Eleven Ways to Help in a Crisis

As a military spouse, I have experienced a crisis or two over the years.  Even though we are moving into a post-war time, military families still deal with challenges. My definition of crisis is any problem that is pressing enough for someone to believe they must...

Organizing Recipes with Paprika and Pinterest

I love collecting and trying new recipes.  After years of adding to my collection, the sheer mass of recipes just grew too big.  They were taking up a whole long drawer in my china cabinet.  Everything was nicely organized by new and tried and true, and...

Three Questions to Help You Find Your Dream

I am on a path to do what I love and the best part is that it involves being in a partnership with my husband. Together, we imagined a dream for our post-military lives.  Then we systematically set and worked toward goals leading us to that dream. I’m sharing my...

Four Ways to Update Your Wardrobe on a Budget

When the Army uprooted my sister Meg from the South and planted her in Germany, she was not prepared for the cold winters and she found that her wardrobe was out of date. Since I’m more interested in shopping than she is, I acted as her personal shopper and filled a...

Homemade Baby Food: Good for Baby, Good for Me

We’ve been making our own baby food for our 7-month-old from fresh produce and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how easy and inexpensive it is. Even though my dinner routine is cooking while juggling the attention of both an active toddler and a baby who wants to...