Y’all, I loved my time OCONUS. A bowl of ramen in the US won’t ever hold a candle to the seriously fresh stuff I devoured in a small shop in Japan. Yeah, I watched the owner/chef whip it up right in front of my eyes. But now that we’re back stateside, I’m realizing just how […] Read more…
2019 Trees For Troops Delivery To Bases Starts Soon
Halloween just passed and Thanksgiving hasn’t even come yet, but military spouses all over are already declaring it the “most beautiful time of the year”. If you hop on Facebook you’ll see a battle of the trees with themes from “A Nightmare On Christmas” to Patriotic themes. If you’re a military family who also is […] Read more…
Why Aren’t We Talking About Post-PCS Unpacking Anxiety?
Before we moved or packed up our house, I was moderately stressed. Moving across the Pacific and then to the East Coast with two small kids plus a dog is, frankly, a logistical nightmare. But I was mostly okay. Things got handled, no one had a complete mental breakdown and every member of the family […] Read more…
3 Tips to Kind of Enjoy a Duty Station You Didn’t Want
Oh no. You got (insert least desired duty station here). Ugh, no. Why? Once you get over the denial and anger stages of this unwanted move, it’s time to get busy trying to maybe kind of enjoy this place for a few years. Okay, tall bill, I know. But if I can do it, so […] Read more…
3 Tips to Shift Your Milspouse Perspective
As a milspouse, would you say that your spouse’s pockets are half full or half empty with pens that will explode in the dryer? Ha, we kid, but there is something to be said for the way you look at things. It could make the difference between a wonderful experience or one where you are […] Read more…
8 MilSpouse Fitness Experts You Need to Know Now
Every person I know makes a commitment in January that this will be the year, the year they get “fit.” Except most people aren’t also taking on the role of two parents or handling deployments far from family or dealing with insane long-distance moves around the world. Yeah, getting and staying fit as a military […] Read more…