Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
I remember my first Christmas as a new Army wife like it was yesterday. I had a small tree in my townhouse I shared with my sister and just a few presents tucked under the tree. Post office boxes lined the wall to my dining room that were meant to be shipped and hopefully reach […] Read more…
Coming into the military life can be a challenge. Everyone’s situation is different and so the adjustment can be a shock for some. There are spouses who are marrying a current service member, and then there are those who will make the leap together as their partner heads off to basic training thus transforming their […] Read more…
For military girlfriends and wives, basic training often marks the first time we have to separate from our significant other. The lack of permitted technology and communications makes this time apart incredibly difficult. You’ll experience a great deal of waiting, wondering, listening for your phone and checking your mailbox. The good news is that there is a […] Read more…
Let’s be straight from the beginning here. You know if you’ve ever had the challenge of saying goodbye to your spouse, the fantasy of the perfect goodbye is much more common that the reality of it. When it is your Soldier’s time to go, you want everything to be perfect, just like in the movies. […] Read more…
One of the most important life skills one can acquire is accentuating the positive. This is especially true for military spouses on the days when the unique challenges of this lifestyle catch up with us. I asked wives across different branches to reflect on what they enjoy about being a military spouse. From newlyweds to […] Read more…
Let’s face it, there are some not so normal parts of military life that we have grown accustomed to. For the average Joe some of the things we deal with on a daily basis or in this lifestyle period would not be normal. Let’s have a look …shall we? This Military ID Thing Have you […] Read more…