MilSpouse Life
My first move as a military spouse and not a service member was unexpectedly hard. In the past, I would head to work and make friends and at least even when I didn’t know anyone, I had co-workers to spend time with throughout the day. I had a place to start. But when we arrived at our new base my husband went off to work, and I stayed [...]
Archives for January 2019
Raising KidsDealing With Controlling Kids? The “Secret Sauce” for Gaining Cooperation
Inside: If you're struggling with kids who act controlling, this is the missing piece to help! Plus, a simple 3-part guide for dealing with controlling kids or strong-willed kids. Post contains affiliate links that may, at no extra cost to you, earn a small commission. My daughter looked at her older brother, and immediately upon [...]
Deployment7 Crucial Components to Highly Effective Deployment Communication
One of the biggest challenges to deployment is the way it affects your relationship and your ability to communicate with your spouse. Sometimes deployment communication problems can be anticipated, like when the service member knows they won’t have internet. But other problems can creep up on you unexpectedly, like when your service [...]
7 Easy Changes That’ll Make a Big Impact on Kid Behavior
Several years ago I remember sitting at my dining room table vigorously typing away at my computer. Determined to start my own business from home, I was ready to - as they say - have it all. I was going to work from home (creating an online job for myself) and stay-at-home with my son and be a dotting spouse who cleaned and KonMaried [...]
The Secret Life of Military Spouses and Their Curtains
Every military spouse I know has one. It’s some sort of marked box or storage bin; usually shoved in the back corner of a closet. Sometimes the lid closes nicely. Sometimes it’s crammed so full that we have to stack other boxes on top to keep it closed. This box is filled with curtains. And it is more than just something that takes up [...]
Military Resources9 Embarrassing Things That Happened at The Military Base Gate
Inside this post: Military base gate etiquette faux pas to avoid. Save yourself from an embarrassing moment at the military base gate. Ah, the military base gate. To get onto base you have to pull up to the gate. Then you show your ID card to the security forces member. (Or MPs--military police.) (Or Daf guards, which are civilian [...]
Why Deployment Meltdowns Are Actually a Good Thing
After multiple deployments and separations as a military spouse, you’d think the deployment meltdown wouldn’t exist. This is simply not true. A few deployments ago, I hit a catastrophic wall right around the one-month mark. I am unashamed to say it was probably one of my worst meltdowns since becoming a military wife. In the middle of [...]
16 Inspirational Quotes for Military Kids That Will Make You Smile
Inside:Â Inspirational quotes for military kids that will make your heart skip a beat. They're the perfect set of deployment quotes to inspire your kids during the ups and downs of deployment. Military kids are truly impressive. They live all the challenges of military life, but they never signed up for it. They experience deployments, [...]
