WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Road Trip: How to Lose Weight While You Travel Posted on July 25, 2018November 15, 2025 You guys know I am in the process of moving. I’m also in the process of a month-long road trip. And I am looking for another job. And oh yeah, I’m trying to lose weight. Any one of the above is a recipe for weight gain. So far, I’ve lost… Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Why Bloggers Are the New Digital Tour Guides for Travelers Posted on July 21, 2018November 15, 2025 The Digital Tour Guide Bloggers are essentially online tour guides. This post outlines how both guides create itineraries, present content, and set the mood. Consequently, the more we consider ourselves Virtual Travel Guides, the more we can connect with our readers and the content we write. Bloggers essentially serve as… Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD How to Get Ready for Visitors While Living Overseas Posted on June 3, 2018November 15, 2025 When we left the United States last year, a dozen people promised to visit us in Europe. So far, only one has — my mom. I understand that flying halfway across the world is a significant investment in both time and money. So, when friends and family do come, it’s… Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD How to Enjoy a Military Ball Posted on April 13, 2018November 16, 2025 It’s really no fun if you can’t get up, socialize and dance. But be comforted, by the end of the night all the ladies will be barefoot or (like me) in a pair of flip-flops they carried in their purses. I literally had half a dozen ladies comment on how jealous they were of my flip-flops. Well, at least they know for the next military ball. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Free Meals on Veterans Day Posted on November 12, 2017November 15, 2025 Dorian sat down next to me st the bar at Hopdoddy’s in Round Rock and ordered a frito burger. Jonny leaned in to confess that that burger wasn’t on the menu anymore but she’d make it for him anyway. That made me smile. Veterans Day is really an opportunity to see how your local businesses appreciate the service of America’s true 1%— the military. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Blogger’s Compromise– How to Keep a Happy Home Happy Posted on November 5, 2017November 15, 2025 He was right, I wasn’t giving him my full attention and that’s not putting him first. Once it was brought to my attention, I decided to make some changes to keep the peace and not allow the blog to come between us. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD How to Thrive After You PCS to Baumholder, Germany Posted on November 3, 2017February 15, 2026 Baumholder has been my favorite duty station in the 23 years we have traveled with the military. Forty minutes from the French border, the Weinstrasse (wine road). It was less than 90 minutes from Frankfurt, central to a lot of cute towns like Idar Oberstein and less than an hour from Frankfurt Hahn, an international airport and Ryan Air. And Baumholder was in the middle of it all. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD My First Military Influencer Conference: Wins, Mistakes, and Key Takeaways Posted on October 31, 2017November 15, 2025 If I thought I was just going to come back home and continue to work on my business alone, I was wrong– dead wrong. I am overwhelmed by the follow-up from some of the military spouses, Veterans and sponsors I met over those two days in Dallas. We have built some solid networks and I know that when its time for #milblogging18, I’ll be ready to roll. Read more