4 Steps Every Entrepreneur Can Take to Optimize Their Morning
Entrepreneur. It’s a label for myself that I’m still getting used to. But now that I’m working on year 4 of the blog and year 3 of being a full-time copy editor and writer, I guess I should embrace that title, huh? To me, entrepreneurs have always been people with big ideas who take huge […]
The One Thing a Military Relationship Needs for Survival
I’ve yet to meet a military spouse who hasn’t– at on point or another– wished for better times. It was awesome when he was on shore duty. If only we didn’t have this deployment coming up. We’re just waiting for orders to come through. But really, there is no perfect moment. There is no perfect time. You will […]
16 Kid-Friendly Care Package Crafts
I don’t usually write about things I haven’t experienced or haven’t done because I am totally committed to being authentic for you! (I mean, what’s the point of reading a lifestyle blogger if it’s not real?) But when other readers and writers send their experiences, brilliant ideas, and guest posts, I get really excited to […]
8 Military Engagement Stories
Recently, I asked the Jo, My Gosh! Facebook community for their military engagement stories. Because, honestly, who doesn’t love a sweet, or funny, or goofy, or romantic engagement story? From grand romantic gestures to sweet, quiet moments to cute misunderstandings, these stories have it all. Sit back and enjoy these wonderful expressions of love! Falling head […]
20 Can’t Miss Photos You Need to Take of Military Life
Military life is different for every single military family. Some begin theirs together; others meet along the way. Some start in ROTC, others end in retirement. Some include multiple deployments, others experience multiple PCSes. Regardless of what your military life is like, there are some moments that you just have to capture. I found this […]
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Sabotage Your Military Relationship
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Unilever & Operation in Touch via MSB New Media. The opinions and text are all mine. Military relationships are just like any other relationship, to be very honest. We just have a few other obstacles and circumstances to take into account. Every so often, I […]
From Active Duty to Dependent: 3 Observations from a MilSpouse
Today, W.I. shares her perspective as a military spouse. I’m so excited that she approached me with this post about her adjustment from being an active duty member of the military to a military spouse. Thanks for your service and for your voice, W.I.! Being prior active duty military, I considered myself the ideal military […]
Good Morning Care Package
College care packages are a rite of passage. Well, except for me. My mom and dad never sent me a care package while I was in college. Letters and postcards, yes, but care packages? Nope. In their complete defense, they only lived about two hours away and my mom had a point: the dining hall […]
7 Ways to Save Serious Cash for Your Perfect Wedding Day
There’s possibly nothing more exciting–or more daunting– than your wedding day. Soon after John and I were engaged, I felt completely overwhelmed with the choices and the possibilities. With finding and choosing a venue. And, oh yeah, John was deployed. So that was a fun twist to wedding planning. But all kidding aside, cost was […]
Make a Pallet Blackboard Student Work Brag Board
When I was a high school teacher, I noticed something surprising: kids–even those who were “too cool”– loved to be recognized. (My 17-year-olds would beg me for stamps nand stickers! Seriously!) And many of their parents didn’t know exactly how to recognize their efforts and good work, even though they wanted to. Good work doesn’t […]
