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How to Make Your Own Iron-On Transfers With a Printer
A Beginner-Friendly DIY Guide + Free Printable DesignsCustom T-shirts, tote bags, pajama sets, team gear, and kid-made gifts do not require a cutting machine or a professional print shop. With the rig...
Get Your Brew On: A Summer of IPAs
Once the temperature climbs over ninety degrees, it's time to put aside your Spring Lagers for a crisper taste perfect for the warmer climate. There is nothing quite like settling in with a good IPA a...
Operation Publication: How to Get Started as a Writer — No Matter What You Want to Write
Whether you dream of writing children’s books, adult fiction, memoirs, devotionals, or practical non‑fiction, the first step is the same: you start with a story, a message, or a moment that matters to...
Operation Publication: Why Writing Books Is a Great Fit for Military Spouses
Writing, whether for children or adults, is more than a creative outlet. It’s a flexible, meaningful pursuit that fits naturally into the rhythm of military life. Military spouses already embody resil...
How to Be More Mindful and Less Stressed This Year
We are getting back into the swing of things after all of the holiday “stuff”, and that means the stress is slowly building again. School Activities…Work Tasks…Military Chaos…Life Happenings…and every...
Operation Publication: Just Like Me, You Can Become an Author
I never expected to become an author. Creative writing wasn’t something I enjoyed in school, and it wasn’t on my radar until after I began working toward my Accredited Financial Counselor® credential,...
Get Your Brew On: Honey Porter
Greetings everyone! As mentioned before, one of my favorite home brews is a honey porter that drinks well on its own, but also serves as a great companion to every dish served hot. That includes every...
Get Your Brew On: Five Styles to Brew at Home
As with a love of cooking, one of the interesting aspects of home brewing is trying a new beer style at a bar, pub, or restaurant, then duplicating it at home. Here are five popular styles consumed in...
Get Your Brew On: the Wort, the Yeast, and the Bottles
Last time with Get Your Brew On, I provided all the ingredients and equipment you need to create a tasty beer from scratch. Now, let’s brew!Here are the steps and the timeline for putting it all toget...
Get Your Brew On: Equipment and Ingredients
Welcome back! Last time with Get Your Brew On, we covered getting started with brewing kits and tweaking them with add-ins, such as puréed fresh fruit. Now, we’re going to move up to scratch brewing.T...
Operation Coffee First: Morning Toy Rotation for Tactical Toddler Containment
If you’ve ever tried to get ready for the day with a toddler loose in the house, you know—it’s less “calm, productive morning” and more “DEFCON 1” by 8 a.m. It can even look like the PX during a clear...
Get Your Brew On: Getting Started
Home Brewing starts as a hobby and quickly becomes a way of life. Brewers love talking about their hobby with one difference from many other enthusiasts. We hand out free samples!It’s a hobby that can...
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At some point in my 30s, I realized mornings are basically a race against the clock. Alarm. Coffee. Shower. Find a clean shirt. Feed the dog. Answer the email I didn’t get to last night. Somehow figure out how to squeeze in the gym. Then, get out the door on time to go train. I do not make any elaborate breakfasts. There just isn’t any time for that. That’s why the NEW Silk® Protein Shakes caught ...
Portable Careers for Military Spouses
PCS orders can change your address in a matter of months, but they should not have to erase your career momentum.For military spouses, a portable career is more than a job labeled “remote.” The goal is to find work built around skills that employers need in many places, credentials you can transfer or maintain, an employer that can keep you on through a move, or a client base that can travel with ...
The Invisible Battle: POTS Awareness Month
October is POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) Awareness Month. This is a time dedicated to illuminating a complex chronic condition that is invisible to the naked eye, but it affects millions. As a military spouse who lives with POTS, I know the daily challenges and how widely misunderstood this autonomic dysfunction is. It introduces a unique layer of difficulty, as military life de...
