A well-meaning friend recently said to me, “I don’t know how you do everything you do all alone. Your husband is gone so much...
I’m starting a new health and fitness routine … again. It officially makes my third “fresh start” since my son was born, but THIS...
In the words of Beyoncé, “All the single ladies, all the single ladies, now put your hands up!”
Except in our case, he liked it,...
It's that time of year again: beautiful formal gowns, perfectly manicured nails, and men in immaculate dress uniforms. Ball season only comes around once...
Let’s talk about rank.
When I was a brand new baby mil spouse, I went to a class called Heart Link. It’s an Air Force...
I fell in love with Rent the Runway two years ago. The first time I tried the service, it was for a wedding. I...
I love football ...
Not in the rumble, tumble tomboy kind of way -- although I've always wished I was 'that girl.' I deeply want...
When my daughter began struggling with a season of Permanent Changes of Station (PCS) that resulted in a handful of family and friends leaving...
We were stationed in Stuttgart, Germany for two years. The plan was to be there for three, but of course, plans are for losers.
It...
Recently, a friend asked me to come over and help her babysit. She'd agreed to babysit another friend's two children. I immediately said yes with absolutely...
Like most military families, we’ve had our fair share of difficult moves. There was the time morning sickness began on day two of our...
When we first found out we were being stationed at Aviano Air Force Base in Italy, I felt both excited and overwhelmed. As many...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
