April is the Month of the Military Child. However, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to showering our littlest heroes with joy for only one month. Our military kids have been through a lot in their short lives. Adding a global pandemic, online school, and a total lack of normalcy to the already stressful military lifestyle, and […] Read more…
Milspouses: How To Start A Blog Today
Start A Blog One of the challenges of military spouse life is holding down a career. In many cases frequent moves make this impossible, or you face the prospect of not being hired if the employer finds out you are a military spouse. To aid in the milspouse hiring gap Army Wife 101, and our […] Read more…
Why Retiring Military Families Should Move to Arkansas: My Weekend in Little Rock
This blog post is sponsored by Arkansas Tourism. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When you think of Arkansas, what do you imagine? When I visited Little Rock, Arkansas last month, my experience was much different than what I expected. I recently had a chance to spend a full weekend exploring all this area has […] Read more…
7 Fun OCONUS Trips for Military Families to Take ASAP
One of the perks of being connected to the military are all the amazing bases. There are too many good locations for one person to be stationed at, even with a 20 or 30-year career. And that’s just in the lower 48 states! When you consider the cool places outside the continental US, your travel […] Read more…
Military Kids Have A Great Outlook On Life
What really makes a military child special? Are they really more resilient? Do they really adapt easier? It varies from child to child, and is probably based on their parent’s reactions and military experiences. But one thing is for sure, military children have a different perspective on life. Here are some of my favorite stories […] Read more…
AAFES AKA The PX Releases 2016 Holiday Toybook With “Military Brat Approved Toys”
Via AAFES: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will help military kids hone in on the perfect holiday gift idea when its 2016 Toyland toy book is released Oct. 21 in the continental United States and Nov. 4 elsewhere. Stocked with the hottest fall toys for boys and girls of all ages, the Toyland […] Read more…