Healthy eating should be a lifestyle, but with "boat life" it can be easier to reach for cereal or frozen nuggets for dinner then thinking about meal prep. We recently have PC'S'd, lived with family members and currently reside in a hotel while we wait for house. All my hopes for total clean eating have [...]
So your sailor received his or her orders, and you've decided you're driving to your next duty station! If you need help planning your drive, check this out. But what about products to pack? Outside of the usual - hand sanitizer, extra face masks, water bottles, snacks, tablets - what else could help make your [...]
Do an inventory of your pantry... months in advance I was so focused on purging clothes and other household items, I completely overlooked our pantry. If I could go back in time, I would have done an inventory three, maybe even six months in advance. Also limit your Costco, Sam's Club or BJ runs. Do [...]
Whether you have a PCS on the horizon or perhaps a much-needed family vacation, traveling with a todler can be stressful. Here's some of my best tips: Ensure your little one has a seat. If you are traveling with a lap infant, ensure that SATO books a ticket for them. This extra seat allows you [...]
Being a submarine spouse brings frequent moves and frequent underways and deployments, which is a recipe for figuring out housing on your own. Some housing markets and duty stations might be ones that you want to invest in buying a home, so how do you do that on your own? I have had the pleasure [...]
So you made it to your new duty station! You have packed your life up, drove or flown hundreds or thousands of miles, unpacked… and something is broken or missing. Where do you start? Document Everything. Before your PCS be sure to take pictures of everything, and scan receipts of high value items. Be sure [...]
Every submarine spouse has a different method to house hunting. Luckily we are in the age of technology with so many resources at our fingertips! For me, I tend to be a bit uptight about finding our next house. I start looking as soon as we have orders, which is often too soon for the [...]
Did you know the Navy offers FSA, or better known as family separation allowance? Your family is entitled to this benefit of $250 per month whenever the Navy separates you for more than 30 days. This can be if your spouse is sent on a TAD (temporary duty), long underway or deployment. There are three [...]
Story submitted by Amanda D. My first big PCS experience was an outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS) move. My husband pretty much handled everything at the time, due to our wedding being a few weeks after our pack out. I was knee-deep in planning for the wedding, so the logistics of the move were on [...]
