Sleeping alone is tough for military spouses when their service member is away. These bedtime routines help you feel relaxed and less stressed for good sleep.
#ThisisDeployment: Learning to Ask for Help
This guest post by Megan Harless is part of the #ThisisDeployment campaign, where I encourage military spouses to share their deployment stories and learn from each other. In this post, Megan shares how she learned to ask for help during deployment. As a military...
Solo Parenting: Milspouse Struggles During Deployment
Being a single parent is tough. Being a single parent who is greatly outnumbered is even tougher. Solo parenting while your spouse is deployed for months at a time is exhausting. When you're a solo parent, every task is on your shoulders-- household chores, meals,...
5 Ways to Supercharge Your Deployment Goals, Military Spouse!
What deployment goals do you set for yourself throughout military life? Military life can bring a lot of change for a military spouse: frequent moves, deployments, maybe a new job. There could be a new baby too! Life may be different during various stages of military...
How to Establish House Rules (and get kids to follow them!)
It’s tough managing kids and a household as the solo parent. These tips will help you make rules that will make life better for everyone!
3 Military Spouse Resolutions (That Go Beyond New Years)
Military spouses are lucky. We have chances all throughout the year to recreate ourselves, redefine ourselves, and improve ourselves. So if your resolutions from January 1 are not working out so well, consider these other times when you can make new resolutions.
5 Ways to Avoid Missed Phone Calls
Service members spend a lot of time away from home, so their phone calls and messages can come at any time--even in the middle of the night. For this reason, every military spouse I know is attached to their phone, particularly during a deployment. We say, "my spouse...
From Active Duty to Military Spouse
One female veteran's story of going from active duty to military spouse life Guest post by Amanda Huffman of Airman to Mom When I was in the military I wasn’t too sure what military spouses had to complain about. I mean, they were given a pretty good life. Right?...
Why Military Spouses Must Keep the Gas Tank Half Full
Keep the gas tank half full. It’s great advice, especially during deployments, but I don’t just mean the one in your car! Learn how to keep you emotional tank from running on ‘E’ when your service member is away,
4 Professional Care Package Tips
The problem: You need care package tips on what to send and how to guarantee your package makes it safely overseas. Keep reading because we asked a care package pro for their advice! Guest post by Jack Wray The holiday season is our busiest time at Hero Care Packages,...