Tips & Tricks

This post is sponsored by First Command Financial Services. Together with its subsidiaries, including First Command Financial Planning and First Command Bank, they coach our Nation’s military families in their pursuit of financial security. Since 1958, First Command's reputation has...

This was one of the hardest summers of my life. I thought nothing could beat 2020, the year of Covid. I was wrong. In the spring, my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was almost 89 but in pretty...

Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could just have a professional photographer following you around all day documenting every little precious moment as your babies grow? Not only is that impossible, but every time you changed duty stations or moved,...

When I was a kid, my Mom worked every Sunday. Thus, my Dad would start nagging my brother and I about our chores about five minutes after she pulled out of the garage. I loathed being nagged and would just...

Visiting family and friends is fantastic. Having visitors as a military family can be so much fun! But how to make it fantastic for everyone involved? When staying with friends or family, there are tiers of guests and places you stay....

As the phrase goes… “Mommin’ ain't easy.” Let's face it, sometimes it's downright overwhelming. It feels like there are a million and one things we need to do at once. There’s juggling the home and the laundry, the meals...

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...

Before I became a mom and experienced it for myself, I thought parents needed to suck it up a little bit if their kid refused to eat from a certain color bowl. I mean, come on, really? Crying over...

Years ago, I had a secret pal at church. She was the church pianist and my daughter’s Sunday school teacher - a really sweet lady who I truly liked. I bought her a cute little plant (I think it...

“Where do babies come from?” can be categorized as one of the most dreaded questions parents face. And as much as many would love to avoid answering that question, it’s one that has to be addressed. But that’s for...

Did you know that June 21st is not only the Summer Solstice but also National Selfie Day? What better way to use the longest day of the year than to perfect your selfie game! In all honesty, I take horrible...

I work with a lot of individuals who struggle with prioritizing sex. Oftentimes, it ends up at the bottom of their to-do list which can lead to relationship struggles. This article explores four more ways you can hack your...