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Rise and Shine…It’s Time to Find Me, Again.
I’ll admit it, I was always a little jealous of Army PT. The thought of waking up early and gathering with your peers to begin a new day with comrad..
Have a Side-Hustle? Keep These Tips in Mind This Tax Season
Like many people who live the transient military family life, I have a side-hustle.
A ‘side-hustle’ is a form of passive income you can take with..
Top 3 Things to Know About Short-Fused Orders
When someone mentions a PCS or a military move, most of us feel something. Good or bad…we feel something. We might tense up as we remember the move ..
We’re Not Crying…You’re Crying! We Don’t Deserve Military Working Dogs
They serve and protect just like their fellow service men and women. They train, deploy, and get the ‘bad guys.’ They just so happen to have four le..
How to Deal When “Murphy” Sets Up Camp and Stays a While
Murphy is my new BFF. You know, the Murphy from “Murphy’s Law.”
At least, that’s how I should feel about someone who has so clearly moved into my..
Would Fewer PCS Moves be Better for Military Families?
The new Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Robert Wilkie, recently told the Fayetteville Observer that the Pentagon is consideri..
Tell Me to Bloom Where I am Planted One. More. Time.
It’s happened. After 16 years of service, my husband received orders to a place we decidedly did NOT want to live. I’ve always been a person who bel..
Top 10 Self-Storage Tips for Military Families
Members of any military family know that moving every few years is just part of the job description. Though being reassigned or relocating has becom..
New Year, Probably Not a New Me: 2018’s Most Okayest New Year’s Resolutions
“This year, I’m making my New Year’s resolution one that I can actually achieve,” I say each December, when I sit down to think about all the things..
Santa Claus Must be a Military Spouse, Right?
The holidays are a busy time of year. I appreciated that I had officially arrived as an adult when the holidays became stressful for me. For most of..