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Fast fact: Our blog will publish it’s 3000th (yes, you read that right!) blog post in 2023. All of the content is brought to you by empowered experience volunteer bloggers and insightful expert bloggers. You name a topic that a military spouse or organization could write about, we’ve probably got it. Current topics include PCS, deployment, parenting, finances, solidarity, humor, milspouse experiences, expert advice, and more. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can always join us as a blogger to share your story!

3 Tips for Creating False Motivation

3 Tips for Creating False Motivation

Normally, I’m a very motivated person. I’m a go-er. A do-er. A get-things-done-er. But sometimes, I lose my motivation. Like when we are facing a cross-country PCS that we’re a less than excited about during first trimester of pregnancy practically knocking me off my feet.

Don’t worry, this isn’t a whiny complaining post. I’m grateful for this new season and excited that the State of my Uterus is currently occupied with Tiny Human Numero Dos.

But getting ready for this PCS was quite a hairy beast of a task.

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Extraordinary Circumstances can Cause Extraordinary Actions

Extraordinary Circumstances can Cause Extraordinary Actions

There are many fitness magazines on the market, and most focus on how to improve the performance and endurance by going faster and lasting longer. Is that really the interest of all readers?

How can a reader focus on that with a couple of children, a deployed partner, and health issues? When you’re in this category, the focus is maintaining the enjoyment of your fitness program, which could be running, walking, or cycling.

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5 Ways to Research Schools When PCSing

5 Ways to Research Schools When PCSing

It seems like we have a conversation like this about once every quarter in my house.

“Branch just sent a memo about possible next moves.”

“You know there is always a possibility we could end up staying here.”

“Should I throw my name in for that job?”

But last week when we were looking for something (I really wish I had read this article earlier) and my husband said, “Go ahead and keep that…we’re about eight months out and we might need it for the move,” the realization hit me. My brain automatically became a scene from the movie Inside Out. I could actually envision little versions of myself running around in my head.

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What’s a Care Team?

What’s a Care Team?

There’s a little known team called the Care Team that few are familiar with. Why is this group so unknown? One big reason may be because of the purpose of their job. They provide care to a family after a casualty has occurred. Casualties, notifications, and other key words tend to make most people uncomfortable.

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Tips for Maintaining Your Marriage While Raising Your Kids

Tips for Maintaining Your Marriage While Raising Your Kids

A couple of weeks ago my wife, Joy, and I dropped our son off at the dorm for his freshman year of college.

Yikes!

It seems like yesterday we were walking him to the bus stop so he could ride to kindergarten with his friends from the neighborhood. We’ve been through some trials and tribulations raising our kids, but I’m really glad that Joy and I could do it together.

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