You’re Doing the Dang Thing: Why Military Spouses Need to Celebrate All the Small Wins
You’re Doing the Dang Thing: Why Military Spouses Need to Celebrate the Small Wins Military life has given me a ...
Tag: Military Spouse Life
You Probably Don’t Need a Bubble Bath: 4 Realistic Self-Care Ideas for Military Spouses
Every September, somewhere on the internet, a woman with an immaculate bathroom will suggest that I solve my exhaustion with ...
Four Months Left. But First…Be Honest With Yourself.
September arrives every year carrying the same energy. Four months left on the calendar, and suddenly the internet is full ...
The Messy Middle: Why Military Spouses Shouldn’t Quit Before They Begin
Personal Growth, Failure & Military Spouse Life I have almost quit several of the things I love most. I almost ...
Holiday Leave on a Budget: Smart Ways Military Families Can Save This Year
The first time my husband and I planned to travel home on holiday leave for Christmas after a deployment, I ...
3 Military Spouse Tendencies to Fight Against
As military spouses, we've been around the block of friendship, business, and life a few times. When this happens, we ...
Tears for My Undead Husband
By Brianna Sinder Everyday I gaze into the eyes of a dead man, my dead man. I listen to his ...
Deployment Prep: What You Should Really Focus On While You Still Have Your Spouse in Your Arms
Every so often my Facebook feed explodes with photos of friends saying see you later, as their spouse embarks on ...
New Year, New Look: Unexpected Top Looks You’ll Want to Try as a Military Spouse in 2020
The New Year has arrived! It is the perfect time to start new beginnings, aspirations, goals, habits, and…looks. We have ...
Coming In Out of the Snow
By Jenna Levin Earlier this year, I read The Crane Wife, a spectacular essay by CJ Hauser, documenting how she ...
Wake Up, Kick Ass, Repeat: A Guide to Self Perseverance Within the Military Spouse Life Cycle
By Dr. Kendra Lowe, MSC, Ed.S., Ed.D., NCSP, LSSP You can purchase this book officially HERE! “One hundred twenty-three. In ...
Military Spouse Keeps Secret Travel Kit for Husband That Makes Her HIS Hero
Lip balm, hand sanitizer and lotion may ring a bell as just a few random hygienic items. But for veteran/military ...
What to Do When Being “Good-Busy” Gets Bad
Does this describe you? Someone asks, “How have you been?” Before responding, you suppress a dreadful feeling. “Really busy,” you ...
Spouse Confessions: I Was an Online Troll
If you use the internet ever, you run into people like my “former self” all the time. I say former ...
Confessions from a Commander’s Spouse
If you’d asked 10-year-old me, if I ever thought I’d be close to anything resembling a spotlight, the answer would’ve ...
Survey Says: Majority of Spouses Satisfied With Military Life
From dod.defense.gov The latest survey of active-duty and reserve-component service members’ spouses shows the spouses are, by and large, happy ...
The Special *Military-themed* Days You Don’t Want To Miss This Month
It's Military Appreciation Month and we are ALL about it. Of course, we celebrate military families all year long here ...
Unsolicited Advice You Should NEVER Give to a Milspouse
"As a bride new to the Marine Corps, at first you may feel strange among the military, but with the ...
