This past April, my husband and I did something we thought only crazy people did: a full Do It Yourself, or “DITY” move. While we knew the process would be daunting, we …
How We Did a Full DITY With Two Kids
Moving
My PCS Game Plan
Word has officially arrived, we got movers! This big detail that dictates so much has been weighing on my mind for months now. First, we found out our request for orders was …
The School Liaison Office Knows
As a parent watching my children inch ever closer to the perilous cliff of adulthood, I realize how unimaginably impossible and mind-boggling it seems to forge a child into a productive member …
MilFam Tips for Buying a Home
Many looked at us like we had three heads when we told them we were buying a house. In this market? Why don’t you wait until things cool off? The housing market …
Reasons Military Kids Love Moving
Moving can always be a challenge for military kids. New schools, new friends, finding their way around a new town — it isn’t always fun or easy to be a child in …
Purging Closets Before PCS
It’s almost PCS season again, and there’s one thing we can all do to prepare. Whether you already know where you are going, you are anxiously waiting to get orders, or you …
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