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Guide To PCS’ing to Hawaii

PCS'ing to Hawaii

So you just received confirmation that you’re headed towards the islands. Should you be ecstatic? or nervous? No need to worry. Here’s your guide for PCS’ing to Hawaii. 1) Housing Decide whether or not you want living in military housing. Generally speaking, getting a decent house might take a while. If it’s PCS season, prepare to […] Read more…

20 Ways to Prepare for Deployment

20 Ways to Prepare for Deployment

Deployment rears its ugly head again. Another extended separation for you and your family. Don’t you secretly hope, it just “doesn’t” happen?  Your spouse will most likely get a list from work on all of the legal/financial/military mumbo jumbo he has to do. But what about the homefront? Here’s a list of how to prepare […] Read more…

50 Tips, Tricks, and Truths for a New Mom

50 tips for a new mom

Undoubtedly, most first time moms read pregnancy books, or browse pregnancy forums, or google every little movement or non-movement in anticipation of their first bundle of joy. It doesn’t always occur to preggo ladies to read what to do with the baby after delivery. For first time moms, or even second and third time moms, […] Read more…

My Child is in Day Care. And I Feel Guilty. But Should I?

My Child is in Day Care

“I will not cry. I will not cry. I will not cry.” Those are the words I kept repeating to myself as I got Junior ready for his first day at Daycare. Being the type-A personality I am, I prepped and prepared everything the night before. I picked out his clothes, loaded the car, and […] Read more…

8 Pregnancy Life Hacks

8 pregnancy life hacks

With my first pregnancy over, and with Junior happily (most of the time) bouncing and smiling away. I reminisce about the 39 weeks I carried him. And I think to myself… that was the minor leagues compared to what I have now. You can read all the books, and google as many questions, and research […] Read more…