How to Build a Transitional Wardrobe for a Changing Body
Bodies are great. They do so many amazing things! Mine is really good at finding snacks and eating them, for example. It’s also great at picking up my daughter, putting on lipstick, and walking aimlessly in search of adventure. We all do so many different and...
MilSpouse Summer Reading List
Reading is my absolute favorite thing. I have a book, magazine, or my e-reader with me wherever I go. I love to read new books, I love books I’ve already read, I love to read to my kid, I love to talk about books, and to hear about what everyone else is reading. I...
Personal Strength: A Whole-Self Approach | The MilSpo’s Guide to Self-Care
I am sure I’m not shouting any amazing breaking news when I say being a military spouse is hard. We all know this. Because we are all doing it.But what does it mean to be a healthy military spouse?Ah! Now there is a statement we all either cringe from or move toward,...
Four Steps to Find YOUR Mission
When my husband and I met, we both lived in California. At the time, I had just finished an enlistment with the U.S. Navy and had returned to the civilian workforce. Life began to change rapidly after we started dating. Soon came our engagement and a deployment for...
19 Health-Promoting Care Package Ideas
One of the first things I do after my husband deploys (besides wallow in self-pity for a little while of course) is start planning out my first care package. Curating all the different things I will send to him helps me feel a little closer to him even when he’s...
Sun Protection Demystified
Sun protection is a topic near and dear to my heart. My skin tone falls somewhere between “Twilight vampire” and “ghost haunting an abandoned subway station,” so if I don’t wear sunscreen I get a farmer’s tan while walking from my front door to my mailbox. Any...