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Take a Day Trip: Trier, Germany By: Kristen Gray While stationed in the Kaiserslautern area, it is tough to resist the urge to jet-set around Europe at the drop of a hat. However, for various reasons, spontaneous trips to Paris, London and Rome are not always in the [...]
Have Tools. Will Travel. Safety for Families on the Move By Kim Estes, Founder Savvy Parents Safe Kids This is not Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Safety is always of importance for families. We worry about our kids crossing the street safely, making sure they wear bike helmets and keeping them safe from abuse and abduction. However, [...]
Giving Back to the One Person You Often Forget-YOU By: Jessica Aycock “If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.” – Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, April 2003 I’m in final pre-deployment mode. As in 20-days-are-you-kidding?-There’s-not-enough-time!-How-am-I-ever-going-to-get-everything-done?-mode. My [...]
Moving Tips to Save Your Sanity By Jessica Aycock I’ve moved more in the last nine months than I have in the last nine years. First, from Wisconsin to North Carolina, then twice within NC – staying first with my family, then a family friend before (finally) finding my own place. One thing I noticed [...]
One of the most important factors in keeping children and adults safe from entrapment incidents in pools and spas is to install anti-entrapment or safety drain covers that are compliant with the P&SS Act. Drain entrapments are frequently the result of a swimmer’s body, hair, limbs or clothing becoming entangled in a faulty or flat [...]
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 deter break-ins. Keep the lights on. Use spotlights and motion-activated floodlights outside. Set [...]
Headache-Free Non-Toxic Cleaning By: Jessica Aycock Cleaning has never been my favorite household task. Even walking through the cleaning aisle at the grocery store gives me a headache. For a long time, I wasn’t much concerned with the safety of my cleaning products. If they did the job and smelled fairly nice, I could put [...]
Summer Safety Tips By Jessica Aycock Summer is officially upon us-or at least on the horizon, depending on where you live. Pretty soon, weekends will be booked with barbecues, parties, and vacations and camping. I love the summer months. The warmer weather appeals to my “girly-girl” side with cute summer dresses and sandals. And now [...]
Boosting the image that you have of yourself can be as simple as enhancing your thought process. I haven’t done research or gathered information by conducting a survey; but I do know from experience how and why to lift myself up instead of put or tear myself down. When I was younger, no matter how [...]
Boosting the image that you have of yourself can be as simple as enhancing your thought process. I haven’t done research or gathered information by conducting a survey; but I do know from experience how and why to lift myself up instead of put or tear myself down. When I was younger, no matter how [...]
By Monica Tucker monica@armyspousemag.com As I was searching the internet, I came across several social media ‘military spouse’ support forums and other sites that are basically a reflection of the negative side to living this military life. As a military spouse business owner, I was somewhat appalled by the lack of professionalism displayed, and it [...]
March/April Learn a different language—Have you ever listened to a song in French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese and would have loved to have been able to sing along? The music is beautiful but if only you could connect the words with the music…how much more exciting it would be. Learning a different language does take [...]
Name: Lisa Saucedo Occupation: Executive Director Title: Executive Director, CASA of El Paso Location: El Paso, Texas Website: www.casaofelpaso.com Contact Information: (915) 546-8146 What inspires you within your occupation?With inspired determination, I have created a fulfilling career and led the CASA of El Paso organization with passion, enthusiasm, and hard work. The team, who I [...]
Feature: AUSA + Patty Barron = Great Army Family Support Name:Patty Barron Describe yourself with one word… Determined Number of years married…32years Children… Three: Michael (29), Megan (27), Joe (17) To relax and unwind you…watch the Golden Girls on DVD Currently reading…Tinkers Listening to…Frank Sinatra Favorite quote… “I’ll make it” …Jimmy Chitwood; Hoosiers (movie) Favorite [...]
Military Spouse Business Feature: “Metal Creations Are True Fashion” Name: Wendy Caldwell Status: Army Spouse of Active Duty Soldier Hometown: Teaneck, NJ Installation: Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, HI Business Name: Homefront Metalworks Business Website: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomefrontMetalworks Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homefront-Metalworks/157512887665505 Business Phone: (908) 910-5071 Business Email: wendy.homefront@gmail.com About . . . It’s been a year [...]
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 [...]
Arts & Entertainment Editor’s Choice: David French picked up the newspaper in the comfort of his penthouse in Philadelphia, and read about a soldier – father of two – who was wounded in Iraq. Immediately, he was stricken with a question: Why him and not me? This is the story of what happens when a [...]