Innovative Ideas for Building a Family-Friendly Greenhouse

Growing plants and gardening are great for everyone, especially children. There’s a reason many schools include therapeutic gardening in their curriculum—there’s nothing quite like getting your hands dirty and growing your own food. Unfortunately, I’m not great at growing things (I’ve written about my many — mostly failed– attempts over the years to grow things) […]

Mallorca and Puglia: Top Spots for Unforgettable Family Trips and Celebrations

There are many ways to travel. Sometimes, the goal is to see as much as possible while spending as little as possible—something I’ve done on many of my trips, including my recent budget-friendly trip to Georgia, where I spent just $13 on an Airbnb for my last night. But other times, travel is about relaxation, […]

Beach Must-Haves for Summer Family Adventures

My family spends lots of time at the beach. We go multiple times every summer, and until we had a car, our annual camping trip was on a public transportation accessible beach. There is just something so magical about the waves, and everything is yummier at the beach, even if it sometimes means getting a […]

How the Military Divorce Process Differs From Civilian Divorce

My father joined the US Army as a doctor when I was 16 years old while my family moved abroad. By the time he left the army, after a tour in Kuwait and a tour in Iraq he had the ranking of colonal. A year into his joining the military, my mother asked for a […]