Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
A Lucky Woman
Elizabeth Bacon Custer was, in many ways, a very lucky woman
This is Reality
Growing up, my best friend and I loved to talk to each other in movie quotes. We would converse by stealing lines from the movies we saw together and loved. I remember gifting her a calendar of quotes as a present. I hope it was a daily calendar. Hope that I actually sat there and thought up 365 different quotes from movies we enjoyed together, but I can’t quite remember if I was that inspired.
A Gluten Free and Lactose Free Holiday Dinner: Part Two
If you read Part One, then you are now ready for planning your meal, to include prepping days in advance by getting your home (and more) ready.
Forward, March: Just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T
There are a lot of layers to military spouse life.
It’s kind of like an onion. (Or, as Donkey from the movie Shrek insists, it’s like a parfait. Which sounds delicious. But I digress.)
Seriously, so many layers. It isn’t like the romantic homecoming love stories in the movies. Sure, we have our moments, but real life military marriage requires a lot more than a long kiss that makes your toes curl.
A Gluten Free and Lactose Free Holiday Dinner: Part One
My name is Elisa, and I have Celiac Disease.
Like many celiacs out there, I also cannot properly digest lactose, which, as I’ve learned, is a very difficult diet combo to live with and for good reason. The fact is, a lot of dairy-free foods still have some form of lactose in them. Unless you’ve done your research, you can easily miss it.
Fitness Through the Holidays
We are entering the joyous time of the year when the demands on your time increase and the fitness training slips. You must rely upon some good time management.
The following are useful words for the novice and refreshers for the advanced.
Celebrating Volkstrauertag as an American Living in Germany
Living overseas offers plenty of new opportunities for Americans: food, traditions, cultural events, and more. It’s probably the best part about the experience and why I urge people to accept an OCONUS posting if one is offered.
During my first year living in Bavaria, a heavily Catholic state in Germany, I learned about the various Catholic holidays that don’t carry as much weight in the United States. I celebrated my first Fasching, the German version of Carnival or Mardi Gras, complete with a parade prior to the lenten season. I’ve attended my fair share of Volksfests and other fests popular in Germany.
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