During one of my husband’s deployments, I formed a Friday night supper club – five women and 15 kids under the age of eight. For eight months, we got together every Friday …
Military Life
Military Spouse Sanity Secrets Revealed
I’m sitting in our townhouse today, still surrounded by all of our things (including a healthy dose of kid-induced mess), and I can’t help but think about what we were supposed to …
Adjusting to Life After the Military
Just about six months ago, my husband — an active-duty Marine with two combat deployments behind him —voluntarily separated from the military. After nearly a decade, he was ready to explore his …
A Beginner’s Guide to Bullet Journaling
New Year’s Day has come and gone. Most of us start the year out strong with great resolve and awesome resolutions but right about now find ourselves running out of steam. If …
New Year: Not-So-New Year’s Resolutions
As we start a new year, it’s natural to plan ahead and set some goals or resolutions. If you are like me, you are guilty of recurring resolutions – the same few …
The Nontraditional Holiday, a Military Tradition
It’s beginning to look a lot like we aren’t going to make it home for the holidays — that’s the only tradition that’s stuck after eight years as a Marine spouse. For …