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.
5 Reasons Why You Should Live in Clermont Florida
When my husband and I decided it was time to move to Florida, we had to give our realtor a list of towns we wanted to check out. We knew that a new construction...
Book Review: The Mother Load by Meredith Ethington
Motherhood is hard and author Meredith Ethington beautifully captures the mental load of motherhood in her newest novel "The Mother Load: Surviving the Daily Grind Without Losing Your Ever-Loving Mind."
This book is going to...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for April 2023
April's Book of the Month is Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney!
Book Summary:
This was my first novel by Alice Feeney and I totally understand the hype about her writing. She created this world that I...
Why I Chose to have a Second C-Section
My first c-section was traumatic.
I went for a routine check when I was 40w4d and thought our discussion would be about an induction at 41w.
Oh boy how I was wrong.
Baby girl failed a non-stress...
Things to do Around Orlando: The Orlando Science Center
When my sister asked what she could buy my girls for Christmas this year, I knew I wanted them to have something experiential. I browsed the Orlando Mom Collective 99 family friendly experience gift guide...
3 Practical Tips to Help you Read More
I am always asked how I can read so much with two small kids.
I will be honest with you, reading as much as I do has meant the loss of other things. However, everything...
Toy Review: TekyGo!
TekyGo! is a fun trampoline game for active toddlers. It is a fun trampoline game that connects to your TV. So on a hot Florida day, your littles will be able to burn off...
C-Section Awareness Month: Things We Wished We Knew
April is c-section awareness month. The goal of April is to provide awareness and education about surgical births and their importance in the care of pregnant women as well as scenarios that they can...
Six Most Anticipated Reads of 2023
It is no secret that I love to read. My "to be read" list is miles long, and that's just books that are already published! Books yet to be published are also on my...
Things to do Around Orlando: WonderWorks
Just south of ICON Park off International Drive in Orlando, is quite possibly the most unique indoor amusement park I have ever been to. With a heavy emphasis on learning and science, WonderWorks is...
Things to do Around Orlando: The President’s Hall of Fame
From a young age I loved learning about Presidents. I particularly enjoyed learning about Abraham Lincoln and JFK. Eventually it turned into a desire to understand the stories around all of the Presidential assassinations.
Any...
Sweet and Spicy Book Series to Binge Read by the Pool
I love nothing more than to binge read an interconnected series of books in the summer time.
To me, summer is so entangled in reading. I spent summers as a young girl curled up outside...
Ranking the Bridgerton Books
I read all 8 of the books by Julia Quinn and ranked them from worst to best for you. Coming up with this list is truly splitting hairs because each book is fantastic and...
Moving to Orlando: Our Story was 12 Years in the Making
My husband and I talked about moving to Orlando on our first date.
We were set up by a mutual friend who said he just knew we would get along... turns out he was right.
That...
Audiobooks are Awesome & Count Toward your Reading Goals
I have recently gotten into audiobooks. I was always a physical book or Kindle gal before, but recently I was gifted an audiobook by an author I adore, and now I am #teamaudiobook.
Why?
Let me...