23 Deployment Bucket List Goals for St. Patrick’s Day
Chances are, you probably have at least a little bit of Irish heritage in your family tree. And even if you don’t, you probably don’t mind too much when St. Patrick’s Day comes around. On March 17, it seems that everyone is Irish. If you live near a city, you’ll probably have ample ways to […]
17 Irish Blessings Perfect for Military Families
Soda bread. Potatoes. Catholicism. St. Patrick’s Day. Ireland is known for many things. For such a small island, their cultural presence is known and felt the world over, especially in March. It got me thinking… Ireland is also known for Irish blessings. Some of them are very well-known, while others are not. Some are funny, […]
Can You Ship Alcohol in a Care Package?
Almost everyone who has been through a deployment has a booze and care package story. They colored the water and made vodka look like mouthwash. They sent tiny airplane bottles stuffed in socks. One of the bottles leaked and the smell (and soaked box) made it obvious to everyone what was in the box. The […]
10 Resources for Military Families Worried About Coronavirus
Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is taking the world by storm. Starting in Wuhan, China and spreading outward, the virus has been carried from country to country, person to person. As of this writing, the World Health Organization has not yet listed the coronavirus as a pandemic, it’s likely that more people will get sick around our […]
49 Winter Goals for Your Deployment Bucket List
The middle of winter can be a little, well, blah (unless you’re one of those lucky military families who gets to live in a tropical paradise!). Cold weather. Rain. Snow. Grey clouds. Weak sunshine. Not a hint of green around anywhere. And all of the really fun holidays are over. Add a deployment, and winter […]
6 Mistakes Military Families Make When Buying a Home
This post is sponsored by PCSCashback.com. All opinions and work are mine. I’m not proud of it. When John and I went to close on our home– our very first home purchase, ever!– I almost passed out as the real estate agent slid the contract across the very large, very wide table. Little black spots […]
13 Ways to Deal with Valentine’s Day During Deployment
Valentine’s Day can be a tough time for military spouses and significant others… especially during deployment. It seems like the whole world is celebrating love, but yours is thousands of miles away. What’s a military spouse to do? Enter thirteen military spouses who have been there, done that. I reached out to a network of […]
38 Deployment Bucket List Goals for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day. Is there a holiday that military spouses dread more during a deployment? If Valentine’s Day isn’t a third rail for you, that’s awesome! But for many military spouses and significant others dealing with deployment, V-Day feels super personal. It’s a tangible reminder that you just. can’t. get. away. from. that your loved one […]
What You Can Do During a Communications Blackout
It’s something that you’ll most likely experience at least once during a deployment: a communications blackout. When John was deployed to Afghanistan, we experienced a few comms blackouts. No matter the reason for them, they were always sudden and unnerving, at least for me– a fiance who didn’t know a thing about deployment to begin […]
Rapid, Unexpected Deployments: 8 Military Spouses Share What to Do Next
Something happens. It might be a foreign policy issue. A hurricane at home. A disaster somewhere else. But something happens. And suddenly, your spouse comes home with orders for a rapid deployment. You weren’t expecting this. There are birthdays to celebrate and home improvement projects to do. Vacations to go on. There are plans for […]
