Raising Kids
Inside: Worried about your kids acting rude or rude kids around the holiday season? We'll cover everything from why kids act rude in the first place to how to best respond to kids - all while staving off the discerning looks from family members. The holidays are one of those times where you can feel the increasing pressure to make [...]
Deployment10 Hilarious Rules of Murphy’s Law for Deployments (explained in GIF’s)
Murphy's Law is simple: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. As a new military spouse, I heard rumors that things would break unexpectedly during deployment. I admit that at first I scoffed at the spouses who said this. Maybe they just weren't very comfortable with home repairs? Or they weren't taking care of car maintenance? [...]
MilSpouse Life33 Ways You Absolutely Know You’re a MilSpouse
Inside: Military life can get a little wild! Grab your favorite drink and laugh through this humorous list of crazy things that make military life unique for military spouses. Because so many of my friends are fellow military spouses, I sometimes forget that there is a whole wide world out there where people actually expect to [...]
Mom Life7 Best Essential Oils to Help Your Family Sleep All Night
Inside this post: Looking for more calming essential oils? Perfect list of essential oils for sleep. How your whole family can sleep well and wake up rested using essential oils. I lay sleeping in bed when his whispering words woke me. “I’m scared mommy,” he said. In the darkness, I opened one eye to see a very sweet young boy [...]
The Most Cost-Effective Chemical Free Makeup Solution That You’ll Love
Inside: There are serious toxins in cosmetics these days! This is the best toxic free, chemical free makeup you'll find for an awesome price. About 3 years ago I had a big wake up call with the cosmetics I was using on my skin. I went to work with a brand new foundation that made me look "pretty" and by the end of the day, my face was [...]
This Playful Parenting Game Is the Best Way to End Power Struggles
Inside: How to end power struggles using a playful parenting game with your kids. Plus, learn 4 reasons why this positive parenting strategy works so well. Since becoming parents, my husband and I regularly battle what we lovingly refer to as ‘the witching hours.’ It’s the time from late afternoon until early evening when our kids [...]
13 Hilarious Ways to Prepare for Military Life – Explained in GIFs
Inside: a humorous look (with GIF's) at the ways to prepare for the unexpected challenges of military life. Don't you just love when people tell a military spouse, "You knew what you were getting into!" or even better "You signed up for this!" Because really... Did any of us know what to expect from military life? Did your [...]
Military Life9 Things You’re Guaranteed to See at a Military Ball
Inside: Learn what to expect at a military ball beyond finding the perfect military ball dress. Plus, learn several things you shouldn't do. When my boyfriend (now husband) invited me to his first military ball, neither one of us was sure what to expect. I'd attended high school dances like prom and homecoming, but he told me the [...]
10 Things Every Military Spouse Should Have in the Car at All Times
Inside: When military life happens, these are the best 10 things military spouses can have in their cars at all times. I was newly married and my husband was deployed in Afghanistan. Translation: zero communication. I was on my own to navigate the ins and outs of military life. And then it happened. One of the most [...]
15 Hilarious Stages of Military Spouse Friendship Explained in GIFs
To outsiders, military spouse friendship may seem like a run of the mill friendship. But the truth is you spend forever looking for a new best friend, then you fall hard and fast, and then—as happens with any tragedy—you are ripped apart by PCS orders and spend the rest of your lives hoping you’ll land in the same duty [...]
