 22 hours of my time to Feed My Starving Children. Considering every $1 provides about 6 meals, we just provided 288 … Read more
What inspires me? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ These handsome boys :) Their smiles make me want to be a better person. This post is linked up to ‘Just A Motivating Monday’ at http://www.garibaysoup.com. Visit her site and add your own post or just take a look at what motivates others.
Today is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade so I wanted to share a few wonderful links that I have found online this week. Brooke at A Life in Need of Change really touched me this week with her series on the Sanctity of Human Life Week. Some wonderful bloggers came together to share their … Read more
So many of my friends and family members are hurting lately. They’ve experienced the death of a loved one, miscarriage, illness, job loss, divorce. So much pain that I can’t fix. Sometimes I wish I just had a magic wand and could make all of their problems disappear but, as far as I know, that … Read more