Allison Thommen
Allison Thommen is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist turned stay at home mom to two little girls, Aurora and Aubree. She and her husband have been married since 2015 and had dreamed of living in Orlando since they were in college. They moved from Detroit to Clermont in the summer of 2022.
They are Disney World annual passholders and are in the parks almost every week. They are also Disney Vacation Club members, their love for Disney runs deep… did you catch that their first daughter was named after Sleeping Beauty? As a family they also love outer space, so they are excited about being so close to the Space Coast. Allison’s favorite place in the whole world is the beach at the Polynesian Village Resort and could sit there for hours (with a Dole Whip in hand of course). In her free time, Allison loves to read, sew, watch reruns of The Big Bang Theory and binge watch new shows on Netflix!
Allison moderates the Orlando Mom Book Club and the Village Facebook groups.
Things to Do Around Orlando: Jetty Park Beach
Recently, we took the girls to Jetty Park Beach for a family day of fun before school starts. The proximity to the ocean is something that we LOVE about living in Florida, and access...
4 Tips to Get You Into Audiobooks
I've written about why audiobooks count as reading, and since then the most common things I've heard are "I just don't have the time" or "that's great that you like audiobooks, but I just...
3 Practical Tips to Eat Less Meat
I have been a vegetarian for over a decade, so my family is used to eating little to no meat and I have MANY recipes that are fully meatless. Truthfully, cooking meat is one...
The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn: Favorite Read of July 2023
As soon as I started this book, I knew no other book this month stood a chance at being my favorite. I adore everything Meghan Quinn writes. No one can make me laugh as...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for August 2023
August's Book of the Month is:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!
I absolutely adored this book and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on what promises to be one of my favorite books of all...
The Lie That Breastfeeding After a C-Section is Impossible
"You know, this will make breastfeeding her impossible..."
My triage nurse said this to me as I was being prepped for my emergency c-section with my first daughter.
Talk about a punch to the gut.
The birth...
Enrolling Your Kids in a Florida School
Welcome to the sunshine state - we are so happy you are here!
Moving to Central Florida was a lifelong dream of our family and when we finally made it happen, we were so happy.
We...
Hidden Waters by Catherine Cowles: Favorite Read of June 2023
If you are a fan of romantic suspense novels, Catherine Cowles is the author for you. If you have never read her work before, let me convince you to start. She has amazing talent...
Commanding Respect and Knowing Your Worth
Commanding respect in your relationships and knowing your worth as a human being sounds easy enough. But the truth is, society throws so many unrealistic expectations at us as women that it becomes hard...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for July 2023
July's Book of the Month is Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune!
This one is on our list of ultimate beach reads because it is a cute beach read and it made me...
Most Anticipated Read of 2023 Review: Crimson River
If I have not convinced you to read books by Devney Perry yet, here I am with another plea for you to pick up literally any of her books. Crimson River is the fifth...
Most Anticipated Read of 2023 Review: Queen Charlotte
The fourth book on my list of most anticipated reads of the year has been out for a little over a month! Queen Charlotte is both a Netflix show and a book. After some...
Debut Novels I Read in 2023 that Blew me Away
I recently realized how many debut novels I have read so far this year. Debut novels are the first book published by an author and when that first novel is good, you know the...
Sourdough Pizza Dough Recipe
It is no secret that I love sourdough in all forms - bread, cinnamon rolls, pumpkin rolls, holiday rolls, you name it, I probably want to bake it. My sourdough starter recipe is easy...
The Bribe by Willa Nash: Favorite Read of May 2023
Consider this my plea for you to read everything by Devney Perry. Her pen name is Willa Nash. Titles by Willa Nash were once the books she published for Kindle Unlimited, but her entire...