Ever feel like you’re on a merry-go-round of negativity? Like your gut reactions line up a liiiiittle too well with Debbie Downer?
Then you might need a little cognitive restructuring in your life, my friend. **
Essentially, cognitive restructuring is taking...
You know that old saying - “We have three types of friends in life: Friends for a reason, friends for a season, and friends for a lifetime.”
Friendships come and go, even as adults. Sure, everyone wants to have the...
Dear Meredith,
You’ve made it. You are now officially halfway done with this latest deployment. You are surviving, your kids are striving, and your husband is doing well on the other side of the world. Sure, some of that time...
Once or twice a year it happens; the required military Physical Fitness Test (PT Test). And we all know when it's approaching, don't we? We know WAY BEFORE our spouse even tells us that it's that time of year.
How...
Military Moms Blog presents .... the MilMB Book Club!
For our November book club selection, we chose "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi. In this slim and beautifully-written memoir, a neurosurgeon writes about love, loss, trauma, and life itself....
Here is a little story. We had just moved overseas and were welcomed by the most incredible group of people. I was so excited! We were still in a temporary apartment off-base waiting for our house to be inspected...
I never buy anything at full retail price. Seriously, never. Why? Well, it’s a habit I developed in part due to my upbringing, but it’s also because I simply don’t have to pay full price and neither do you!...
Our team of contributors and founders are avid readers and writers. A book club seems like a necessity, right? We can all choose a book, read it, discuss it, and share ideas with one another. But for our group,...
"They saw something on my mammogram, and I have to go back for more tests."
This was the text I woke up to from my best friend back in January. I stared at it in disbelief and told myself it...
"Hey Girl! (I use this phrase when I don't really know someone but am attempting to be simultaneously breezy and familiar.) Remember me?"
Nope.
As I sat on my kitchen floor shamefully attempting to hide behind an open cabinet so I...
Today, my best friend came to me with all kinds of wonderful ideas about helping out in our community and things my family could get involved in together. Intentions were awesome, and his heart was in an extraordinary place....
Y’all, I never thought I’d be a salesperson. I have always been the shy, dreamy-eyed romantic who is feeling big feelings and writing poetry in the corner. I see multiple sides in most arguments. In fact, I spent most...
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