Growing up on Long Island, we always did the same things at Christmastime. We went to NYC to see the tree. We saw the Rockettes at Radio City. We went to the same farm in Connecticut to cut down our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, packing up the car with turkey leftovers that we ate [...]
In this week's edition of "Military Spouse Small Business," meet Kristin Royster! As owner of Set Sail by Kristin, she has taken her love of the nautical, beach life and turned it into beautiful jewerly and home decor. To learn more, read our Q&A below: Name: Kristin Royster Hometown: Orange County, CA (but I consider Hawaii [...]
I’m about to have my second baby. To prepare, my husband and I recently went through our budget. Making room in our budget to become a family of 4 has been overwhelming! I definitely underestimated the amount of things we would need for a second baby and how much it would cost. Then I remembered [...]
Military spouses are so resilient. From enduring deployments and PCS'ing to making new friends, we can survive and thrive through it all. But what do you do when you are stationed somewhere you just don’t love? How do you get out of your funk and make the most of it? When I was newly married, [...]
Whenever I find a submarine baby item, I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot! It’s so fun to buy a little submarine-inspired gift for a submarine spouse who is having a baby. I rounded up some of my favorite finds so that you can easily find a submarine baby gift for someone - or for [...]
One of the best things about being a submarine spouse is that I have made amazing friends. The friends I have made at different duty stations have gotten me through deployments, schedule changes, and PCSing. They have come to the pier to take photos and celebrate with me when my husband came home from deployment. [...]
My husband and I spent five years stationed at Pearl Harbor. I had never been to Hawaii when we moved here, and I really didn’t know what to expect. I fell in love with everything about the island and I loved every minute of living there. While I was there, I worked as a travel [...]
Before my husband’s last deployment, our Ombudsman offered to make "Deployment Binders" for us. I had never made one before, but they were so helpful! She gave us actual binders with checklists of things to include, along with some Family Readiness Group (FRG) information, contacts, and a list of things to take care of before [...]
When I PCS’ed to Hawaii, I wanted to do something that would help me keep my resume current, make friends, and give back to the military community. I am so glad that I found the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). After I became a volunteer, I learned that NMCRS has some amazing resources available to [...]
