By now if you spend time on social media you’ve heard the story of the female soldier who hid out in her car to avoid having to salute the 5pm flag. She then posted a pic of her on Instagram with this caption: “This is me laying back in my car hiding so I don’t […] Read more…
The “D” Word: 8 Tips for Preparing for a Deployment
Gearing up for a deployment can be overwhelming and very stressful because of all of the preparations that go into it. There are some very basic “absolutes” that need to be taken care of, so be sure not to put these things on the back burner in midst of everything. Legal documents – If you […] Read more…
It’s Time to Make You The Army Wife A Priority
In today’s fast paced world, we are lucky if we have any time left over at the end of the day to relax, much less focus on something we need or want to do. We fell in love and married a soldier, which means we many of us had to put certain things on hold […] Read more…
Lessons Learned As A Military Spouse
Facebook recently rolled out it’s Look Back video montage celebrating 10 years and when I viewed mine, I teared up. I saw a status rejoicing that first Skype date I had with my husband overseas, pictures of my husband’s home- coming, our family together and it got me thinking. I suddenly found myself reflecting on […] Read more…
I Am Addicted To Shari’s Berries and Check Out This New Military Discount Just In Time for Valentine’s Day
Every year my husband buys me Shari’s Berries for Valentine’s Day , my Birthday and our Anniversary. They are so good that put it like this…I am not a berry eater. When I see people eating raspberries , cranberries and blueberries I am like ewww. Let’s not even mention how I used to not like […] Read more…
Legoland Florida Continues Military Promotion in 2014
Readers of Army Wife 101 should know by now that I love to travel. Of course traveling to far exotic places would be great but realistically our vacations mainly consist of visiting one of the 50 states or the occasional US territory. One of the places we love to visit is Florida. Living here in […] Read more…