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 ---
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Do you have an insane amount of holiday decor in your garage? Or maybe you have shelves full of camping gear? If your garage is anything like mine, you have way too much you are trying to store alongside all the kid’s bikes and you can’t even fit both … Read more
Thanks to Go Roma for sponsoring this post. I love taking road trips and one of the best things about living in the Chicago area is the amount of fun things there are for families to do within just an hour or two of where we live. A few weeks ago we headed to a … Read more
Thank you to Reading Is Fundamental for sponsoring this post! We’ve been working hard on the reading skills this summer. Every day, after playing at day camp, I have the boys pick out a few books and sit and read (if they need incentives check out this list of summer reading programs). Jacob reads out … Read more
Thanks to IHOP for providing a gift card to sample their new Summer Stacks. One of the things on our bucket list this summer was breakfast for dinner so we headed to our local IHOP restaurant to enjoy the special meal. While french toast and bacon are my ideal breakfast meal, Sinisa is all about … Read more
Thanks to CustomInk for sponsoring our camping trip and providing us fun shirts to wear as we made great memories! One of the best parts about summer is all of the quality family time that it brings. Every time we have a day or two without anything scheduled I try to schedule a road … Read more
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I am a Dad Ambassador for the March of Dimes #imbornto campaign. I am a father to two amazing boys. My goal is to guide them to grow up strong and instill the sense of power in them that they can do anything that they want to. I was … Read more
Disclosure: I received LISTERINE® Brand products and a Walgreens gift card from Johnson & Johnson and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® Brand Totally Taken Care Of program. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own. It’s mid-June and our family has been enjoying everything the summer brings. … Read more
Thank you Discover for sponsoring this post! Click here to learn more about the amazing rewards and benefits of the Discover it Miles® credit card. Summer is a time for leisure and a worry free life. As a family we love traveling in the warmer months, exploring quaint little towns and large cities alike. We … Read more