Allison Thommen
Reckless Love by Willow Aster: Favorite Read of January 2025
If you have never read one of Willow's books, take this as a sign to pick up one ASAP. I feel in love with Willow's story telling when I read Autumn Nights and Summertime....
A Mom’s Guide to Flower and Garden Festival
I love Flower and Garden Festival. EPCOT is full of beautiful flowers and topiaries. There's new food to try. It has all of the elements of a great festival at Disney World. You will...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for February 2025
February's Book of the Month is "Let's Call a Truce" by Amy Buchanan!
I am so very thankful to Amy, she had her publisher send me a EARLY copy of her debut novel back in...
A Guide to Central Florida Book Stores
We love to support local businesses here at Orlando Mom Collective. Personally, I love to read, so local book stores and authors are close to my heart. I use reading as an escape, a...
Guide to the BEST Pizza In & Around Orlando
A slice of pizza a day keeps the sadness away.
Here at Orlando Mom Collective, we love a good pizza. We asked the moms in our Village group on Facebook to help us develop a...
Quitting my Job as a Stay at Home Mom
Seven and a half years ago, I walked (well, it was probably a waddle) out of the long term care facility I was working at for the last time. I was days away from...
Most Anticipated Reads of 2025
I loved writing this most anticipated reads of 2025 list (see what I looked forward to reading in 2023 and 2024) because looking ahead to all of the GREAT books that I am sure...
The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn: Favorite Read of December 2024
If you have been reading along with my favorite books of the month series, it will come as no surprise that Meghan Quinn wrote another favorite book of mine - and so it's no...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Books of the Month for January 2025
January's Books of the Month are the Under the Mistletoe Collection of Amazon Original Stories by Ali Hazelwood, Tessa Bailey, Olivia Dade, Alexandria Bellefleur and Alexis Daria!
We did a similar collection of reading in...
Favorite Books of 2024
2024 was a great year for reading for me. I read 259 different books and a handful of rereads of some of my favorite books of all time. We read 12 different books in...
Manacled by SenLinYu: Favorite Read of November 2024
I have seen everyone on Bookstagram talking about this fanfic and when my oldest started reading the Harry Potter series, I just knew it was time for me to jump on the bandwagon and...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for December 2024
December's Book of the Month is Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison!
This time of year I crave books to get into the holiday spirit. I also have been really leaning into audiobooks as I recently...
New Year’s Eve Celebrations Across Central Florida
Looking to ring in 2025 with your family? We have you covered with all things New Year's Eve in Central Florida:
New Year's Eve Celebrations for Kids:
December 30 - Noon Year's Eve, Winter Park Library,...
25 Days of Santa: Ultimate Guide for Santa Photo Opportunities
So many of us love Santa Claus; (Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Sinnterklaas, Père Noël, Father Christmas, Papai Noel — whichever name your family uses) this white-haired old man patron saint who is famous for...
Snapshot by Kay Cove: Favorite Read of October 2024
If you have been around for a while, you know that I love everything that Kay writes. We read of my favorite books of her's, Paint Me Perfect, in book club this March and...