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Entrepreneur Spouses: House Parties

A dear friend of mine, not to mention my favorite candle supplier, Deb Ragsdale is a Navy wife and, like many of us, has an Etsy. LilacAve has been around for a few years and she was gracious enough to let us in behind the scenes to learn how military wives, like herself, can take their Etsy shops on the road and host delightful house parties! Since... [Read more of this review]

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Packing Out

So more than a few weeks ago we had the house packed out. Since we’d never done it before, we tried to prepare the best we knew how. We made sure to eat all of our perishables and use all of our cleaning supplies and such. We set aside what we needed to take with us like our air mattress, a small tv, sheets, towels, etc; Our plan was to make... [Read more of this review]

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New Series: Surviving the Cut on Discovery

From the Discovery Channel: Have you ever wondered what it takes to be part of the military elite? Discovery Channel grants viewers unprecedented access inside the military’s special forces training programs on Surviving The Cut, premiering Wednesday, August 18 at 10 PM ET/PT. Surviving The Cut shares the personal quest of men and women committed... [Read more of this review]

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What happens when the PCS is over?

Why, you start doing one of two things (or a combination of both): (1) You bloom where you are planted; and/or (2) You start thinking of where the military will take you next. Me? Well, I’m doing both right now. I’m firmly settling in here, but not too firmly. I’ve got my sights set on where this super exciting journey through military... [Read more of this review]

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Murphy’s Law…

I hate this Murphy guy, I swear I spend most days I am thinking to myself, TAKE YOUR LAW AND SHOVE IT! DH is gone, he’s not deployed, but I think Murphy doesn’t seem to know that. He’s gone at a school prior to our transfer to our next ship. ANYWAYS! As I work on cleaning up the kitchen, doing the dishes I hate, I find myself... [Read more of this review]

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Milbloggies & my DC drive

TrevsNavyWife OFF to MilBloggies!! Yesterday I attended the 5th Military Bloggers Confrence in Washington DC! It was an awesome experiance, but I will get back to that in bit…First about my drive from Annapolis into DC. I love Washington DC. It’s beautiful, it’s history, it’s one of my favorite places in the world…but... [Read more of this review]

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Book Review~Confessions of a Military Wife

As part of my participation with Navy Wife Radio I have received dozens of military life books. I recently read the book, Confessions of a Military Wife by Mollie Gross. Mollie is edgy, hilarious, and is very very honest. She doesn’t hold back, which is something I love. I hate dancing around topics and Mollie just doesn’t. Mollie... [Read more of this review]

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Entrepreneur Spouses: Social Media

Most military spouses who work, work from home or online. Either way, you can use social media to help boost your sales and spread the word about your amazing services! Even if you are in the middle of a PCS, you can use your social media tools to keep your customers up to date and interested in your brand or service if your website is closed temporarily. Most... [Read more of this review]

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Letter to a Military Spouse

As we celebrate our Freedom this 4th of July holiday weekend, please keep in your thoughts and prayers the service men and women who are deployed protecting us and their spouses on the homefront. I thought I would share this letter that recently came on my radar, please feel free to share with the military spouses in your circle of influence. LETTER... [Read more of this review]

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Entrepreneur Spouses: Free Delivery!

Sometimes it’s nice to get something for nothing! Offering free shipping has been proven to increase sales and gain customer’s confidence in shopping at your site if they know that they will not be hit up with shipping fees in the end. Customers always commit to the price they see on an item but they may not like committing to the new total... [Read more of this review]

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It’s this week!

So, we just got back from our vacation. We spent two weeks at hubby’s parents. It was a lot of fun, and definitely went by way too fast. Seems like just yesterday we drove down there, but now we’re back home. It was needed… I was stressing way to much about the move, and hubby was stressing because of me. LOL When we left we had just... [Read more of this review]

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Playing the Waiting Game

So last Friday our PPM/DITY turned into a full Navy Move/Partial PPM. We were able to use the move.mil web site, but only after a phone call and trip down to Jax (since after the first call they never picked up the phone again). They told us to just Log on and switch our move, but it’s not that easy. They had to cancel our previous move paperwork... [Read more of this review]

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The movers are coming, the movers are coming.

So, it’s nothing like Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride forewarning of the British troop invasion in the 18th Century, but I do feel like I need to let everyone know—family and friends that is. They know we are packing up and moving out, but they don’t realize the intensity of it all. You know what I’m talking about. The cataloging of serial numbers,... [Read more of this review]

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Our DITY/PPM

April 15, 2010 the Navy decided that the DITY or PPM is no longer an effective way for the Navy to ‘move’ it’s families; they have cut their member entitlements for the PPM. Also on the 15th they took down the PPM Claim Calculator and they switched from smartwebmove to move.mil, all with no news to the military families (at least I... [Read more of this review]

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Feeling At Home Away From Home

It’s been 2.5 months since we got to our new duty station.  In the past it has taken a good 6 months for me to feel “normal” again after a move.  But as I was driving home from post the other day I realize I had hit the “normal” point here already.  I am still not unpacked.  I haven’t made a ton of friends yet.... [Read more of this review]

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