Army Life
Embracing that Army family lifestyle!
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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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6 Things Army Wives Hate About War Movies
So we don’t have “every” war movie–but we go through seasons of “being able” to watch them and avoiding them at all costs. Can you relate? These are a few reasons why we feel that way… 1. We hate how they remind us of the realities our husbands face. Every Army wife knows her husband could (or in some…
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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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My Favorite Stationary Supplies for Writing to My Soldier
Whether you just recently said goodbye to your soldier-to-be, or you’re swimming in those long weeks of Basic Training separation, writing letters to your man is probably a part of your life right now. For me personally, writing letters became a very strong form of communication (funny how that works when everything else gets limited), and crucial to our…
