I love summer. I'm a big fan of having loosely-structured days and going to the pool and enjoying popsicles on the porch. Yes, there...
We've been doing this military thing for 16 years...enough time that I'm officially not a newbie in this role as a spouse; I'd even...
“I don’t know what to do,” my 11 year old said as she plopped down at the kitchen table. “About what?” I asked her. “About my...
As moms, we often talk about the many hats we wear – how we juggle different responsibilities and manage all the mayhem. I don’t...
When I say I’m an introvert I don’t mean the kind of introvert that doesn’t like big crowds or needs a minute to regroup...
Anytime a PCS pops up, we're all faced with the inevitable question- does living on base/post make sense for our family this time? Sometimes...
A woman stands on a deck during a sunset and stares at the beach.

Good is Good Enough

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I don't strive for perfection. I acknowledge the entropy in my house and it doesn't bother me too much. I know I'm not a...
Why does it have to be so hard for a military spouse to find a new job?  That’s kind of a rhetorical question but...
Summers in the Mojave Desert don't play by the rules. It's only mid-June and the highs this week are predicted to sizzle around 111...
My name is Megan DeCrosta and I am the creator of CutTheFiscalFat.com through which we teach financial literacy to teens and young adults. I...
After a thousand mile road trip, I finally asked my sister the question I wasn’t sure I wanted the answer to, “Do you...
It is no secret that being in the water during summer months is unavoidable. We just bought a home with a pool and now...

Military Lifestyle

The Invisible Load of Supporting Love, Duty and Ambition

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When Support Feels Like a Full-Time Job Bedtime is finally here, again. The house is quiet. But your mind is racing through a never-ending...

Normalized Overwhelm