Great Summer Grilling Recipes from Reynolds Kitchens
Zucchini Tomato Vegetable Packet1 sheet (18x24-inches) Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil 2 small zucchini, sliced 1 medium onion, sliced 1 large tomato, cut in chunks 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil 3/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning 1/2… [more]
Editor’s Note
Editor's Note By: Brandy Maltbia Woodley May is Military Appreciation Month. On behalf of everyone at ASM, I want to first and foremost extend warm and sincere gratitude to all the men and women who serve and have served our great country. This includes… [more]
Trendy Military Appreciation Gifts for Women
Honor your loved one with some of this year’s trendy gifts. You can show your loved one just how much you appreciate them with gifts that match their personalities and lives. I have done all the work for you and found perfect gifts that are sure to… [more]
Strong Army Spouse Profile: Anisha Hankins
Name: Anisha Hankins Describe yourself with one word... positive Number of years married…1 Children…2 To relax and unwind you…meditation and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) yoga Currently reading…The Help Listening to…I love listening… [more]
What No One is Talking About When it Comes to Portable Careers
What No One is Talking About When it Comes to Portable Careers: Changing Your Focus from Portability to Passion By: Stacy Swearengen “Change your thoughts, and you change your world” -Norman Vincent Peale It’s no secret that I have long held… [more]
Lose Weight with this Expert Tip
Lose Weight with this Expert Tip By Shari Lopatin TriWest Healthcare Alliance Did you know more than half of American adults are overweight or obese? According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, the… [more]
Book Review: The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living
Bestseller The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living Written By: Debra Holtzman Debra Holtzman provides not only a book, but an actual resource that holds invaluable information, tips, facts, resources and advice for… [more]
Home Safety While You’re Away – Great Tips from USAA
Is your home alone? July and August, when you're enjoying your summer vacation, are the busiest months of the year for home burglaries, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Whether you're in town or out of town, follow these tips to help… [more]
Health & Wellness Challenge
Publisher’s Health and Wellness Challenge Army Spouse Magazine’s Strong Army Spouse Fitness Challenge begins July 1, 2012. Are you up for the challenge? If so, join our Publisher while she pursues her goal of losing weight and maintaining a… [more]
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness Challenge
Publisher’s Health and Wellness Challenge Army Spouse Magazine’s Strong Army Spouse Fitness Challenge begins July 1, 2012. Are you up for the challenge? If so, join our Publisher while she pursues her goal of losing weight and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. The Strong Army Spouse Fitness Challenge begins July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. [...]
Lose Weight with this Expert Tip
Lose Weight with this Expert Tip By Shari Lopatin TriWest Healthcare Alliance Did you know more than half of American adults are overweight or obese? According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, the actual number is 66 percent. Imagine a map of the U.S. showing the Mississippi River. [...]
One Tight Muscle, Much Pain
One Tight Muscle, Much Pain . . . Body Maintenance with Physical Therapy By: Brandy Woodley For over three years, I would periodically experience muscle issues that would render pain in my neck and back, spasms in my leg and lower back, nagging dullness in my arm, and loss of strength in my hand. Each [...]
Career and Education
What No One is Talking About When it Comes to Portable Careers
What No One is Talking About When it Comes to Portable Careers: Changing Your Focus from Portability to Passion By: Stacy Swearengen “Change your thoughts, and you change your world” -Norman Vincent Peale It’s no secret that I have long held the belief that passion should come before portability in the development of a career. [...]
The Job Search: What You are Missing and Why You Aren’t Getting a Call Back
THE JOB SEARCH: What You are Missing and Why You Aren’t Getting a Call Back By: Stacy Swearengen The reality of the Army lifestyle means that we, as the spouses of soldiers, typically face the job search phenomenon more often than the average American. PCSing alone can require us to leave our jobs every three [...]
Family & Relationships
Parenting Words Give Aim
Parenting Words Give Aim By: Brandy Woodley Happy Mother’s Day . . . to all you hard working ladies who give so much love and sacrifice EVERY day. Happy Father’s Day . . . to all the wonderful and real fathers who make time for their children, molding them into great adults with love and [...]
Relationship Maintenance Tools to Utilize This Summer
Relationship Maintenance Tools to Utilize This Summer By: Meryl DeLena Winter is a difficult time for many individuals. Due to shorter days of light, frigid temperatures and less time outdoors, many people can develop “SAD” also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), SAD is defined as [...]
It’s in Your Pocket
It’s in Your Pocket By: Brandy Woodley Have you ever reached in the pocket of your jeans, jacket, winter coat, pullover, suit coat, suitcase, purse, vehicle seat, apron, shirt, backpack, briefcase, pants, ACU, BDU, dress blues . . . only to find something from your child. Now, you and I both hope that it is [...]
Beauty and Style
Trendy Military Appreciation Gifts for Women
Honor your loved one with some of this year’s trendy gifts. You can show your loved one just how much you appreciate them with gifts that match their personalities and lives. I have done all the work for you and found perfect gifts that are sure to put a smile on their faces. The Fashionista [...]
Military Spouse Fashion Design Competition
Are you a military spouse who is an aspiring fashion designer? If so, we want to feature you! Military spouses will be given the opportunity to feature three designs that will be shown in a fashion show that will benefit a military charity in the fall of this year. The three designs are: Lady’s Little [...]
Arts & Entertainment
May/June Movie Reviews
The Lucky One Synopsis Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestseller The Lucky One, Zac Efron (“17 Again,” “Charlie St. Cloud”) stars alongside Taylor Schilling (TV’s “Mercy”) and Blythe Danner (“Meet the Parents” franchise) in this romantic drama directed by Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Scott Hicks (“Shine,” “No Reservations”). U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Efron) returns from [...]
Book Giveaway
The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living By: Debra Smiley Holtzman Debra Holtzman would like to extend her appreciation to our Soldiers and families by giving away some copies of her bestseller, The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living. Family safety is a priority [...]
Book Review: The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living
Bestseller The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living Written By: Debra Holtzman Debra Holtzman provides not only a book, but an actual resource that holds invaluable information, tips, facts, resources and advice for the entire family. She not only identifies potential harm and serious dangers, but she speaks to prevention [...]
May/June Reading List
Arts & Entertainment Editor’s Picks Gail Kasper’s Unstoppable: 6 Easy Steps To Achieve Your Goals remains on the ASM Reading List. The book details the Systematic Attitude Development-Technique (SAD-T). This 6-step revolutionary system has led thousands of people accomplish their goals, improve their attitudes, maximize each day and move forward, even in the midst of [...]
Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note By: Brandy Maltbia Woodley May is Military Appreciation Month. On behalf of everyone at ASM, I want to first and foremost extend warm and sincere gratitude to all the men and women who serve and have served our great country. This includes those who have worn the uniform, and those of us who [...]
Food and Dining
Great Summer Grilling Recipes from Reynolds Kitchens
Zucchini Tomato Vegetable Packet1 sheet (18×24-inches) Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil 2 small zucchini, sliced 1 medium onion, sliced 1 large tomato, cut in chunks 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil 3/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt PREHEAT oven to 450°F or grill to medium-high. CENTER vegetables [...]
Focus on the Fort
Featured Business: Jones Handmade Soap Company – Founder/Owner – Fe Jones
Army Spouse Entrepreneur Profile Name: Fe Jones Status: Army Wife of Active Duty Soldier Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Business: Retail and Manufacturing of Natural Bath and Body Products Jones Handmade Soap Company A5533 Alameda Ave., #3 El Paso, Texas 79905 (888) 315-3341 info@jonessoaps.com www.jonessoaps.com Like Jones Soaps on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/jonesssoaps [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss – Volunteerism
Recognition is Retention By: Tephanie Hopper If you ask a volunteer, “Why do you volunteer?” some will say to help others, others may say to gain job experience, and some may even say that they volunteer to network. The one answer that you will not get is that they volunteer for the recognition. In most [...]
Senior Spouse Feature: Lucille Martin Pittard – Extra-Ordinary Woman
“She’s here,” my husband informed me as I was preparing for a ‘catching up’ conversation with Lucille Martin Pittard, wife of Major General Dana J.H. Pittard, Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss. With a Texas sized smile, photos and other memorabilia in hand, Lucille entered my home on a positive mission [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Photographer – Ivona Dixon
Army Spouse Photographer Feature: Name: Ivona Dixon Status: Army wife Hometown: Ewing, New Jersey Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Business: Photography by Ivona (915) 412-6652 or (609) 358-1114 ivona@photographybyivona.com www.photographybyivona.com Like Photography by Ivona: www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-Ivona/147358478627802 Follow Ivona on Twitter: @IvonaDixon How long have you been a photographer? 3 years When, where and why did you fall [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Photographer – Tara Ruby
Army Spouse Photographer Feature: Name: Tara Ruby Status: Army Wife/Air Force Veteran Hometown: Hagerstown, Maryland Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Business: Pryssy’s Photography (915) 224-0665 pryssy@live.com www.tararuby.com Like Pryssy’s Photography on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/tararuby Follow Pryssy’s on Twitter: @pryssysphotos How long have you been a photographer? Almost 10 years When, where and why did you fall in [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Photographer – Susan Gibson Rios
Army Spouse Photographer Feature: Name: Susan Rios Status: Army wife Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Business: Rivers Photography sriversphotography@gmail.com www.sriversphotography.webs.com Like Rivers Photography on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Rivers-Photography/171378672386 How long have you been a photographer? Professionally: 2 years; Hobbyist: 15 years When, where and why did you fall in love with photography?I was a junior in high school, [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Photographer – Penelope C. Apolinario-Ibay
Army Spouse Photographer Feature: Name: Penelope C. Apolinario-Ibay Status: Army Wife Hometown: Mesa, Arizona Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Business: Mikel Simone Imagery (602) 380-4403 info@mikelsimone.com www.MikelSimone.com Like Mikel Simone Imagery on Facebook Follow Mikel Simone Imagery on Twitter: @mikelsimone How long have you been a photographer? Photography has been a hobby of mine for quite [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouses
The cover picture for our first print issue (did you subscribe?) shows a diverse group of Army spouses amidst nature. (We will post the cover this week along with a giveaway!) Green plants and grass always symbolize freshness and serenity to most. This issue focuses on Restoration and Relaxation. We asked our Army spouse “models” [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Realtor – Heather Harmston
Army Spouse Realtor Profile Name: Heather Harmston Status: Army Wife of Active Duty Soldier Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Real Estate Agency: First Choice Realty 1478 George Dieter #G-2, El Paso, Texas 79936 (915) 317-2836 h.harmston@gmail.com www.hnhrealestate.com Heather on Facebook: Fort Bliss Housing Options How long have you been licensed as a real [...]
Focus on the Fort: Fort Bliss Spouse Realtor – Amalia Nungaray
Army Spouse Realtor Profile Name: Amalia Nungaray Status: Army Wife of Active Duty Soldier Hometown: Neumarkt/Germany Installation: Fort Bliss, Texas Real Estate Agency: Stanton Realty 1520 N. Resler, Suite # F, El Paso, TX 79912 (915) 740 3595 amalia.nungaray@yahoo.com http://awp6147-preview.gep.mlxchange.com/ Amalia on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/amalia.nungaray How long have you been licensed as a real estate [...]
