If you've ever lived with a toddler or preschooler you know that life with them is nothing if not a constant surprise. The stuff kids those ages come up with is nothing short of hilarious. To them … [Read more...]
Unexpected Book Club: 168 Hours
I am crazy for productivity. The idea of squeezing every drop out of every second of every day intrigues me. I think it's my competitive nature. Time is a finite source, and I'll be hanged if any of … [Read more...]
Why I Love Goodfellow Air Force Base
Two years ago, when my husband told me where we moving, I literally ignored what he said. Husband: “Honey, we are moving to San Angelo, Texas." Me: “Wow! Yes! I love San Antonio!! When do we … [Read more...]
What You Need To Know About SpouseBuzz
What do we believe in? What are we like when we are at our best? What are we really trying to accomplish on SpouseBuzz? When our product manager wanted us to rewrite our About Us section, these … [Read more...]
MilKid in Patriotic Shirt at Post School Asked to Change
School officials on Fort Campbell have done an about-face on a ban against allowing students to wear patriotic shirts on casual day after one student's stand against the policy gained national media … [Read more...]
YDU: Remind Me That I’m Not Alone
Why didn't you tell me that I would need my friends more than ever? As much as the Leo in me would like to believe my wonderful friends think about me every day, I am a realist. It just doesn’t … [Read more...]
Enlisted Military Still Third “Worst Job”
The jobs website CareerCast.com has once again released their annual list of top 200 worst jobs in America. And, just like last year, they say that being an enlisted member of America’s military is … [Read more...]
Is Teaching a Smart Career Choice for MilSpouses?
Around this time last year, I was standing in front of a room full of 5-year-olds wearing a cotton kimono, displaying yen on a desk and demonstrating the proper use of chopsticks. It was part of my … [Read more...]
Plane Crash: General Lauded, Spouse Ignored
Last week, two unexpected deaths occurred within the Air Force Family, a husband and wife. Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV and his wife, Susan D. Brown, died Friday when the single-engine plane he was … [Read more...]
Will a Divorce Hurt His Military Career?
I wish every military couple would drive straight to Happily Ever Afterville. No stops. No detours. No broken down marriages left by the side of the road. After all we go through together, I want … [Read more...]
MilSpouses Can’t See Dove Real Beauty
My friends have been talking about the clip from the Dove Real Beauty project. In the clip, a forensic artist asks women behind a curtain to describe themselves. “Tell me about your hair,” he … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Every Survival Kit Should Include a Sense of Humor
We all know that military life isn’t always easy. Yes, we need to appreciate the positive aspects of it, and yes, we need to embrace the lessons we’ve learned and the friends we’ve made along … [Read more...]
Top Ten Comfort Foods for Military Spouses
Cooking Light magazine had the audacity to ask their audience for a list of their comfort foods. Bananas do not strike me as a comfort food. Carrots (unless they appear in a cake covered with … [Read more...]
Book Club: The Five Love Languages of Children
If your kids are anything like mine, they speak their own language. While typically that language revolves around the word poop, I’m sometimes able to translate meaningful exchanges every now and … [Read more...]
Do You Play the Deployment Card too Much?
I asked the delivery guys to help me lift the replacement TV onto the wall mount. “I can put the brackets on myself real quick, but I can’t really lift the TV alone,” I told them. “Could you … [Read more...]
Deployment Details: Better Left Unsaid?
"We didn’t have to talk about it. It was just best unsaid." That’s what Sal Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, thought about talking to his family about … [Read more...]
Please Don’t Forget my Infertility
I usually find the online community I entered many years ago to be a place to find encouragement and inspiration. As a woman who just turned 30 it has become normal to wake up to new Instagram, … [Read more...]
Why Didn’t You Tell Me To Shoot The Smoke Alarm?
If there is one thing this milspouse is great at, it’s problem solving. So when the only smoke alarm mounted on our freakishly tall ceiling starts beeping for no reason, I spring into action. … [Read more...]
