Did you know… Mission: Milspouse published its 3000th blog post in 2023 and is still growing!
Rest & Resilience Tricks to be Holiday Ready
It is holiday season and I feel like I am standing at the starting line of a race waiting for the starting gun to fire, yet I don’t know why I’m racing or where to.
Spring Cleaning: Donate, Recycle, Repurpose
April is a wonderful time of the year in Washington. The grass starts to get greener and long enough to cut. The rainy days start to slow down, and the sun has a greater presence. I get to start planning what flowers I want to plant in my porch garden and look forward to spending more time outside. Spring is definitely in full swing in the Pacific Northwest. One thing that comes along with this renewal is spring cleaning, and clearing out the clutter and lifting some of the weight away from your shoulders and your life.
4 Tips for When It Pours
We are currently stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, which is known for several things: temperate climate, massive amounts of coffee shops, and of course—rain.
My husband and I love it here. The rain doesn’t bother us too much because, really, we don’t get more rain than most places, it just falls more frequently. Typically just a small, gentle drizzle. Rarely is the rain a show stopper.
Conquering Career Challenges with MyCAA
As a military spouse you play a crucial role in supporting your service member. It’s not easy frequently relocating, sacrificing time with your other half, and centering your family life on your service member’s career. In addition, putting your service member’s service as the priority likely creates a professional challenge for you. How do you pursue a career you love with all of the unknowns in your life? If you’ve asked yourself this question, you aren’t alone.
10 Neglected Spring Cleaning Spots
We move a lot—that’s a given! But every time you move, you get a new space, a new place to clean in the spring and the fall, and a new environment to deal with. Every year I find myself missing some things in my week of spring cleaning and having to go back and redo those forgotten items that I didn’t have to worry about last year.
How to Set Up and Use an Emergency Fund
The saying might always be “April showers bring May flowers,” but I like to rewrite it to say “April showers bring May mudslides.” I favor the latter because the reality is that life is not always going to be flowers. Even the happiest, most successful person is going to deal with disaster in their life at some point, and unfortunately, these disasters often take a toll on our finances. If an emergency arises, many times the only option is to pull the money from other equally important areas (like food or gas) or accrue debt by putting the expenses on a credit card. But, there’s a simple step you can take in your disaster preparedness that will make a huge difference. It’s called an emergency fund.
6 Tips for Social Media Safety
More than likely, nearly everyone you know is on one social media site or another. You may have a spouse on Twitter, a best friend on Instagram, and maybe even a grandparent on Facebook. These sites have become almost essential parts of our lives. We often find ourselves scanning social media, reading breaking news, and staring at our various devices for hours out of the day, and while social media can amuse us, distract us, connect us, inform us, improve us, and help us, the reality is that it can also harm us. Social media safety should be something we all consider.
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