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Let’s go shopping! The fashion train is taking us back to the seventies this winter season—or at least that’s what it feels like (it could also be my Good Girls Revolt binge-watching talking.) If you’re looking to expand on your winter fashion, I’ve got some advice for you.
Many people believe that the most magical time of year is Christmas, which seems to start a week earlier every year. Especially during deployments where you feel a little less jolly. And by a little less jolly, I mean l almost dropkicked a lighted snowman display across Target because I heard Josh Groban’s version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” one too many times this holiday season. I refrained, however, because I didn’t want to spill my venti peppermint mocha.
I’m not a monster.
Pretty much every military installation has drama. When spouses get to know each other, it can sometimes turn into something similar to a high school club. Not always does this occur, but there are some military spouses out there that like drama. From families being broken apart, to others being lonely and left out, it comes in all shapes and forms. Here are a few tips to survive the milspouse drama:
Here’s a little ditty to sing your way through present-wrapping fundraisers, tree decorating, or when you need a humorous perspective about our unique and sometimes chaotic lifestyle:
On the first day of Christmas, my soldier gave to me…
A home in a foreign country.
I’m a little more than a week into our new duty station. We arrived at Fort Bragg.
It hasn’t been an easy transition for me.
I don’t know if I should apologize for getting the tune stuck in your head or keep singing the lyrics of the well-known Disney World ride, but either way, I bet you’re humming along to “It’s a Small World” because…it’s a small world after all.
As a kid that grew up as a “Disney brat,” I knew the song (and ride) backward and forward. I knew all the little languages within this magical-themed ride focusing on our similarities across the globe as opposed to our differences.
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