Mom Life
Christmas games for families is my all time favorite way to to spend time during the holidays. Well...outside of shopping for toddler stocking stuffers. Christmas family games are an especially great way to bond with family you don't see very often. It breaks the ice and offers you something to do when you aren't sure how to start [...]
Christmas
Raising Kids20 Most Popular Toddler Stocking Stuffers for Under $10
Buying toddler stocking stuffers is one of my favorite things about the holiday season. Whether you gift a stocking stuffer for St. Nick or Christmas, these small and simple gifts can really make a toddler feel excited about the holiday season. Because our son was so young last Christmas, we really didn't buy him many gifts. post [...]
MilSpouse LifeHow To Cope When Your Spouse Works During The Holidays
Ahh, the holidays. It's a magical time. There are trees. There are twinkling lights. Cookies. Gifts. Santa. It's even more spectacular when you have kids because you can experience everything all over again through their eyes. But suppose you have a spouse that can't join you? Not because they're deployed, but because they have a tough [...]
How to Survive the Holidays Alone During Deployment
Alone for the holidays as a military spouse in Costal North Carolina, I was exactly 1,051.3 miles from my family in the Midwest while my husband was deployed. It was the most difficult holiday season of my life. Working as a critical care nurse, I had a life that was filled with responsibility and obligations. It wasn’t all that easy to [...]
Deployment12 Creative Ways Military Families Thrive During the Holidays
Around the world there are hundreds of thousands of military families far from home this holiday season. Some families (like us) are half way around the world from their nearest and dearest, which is about as far as you can get. Sounds slightly daunting, right? But there is an upside to everything… You can live far away from family, [...]
Why We Don’t Have a Single Holiday Tradition (and it’s not a bad thing!)
Note: I apologize to everyone in advance who loves holiday traditions. I'm probably the only one who doesn't do traditions. The holidays are fast approaching and you may find yourself dreaming about green bean casserole, black Friday, toddler stocking stuffers or turning on some Bing Crosby to get the holiday mojo going. It’s hard not to [...]
10 Ways to Save Money This Christmas!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to think about how to save money this Christmas! It really is the start of a great holiday season, but you may see lots of stress and the removal of $$$ in your near future. There’s no need to worry. With these helpful tips to save money this Christmas, you’re sure to be more calm and actually [...]
