mallorym
Mallory is the wife of a U.S. Marine and mother of two. She is a stay-at-home-mom who proudly hangs her Ph.D. diploma in every house the military moves her to. While she looks forward to the day she can be back working and researching in a lab, she cherishes every moment she gets to watch her children grow and support her husband’s career. This is certainly not the life she dreamed of, but it has become more rewarding and fulfilling than anything she could have imagined. She and her family are currently stationed in Japan and love every minute of it.
How to Stream the PyeongChang Winter Games While Stationed Overseas
The Winter Games are taking place in PyeongChang, a county in South Korea. This is the closest I have ever lived to any Olympic Games (currently stationed in Japan), but I feel so far...
Surviving the House of Sick: 5 Tips to Get You Through Cold and Flu...
Our house was hit hard this year. It started around Halloween and is still haunting us in the New Year. I don’t think we have made it a full week without someone in our...
5 Easy Rainy Day Toddler Activities Aboard MCAS Iwakuni
Rainy days are the worst when you have an active toddler. By 9:30 a.m., we have already played with all the toys, watched 700 episodes of Sesame Street, and read Brown Bear Brown Bear...
Lose The Mom Guilt: How to Make Burger King’s Chicken Fries at Home
As a parent of a toddler, I spend most of my day pleading with my child to eat anything other than the stale Cheerios she finds in her car seat and under the couch....
Pumpkin Spice Latte, How Do I Love/Hate Thee?
I started to get antsy toward the end of September. It was still hot outside with no reprieve in sight. I'm so ready for fall. I have not lived in a place that has...
Don’t Be Rude; Please RSVP!
I dropped by my neighbor’s house the other day and was pleasantly surprised when she offered me the cutest little dessert. She had a whole tray of them sitting on her kitchen counter. I...
Giving Birth in Japan
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni is the only Marine Corps installation on mainland Japan. We are located on the southern end of the main island of Japan, sandwiched between beautiful mountains and the...
Hitting the Unpause Button
Call me crazy, but I absolutely love PCSing! It is a great opportunity to purge all the junk in our house, find a new place to call home (usually with more space, maybe a...