As a military spouse, solo parenting is just part of the gig. Training, deployments, schools. There are so many reasons our spouses are away for extended periods of time. That said, the biggest challenge I face in solo parenting is something I never expected to not like. Weekends are the worst when you are solo […]
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Sesame Street: an invaluable resource for military kids
Happy MilSpouse Monday! Since April is the Month of the Military Child, I wanted to chat with y’all about another free resource for military kids that is just so darn good. Sesame Street For Military Families. Yup the same Sesame Street you probably watched growing up. They have an entire website of content dedicated to helping […]
You need to register your MilKid with CYS!
When we went to the Town Hall meeting for my husband’s current training, I didn’t learn anything too life changing about the training. But I did learn something very life changing about Child and Youth Services (CYS). You need to register you kids with CYS…even if you don’t plan to use their programs! In cases […]
Month of the Military Child
April is the Month of the Military Child! These kids deserve to be celebrated all year…but Year of the Military Child feels like a big as, so a month is pretty good. What makes the military child special? As a military spouse, I had some say in walking into this crazy military lifestyle. I knew […]
Military Marriage Retreat
Happy MilSpouse Monday friends! How was your weekend? We got the opportunity to participate in a Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat in San Antonio and it was amazing! We have actually been hoping to attend a marriage retreat for some time now, so when my husband’s chaplain came to us with a last minute spot we […]
You Need to Make a Deployment Binder
It’s a new month and time for a new challenge! Did you declutter with me in February? Confession: I kinda failed at that one for all those life reasons I’ve been sharing in my last couple posts. But March is a new story! This month I am challenging you to make a deployment binder! No […]
A Crash Course on Making Friends as a MilSpouse
Making friends. It’s something we all know we want to do. But actually doing it is another thing entirely. Like I talked about last week, it seems to be so easy and come so naturally when you are young. Then you enter the grown-up world and it’s suddenly not so easy. Add in the military spouse […]
3 Tips for Setting Resolutions as a Military Spouse
So today is the last day of 2018…which means everyone else is going to be making their resolutions for 2019 tomorrow. But how can you set goals for the year when you have absolutely no idea what the year has in store? As a military spouse you might be asking yourself if it is even […]
MilSpouse Monday #2: Thriving Far From Home
If you read my military spouse story last week, you probably know that I didn’t make my first move away from my family due to the military. However, I did uproot my life at 18 to move across the country…and I have been gone for over ten years now. My how the time flies when […]
My Military Spouse Story
Hi there! Happy Monday! One of the reasons I started this blog was to be a resource for other military spouses. Being married to a service member can be totally overwhelming at times and I want to be able to share my experiences and the things I learn along the way to maybe help someone […]