13 Florida Amusement Parks and Attractions with Military Discounts
I looked out my window last week and saw snow. Snow! In mid-April! (And it hasn’t gotten much warmer since.) I love winter as much as the next gal, but this seemingly endless winter’s got me dreaming of warmer weather. Reading a guilty pleasure book on a sandy beach under an umbrella shading me from […]
Here’s How Military Families Can Spring Clean Their Finances
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Spring is in the air… and so are taxes… and so is PCS season. And with all of those things often come a little bit of financial anxiety. There’s the general stress and […]
16 Baby-Friendly Activities and Places for Military Families
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of 1 Natural Way, a TRICARE breast pump provider. All opinions are entirely my own. It seems a little counter-intuitive that the military would be a welcoming place for kids. But the the truth is, military service affects everyone in the service member’s family–from the military spouse […]
These 7 Amusement Parks in Virginia Have Military Discounts
I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it. After three-and-a-half years of living in Virginia at two different major installations–Virginia Beach and Quantico–John and I… never actually explored the amusement parks that Virginia has to offer. We had every plan to. We drove by King’s Dominion every time we drove down or up 95 when we […]
8 Creative Ways to Stay Connected in a Long Distance Relationship
The internet. It’s a blessing and a curse. We’re always connected… to work, to that frenemy from high school, to the stressful news. But then again, we’re always connected. To your And when you’re in a long distance relationship–whether that’s a military one or not–that can be a pretty great thing. John and I spent […]
Here’s How to Get Care Package Supplies for Free
When John was deployed, I became pretty much best friends with the folks at the post office. It’s what happens when you show up at least once a week and have obnoxiously decorated boxes that make you… memorable (yeah, we’ll go with memorable). I dropped a considerable amount of money at that post office on […]
4 Keys for Military Families Transitioning from Service to Civilian
This guest post is written today by Dwayne Paro, author of The Empowered Veteran. Transitioning from the military is not just about the service member themselves. This is a process that includes the entire family unit. Each member of the family plays a very critical and important role in the process of transition, much like […]
Here’s the Best Way to Mail Military Care Packages Overseas
When it comes to shipping care packages to military addresses overseas, there’s really only one cost-effective way to do that (in my humble opinion, anyway): Priority Mail’s Flat Rate option. Not only does the flat rate option nearly always trump (cost-wise and speed-wise) any other way to send a package, there is also a military […]
97 Sign Ideas for Military Homecomings
My heart was beating out of my chest. I clutched the homecoming sign with my sweaty hands. I felt a little dumb–I’ll admit it– and a little out of place. No one else had a sign except for me. I had spent at least a month thinking up, the narrowing down, ideas for the poster. […]
19 Parenting Blogs for Military Spouses, By Military Spouses
A This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of 1 Natural Way, a TRICARE breast pump provider. All opinions are entirely my own. If there’s one thing that’s true about the military spouse community, it’s that we blog… a lot. And it’s perhaps no surprise then that there are a ton of military […]
