How to Fuel Your Body Well for Good Gut Health

How to Fuel Your Body Well for Good Gut Health

One popular topic as of late is gut health, specifically in the context of probiotics and prebiotics. Military spouses have to do a lot of research just to figure out day-to-day life when we’re new to an area. Figuring out the nuances of nutrition can be just one more...

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My Year of No New Clothes 

My Year of No New Clothes 

It would be so easy to take a year to really and truly assess what I have rather than adding to it with mindless spending. ~Lindsay Williams I made a pact with my bestie to not buy new clothing for one year. Looking through my closet, I have a wardrobe that spans many...

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How Fitness Helped Me Embrace the Military Spouse Life

How Fitness Helped Me Embrace the Military Spouse Life

I married my high school sweetheart in Washington, D.C. in May of 2014. I packed up all of my belongings and moved across the country to our first duty station. As I flew into El Paso, known as the Sun City, I took in the landscape of rugged mountains and vast desert....

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12 Important Ways Strong Military Spouses Care for Themselves

12 Important Ways Strong Military Spouses Care for Themselves

There’s often a misconception in the military spouse space that strong spouses don’t need help, they have everything together, they have endless energy and capacity, they are there to hold others up, they don’t burn out or break down. I had the chance to sit down with...

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4 Reasons You Need a Strong Friend Group During a Deployment

4 Reasons You Need a Strong Friend Group During a Deployment

“One of the best things you can do in your military life is to find friends to walk through this journey with you, especially during deployments.” ~Noralee Jones There is a perception that military spouses are automatically placed in a supportive circles as soon as...

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