Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
Navigating New Construction: Common Mistakes Homebuyers Should Avoid
Embarking on the journey of purchasing a new home is an exciting adventure. When navigating new contruction, the inexperienced homebuyer may overlook some key details.
3 Ways to Find Your Perfect Rental
While it may not be realistic for military families to buy our dream home at each duty station, that doesn’t mean you can’t still have the perfect rental home for you.
Living Through Loss
Last month, I was faced with a life-changing decision. Many of you reading this have likely experienced something very similar, and it gives me some comfort to know that you may share in my feelings.
Very unexpectedly, my cat Madison became critically ill. For a week prior to this I noticed she seemed a little lethargic and was lying around quite a bit. I didn’t think much of it. I thought perhaps it was a side effect of some medicine she’d been given for ulcers—a problem she had fairly frequently.
Appreciating Your Fellow Military Spouse
I love pulling into my driveway, and not just because it means I’m home and can change into my comfy sweatpants.
When I park my car, I’m looking right at my flower garden. If I may be so bold, it’s pretty awesome. There’s a riotous rosebush that I never prune, peonies (because I always plant peonies), and lilies.
That Empty Chair at the Table
I’ve been a military spouse for what my husband commonly refers to as “a hot minute.” You would think that after all this time, I would stop being surprised at all the things that come with military life.
But nope. Experiences like random TDYs, changes to our no-plan plan, promotions, future duty stations… it almost always catches me a little bit off guard; I’ve grown significantly in my ability to be flexible.
There is one aspect of the military life that I’ve experienced over and over again, but yet it still surprises me every single time.
It typically occurs at the military ball.
Change in the Neighborhood
My husband and I have been married for less than three years and are still chugging along at our first duty station. I didn’t grow up with an affiliation to the military life, so I’m pretty content with things always just being the way they are.
Rarely did a big change ever occur in my life that threw off my daily routine or the people I socialized with, and I’m slowly starting to get a taste of what it’s like to experience change in this Army world.
Visualization for Runners
If you have a training program for your fitness routine, you probably spend a lot of time focused on it. The following is a technique used by Tina Muir which I want to share with you. It’s so easy to think that training is only physical but it’s also training your mind, and we often overlook that mental focus.
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