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.
Walk, Don’t Run :: You Can Improve Your Health Without Running
Running is cool, mamas, in case you didn’t know. Everyone who’s anyone has a 13.1 (or better yet, 26.2) bumper sticker on their minivan. For the non-runners, those are the distances (yes, in miles!)...
Exploring Birmingham :: A Perfect Day in Bluff Park
Bluff Park is a Birmingham area neighborhood that occupies the northwest portion of the city of Hoover and sits at the summit of the Shades Mountain, overlooking Shades Valley. Some of the most gorgeous...
Perspectives on Schooling :: Why We Chose Public School
Raising kids is a big responsibility, and choosing how to educate those kids is one of the most important decisions parents face. Before I explain why our family chose public school, I want to preface...
Lies Working Moms Believe
Being a mom is really hard. Working a full-time (or part-time) job while also being a mom is really hard too. Don’t misunderstand me; being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) is crazy difficult too, though...
Going the Distance :: Perks of Raising Kids Far From Extended Family
Living far from family is hard, and raising kids far from extended family is even harder. My closest immediate family member on either side (my husband’s or mine) lives a nine-hour drive away. My...
I Cut My Kids’ Hair and They Still Have Friends :: The Value of...
As you may be aware, kids can be expensive. But, I’m a firm believer that kids are as expensive as you make them (with the exception of daycare, ugh. If both parents work, this...
When Our Babies Grow Up
Recently, when putting my two oldest daughters to bed, the younger one suddenly, out of the blue, sobbed that, "My legs hit the edge of this bed and it hurts, Mama. Why won’t you...
Birmingham Moms Blog :: Introducing Mallory
Birmingham
I had never set foot in the state of Alabama until four years ago when I came down South to interview for my first job post-grad school. I imagined that it would be flat,...