Tag: military life
You Might Be at the Commissary If…
No matter where we have been stationed, people argue back and forth over whether or not they like shopping at the commissary.
At our base,...
Hooah! Happy Birthday Army!
Happy Birthday to the United States Army!
245 years old! Congrats!
It’s the time of COVID-19, so the big party you’re planning may have to...
Our Family PCS’ed During The Pandemic
My husband is Army Reserves. For the last 18 months, we have been on active duty orders and stationed in Fort Rucker, Alabama. What...
5 Marketing Tips to Help Your Business Thrive
In the midst of the global pandemic, many small businesses have suspended operations or are re-framing their strategy to engage in virtual platforms. With...
No-Contact Ways to Connect With Friends Right Now
As military spouses, we are well-practiced in loving and supporting one another from a distance. We have connections in other states and other countries that...
10 Cardboard Box Crafts and Recycling Activities For Kids
Being a forces family, we move around a lot.
By default, that means a LOT of boxes. Big boxes, small boxes, broken boxes, over taped...
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times – A Tale...
You know it well, friends. Your orders are cut. Your new life is just around the corner. You have only a few short months...
Waiting for a Pineapple Assignment
Everyone has a "dream base". That one base that seems so unrealistic actually to get, but it is everything you want. For us it was...
COVID-19 Has Created a New Class of Heroes – So Thank...
A friend from college texted me the other day. She was worried about her father, a doctor, contracting COVID-19. I told her I had...
Ready to Leave This Place, Not Ready to Leave This House
When I was about ten years old I watched a house get taken apart and put on wheels.
I watched this from my grandparent's driveway....
Uncover Our Names: How Cleaning Veterans’ Tombstones Connects My Husband to...
He could have picked golf. Or fishing. Or even shooting.
The list of potential hobbies are endless for a retired warrior, yet my husband chose...
Top Ten Things Military Musicians Wish You Knew About Their Life
When I joined the Marine Corps, my recruiter sold me on joining the band.
Frankly, it was a pretty easy sell, since I loved music....