October 2014 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Poll: Spouses Don’t Use Programs?

I am always amazed at the number providers of military family programs featured in the Family Forums at the annual convention of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C. From Army Community Services to Hiring our Heroes to...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: FRG/Spouse Support, Poll

9 Ways to Get Hired Now, Military Spouse

After five rounds of interviews and a test that I passed with flying colors, I was rejected from my dream job at a public relations firm in Washington, D.C. I was told it was because there wasn’t a “personality fit.” But this claim coincided...

Published Mon, Oct 20 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Should Rank Keep Your Military Teen From Babysitting?

Babysitters. I don’t know about you, but when I had small children, reliable and available babysitters were one of the most important things in my life. I just knew that I would pay-it-backward by raising responsible, willing babysitters to help other...

Published Mon, Oct 20 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: kids

What You Wish You Knew BEFORE Starting a Business

I don’t regret starting my business Powerhouse Planning at all, but Lord knows I wish I’d had an article like this two years ago helping me make wise decisions. That said…I’m sucking up my pride and sharing my hardships in order that others might dodge...

Published Sun, Oct 19 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

Get Happy Guide For Military Brides and Grooms

I have my own wishes for military brides. I want the sun to shine generously upon them. I want grooms to laugh out loud like this is the happiest day of their lives. I want every single member of the wedding party to have the best hair day ever. Most...

Published Sat, Oct 18 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Military Life, newlywed, wedding, air force bride, army bride, navy bride, marine bride

6 Easy PCS Savings Tips

“How am I going to get through this?” is the question that pops up when you get new PCS orders. The details and to do list can be overwhelming. Along with the mental preparation needed to get through a PCS smoothly, it takes a lot of financial planning...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2014 5:09 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Legal & Financial

Everything You Wish You Knew Before Your First Ball

Ever been that girlfriend nervously googling “what to wear to a military ball?” Because I have. Guilty as charged. But that was several years ago, and honestly, the internet pretty much failed me. I showed up totally clueless… but there’s...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

New Military Spouses Need Seat Around The Table

What’s the first thing you do when you meet a brand new military spouse — young and in love? Struggling to make ends meet? Brave in that way only the young are truly brave? If you are like longtime military author and publisher Karen Pavlicin-Fragnito...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2014 8:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, Military Life

Dual Military Marriage: 5 Factors That Will Trigger ‘The Talk’

Did you and your partner ever have ‘The Talk?’ Every couple does. At some point after you start dating, the two of you have to define the relationship: Are we exclusive? Where is this relationship headed? Do you love me as madly as I love you? In a dual...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, dual military

5 Picture Presents We’re Ordering for our Holiday Care Packages

It’s that time of year again. When the rest of the world starts buying Halloween candy, and we start thinking about what on earth we can put in a Christmas or Hannukah box that might take the bite out of holidays away from home. This year, we’ve...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: I Love This Product, Military Lifestyle

Should A Pregnant Cinderella Go to the Ball?

Cinderella has always welcomed the opportunity to strut her stuff at the ball. Maybe she leaves the pumpkin chariot at home, but hey, she shows up, looking awesome, sparkly shoes and all. Until… she got pregnant again and wasn’t just-a-little...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Lifestyle

Tricare Cuts to ABA Could Diminish Services for Autistic Kids

Services for autistic military children are on the chopping block again. Tricare proposed making cuts that could potentially affect thousands of special needs children. The new Tricare Autism Demonstration would combine Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 12:33 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Military Life

Commissary and Plastic: No Ban on the Horizon

As more and more grocery stores and municipalities ban plastic bags or, in some places like Washington, D.C., tax their use, the commissary still offers them. But after one website questioned whether or not the commissary should be offering plastic bags...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, commissary

Thanks to the L’il Helper at Home!

I’m always a little uncomfortable when some general or admiral or elected official decides to thank a crowd of military spouses for all we do. It isn’t that we don’t deserve thanks. We do. It’s just that I worry during all that thanking that the sentiment...

Published Sun, Oct 12 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

10 Ways To Be An Awesome Mom — On The Cheap!

The things that make a person a good mom or dad always seem a little boring to me. I can do them. I can cook nutritious meals and brush little teeth and make itty bitty kiddies feel safe and cuddly. (I can put the fear of Mom into a teenager, too, Buddy...

Published Sat, Oct 11 2014 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE, kids

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