Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
If we aren’t talking about military topics here then there is another point of conversation that tends to pop up…COFFEE. With so many Starbucks locations popping up at military bases worldwide, I thought it was important to help you continue to support your habit without digging into your bank account all the time. And since […] Read more…
Recently I read an article published in the Atlantic that struck a number of nerves with me. “Disposable Friendships in a Mobile World” begins with an observation by a Jewish German psychologist who, having fled to the United States before Nazi rule, found friendships in his new home relatively ephemeral. The article then expounds on […] Read more…
The idea of eloping is quite romantic, yet for military couples, it’s sometimes a necessity. Brides and grooms rush to the altar because this lifestyle doesn’t always allow for long courtships or the planning of dream weddings. I spoke with three women who secretly said “I do” to be with the man they […] Read more…
Fun fact: I met one of my closest girlfriends on Valentine’s Day. A mutual friend had connected us, suggesting we’d be a good match. After a somewhat awkward text exchange, Shermeen and I concluded that, being busy single ladies, Valentine’s Day was the only night we both had free. Go figure. So we met at […] Read more…
Although fairy tales often end with a wedding and a “happily ever after,” in reality, marriage is just the beginning. A marriage marks new responsibilities, choices, and acts of love that aren’t always romantic. Marriage can be both wonderful and challenging and takes two committed partners to make it work. Sometimes things get so impossibly […] Read more…
The day after Christmas, I was itching to take down the tree, ready and raring to go for the New Year. Don’t get me wrong; I love the holidays. It’s just that I have no time for nostalgia – the year 2015 was full of earthquake-sized life changes for me, and 2016 is shaping up […] Read more…