MilSpouse Life
At seven months pregnant, I waddled over to my empty red suitcase and flipped it open. My eyes glanced over at the pile of clean laundry sitting in a basket to the left. To the right, toys and toiletries sat in another pile. I sat there for a moment staring at the mounds of belongings that needed to fit into one (very small looking) [...]
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DeploymentOne Simple Tool That Will Make Deployment Easier
I’m going to be brutally honest with you: I’ve never used a deployment binder before. Each time deployment would come around (and it seemed to come around an awful lot) I’d run around like a lady with her hair on fire. It was mildly embarrassing, but I know for certain I’m not the only spouse who does this. So there’s that. Plus, I [...]
Are Military Spouses Unknowingly Violating OPSEC?
We hear about it all the time--OPSEC and PERSEC for military families. This is how we keep service members and their families safe. But do we really know what we can and can’t say on the internet, via email or to people in real life? Unfortunately, I don’t think there is enough education out there for spouses, families and the rest of [...]
15+ Crazy Things Military Spouses Did to See Their Service Member
I hung up the phone and all I felt was complete and utter panic. There I was working the day shift as an ICU nurse scouring the internet for a plane ticket. I was supposed to be taking care of patients, but all I could think about was my long-distance boyfriend who just announced he was leaving on a deployment in less than [...]
7 Survival Tips to Help Your Military Child Adjust to a New School
We moved from Oklahoma to Texas because my husband was selected to be a MTI. As a military family, we were ready to move: we had been at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma for 5 years. But I worried about my daughter--a military child. She had gone to school in Oklahoma from Kindergarten to Third Grade. It was the only school she knew. My son [...]
12 Creative Ways Military Families Thrive During the Holidays
Around the world there are hundreds of thousands of military families far from home this holiday season. Some families (like us) are half way around the world from their nearest and dearest, which is about as far as you can get. Sounds slightly daunting, right? But there is an upside to everything… You can live far away from family, [...]
