Life as a Military Spouse is not easy, so when someone mentions the term “Mindset Shift,” we might immediately roll our eyes, scoff and revert to internally scrolling through all of the not-so-easy things that come to mind. There...
Always the hustle and bustle with our past trying to see both families on the East Coast. I thought it was so hard and easy at the same time. Renting a car to fit our family of 6, plane...
THE NOTIFICATIONS
I’m not sure what I did or when the feature began, but within the last 6 months my phone has started alerting me of my drive to home ETA. When it started, I’d be hopping in the car,...
The holiday season was upon us, our first (and only) year at our current duty station. I was excited. The previous year had been devoid of parties and gatherings of all kinds, due to the pandemic. Now, we lived...
10 months is a long time to be without your spouse...or your dad. 10 months is just short of a year. 10 months will be almost half of our youngest’s little life. 10 months of deployment is no joke....
Media is everywhere. Sometimes it feels like it’s hard to escape it. It can be even harder to know how to help our kids navigate the constant barrage of information when events around the world, or around the corner,...
Last week I cleaned the doors and doorframes that make up the narrow nook of the bath and laundry area downstairs, removing the black smudges left by my time using a wheelchair. On February 4th, I lost my grip...
Calling all Military Mom Collective Readers! The B-E-R months are amongst us and you can find us to cozied up with our fall To Be Read book pile. Check out our contributors' most anticipated reads this season below, with...
A poem to encourage women to advocate for their health and remind them that a few minutes of discomfort can end up saving the many years ahead of you!
They are large, they are small, some you can barely see...
Like every government shutdown in the past, the biggest question for military families is, “How does this impact me?” The Military Mom Collective is a collaborative community for the military family worldwide. We exist to provide resources, encouragement, and...
Somewhere around 3am, after my four month old woke up for the third time to eat, I went to use the bathroom and wash my hands when I noticed…the water wasn’t working. I jiggled the faucet as the muscles...
The fact that I started using Stitch Fix when we lived in Alaska has always seemed a little funny to me. Alaska is not exactly known for style or high fashion. In fact, Anchorage was voted the worst dressed...
Military Lifestyle
Chow Runner, Flight Guidon, Element Leader – OH MY!
While attending BMT for the world’s greatest Air Force, trainees find themselves assigned to certain job duties – Chow Runners, Flight Guidon, or Road...
