5 Tips For Spending the Holidays Away From Family

5 Tips For Spending the Holidays Away From Family

With the holiday season ahead of us once again, you are probably making your plans. Many will be traveling, either back home, or to the in-law’s place. But many people either choose to stay home or are unable to travel back home to spend the holidays with family. This can be hard. You may have grown up always going to grandma’s house for the holidays, or you normally switch off between you and your spouse’s family, and this happens to be your year. However, this year, you need to stay home. Maybe your spouse is deployed and the idea of…
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What to Cook When The Cook Deploys

What to Cook When The Cook Deploys

I do not like to cook. I know a lot of military spouses love it but I have never been able to get on board. I try, but I feel like I fail so many times. My husband is the main cook of the family. He doesn’t mind cooking and this arrangement works well for us. However, my husband is also in the military.  So what’s a girl to do when she hates cooking and her husband deploys or is away for any type of military training? I can’t just feed my kids pizza every night...can I? I think it…
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4 Ways To Stay Unique As A Military Spouse

4 Ways To Stay Unique As A Military Spouse

This is your first duty station, and you are still trying to figure things out. You are now a military spouse, but what does that mean and does that mean you have to give up yourself? How can you stay unique as a milspouse? Here are some ideas!  Don’t give up your hobbies We live busy lives and sometimes that means we give up our own hobbies to get it all done. Don’t do that. Figure out how to keep doing them.  Each of us has things we like to do for fun. From reading to hiking to cooking a…
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