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10 Things I Learned During Our First “Real” PCS
After moving 10 times (Army brat life), I thought I pretty much had the whole PCSing thing down pat. (For non-military fam readers, PCS means Permanent Change of Station, and it’s the military term for moving from place to place). Then I made my first official move as an Army wife and learned that I didn’t actually have it all…
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Military Wife Must-Haves
I’m sure everyone has their go-to’s when it comes to kitchenware, beauty, fashion, etc. I definitely have a running list in each category! Kitchenaid ANYTHING for starters. But then there are those things that don’t necessarily fit under the same category (or any) but tend to share one common theme: they are must-haves if you’re a military spouse. Some…
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8 Pregnancy Rules I Decided to Break (and Why)
You’ve been told a LOT of “rules” ever since you got the positive test. And while the information can often be conflicting, there are some laws that seem to consistently harmonize. I have found many of them to be true. Unfortunately, one of those was the no-eating-raw-cookie-batter rule. That was completely true. 🙁 But there were some definite…
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5 Ways to Save Money in the Military
Whether you’re a military family or not, saving money is probably something your enthusiastic about. And most of those “how to save money” hacks are applicable for military and civilian families. But, there are some ways to save money that are specific to military families only! Go us! 🙂 Today I rounded up my 5 favorites: 1. Live Off-Post…
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Goodbye, 2016!
Well, it’s time to say goodbye 2016! This year held a lot for me. A lot can happen in 365 days. A lot did happen. The Army threw a lot of curveballs at us, most of which were really good. (ironic right?) Life threw a lot of curveballs at us. Some of those were not-so-good. We got in a…