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 a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. One of my favorite ways to spend a summer day is in the water. Whether it’s going swimming at our local community pool or heading to a nearby lake for the day, cooling off in the water is the best way to escape the … Read more
This is a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. If you are still looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift, or dad has a birthday coming up, you are in the right place because today I’m sharing gift ideas for dads such as a unique giraffe tracking bracelet for dads who love animals! I … Read more
Thanks to Arm & Hammer for sponsoring this post. Yesterday I took my three children strawberry picking at a farm in Northern Illinois. As we sat there picking the sweet berries and putting them in the bucket, my two year old started taking some out and biting into them. As strawberry juice ran down her … Read more
Thanks to Arm & Hammer for sponsoring this post. I think it’s pretty safe to say that over the past year we’ve all stocked up on things that we probably never did before. Things like toilet paper. Face masks. Disinfectant wipes. Hand sanitizer. Toilet paper and disinfectant wipes were two items that I encouraged my … Read more
This post is sponsored by Sivan Social. All comments and opinions are my own. If you love finding unique pieces you will love Redbubble, the marketplace with over 700,000 independent artists and designers. Whether you are buying something for yourself or looking for gift ideas they have a wide variety of items for every occassion, … Read more
Thanks to Positive Prints for sponsoring this post. I love gifting and receiving personalized gifts and one website I discovered recently with unique personalized gift options is Positive Prints. Positive Prints aims to create positive emotions and to deliver happiness with their personalized prints that let people turn their memories into ready-to-hang wall art that they … Read more
This is a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. Having spent over a year stuck in our house it was in need of a really good cleaning. We have spent the past couple of weeks cleaning out, organizing, and deep cleaning everything- drawers, cabinets, toy bins, closets, under the couch, everywhere. And of … Read more
This is a sponsored post but all thoughts are my own. With Mother’s Day around the corner I thought it would be the perfect time to share some gift ideas for moms. Whether you need a gift for the upcoming holiday or a mom you know will be celebrating a birthday soon, the mom in … Read more