Does the Post Office Really Offer Free Care Package Supplies?
If I’ve gotten an email or message about it once, I’ve gotten them five hundred times: “Dear Jo, I went to my post office and no one’s heard of the free Military Care Kit. What do I do?” “This isn’t a thing anymore. Just wanted to let you know.” “You don’t know what you’re talking […]
These Amazon Prime Day 2020 Deals Are Perfect for Military Life
Y’all, Prime Day 2020 is upon us. And it’s two days long this year! Even if you don’t have an Amazon Prime account, it might be a great time to try it out for free. Amazon ships APO/FPO (just watch out– there are exceptions, depending on the products). If you’re cracking those textbooks open, remember that […]
Here’s How Military Brides Can Get Free Wedding Dresses
I did not have a “say yes to the dress moment.” I had a lot of, “oh my gawd, no” moments, but when I put on the dress that I would eventually pick for our wedding, I didn’t cry or get choked up. I didn’t proclaim to my assembled family that this was “the one.” […]
How to Get Free Stuff for Your Next Care Package
Care packages are expensive. With a capital E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E. Between the contents of the package and the shipping costs, it’s easy to rack up a bill that is ridiculously huge. I mean, colossal. Especially if you might send care packages on a regular basis. Or weekly. Not that I know anyone who did that. (It’s me. […]
27 Candy Swaps That Won’t Melt in Care Packages
June. That’s when John stepped off the plane and onto the Bagram tarmac during his year-long deployment. June and it was already blazingly hot. Another service member was there to greet him… with a care package I had sent that beat him to Afghanistan. (It was this one!) I’m not joking. I had sent it […]
3 Online Careers Military Spouses Can Build
Today, Brenda, a military spouse and writer, is sharing her advice for work-from-home careers for military spouses. As a military spouse, you face challenges that most civilian families never have to worry about. While your spouse is working long hours, you are often left responsible for cooking, cleaning, paying bills and doing everything else necessary […]
Here’s Why I Don’t Care How You Spend Memorial Day
This is a guest post from Randi Cairns, a fantastic writer whose words I am excited to share with you again. Memorial Day approaches… With its sales circulars and commercials promising steep discounts and cheap mattresses. Recipes offering the best ribs you’ll ever eat and Smack Your Mama sauces. “Happy holiday” from the sales clerks […]
Worried About Veteran Suicides? Here’s What You Can Do
This post is sponsored by the SHARE Military Initiative at Shepherd Center. All opinions and work are my own. Every few days we see the headlines: another veteran suicide. This spring has been especially brutal with huge news stories covering veterans completing suicide near or at VA hospitals. While the headlines are always horrific, we […]
Nominate a Military Mom to a $1,000 Shopping Spree
This post is sponsored by OM Media and Verizon. All opinions and work are my own. Caring for twins during deployment. Taking a Facetime call at midnight. Driving the kids to soccer-basketball-Scouts-swimming and back again. Grocery shopping with one arm because the other is occupied by a brand new baby. Is there anything military mothers […]
Here’s to the Military Spouses Everyone Forgets
For the vast majority of military spouses around the country, today– Military Spouse Appreciation Day– feels just like every other day. There are things to do, Facetime calls to wait for, PCSes to plan for, children to walk to school, jobs to search for. No awards. No brunches. No goodie bags. No meet-and-greets with famous […]
