Tag: military life
If Military Spouses Ruled the World
It occurred to me during a quick, effortless, yet efficient text exchange with a fellow military spouse as we hashed out the details of...
6 Life Hacks for a New Year
Welcome to another brand new year. This season is ripe with reflection and resolutions. Everyone I know is eager to wipe the slate clean...
5 Resolutions Military Spouses SHOULD Make This Year
It’s a new year, and many of us are making new goals and resolutions for 2018. I’m a planner, and I love to make...
Giving Birth in Germany
I had never planned to have children outside of the United States. The hope for an overseas assignment always seemed like a long shot...
Open Letter To A Soldier’s Wife
Today, I met your mother in law. She gushed on and on about her son (stationed where we just left), her grandson (still in...
How to Get a Free Christmas Care Package Through Support Military...
Christmas is quickly approaching, and if you're anything like me then you're now entering panic mode.
Between Christmas shopping and budgeting and planning a holiday...
Cognitive Restructuring for the Military Spouse: How to Turn Your...
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...
Lululemon For Less: 8 Designer Deal Websites You Need To Know!...
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...
Presenting Military Moms Blog Book Club!
Our team of contributors and founders are avid readers and writers. A book club seems like a necessity, right? We can all choose a...
Why Some Days I Don’t Want to be Thanked For My...
"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,...
Miscarriage and the Military: Navigating the Logistics of Loss
As a military spouse, I’ve been conditioned to expect bumps in the road. Changes are inevitable, everything is taken with a grain of salt,...
Hawaii’s Most Fun and Affordable Things to do For The Military...
This is part one of a series on fun and affordable things to do in Hawaii. This series also aims to highlight the need to...