How to Create a Purim Care Package
I am super excited to share this guest post from my sister, Becky! Today, she’s sharing some great ideas for how to celebrate Purim through a care package. My husband calls Purim “Jewish Halloween.” We’ve– my Jewish husband and me, a Christian woman– been together for 8 years and celebrate most major Jewish holidays together. […]
The Military Spouse’s Toolkit for a Fantastic New Year
Can I be really honest with you? I am terrible at planning for the new year. Every holiday season, I get past (or crawl or stumble past) Christmas and realize that I haven’t done anything to forward plan or even really think about what the next year could be like. I find myself realizing during […]
53 Quotes for Military Spouses in the New Year
Maybe you’ve found yourself wondering when this godforsaken year was going to end. Or maybe it’s been the best one yet for you and you’re sad to see it go. Perhaps this year, you’re leaving behind difficult career choices or an ugly PCS. Maybe you’re looking forward to a new job and a new installation. […]
35 Inventive Care Package Gifts Real Military Spouses Swear By
My partner-in-crime, Becky from Brave Crate, and I wrapped up PILLAR: The Digital Retreat for Deployment Countdowns. It was three jam-packed days of fabulous presentations from experts who have lived military life, giveaways, great content, and community. Now that it’s over, I’m processing everything that I learned at PILLAR. Very quickly, I realized that I […]
How to Throw a Hanukkah Party in a Care Package
I am super excited to share this guest post from my sister, Becky! Today, she’s sharing some great ideas for how to celebrate Hanukkah (or Chanukah) through a care package. Please remember to keep in mind the USPS’ holiday guidelines for shipping, especially when it comes to sending a care package overseas to a deployed […]
Here’s a New, Legit Way Military Spouses Can Make Money Anywhere
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Shake. All opinions are 100% mine. When I married John, I was giving up a career that I had worked hard to establish. I was a teacher. I had a master’s in teaching and a lot of experience that suddenly… seemed like it had […]
Can I Send Weapons in a Care Package?
Many service members are collectors of weapons or weapon enthusiasts. And sometimes, family and friends might want to send weapons to their loved ones. Let’s get to the questions that I get frequently from would-be care package creators. And yes, I’ve had folks wonder if sending weapons is permissible in a care package… and if […]
5 Gifts That Will Up Your Care Package Game
This post is sponsored in part by Nakturnal. All work and opinions are my own. An extended absence from a loved one brings up a lot of feelings and situations that can be difficult. There are practical things to take into consideration; there are emotions to deal with; there are financial issues to think about. […]
5 Ways to Sleep Better During Deployment
This post is sponsored by Blue Star Families. All opinions and work are my own. I was exhausted. Days that bled into months of poor sleep, anxious dreams, and bad sleep habits had me on edge and completely played out. I felt like I was in a fog half of the time and prone to […]
These Are the 2020 Mailing Deadlines for Military Care Packages
It’s the fall, which means we’re talking about holiday care packages. While you might not have even bought trick-or-treat candy yet, it’s time to start thinking about and planning care packages for the holiday season. The USPS just released their mailing deadlines for 2020, so you have plenty of time leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah, […]
