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Permission Granted to Purchase Your Sanity During Deployment

Permission Granted to Purchase Your Sanity During DeploymentPermission Granted to Purchase Your Sanity During Deployment

My husband deployed shortly after our wedding, leaving me behind with very little knowledge about anything related to military life.… Read More

Tying the Knot: A Beautiful Guide for the Military Bride

Tying the Knot: A Beautiful Guide for the Military BrideTying the Knot: A Beautiful Guide for the Military Bride

Congratulations! You are getting married. And you won’t be just any bride; you will be a military bride. Planning for… Read More

Met, Married, and He Was Never My Boyfriend

Met, Married, and He Was Never My BoyfriendMet, Married, and He Was Never My Boyfriend

Here’s our military marriage story. Today you will hear our spectacular love story ONLY from my side. (I have that… Read More

Braving the Boards: When Disappointment Comes

Braving the Boards: When Disappointment ComesBraving the Boards: When Disappointment Comes

A note to the girl who thinks her life was just ruined in a moment by the promotion board results.… Read More

What Can Military Families “Take Home” from Marie Kondo’s New Netflix Series?

What Can Military Families “Take Home” from Marie Kondo’s New Netflix Series?What Can Military Families “Take Home” from Marie Kondo’s New Netflix Series?

As military spouses, when our husbands or wives announce they finally put in for orders, our minds drift in one… Read More

11 Ways Military and Law Enforcement Spouse Life is Similar

11 Ways Military and Law Enforcement Spouse Life is Similar11 Ways Military and Law Enforcement Spouse Life is Similar

Military spouses and law enforcement spouses have a lot in common! We celebrate National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day with our… Read More

How We Went to Hawaii For Free

How We Went to Hawaii For FreeHow We Went to Hawaii For Free

If you are reading this, then you too want to go to Hawaii for free. Am I right? Okay, so… Read More

PCSing with Kids in School? This Needs to Be Your First Stop

PCSing with Kids in School? This Needs to Be Your First StopPCSing with Kids in School? This Needs to Be Your First Stop

When we PCS’ed to Southeast Georgia and decided to settle down in nearby Jacksonville, Florida, we made one critical error:… Read More

How to Write a Great Resume as a Military Spouse

How to Write a Great Resume as a Military SpouseHow to Write a Great Resume as a Military Spouse

We as military spouses cover all age groups, all generations, and everybody has their own sets of skills, likes, dislikes,… Read More

5 Simple Steps to Creating an At-Home Meditation Practice

5 Simple Steps to Creating an At-Home Meditation Practice5 Simple Steps to Creating an At-Home Meditation Practice

As a yoga and meditation teacher I am inspired by the plethora of information coming out about the benefits of… Read More