Share Your World with More Than a Picture
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, a picture with a thousand words opens up worlds. ~Julie Tully In the age of social media, the ability to instantly share thoughts and photos with family and friends near and far is glorious. Sometimes we forget that not...
Embrace the Comedy that is Military Life
It’s 7:19 a.m. and I am on the floor of a new apartment in a new city with a newly stubbed toe thanks to the discarded boots in the middle of the hallway. I’m surrounded by half-open moving boxes. One of which, for some reason only the PCS gods will ever understand,...
Wellness Spotlight | Mary-Catherine Stockman | Nutrition & Self-Love
The Wellness Spotlight Series highlights military spouses and their real world health and wellness journeys in a Facebook Live series. Below is an excerpt of Mary-Catherine's feature. Wellness Wednesday Spotlight | Mary-Catherine Stockman from Busy Babes Nutrition...
How to Live Authentically as a Healthy Military Spouse
“When I was doing things that were purposeful and passionate for me, I was in better balance. I felt more authentic.” ~Maria McConville InDependent sat down with Maria McConville, Registered Dietitian and Army Chief of Staff spouse, to delve into diet culture, mental...
6 Things to Know When ETSing from the Military
We faced several challenges during the transition from soldier to civilian. My husband’s decision to ETS from the Army after ten years of active duty service did not come lightly. He and I had discussed it at length, but it was ultimately his decision that I...
How to Cope When Your PCS is Hard
I write this sitting at my desk in our on-base apartment, watching the annual migration of the military begin outside my window. Workers from the local moving companies lug armloads of packing materials up the stairwells and then, hours later, lug those same...