Military Resources
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT. All opinions are 100% mine. After 8 hours of overseeing the moving company pack up our belongings, our home was nearly empty. Together my husband and I sat on the landing of the stairs sipping on the last two sodas that remained in our fridge minutes [...]
Mom LifeMaking Peace With Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom
It wasn't easy becoming a stay-at-home mom. I remember being in college dreaming about how awesome my career was going to be. I dreamed of the big fancy promotions, leadership roles, and making a difference in the lives of others. Being a nurse was both a practical career path, as well as a rewarding one. When I left my nursing job in [...]
MilSpouse LifeWhat No One Tells You About The Military Spouse Community
At age two and three months, my toddler learned how to open doors. It was my worst nightmare is a parent. Now I had a child who could escape. God help us all. He could also open the pantry and fridge when I wasn’t looking. I swear I was only in the bathroom for exactly two minutes. When I returned, there he was standing on the third [...]
Schedule / Routine3 Mom Tricks to Help Kids Stay in Bed
She heard her cry through the monitor for the fourth time that night. It started with toddler night waking two years ago. At age four, she was still going strong. Each time she finally drifted off to sleep and settled into a deep sleep, there she was calling her to wake. What do you do when a toddler keeps getting out of bed? On top of [...]
DeploymentThe 7 Stages of Deployment Anger (and How to Manage Them)
I’ve never considered myself an angry person. In fact, when I look back into my past there are few moments when I remember feeling angry about something. I never expected deployment anger to take center stage of my emotions. Then again, I never considered myself a “military wife” type of person. And here I am years into life as a [...]
How Strong Military Spouses Rock Deployments
I peeled my body out of bed at 5 am, washed my face with Noxzema and headed straight for the kitchen. Even as a military spouse in the middle of deployment, I can’t help but creep my way out of bed to greet the stillness of morning. [...]
The Truth About Our #MomFail Culture
I can’t remember where I saw you last, but I think you were leaving the post office. You walked out carrying two packages in one hand and a baby in the other. Your toddler trotted behind you, waving his hands in the air aimlessly. You looked tired and frazzled and the color under your eyes was shaded slightly grey. I hate to even say [...]
15 Must-Do Things to Prepare for Deployment
Brown socks were flying in the air like a giant sock explosion just went off in our bedroom. He couldn’t find the one sock to match the other. I could tell he was getting frustrated. This is a typical pre-deployment in our home. Chaos, socks everywhere, gear sprawling across each room of the house. post contains affiliate links, see my [...]
Raising KidsHow to Get Your Kids to Listen Without Yelling
I was out of the room for only a second to grab his pajamas. As I closed his dresser drawer, I could hear him in the kitchen shouting, “I GOT IT.” Building great listening skills feels like summiting Everest some days. How to make kids listen is a struggle for all parents at some point. When I walked back into the kitchen, there [...]
What Military Marriage Really Looks Like
I forgot my anniversary this year. No really, I completely, totally and utterly forgot my anniversary. Three years into my military marriage and I did not even see it coming. My mother-in-law messaged me one September morning to wish me a happy anniversary. I immediately clicked out of my iMessages and called my husband. [...]
