Tag: family
Thinking Beyond Local: Supporting Community in 2021
Over the past year, we've seen and heard many entreaties to support local businesses. Lately, I've become increasingly convinced that this commitment should include...
Sticking Together for the Kids? That Might Be a Bad Idea
Being in the military is stressful, and being married is stressful. Being married in the military is something only those who experience it know!...
In Defense Of Positivity: Do You Really Want To Hear The...
So a reader commented on a post recently that it was great for the positive spin the writer was giving, but what about the rest...
I Love Tacky Holiday Decor, and I Don’t Care Who Knows...
I’m the type of person who would never turn down an item of clothing full of sparkles. Especially during the holidays.
Indeed, I’m a sucker...
Friday Favorites – Family Board Games
Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty...
What Will We Remember When the Monotony Is Over?
It's fitting that this year 2020 is the same number, repeated in a pattern. Two-oh-two-oh. Twenty-twenty.
For many of us, this has been the rule...
Attainable December Resolutions
One of my best friends sent me a TikToK where a woman shared her resolutions for 2020, made at the beginning of this wild...
3 Reasons EVERY Family Should Celebrate with a Real Tree this...
It's been a rough year. From the global health issues of the pandemic to the economic and mental health effects of staying home to...
My Kids ARE Trick-Or-Treating This Year
2020: between a global pandemic and resulting economic devastation, homeschool/virtual school, trying to work from home, social upheaval, violence and protests, and election year...
September Book Club: A Woman Is No Man
I enjoy reading stories that are fiction yet based in real life. The events may be altered, and the names may be entirely fake....
The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Laundry Stripping
You may have already heard about the laundry stripping craze that's hitting social media right now.
It's not a new concept, but after being contained...
Meal Trains and the Military: How Food Brings Us ALL Together
In the decade or so since I’ve been a military spouse, it’s been difficult to effectively relay the ways in which our lives are...