Love notes are great to send to your partner. If you’re in a long distance relationship or perhaps just seperated for a while, sending “Open When” notes can be a great reminder of the love you have for that person. The idea behind “Open When” letters is that the loved one you’re sending […] Read more…
What started out as an innocent blog introduced me to a whole new world of internet trolls. There are some (stupid) circles in which military spouses, as a whole, are vilified for no apparent reason. Usually, one troll has one negative experience with a military spouse, and then decides to brand the rest of us […] Read more…
As my military husband and I visited home for the holidays, I remember being so happy about getting this break. However, we couldn’t help but get those same questions. “When will you guys be done with the military?” “When does he deploy again?” “When’s the next time you will move?” “Don’t you miss being away […] Read more…
Military spouse, dependent, “the wife” (or husband), there are a variety of names to call us. In recent years, the spouses of active duty service members have, more or less, taken on a persona themselves. From the clothing stamped with “proud (insert branch) wife” to the hundreds of social media groups that have one common […] Read more…
Even though deployment can be a downer, I loved sending care packages to my service member. It was a way of sending him a piece of home AND a way to bring out my creative side. Care packages are a wonderful way to stay connected when you are apart. Unfortunately, sending those care packages (especially […] Read more…