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What To Do When You Get Verbal Orders To PCS Overseas So your service member has just received verbal orders for an accompanied tour overseas.  If you’ve done an OCONUS move before, you’re [...]

How To Make Broth From Scraps Using A Stock Box When people see mason jars of canned broth in my pantry, I often get asked the question “what are those?”  I’ve always been a fan of homemade [...]

10 Non Traditional Military Promotion Gifts Promotion gifts are customary in the military.  When someone has dedicated enough time and effort to advance, it’s nice to show them that you’re proud [...]

The Mini Emergency Kit Every Mil-Spouse Needs It can be a little overwhelming trying to put a mini emergency kit together when you think of all of the worst case scenarios that can occur while [...]

My Favorite Life Management Apps Being able to organize my life was an obsession for me from a very young age.  As a child, I stole my mom’s palm pilot when she stopped using it.  Not sure what [...]

My Number One Zero Waste Tip For Military Families Reducing waste in the home can seem overwhelming when you starting reading zero waste blogs and books that boast about households being able to [...]

Let’s face it… everyone needs a stress free cleaning routine because while no one really likes to clean…. no one wants to live in a disorganized mess either.  I see cleaning as a necessary [...]

PCS Tips To Always Be Military Move Ready Any seasoned mil spouse can probably tell you a tale of a PCS when they had a less than an ideal timeframe to prepare for a move.  I know some spouses [...]

How To Organize Your PCS Documents (The Easy Way!) The plastic file folder that I affectionately refer to as my PCS bible, will be your best friend when you are moving with the military.  I [...]