6 Last-Minute Party Hacks for Military Families During the Holidays
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine. So… you’re scrolling through Facebook and you have a serious case of FOMO. Your friends and family back home are celebrating the season with gusto. There are party pictures and event invites. There are messages from loved […]
Is Your MilFam Budgeting for These Things in 2019?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. Finances are a huge source of stress on marriage. But for military families, that natural stress is compounded by the obstacles of military life. The underemployment and unemployment rates for military spouses are much, much higher […]
What TRICARE Users Should Know about Urgent Care
This post is sponsored by MedExpress Urgent Care. All opinions and work are my own. When I was 29, I started not feeling well out of nowhere. It would come out of nowhere–sometimes when I was on the couch, or when I woke up in the morning. Still being a fairly new military wife–I avoided […]
Here’s How 30 Seconds of Your Time Can Help Hungry Veterans
This post is sponsored by Operation In Touch. All opinions and work are my own. Busy. It’s the word that is defining my life right now. My planner is a depressing swamp of to-dos and appointments that take way too much time when I have way too little of it. And sometimes at the end […]
9 Ways to Curb Your Holiday Gift Budget During Deployment
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. You know what’s worse than the stress of deployment? The stress of deployment combined with the stress of finances. Been there, done that. The Christmas John was deployed, I spent a lot of time worrying […]
Here’s How to Make Military Life an Asset in an Interview
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Walmart. The opinions and text are all mine. You know you’re dreading the question– the one that comes up when the interviewer knows you’re a military spouse. Instead of putting it off, dig in! While there are some organizations that might see military life […]
Here Are 3 Unique Ways T-Mobile Supports Military Spouses
This is a sponsored post in partnership with T-Mobile. All work and opinions are my own. I do. When I said those words five (almost six!) years ago, life did not become lonely or difficult. At least, not right away. When I said those words in the church I had grown up in, surrounded by […]
5 Reasons Why Milspouses Are Totally Prepared to Be Entrepreneurs
This post is sponsored by Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. All opinions and work are my own. When I became a military spouse, I literally had no idea that I would become an entrepreneur. (And I use that phrase lightly since most days I feel like I’m stumbling around in the dark.) I had been a […]
5 Alternatives to Making Care Packages During Deployment
You guys know that I absolutely love care packages. LOVE care packages. But let’s be real: they can take time, energy, and organization to make (not to mention money). And deployments can be hard on everyone in the family, not just the person who is away. There were plenty of times during John’s deployment that […]
This Wireless Provider Is Offering Military Families Deep Discounts
This post is sponsored by T-Mobile. All opinions and work are my own. “My phone is my lifeline.” “I don’t know what I’d do without video chat.” “He doesn’t have service TDY, and that makes everything so much harder!” To anyone in the military community, it comes as no surprise that military families take their […]
