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6 Tips for Finding High Quality Childcare at Your New Duty Station
The early years are crucial for development, building a sense of self, trust, social and emotional skills, a love of learning, and so much more. A negative experience in any of these areas can have lasting effects on children and their educational journey. This is why...
Review of “The Invisible Vegan”
Have you ever wondered what changing your diet could do for your life? Maybe you have tried a few fad diets that gave you short term results but not a lifestyle change that worked for you. A plant-based diet is not a new concept, but is gaining traction in many...
12 Raw Truths About Motherhood No One Warns You About
I became a first time mom not only at the age of 40, due to infertility, but also right smack dab in the middle of a national pandemic. My son was barely six months old when the entire world shut down in March of 2020. All of the socializing we were out doing, the...
6 Ways Military Spouses Can Empathize with Meghan Markle
After Meghan and Harry’s mind boggling interview with Oprah last week, the chatter about whether people agree or disagree with what was discussed in the interview has blown up social media and the news media at large. I am a big fan of Princess Diana and see how...
Understanding PTSD For Veterans
Having a family member or loved one in military service can be a turbulent and difficult journey.Though a veteran’s return may include happy moments and recovering lost time, it can also mean coping with post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological disorder that...
Review of “I Move A Lot And That’s Okay”
Military families move often. In fact, they move, on average, every 2-3 years. I Move A Lot And That’s Okay is a book that approaches all that military children go through before, during, and after a PCS (Primary Change of Station). Grace, the main character, walks...
Finding Your Strength: Identity & Purpose in Military Life
You can do hard things. First of all, you made it through 2020. Congratulations! That was a hard year. However, not only did you make it through 2020…you made it through as a milspouse. Double congrats to you because that...
Achieve a Healthier You With These Military Spouse Health and Wellness Experts
Did 2020 leave you feeling blah and gaining the 20 from 20? Okay, maybe not a gain of twenty pounds, but last year definitely left many of us missing our gym routines, group fitness classes, stress eating, and spending much more...
10 Things I Have Learned in 5 Years as a Military Spouse
Now, my spouse and I have been through several near deployments, more TDY’s than I can count on both hands, a cross country PCS, infertility, childbirth, and parenthood. Below is my updated list of what this life has taught me over the last five years as a military...
