Hi and welcome to the National Association for Military Moms and
Spouses! We are delighted you have joined us and there's LOTS for
you to do here. But with all the activity, information, connecting
and sharing going on, there's one key ingredient that makes it all
work: YOU.
This guide will help you get started on this network and help
you make the most of your free membership with us. Here's what you
can do RIGHT NOW:
1. Sign up for our free eNewsletter and event details.
This is the heartbeat of the Association and part of how we stay
connected. After you've joined us using the "Sign Up" feature of
the website, you still need to sign up for our NAMMAS e-Connects
newsletter and with it comes a FREE MP3 download of "Finding Your
BLISS: How To Create The Life You Want With The Military Life You
Get." It's a cool interview, where Debbye Cannon, The Business Mom
Mentor interviews me and we discuss why it's crucial for you to
find, maintain and share your BLISS. What's BLISS? Get the
interview and be inspired!
2. Get a profile picture up. Now, that beautiful default
photo of those two women slapping hands that's loaded next to your
name is nice, but we'd all rather see YOU! Load a quick picture of
yourself so everyone will know who they're connecting with.
3. Upload photos of your family and/or friends. What's
even cooler than a picture of yourself is pictures of people who
like you! :O) Share with us your circle of friends and family. You
never know who you might find on this network and reconnections are
made frequently.
4. Complete your "My Page" page. This will personalize the
whole experience for you. Nothing better than your own personal
stamp on your corner of the Association "universe".
5. Own a business? We absolutely want to know about it! But
you must put it in the
MOB
section (Mom Owned Business). This will eventually become our
Business Directory, where when you need a virtual assistant, a
house cleaner, or some Mary Kay, the Association will be the first
place you look. This network was created BY us FOR us. We can help
support each other with resources that are in-house!
6. Invite your friends! Don't you know it's not good that
(wo)man should be alone? The success of this online Association
depends solely on YOU. That means the next time you hear one of
your mom or spouse friends complaining that they don't know how to
get organized for PCS, how to keep a great schedule for you and the
kids when your man's deployed, or that it's so hard to make
friends, that's the perfect opportunity for you to invite them your
Association.
Use this link to invite your girlfriends and help
spread the word about the great resources we have available.
7. Get busy connecting! Yes that's what we do here. No fun
if you never come back. And we WILL make sure you come back.
Explore all that this site and Association has to offer you. Things
like FREE TelEvents, Q&A in the Forums, chat with other members
who are online with you and even create your own Group within the
association. You can designate it by base, service, unit, moms at
your base, spouses who used to be active duty, whatever you want!
The point is get involved, share your story, and learn from each
other.
As with any organization, there's got to be some rules. And
wouldn't a military group be un-military without some? That's why
before you go off saving the world one woman at a time, you should
take a look at the "House Rules" page.
You can
find them here. Not a long list of stuff, but we want to make
sure you maximize your experience here and don't abuse it. Don't
worry, it's easy stuff...any mom or wife would be proud.
That's it! We look forward to getting to know you and being the
premier resource for supporting you with help information for your
life.