Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links in which we receive a commission if you make a purchase. While stay at home restrictions are slowly being lifted, you may still be limiting your outings and looking for ways to occupy your time. We are all looking for for those little pockets of joy and and lighthearted distractions. […] Read more…
We’ve Trained for This: Military Spouses and the Covid-19 Response
By now, you’ve probably seen the memes circulating the internet. They humorously link the military lifestyle to a stronger sense of readiness over our civilian counterparts in the rapidly evolving Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Although we’re in a potentially frightening and stressful situation, many of us feel a strange sense of confidence and familiarity in the […] Read more…
How The Coronavirus is Affecting Military Families
The phrase “black swan” refers to an event that massively disrupts circumstances for an unprepared organization or society. People who worry about these kinds of events professionally often put pandemics in the black swan category, but others say a pandemic of the nature of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a long time coming. A “gray rhino” […] Read more…
The Truths We Hide: A Spouse’s PTSD Confession
Author: Hope Bradley Like so many others in our community, I am shocked and saddened when tragic news involving other military families is shared. The recent loss of a young Colorado military spouse and mom impacted me more than I expected and it has taken me a long time to put these feelings into words. […] Read more…
A Funny Thing Happened to My Accent…
“You’re from Boston?!?!?!” Uh, yeah. Well, okay, not Boston-Boston. If I said the actual small New England town I’m really from, you’d give me a blank stare of confusion. Seriously, no one has heard of it, or the closest “cities” either. That wasn’t the reason for my new friend’s confusion though. It was my accent. […] Read more…
6 American Things I’m In Love with After an OCONUS Tour
Y’all, I loved my time OCONUS. A bowl of ramen in the US won’t ever hold a candle to the seriously fresh stuff I devoured in a small shop in Japan. Yeah, I watched the owner/chef whip it up right in front of my eyes. But now that we’re back stateside, I’m realizing just how […] Read more…