Family Matters Blog: Career Fair to Focus on Military Spouses

Attention DC area spouses! If you are on the job search, be sure to put this event on your calendar. We will be attending this job fair exclusive to military spouses and hope to see you there! — Family Matters Blog by Elaine Sanchez Jan. 9, 2012 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting a [...]

Buon Anno!

Happy New Year friends, from Italia! This was my first New Years in Italy and I was so excited to continue our holiday vacation once again in Venice. My husband and I had researched the festivities that went on throughout the night, the fireworks to scare away evil spirits, the old clothes and furniture that [...]

Finding (and Embracing) Your Passion

Ciao, amicos! The last time I wrote I talked about the transition from career woman to milspouse and how it was anything but easy. However, I’ve always enjoyed a challenge (well, cried through it but appreciate the outcome) and am up for this one as well. By all means I feel like an awful, miserable [...]

Entrepreneur Spouses: What’s in a Brand?

Military spouses often find themselves going to work for themselves for many reasons—mostly because it means having a steady job that’s portable and that can give you the time off when needed for homecomings, PCSing, and family events. But if you’re starting a business, you may find yourself asking, “What is a brand?” and “How [...]

New Book Features 1001 Things to Love About Military Life

It’s not often a book is written by a group of military spouses, much less a group I call friends. Today, November 2nd, is the official launch of 1001 Things to Love about Military Life. Through my military life walk I’ve gotten to know each of the authors personally starting with “meeting online” to in [...]

New Bloggers Arrive to MyMilitaryLife

Hi Everyone, As previously mentioned, “we are igniting our military spouse group blog! We will be featuring several new bloggers, each with a unique voice and background.” Next up, I’d like to introduce you to Kristen. She will be writing about wellness / fitness in addition to military life in Hawaii. Kristen is a Navy [...]

The Invisible Military Spouse – how the new retirement proposal misses a huge piece of the financial planning puzzle

Guest Post by Navy Wife Jill Even as Secretary of Defense Panetta starts to back pedal about the proposed radical changes in military retirement, there is a lot of fear of the unknown.  Just today I overheard a conversation between a military spouse and an active duty nurse while trying on some jeans at the mall.  It seems that nobody [...]

New Spouse Job Search Website Launches

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talk during the kickoff of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2011. Mullen’s wife, Deborah, spoke at the event. The partnership promotes meaningful, long-term [...]

Presidential Proclamation–Military Spouse Appreciation Day

(Photo credit: Navy.mil) May 6th, 2011 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. President Obama has proclaimed May 6, 2011, Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Cheers to all the Military Spouses out there!! Be sure to check your local installation / base for Military Spouse Day events! Here’s the proclamation: Presidential Proclamation–Military Spouse Appreciation Day Military spouses serve as [...]

The Martha Stewart Holiday Show

Early on 30 Nov, our group of military spouses set off for New York City for an experience of a lifetime, to attend a taping of The Martha Stewart Show! They were so kind to invite our group as part of November Military Family Month, little did we know we would be part of Martha’s [...]

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