By Amy Nielsen
Today was the last booth of our season for our local grass roots community flea market. Once a month I have been setting up a little booth there to get my name and face out and about in the community. I decided in the spring that I needed to find a way to study my community, to see who really lives here and who comes in the summer. This was one of the ways I chose.
By Jenna Moede
I told you all that I will head back for my Master’s this fall which I feel really excited about, but I’ve had a really hard time making that decision.
See, I messed up my path to my Master’s degree in the past and since then I have totally shied away from going back.
I know I want my Master’s, and I feel confident this time that I chose the right program to study, but I still feel like my confidence has taken a hit because of what happened before.
By Christine Cioppa
We all choose online learning for different reasons. Behind that decision is a motivating factor, most often a career-related one and sometimes a personal one.
Experts are studying why some of us gut it out, and why some of us quit or put it off -- for what seems indefinitely -- until we finally stick it out and achieve completion in our certificate or degree program.
What is known, though, are things to watch out for – things that can shake our motivation to the core or throw us off track.
By Amy Nielsen
In my recent reentry into the world of work after an absence for motherhood, I have been casting about for a specific purpose. I am starting a new career in a different field than I had BM – Before Motherhood. I chose the career I did because I can’t help doing it every day. I fall into the service of health and healing with each conversation I hold. I am proud that I have been able to build a structure around something as amorphous as “wellness”.
By Jenna Moede
Seize the day, right? I’ve heard it a million times as I know you probably have too, but I agree with it when it comes to college.
People get so hung up on the concept of time when they decide whether to go back to school. They have so many concerns and fears that it becomes overwhelming and ultimately, they decide not to pursue their degree.
But timing doesn’t have to control everything.
While Congress argues over changes to Obamacare, military families are facing a change in medical care that was slid through Congress with little fanfare last year – but could have serious impact.
Beginning later this year active duty families will have to choose between Tricare Standard (soon to be called Tricare Select) or Tricare Prime which puts families into military treatment facilities only. Families will not be able to switch to a civilian Tricare Standard doctor and instead must wait until the next open enrollment period each year to do so.
By Amy Nielsen
When I graduated from my professional certification program I hadn’t finished the legal business part of starting a business. The course I took was specifically about the coaching part of the business.
My next step is to finish up business process. This is the part that scares the heck out of me.
By Jenna Moede
Students need to have a way to let off steam after a long hard semester. Summer vacation provides an opportunity for that.
However, before you just sleep in late or relax inside, think about all the ways the outdoors can provide relaxation.
NPR recently released a study about the Japanese tradition of forest bathing. Forest bathing doesn’t literally involve bathing, instead someone who forest bathes focuses on immersing themselves in the forest with no preplanned destination while taking in the sights and smells and involving all their senses.
By Amy Nielsen
Never in a million years did I think I would be going to graduate school. But here I am, with an acceptance letter in my inbox and the FAFSA application open in the next tab over. Now what? How is this all going to fit in to the already topsy-turvey life we lead?
By Salute to Spouses staff
Thousands of military members have been evacuated from Texas, Georgia and Florida for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Many have and will return home to destruction.
As families try to assess the damage, salvage what they can and return to a new normal, there is lots of help in place from military organizations. Here is a rundown of information from Blue Star Families and Military.com.
Evacuation Entitlements
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