By Selena ConmackieGuest Blogger In true fashion, the moment your servicemember deploys, things “happen”. I had an appointment with DEERs (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System) to renew my Military ID. I will preface this by saying that it expired one...
By Matthew ShanksGuest Blogger The planned title for this blog post before it was written, was “How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur.” Considering I’ve spent the last 16 months and a significant portion of my wife’s and my retirement savings on a business that’s yet to...
By Matthew ShanksGuest Blogger Military Spouses make friends quickly, and forget them even faster. “Hey, can I list you as my kid’s emergency contact? We just moved in and don’t know anyone yet!” Asking something typically asked of a long-time friend, of someone you...
By Maggie PhillipsGuest Blogger Like many military family members, Veterans Day holds a special place in my heart. I’m not only a military spouse, but the daughter of a servicemember, and the sister of one. I’m also the daughter-in-law of a Veteran, and the...
By Maggie PhillipsGuest Blogger We are officially well into Spooky Season. If your neighborhood is anything like mine, you’ve already received the annual anonymous basket of Halloween-themed treats, along with a little poem about how you’re supposed to pay it forward...
Life as a MilSpouse can mean tackling a move every few years. While aspects of this sound fun — exploring new cities, trying new food, finding epic scenery — there is a lot about moving that’s challenging. Making friends as an adult, for example, is one of those...
