Love + Marriage

It’s no surprise that military marriages face a higher rate of infidelity and divorce than our civilian counterparts. Jobs and lifestyles that are fraught with instability, uncertainty and isolation do not make for the most successful outcomes. Routine TDYs...

Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between. I'm an unabashed pumpkin spice lover. Take...

Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between. Swapping store bought beauty products for natural...

Dating your spouse can be hard as kids, work, and the military fills up your time.   They can/will be/are gone a lot, and it can be challenging to keep that connection. Whether you’re quarantining with a spouse returning from training,...

When it comes to food, I have a couple weaknesses - baked goods, chocolate, coffee, and wine. I've always enjoyed the art of baking, but somewhere along the way I began to appreciate the baked goods being prepared (hence...

In "Friday Favorites," our team shares a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between. Our sustainable living journey began four years ago when I got up and...

With Valentine's Day approaching, many of us may be brainstorming ways to spend it with that special someone. Maybe you’re thinking a trip to the movies followed by dinner at a fancy restaurant? Ya know? The usual.  Well forget it!...

  Montage, You Say? You know in a movie when the conflict has been presented and while the solution is being worked on, they focus on character development? They have all the scenes set to some emotionally charged music, and you...

My daughter recently asked me what my decorating style is; an odd question since my house had also been her house for eighteen years. Someone had asked her the question, and she didn’t know what to say. So she...

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If you do, do you keep them? The typical resolutions are things like eat healthy, lose weight, exercise more, and spend less money. They’re easy to make and hard to keep! What about picking a...

It's that time of year again: beautiful formal gowns, perfectly manicured nails, and men in immaculate dress uniforms. Ball season only comes around once a year, and, for me, it is something I look forward to all year.  This year...

Most people hear the word “retirement” and think of something that happens later in life. Generally, it is a time where one stops working and lives off of a company pension, retirement plan, or savings. It evokes images of...