MILITARY RELATED Getting Settled After a Military Move Posted on December 2, 2018October 31, 2024 Getting Settled After a Military Move I am always anxious about Getting Settled in After a Military Move. From the outside, everything looks good. But the triad of who I am as a person is incomplete. Because inside my soul, I haven’t caught up with my mind and body moving… Read more
MILITARY RELATED Job Hunting in Fort Riley Kansas Posted on August 2, 2018October 31, 2024 There are a lot of resources available to help in the search. First, military spouses job hunting at Fort Riley should attend employment readiness training at Army Community Services (ACS). ACS provides training on completing the Federal Job Application and using USAJOBS.com. Read more
MILITARY RELATED Fort Riley, Kansas: My First Impressions of the Community Posted on July 31, 2018October 31, 2024 PCS to Fort Riley, check. We signed the lease. And now we are the newest residents of Manhattan, Kansas, a city in the Flint Hills of Kansas. My first impressions of Manhattan and the Fort Riley community aren’t as bad as I thought. But living in an empty house is… Read more
MILITARY SPOUSE BLOG The Blogger’s Compromise– How to Keep a Happy Home Happy Posted on November 5, 2017October 31, 2024 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
MILITARY RELATED Hiring Military Spouses is Good Business for the Global Marketplace Posted on March 3, 2017October 31, 2024 It wasn’t long ago that many companies didn’t offer employment opportunities that were substantive to military spouse due to our transient nature. Fortunately, the tide is turning and companies are recognizing that military spouses offer a diversity, born out of that transience, that far exceeds the gaps in employment and multiple fields and skill sets they employ. Read more
MILITARY RELATED Tips for Military Spouses Re-entering the Job Market Posted on February 24, 2017October 31, 2024 I haven’t worked full-time outside the home in a few years. But I want a job. I have things I’d like to do that require funds and the whole “dependent” blanket I’ve been wearing up to my eyeballs is wearing a little thin these days. I want—scratch that, I need a job. But it’s not for lack of trying that I don’t have one. I have applied to quite a few of them until recently. I have been a victim—a victim of my own short-sidedness. Read more
MILITARY RELATED Your Guide to Federal Employment: Application Tips Posted on September 3, 2015October 31, 2024 Steps for Applying for a Federal Job My apartment is set up. Everything I do from now on will be tweaking how I use the small but beautiful space. Our VPN is working and I can stream videos and order from JC Penney’s. I met a few of my neighbors,… Read more
SLOW TRAVEL TIPS Army Wives- How to Avoid Becoming a Cliche Posted on August 23, 2015September 14, 2024 Moving every three years to another duty station is something we all have plenty of experience dealing with, packing up, and moving away from our friends, jobs, daily routines, etc. But we can do a few things to ensure that we represent ourselves well and get the most out of… Read more