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Editing Your Closet Like a Stylist

by | May 22, 2019

What better way to start your PCS season than with a little Marie Kondo rendition? Am I right?

If you’re sitting there stumped and asking yourself, “Who is Marie Kondo?” then I must ask you—where have you been hiding? The entire nation (of spouses) has been energized by a call to action by a bestselling author and her popular Netflix series. Her magical ways (or so people swear) of decluttering your home have led to an overflow of donations at the local thrift store—just what we need in the middle of a PCS purge.

Ode to the Military Child

by | Apr 26, 2019

Military Child

Purple ribbon in your hair

Dandelion between your fingers

Laughing with little care

Military child

The places you will go

The goodbyes you’ve already said

The grown up things you know

Cultural Passport: Holland

by | Apr 24, 2019

There is nothing that screams “spring has arrived” as fresh flowers. You can smell them wafting in the air—wisteria, lilacs, roses. A symphony of colors, shapes, sizes, and scents all intermingling together remind me that winter has shed her coat, donned her sundress, and let all her beauty radiate through.

Nothing, and I do mean nothing, embodies this more than visiting Keukenhof Gardens in beautiful Holland, and that is the next stop on our virtual passport around the world.

Embracing Your Body Shape

by | Apr 21, 2019

I once read a study that showed nine in 10 women did not know their own body type—can you imagine the shopping frustration that would lead to? As a military spouse, we’re in the middle of PCS moves every couple of years. We’re meeting new neighbors, finding new hair stylists and seamstresses, engulfed in researching new school districts and doctors, and perusing new grocery stores—this isn’t an added stressor we need to add to the list.

Thinking of You, Paris

by | Apr 16, 2019

Her spires reach high into the sky. Her stained glass windows reflect a beautiful, seemingly dancing rainbow of indescribable colors. The gargoyles rain down their penetrating stares as they perch high above in the Parisian sky. We were in Paris last May, and the enormity of Notre Dame’s magnificent cathedral is still fresh in my memory. I think this is why the news of April 15 cut me to the quick and left me with such a feeling of heavy sadness.

Where in the World: Venice, Italy

by | Apr 11, 2019

While OCONUS living has its challenges, which I’ve written about in the past, traveling is not one of them. Actually, to rephrase, the logistical part of traveling in foreign countries can be ultra-challenging but actually traveling is pretty darn cool. In the little more than a year we’ve been stationed in Italy, we’ve seen and done things I only saw on Pinterest, tucked away in a file I named “Bucket List.”

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