The holidays have come and gone. Too fast, as usual.
We are very blessed to have celebrated the holiday season together. Between our vacation the week after Thanksgiving, my husband’s leave and the way the holidays fell we actually had a lot of time together this year; lots of productive days with many things checked off our to do list and lots of lazy, family days.
“TA DA!” Came the exclamation from the kitchen, at 6:30 am.
Tomorrow is it! Your last day to take a drag off that last cigarette; gorge on homemade fudge and sit gleefully on the couch with not a care in the world.
Enjoy it, for Wednesday, it begins. The first day of your New Year's Resolution. But will you keep it?
Not to bum you out, but according to statisticians, the answer is a resounding, no.
If you’ve survived newborn babies and cramming for courses, chances are you’ve pulled a few all-nighters. You know how miserable it feels to drag yourself through waking hours on far too little sleep.
Marna Ashburn remembers a Christmas party years ago where she and her soldier husband brought a bottle of wine.
And the hosts gave it right back to them.
They didn’t drink alcohol, Ashburn, author of “64 Easy Answers About Etiquette for the Modern Military Spouse,” said.
We are preparing for our first real family vacation, a trip that is not traveling for a holiday to see family for once. And boy, it couldn’t come at a better time.
We just got word that my husband will be going to a four-month school in Virginia, about five hours away, starting shortly after the New Year. Some much needed family time away is exactly what we need!
This holiday season, shop local.
And by that, I mean support military spouse small business owners. The best part is, that makes the entire world local.
By Tiffany Shedd
My family has recently reached several milestones. It has been over a year since my son has had a seizure. And soon after, he turned two and began transitioning into a toddler. With both of these has come a lot of changes in our day to day routines.
We weaned him off one of his two medications. We are starting to discuss coming off the last medication as well. And as any parent of a toddler will tell you, this transition can be drastic.
These past few months I’ve been investing quite a bit in a local non-profit I work for.
Lots of time. Lots of effort. Lots of printer ink and paper.
I am so proud of how large and successful we have become and how many families we have helped affect.
I feel we make an important the difference.
On any given day at my house, you might find stacks of school uniform outfits, laid out on a dresser in a row; piles of bagged, cut carrots in the fridge; sticky notes covering the coffee pot, or a grocery bag on my front door, containing an extra leotard and tights, accompanied by a quick text regarding its whereabouts.
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