Gone are the days when I can just pack a small carry-on, drink my coffee, and read a book while I wait for my next flight snuggled up against my husband.
I used to watch traveling families and smile as...
Remember when your role in back-to-school shopping meant begging your mom to let you have a sweet new Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper and Five Star Notebooks? Such decadence.
As summer comes to a close and a new school year approaches,...
Snail Mail Still Matters
I am entrenched in our on-demand, instant gratification world of communication. Landline phones and calling cards seem so outdated that it’s hard to imagine I once saved babysitting money to buy a 500 minute calling card...
Unless you've been living under a rock (pun totally intended), you've probably heard about or seen The Kindness Rocks Project (or one of its MANY offshoots) in action.
The concept is simple -- brighten someone's day by painting rocks, hiding them...
A long time ago, I was told that I was trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. I wanted something in my life to go a certain way and, well, it just wasn't. As a particular...
I once ogled a piece of home decor that displayed the message S I M P L I F Y. I whispered to my dear friend "I want one."
He replied with a smirk, "what would you do with it?"
I've read this blog post...
It’s almost time for the early morning wake ups, school bus, drop off lines, endless amounts of school supplies and, inevitably, the pictures on social media of perfect school breakfasts and lunches.
Please get away from me with those school...
I fell in love with theater at a young age. Growing up, I participated in school plays and church plays. I got involved with the theater program at our local community center and spent my summers performing shows. I...
We've all been there. It is two months into the most recent deployment, and you realize that you haven't sent one care package to your spouse who is deployed. Whoops!
The fact that you are raising tiny humans who need...
This past Wednesday, senior advisor Ivanka Trump held a listening session at the White House with a group of military spouses. The topic was employment, or rather, the challenges military spouses face in finding and retaining employment.
According to CNN...
Momming ain’t easy. Being a military spouse ain’t easy. Having a career ain’t easy. Add all three together, and let me tell you, the struggle is real.
Now please don’t read this as a pity party, table of one. Please...
I could hardly let him go the first drill weekend after he was home from Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). I remember being so angry and frustrated that the Army had him all summer and now was...
Military Lifestyle
How to Embrace Winter
I remember our first winter here in the Midwest. As a born and raised New Englander, I didn’t flinch. I knew it would be...
