You know the drill.
After you finally arrive in your new city, the to-do list generally looks a little like this:
-unpack the coffee maker
-set up...
Nothing says Thanksgiving more than turkey (or tofurkey in some cases). Thanksgiving in the military often means spending the holiday away from family and...
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?...
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...
A few months ago, my 10-year-old daughter came home from school and said, “Mom, today at school, a girl told me to go back...
Veterans Day is right around the corner and to celebrate service, many restaurants and retailers are giving away free meals and amazing discounts! Be...
I am going to tell you ten good things about living at Naval Air Station Lemoore.
Just joking, I could only come up with five.
However,...
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...
The first time I remember my dad being gone was during a year-long deployment to South Korea when I was in the second grade....
This is part two of a series on fun and affordable things to do in Hawaii. This series also aims to highlight the need to...
At some point in a military career, you are likely to live in military base housing or some type of off-base, privatized housing. Base...
"Thank you for your service!"
The cashier at the commissary smiled cheerfully as she handed my ID back to me.
I usually answer with a polite,...
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...
