Long Distance Relationship Blues: 4 Spicy Ideas for Your Next Video Call
Thanks to Aislynn Shania, a budding writer, for guest posting today! Email her at [email protected]. For people who live far from their family members, video calling has become their common medium to stay connected with their loved ones constantly and in real-time. Recent developments on mobile technologies have also given users more reasons to stay connected […]
Help #ProjectPaperHearts Send Valentine’s to St. Jude’s!
Last year was a huge success. Last year, a high school friend of mine, Kelley, spearheaded a volunteer project she calls, “Project Paper Hearts.” She had a goal of sending 200 handmade cards to St. Jude’s Children’s hospital. Check out her website and photos of some of the valentines. I sounded an all-call asking for the […]
How to Be an Ally for LGBT Military Families
Today, I’m excited to welcome Norine from Lesbian Army Wife to Jo, My Gosh! Because Jo, My Gosh! is an inclusive community that celebrates all military families in all of their shapes, sizes, and colors, I am especially grateful today for Norine’s lovely post. What is the root of what makes up a family? Love. […]
What Modern Military Spouses Worry About
I have this very vivid, picture-perfect memory from childhood. I was in third or four grade and watching Oprah. They were covering heart disease and ways to combat plaque build up. I should have gotten super bored, flipped to Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, and forgotten about it. That’s what most normal 8-year-olds would have done. […]
The One Thing I Thought I’d Never Say to My Husband (and Why I’m Glad I Did)
It started like most fights: with something stupid. I don’t even remember what we were upset about. I just remember standing in the kitchen, with a dishtowel in my hand, boiling with anger. John stood across from me and as we argued about whatever our dumb fight was about, one lone thought kept floating to the […]
10 Facts You Don’t Know About the TRICARE Dental Program
This post was sponsored by the MetLife TRICARE Dental Program as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central. When I first became a military spouse, I was a little skeptical about the health care services available to me. After all, I had heard a lot of complaining and cynical comments about it all. It […]
Powerful Resolutions for Military Spouses (That Will Last Past January 1!)
I am terrible at resolutions. Every year I decide I’ll do something better and by the end of January– really, January 2nd– I’ll have already jumped off the bandwagon. I don’t even remember the resolutions I wanted to keep for last year. I just know I didn’t keep them. This year, I’m focusing on smaller […]
The Most Popular Jo, My Gosh! Military Lifestyle Posts of 2015
Three years ago, sitting in my apartment writing at 5 AM or 11 PM at night during John’s first deployment, I never would have imagined what Jo, My Gosh! would look like today. Now, as I sit down to write this third yearly round-up of post, I am so excited to see where we’ve come […]
How You Can Increase Your Blog’s Pageviews By 27% in 30 Days
I started blogging for myself. For about the first year, I blogged to process my then-fiance, now-husband’s year-long deployment. I was totally new to the military life and Jo, My Gosh! was my outlet. Fast-forward three years, and now I blog for the military spouses and significant others who felt just as lost as I […]
$10 Mailable Christmas Gift for a Far-Away Friend
This post was sponsored by Redbox as part of a program with Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Raise your hand if you have a friend who’s far away and who you want to keep in contact with! (Okay, not just me? Cool!) It’s deceptively easy to keep in touch with […]
