My Friend, The High-Ranking Officer Spouse
I am an Enlisted Spouse. I have a dear friend who is an Officer Spouse. A high-ranking Officer Spouse. And ...
What It Takes To Find Employment in Today’s Market – Strategic Resumes
Employers want to see resumes with progressive experience in the same or complimenting industries with no significant gaps in employment. ...
Five Tried and (not so) True Holiday Traditions
I consider myself an extraordinarily lucky military spouse; my husband has not deployed over the holiday season for the past ...
Learning About Hanukah This Christmas
Article by: Olivia Smith, Air Force Spouse (Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Traditions and the military go hand ...
5 Amazingly Beautiful *and cheap* Holiday Decorating Ideas
Are you ready to deck your halls, but instead of sugar plums, you are seeing visions of dollar signs? Stress ...
Escaping the Humdrum Holiday Card!
Article by: Nicki Reese, Navy Spouse Every year, we receive the same type of holiday card. The entire family, posed ...
You KNEW What You Were Getting Into When You Married Him!
(Photo credits: Photo Pin) Honestly, if I hear this comment one more time I might need a padded cell, because ...
Dear Daughter, This is Your Military Life
(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) Dear Avery, I'm writing you this letter because your daddy and I love you very much ...
What Black Friday Taught Me
(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) We've all seen and heard it. "You're gonna do what?!" "Why on earth would you want ...
5 Things I’m Thankful for as a Military Spouse
The holidays can be a joyous occasion for many; filled with family, friends and festivities. But for some military families, ...
Ten Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Dinner
(Photo credits: Olivia Smith and Photo Pin) Celebrating the holidays can be a stressful and disconsolate time for those who ...
Financial Resiliency and the Military Family – We Need to Make Better Buying Decisions
(Photo credit: Janine Boldrin) Over the past thirteen years as a military spouse, I've messed up a lot. Most of ...
One FAVORITE Thing
(photo: Deborah, Deanna, and Nicole after the taping of Oprah's Favorite Things) Anyone who has been through a deployment, or ...
Top 5 Tips for Surviving a Deployment Away From a Base
(Photo credits: Photo Pin) Early in 2010, I turned out the light and my husband pulled me close for what ...
The Countdown Begins
(Photo Credits: Photo Pin) We all have that little clock in our head, scheduling us out day by day, week ...
Where Are You From?
(Photo credits: Photo Pin) "Where are you two from?" That is one of my husband and my most favorite and ...
10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate and Honor Veterans Day
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marked the signing of the armistice to end the ...
Get Happy at Home – Tips for Reintegration
(Photo credits by: Photo Pin) After almost 10 years of marriage and eight deployments, sometimes it seems like it's harder ...
