Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
Every year, I try to remind military families who are new to the Fort Bragg and Fayetteville area that this community goes all in during the holiday season. From late November through Christmas, something is happening almost every single day. Most events are either free or inexpensive, which is helpful when you are on a […] Read more…
Get your Kindle charged and your coffee ready — MilSpouse Stuff Your Kindle Day is almost here! You know that feeling when you stumble on the perfect book—and it’s free? Yeah, that’s happening again. Mark your calendars because MilSpouse Stuff Your Kindle Day is back on Sunday, October 26th! The folks at My Military Lifestyle and […] Read more…
Picture it: You are hustling through the airport with a carry-on full of Goldfish crackers, a backpack stuffed like a deployment duffel, and a kid who needs to pee the minute you reach the scanner. Now imagine waltzing through the PreCheck lane, shoes on and dignity intact. Thanks to a brand-new TSA offer, that smooth-sailing […] Read more…
𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚:𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲.𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟑:Jessica sat straight up in bed, her heart immediately pounding in her ears. […] Read more…
Later that evening, Sarah texted Jessica a link to a post from one of the base spouse Facebook groups. Jessica didn’t always check that group—too many drama-filled threads and passive-aggressive “just wondering” posts—but the title caught her eye: READ PART ONE HERE “Spouse Missing From Hudson Army Airfield Base Housing — Last Seen Near Community […] Read more…
I never set out to become a doula—it happened by accident. It started with a simple request from my next-door neighbor. She was about to be induced, but her husband was away at BNOC (Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course), leaving her to face labor alone. She asked if I could bring in her mail while she was […] Read more…