The world is opening up again, and people are hitting the road and filling airplanes faster than it takes to go through a Chick-fil-A drive-thru line.
If you’re ready to travel again but feeling a little rusty, you’re not alone....
In 2020, we decluttered and downsized. We minimized our processions and maximized our family time. We encouraged experience gifts and discouraged accumulating items that didn't add value to our lives. We had this new lifestyle down to a science...
Being a military family has its unique challenges and sacrifices, but also presents opportunities for finding hidden gems that can stretch your budget. From discounted travel options to exclusive campgrounds, your military family can take advantage of sometimes overlooked...
We love to camp:
→ tent camping
→ camping in our pull-trailer
→ in the mountains
→ on the beach
→ out on the prairie
→ boondocking off the grid miles and miles away from a single soul
→ in an RV park with lots of...
Any kind of travel with kids can be...complicated. But long travel in the car with kids is no easy feat.
Let's face it - it's stressful and usually chaotic. But maybe it doesn't have to be.
Did you remember the bags?...
You may have already heard about the laundry stripping craze that's hitting social media right now.
It's not a new concept, but after being contained in their homes for months on end, people have started looking for entertainment in unconventional...
This will be the third Earth Day my family will celebrate by trying to make zero waste.
Yes. You read that correctly.
The first year was a half-hearted attempt, at best. One of my children had brought home a flyer from...
The seeds and starter plants have been bought...we found all our tools...and enough rain has finally fallen from the sky. We are ready for round two of community gardening!
Last year, we joined a community garden through a local...
Plastic Free July is a movement that encourages people to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July and beyond. Plastic Free July always provides a great yearly reset for me; it’s an opportunity to focus on which environmentally-focused...
For as long as parents have been trying to teach children how to behave, make desirable choices, and become good adults, they have been using sweets as incentives.
Research is out on the impact of food as a reward for...
You might have noticed the annual signs. When moving trucks start appearing on military bases and neighborhoods around the world, those trucks signify one chapter closing and another about to begin: PCS season.
If your PCS is right around the...
Are you sick of excess toys? Do you have clothes from high school still sitting in the back of your closet? What about those sealed boxes from two-PCSs-ago untouched in your garage? It’s time for a good ‘ole declutter,...
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...
