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November Brave Crate- Fall Feels 🍁
Everything Inside of the November Brave Crate!!! Hay rides, corn mazes, pumpkin spice and Thanksgiving plans- Fall is certainly here, but when you're counting down on the home side of a deployment it can be easy to feel like this is just another season to check...
How to Feel Like You Have More to Give Even During Deployment
One of the most universally experienced struggles during a deployment is there not being enough of you to accomplish all that is required...running out of energy or steam or drive or desire before the day is over. We have lots of terms for describing this problem:...
October Brave Crate- Sweet Dreams 😴
Everything Inside of the October Brave Crate!!! If I had to name one thing that is the hardest for me during deployment countdowns, it would easily be "sleep." When you're used to curling up each night with the person you love, transitioning to a season of solo...
5 Self Care Tips for Deployment That No One Talks About
One of my favorite things to do when I want to treat myself is to go get a pedicure. I love having pretty toes and I love when someone else does it. There's nothing better than sitting in a massage chair, sipping diet coke, listening to my favorite podcast while...
September Brave Crate- Calm & Collected 😌
Everything Inside of the SePTEMBER Brave Crate!!! During deployment seasons I sometimes find my mind racing, my thoughts scattered, and my time running away from me. Between the stress of being separated from my loved one and the added responsibility of managing...
August Brave Crate- Sparkle ✨
Everything Inside of the August Brave Crate!!! True story: I once went completely silent for a full 4 days during my partner's very first deployment. I sat alone, binge-watched Grey's Anatomy, and spent (too much) time in my bedroom with a carton of ice cream...
58 Tips For Cleaning and Organizing During Deployment
One of my favorite and productive ways to help pass the time more quickly while my husband is deployed is doing house projects. Today I’m sharing 58 of my favorite tips that I've collected to help motivate and inspire you to get your house cleaned and organized...
July Brave Crate- Live Out Loud 🤩
Everything Inside of the JULY Brave Crate!!! What does it look like to be totally, authentically YOURSELF as you count down to homecoming? To live without fear of judgement- to release the need to be all things to all people at all times? If we're being honest,...
8 Creative Ways to Stay Both Busy and Energized During Deployment
If you’re a military spouse preparing for or in a deployment, chances are you’ve been advised to stay busy. This is great advice because it helps time pass more quickly, but so often we already feel too busy or stressed or overwhelmed during deployments. Check out these tips for improving the way you spend your free time in a way that is meaningful, energizing, and fits into your current schedule.
June Brave Crate – Creation 💐
Everything Inside of the June Brave Crate!!! Raise your hand if you've ever been told that "staying busy" is the best way to make time move quickly during your deployment countdown! We've all been there, with that age-old advice from a well meaning friend who...
May Brave Crate – Celebrate! 🥳
Everything Inside of the May Brave Crate!! After sending thousands of deployment countdown boxes to motivated military spouses around the world we've learned one thing: deployment can be overwhelming but it can also be beautiful with the right perspective!...
April Brave Crate- April Showers ☔️
Everything Inside of the APRIL Brave Crate!!! It can be hard for me to find the energy and motivation to celebrate life’s milestones while my spouse is deployed. But when I dig past the exhaustion, the loneliness and (to be honest) the guilt of celebrating while...
