Mallory M
Mallory grew up in Oklahoma, met her husband Dave in college there, and they have lived in Maryland, Michigan, and now Alabama since getting married in 2008. She graduated from Michigan State University with a PhD in Exercise Physiology in 2014, and her family then moved to Birmingham so she could start a job as a college professor. She is mom to five great kids ages ten and under, and considers it a tremendous joy to get to invest in the lives of both her kids and her students. In her free time, Mallory enjoys family walks around the neighborhood, reading to her kids, bargain hunting, home improvement projects, and being involved in the children’s and missions ministries at her church.
Keeping My Family Organized (and My Counters Junk-Free) :: The Treasure Box
Kids love birthday party favors, little trinkets from the Dollar Store, goodies from that school party, and those prizes they win for summer reading or from a week of great behavior. Oh, and they...
How to Start a Date Night Babysitting Co-op
Every couple with young kids loves a date night, right?! But those date nights come at a high price, because you’ve gotta pay the babysitter AND buy dinner, or movie tickets, or pay for...
No, That Family Doesn’t “Need” a Boy (or Girl)
Do you remember the television show Kids Say the Darndest Things? Kids sure do say funny stuff, but I’d argue that it’s actually grown adults who say the darndest and most ridiculous things. This...
On Zillow, Motherhood, and the Problem of Discontentment
Hello, my name is Mallory, and I have a Zillow problem. Do you know Zillow, the extremely popular real estate website and app where you can see all of the homes for sale in...
Déjà Vu :: How Raising a Tween Reminds Me of the Newborn Days
Over ten years ago we brought home our first bundle of joy from the hospital. She was pink and soft and perfect; and I was utterly overwhelmed with figuring out how to take care...
Rethinking Kids’ Birthday Parties :: An Opportunity for Hospitality
I have five kids and have hosted a lot of birthday parties, though not as many as you might think. You see, I have four girls and all four have May birthdays (!!), so...
One and Done :: Why My Family is Never Getting Another Dog
My husband and I got married when we were 22, both newly graduated from college. We were just babies, though I didn’t think so at the time. After a year of marriage, we decided...
The Blue Stool
The Blue Stool at Grandma's House
My grandmother was a sweet and simple woman who lived in a teeny tiny rural farming town in Kansas. Her kitchen table had mismatched chairs and a single wooden...
Please Don’t Call It ‘Gym’ :: Simple Ways for Parents to Advocate for Physical...
As a kid, I wasn’t a big fan of physical education (or PE, as it is more commonly known). I recall standing in lines doing stretches for what seemed like hours, and then having...
Pumping Sucks (Pun Intended), and Moms Who Do It Are Heroes
Pumping sucks. Yes, literally—that pump sucks milk (also known as liquid gold) from a mama’s breasts. But what I really mean is that pumping sucks, as in it's a terrible, no fun, miserable way...