Ship it Good: the details on e-retail

want them?  go buy them

My friend's cousin's piano teacher has a neighbor whose pastor has a stepson that skates with some lady who makes a billion dollars a minute working from home.

And our friend, BAMP* and SIMAAG reader from Georgia makes actual, real money selling antiques and shoes at Jen's Eclectic Market on Ebay.

We thought that the successful, self-employed BAMP was an urban legend (military myth?  battle BS?), but sure enough, Jen is a living, breathing, and re-furbishing example of what's possible when good ideas happen to determined people.

Awkward is Better than Lonely: Five Ways to Find MilSpouse Friends

Find someone to hang out with.  Photo credit:  C

When I fell in love with an army guy, I was very much looking forward to the social aspect of military lifestyle.  Friends were a huge part of my pre-Echo life- I spent a lot of time in groups and rarely ate meals, worked out, and I always had a crowd to celebrate special occasions (or free time) with.  Somehow I had the impression that milspouses also ran in packs so I figured I'd be greeted by a group of insta-friends as soon as I set foot on post.  I have no idea where...

Long story short, I had a difficult time finding common ground with the MilSpouses I met...