What is a MILSO? The Secret Life of Military Significant Others This one is for everyone who has wondered-- what is a milso? You are the ones who love a service member, but aren’t married yet. You may live far from the military community, or be surrounded by family...
Beating the Deployment Curse When Everything Breaks During Deployment
How to Beat the Deployment Curse When Everything is Breaking During Deployment Call it the Deployment Curse, or call it Murphy's Law of deployment. It's the same thing: everything will start to go wrong and fall apart the day your military family member leaves the...
Why Do Military Spouses Celebrate RED Fridays?
What are RED Fridays and what do they mean? On Fridays, military spouses and loved ones wear red. The idea of R.E.D. Fridays has been around for a while, but you may not have heard of it until your loved one deploys for the first time. R.E.D. stands for "Remember...
New Open When Book Encourages All Military Spouses
Open When Book Encourages All Military Spouses There are moments in military life where we all need encouragement. What if there was an Open When book for spouses to read whenever they needed support? Now, there is! Military spouses face constant challenges. Some are...
Hitting the Deployment Wall
The Deployment Wall When you're out of energy, but still have a long way to go I didn't think melting ice cream would ever drive me to the breaking point, but it did. On a day I am not very proud of, I, the "Seasoned Spouse" had a breakdown, and it was because of ice...
Best Tips for My Boyfriend in the Barracks?
Along with a large team of volunteers, I was helping to clean and prepare barracks rooms for service members returning from deployment. And boy, did it give me some flashbacks of my college days!
2 Pre-Deployment Relationship Problems You Can Solve Now
Everyone knows that deployments are difficult. Any time you have to spend apart from your service member is bound to be lonely and at times frustrating. But here's a dirty little secret that is not often discussed in the military community: the time leading up to...
12 Military Spouse Friends You Need Right Now
I get by with a whole team of friends. When we move, I have to start my team all over again. No matter your season of military life, you will want these friends on your team too!
How to Conquer the Worst Part of Deployments with 1 Secret
What is the worst part of deployments for military spouses? Deployments are tough. Almost everything about them is difficult--from the emotional turmoil, to the constant worry and stress, to the frustration of maintaining a house or vehicle or keeping small children...
Handling Stress in Military Life
Deployments and PCS moves put the stress in military life. Use this strategy to stay calm. There are many levels of stress in military life. Sometimes it is surprise orders to another state or country. Other times it is a surprise deployment. Or a deployment that...