Before I became a Military Spouse (Navy wife), I didn’t know, understand, nor care about anything dealing with our military. I respected and supported the sailors, soldiers, airmen, marines and coast guards, but their lives were not in the forefront of my life. And oh, I REALLY DIDN’T get the spouse. Because I mean, she … [Read more…]
Finding a flexible and portable career is one of the greatest challenges to military spouse employment. Unpredictable servicemember work hours and long deployments place military spouses in a single parent role that often makes a traditional 9-to-5 job impossible. Other hurdles for traditional jobs come from relocating to remote or overseas duty stations where … [Read more…]
I have a tween daughter. If you have a tween son or daughter, I’m sure you understand the pain. And if you have a female tween you CAN REALLY relate. This child of mine is always complaining about not having easy access to her money at school or when she’s out and about. I found … [Read more…]
There’s nothing like a smile on a child’s face when they’ve reached a goal. The Softball Chef, Equestrian Girl Forever and Fashion Diva Girl all had the biggest smile the day we said, “yes, Carlos will be joining us in Hawaii.” No, I wasn’t going to actually leave him, but we told the girls they had … [Read more…]
Friends always ask me how I start my morning. They always want to know how I’m so chipper and ready to hit the ground running each day. Well, I’m not ready to hit the ground running and most definitely not chipper. But, anywho, continue reading to find out my 7 must do’s to start my … [Read more…]
When I first saw KitHub’s Motorized Bot, I had to check it out. This was the perfect opportunity to have my children build a motorized robot kit. My eldest daughter is in STEM Academy in our county school district. It’s a fantastic program where kids can apply beginning in 4th grade. They accept 48 children from … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago my family had to make a major decision. This decision consisted of a few tears and a lot of emotions. I won’t lie, I was one filled with emotions and wanted to have a full tantrum in the middle of the field. Like that two-year-old tantrum going down in the middle … [Read more…]
Every Friday I have a standing date with another mama. It’s our weekly ritual; we call it Mamas and Coffee. Two mamas that met along the way deciding we needed to take a bit of time each week for ourselves to talk and laugh. Just to let our hair down and enjoy being who … [Read more…]
Have you ever sat with tears of joy streaming down your face? It doesn’t matter what kind of joy, but just pure joy. This post today is random, kind of like me. Hey, I’m random. There was another post scheduled for today, but something amazing happened as I slept. So, anywho….back to the story … [Read more…]
Mamas, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Yes, you read that right! So many times as moms we feel we are on this journey by ourselves, and no one understands “OUR” situation. I remember when I had my first daughter. We were living in Kingsbay, GA. No family nor friends in the area. We were excited … [Read more…]