How to Send Mail to a Military Address
If you have no idea how to send mail to a military address, or it intimidates the heck out of you, you’re in the right place. It can seem totally…
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Why I’m Doing the Carry Forward Virtual 5k (And Why You Should, too!)
This post is made possible with support from the Wounded Warrior Project. All opinions are my own When I was a new military spouse I heard about something called “a…
The Unspoken Fear from a Military Spouse
“There’s an Elephant in the room, and it’s been around since the word ‘deployment’ first escaped from my husband’s lips.
Sometimes the Elephant is actually in another room. Out of sight, out of mind.
I obviously prefer it that way.
Because sometimes the Elephant isn’t just in the same room with me; it’s in my face and sitting on my chest, crushing the ability to catch my breath; making it impossible to breathe and even harder to even think straight.”
5 Things You Need For Solo Parenting
Solo parenting. It’s like single parenting, but…not really. And whether you’re solo parenting for a weekend or a year, it’s all freaking hard. Since I just wrapped up a year…
Europe · Germany · Living Overseas · Military
Holy Schnitzel: PCSing to Germany (part 1)
Because I want to remember the whole process for our move to Germany, I need to start at the beginning, so hang with me while we catch up a bit!…
Our Year-Long Deployment is Finally OVER
After 369 days away from us, my husband is back home from his deployment…and I can breathe again. I remember being so nervous for my very first homecoming. It was…
The Best Books for Kids During a Deployment
If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re a parent who knows a deployment is coming, you’re in the middle of a deployment with little ones, or you’re an awesome…
Deployment Goodbye: The Part Nobody Sees
This is the part most people don’t see. The deployment goodbye; the “see-ya-later” moments we try desperately to both rush through and cling to so we can move on to…
Currently: Feeling all the Feelings
How are you doing? How are you really doing? There’s this GIF of Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory breathing into a paper bag. I use that GIF often lately,…