Dear Husband, I tripped over your boots today. They were in the middle of our bedroom floor and I didn’t expect my toe to meet a sturdy combat boot first thing in the morning. At first I was annoyed, but then I quietly moved your boots aside, knowing that they would rest there for the […] Read more…
9 Ways to Beat Winter Blahs No Matter Where You Are Stationed
I am a Floridian by birth who has now lived in colder, gloomier winter climates thanks to my husband’s orders with the Army. Although snow in Germany and Maryland have been very exciting for both me and my children, the grey days and early darkfall bring me down on my most optimistic of days. Seasonal […] Read more…
Why I Love Spouses’ Clubs
Last Friday night my husband and I got all dressed up and headed out to our installation’s version of a banquet hall to support our community spouse’s club for one of their annual fundraisers. While it sounds like something only ‘certain’ people do, I want to take some reasons and explain why it is that […] Read more…
Milspouse Confessions: We Met While We Were Deployed
“I still cannot believe that I found the man of my dreams in a war zone,” shares Heather*. She is an Army veteran and Army wife, who met her husband while they were both deployed to Afghanistan. Because the military has strict policies in place on intimate relationships in this situation, names have been changed […] Read more…
Milspouses: Make Your Small Business Thrive
You want something for yourself. You support your spouse who signed up to work for Uncle Sam, but in the process, you find that you don’t necessarily have the opportunity to work outside the home. Perhaps it’s because you have young children, your spouse’s schedule is unpredictable, you’re finalizing a degree, or you can’t always […] Read more…
On Post or Off? That Is The Question!
Regardless of whether you are just PCS’ing to a new duty station or you have been at your current one for awhile, at some point you’ve considered the options of living on or off base. For some the choice is simple, for others there are complicating factors to consider. No matter what though the best […] Read more…