Deployments are challenging for all military personnel and families. Deployments are not only tough, but for every one of us, the experience is different. My husband has been deployed since September. In …
Filing Your Military Taxes With MilTax
Filing taxes as a MilSpouse can be a daunting task because of all of the variables that contributed to the last year. As if 2020 wasn’t treacherous enough, completing your taxes for …
Use Your Leave Days Before They Go to Waste
2020 was not a great year for taking a vacation. Between stop orders, restriction of movement at various bases and state laws restricting travel, many military families found themselves spending most of …
Are We Traveling Yet?
Remember us this time last year? Not really worried about COVID-19 yet, still living our lives — going places, hugging people, shaking hands, politely nudging ourselves through crowds to catch a peek …
The Outsider Hostess
We moved recently. And I did all the right things to get myself ‘into the zone’ as far as what my new life would look like. I planned out my daily schedule, …
Finding the Right Mental Health Counselor
Making the decision to reach out to a mental health counselor, while not always easy, can be critical to getting the help you need. Many times, we are limited to who we …