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How Your Attitude Affects Your Well-Being

They say “you are what you eat,” and there is some truth to that. We are also what we project in the lines of our attitude. Your attitude affects your actions, as well as your mental and physical health. It can feel like an uphill battle sometimes when you are facing deployments, PCSing and other difficulties of military life, but there are strategies you can use to keep that chin lifted high and to keep that attitude working for you instead of against you.

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Gardening in Small Spaces Can Save Military Families a Bundle

I don’t know about you, but I love fresh veggies out of the garden in the summer. Unfortunately, there have been times in my life when my yard space was just too small to accommodate a garden.

There are a lot of creative ways to grow your own food and herbs even if you’ve only got a small patch of land, be it part of base housing or your own backyard.
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How to Deal With Outsiders to the Military Lifestyle

Even after years of experience and multiple deployments under their belts, families are constantly learning new challenges to the military lifestyle.

One of the biggest obstacles to overcome is handling judgment and ignorance about military issues from those closest to us.

Many of the readers on our Military Spouse and Family Facebook pages have dealt with this judgment firsthand and inspired these tips for bridging the learning gap and trying to respectfully inform those closest to you about military-specific struggles. See More

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How to Travel with Children: Babies, Tots and Tweens

Between visiting friends and family or enduring a permanent change of station, the military lifestyle can require a lot of extra travel.

It’s not so bad when you only have to plan a trip for yourself. But the challenge can rise dramatically when you have a child or children to bring along. There are ways to avoid the potential tantrums, sheer boredom and irksome insomnia.

Here are a few tips to effectively manage and enjoy your travels with kids: See More

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Adrienne May is a military spouse. Her husband is an Army soldier and now is serving in the Army National Guard. Together they have three children from preschool to pre-teen. Adrienne has a Bachelors Degree in Sociology & Non-Profit Management, and is actively involved in family readiness and disaster preparedness on the state level. She spends her free time advocating for military family programs, homecoming transition programs and adequate veterans benefits.


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