Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
You’ve missed your soldier. You’ve missed your family. What you may not have expected is that you’d become close friends with other military spouses, only to eventually move in opposite directions. Here’s how to stay connected with your girls around the world. When You’re the One Left Behind While on my first military base, my […] Read more…
When hubby was deployed I loved finding new treats and items to include outside of his normal requests. I know that many military spouses are on the lookout too, and so the AW101 team is excited to share treats and product recommendations from some of our favorite brands. When I was in high school, […] Read more…
Everyday many of us enter and exit our homes guarded gates without ever thinking about the fact that we live on a military installation. Pause! You live on property that is owned by the US government and is guarded by military personnel. Because you live there you probably never really think about the fact that you […] Read more…
Military life involves moving…so much moving. Perhaps you are leaving your town for the first time, or you’re a seasoned spouse who can easily hop duty stations every few years. No matter the case, there are days you’ll feel homesick. Home could be your hometown, your college town, or even a previous duty station. […] Read more…
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…