Motherhood requires a lot of yourself. You give everything you have and some days that doesn’t even seem to be enough. Is there a balance in motherhood? When I was in the Air Force I always expected the hardest life experience I would have would be deploying to Afghanistan as part of a Provincial […]
We got a chance to go to the unveiling of the new section of the Legoland Star Wars of Miniland at LegoLand California. When I heard about the opportunity, I saw Star Wars and Legos and knew we had to go. So, I asked my husband if he could get off work early and when […]
Isn’t it weird what you remember when you look back on past moments from your life. You might think that I would remember all the work I accomplished while I was in Afghanistan and all those projects I had at one time memorized. Now I can’t even remember most of them. I only remember bits […]
We went to Palm Springs this past week and I was really excited about the Dinosaur Museum in Carbazon, because I love dinosaurs. But after returning home I decided to share about my favorite day of the trip when we went to Palm Springs instead. Here is my quick tips to having a great day […]
One of the things I really enjoy doing each year. Is going to the pumpkin patch at Tanaka Farms. The first year we lived here I tried to find something farm like in the city. I know, why did I think I would find that in the city? But I did find a farm less […]
Being in the military has required our family to pick up and move 3 times in the last 10 years, which means saying goodbye to friends. Each move we have been lucky. We haven’t had any issues with any packers who steal or break items. This last move the packers packed things in weird places. This […]
Oh man, this week has been a rough one for actually getting the sleep I need. If it was just one little baby who was having a growth spurt it would still be rough week, but now I have a 2 year old. He loves to help make this tired momma even more tired. On […]
It is amazing how quickly your children grow up. Kids really do grow up. Today while at an Easter Egg hunt I was reminded how quickly another year had passed. Last year my son needed me to help him with the egg hunt and the year before that he was sitting in the grass and […]
Why is being a mom so hard? This is a question I often wonder about. If you take a quick look at Facebook or Instagram your mind would lead you to think that being a mom is just fun and games, but Facebook and Instagram are not real life. Even when people try to peel […]
I had so much fear about how to be a good mom with my first son; it made for a pretty stressful newborn stage. Every book I read and every unrealistic requirement I placed on my baby and myself added up to stress and frustration that had me searching and longing for approval. I really […]
I am a former Air Force officer who has transitioned to being a stay at home mom and Air Force wife. My husband and I have lived in New Mexico and Ohio and now California. I left the military in 2013.
Here on my blog I share stories incorporating life experience from veteran/milspouse/motherhood perspective while occasionally throwing in my past letters home from my Afghanistan deployment.
My goal is to inspire others on their life journey and hopeful find some encouragement along the way I help military leaders transition into mom life so they can thrive.
