Moving is hard. Besides the fact that you have to meet people, there are so many things to deal with when moving to a new assignment. You have a new city that has new schools, grocery stores, and more. You are trying to learn your new address, streets, and just how to get from point […]
Category Archives: Family
Military Transition to Civilian Life
I always thought going to Afghanistan would be my hardest life experience. Here is the story of my military transition to civilian life. I went to college after high school because that is what everyone does (right?) at least that’s what all my friends were doing. For me, going to college was what I had […]
Celebrate the Holidays Together When You Can
When you are a military family there are often times when you don’t get to celebrate the holiday, anniversary, or life occasion on the day it should actually take place. Deployments, shift work and other military responsibilities sometimes leave life in flux. One thing I have learned from being in the military is that often times […]
Home for the Holidays – Should Service Members Go Home
Sometimes going home for the holidays feels like more work than would be worth the effort. So it is important to think about the best option for you as a military member when deciding what to do for this holiday season. Especially during a year with COVID where traveling could be restricted by leadership making […]
Honoring Military Spouses on Veterans Day
I know how hard your life is now. Your life as a military spouse isn’t an easy one. I used to wonder why military spouses got so much credit for all they do. Being a military member I knew what sacrifices I and my fellow members were making, but just like you cannot understand what […]
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Today on my friend Lisa is taking us to a place that she took me last Spring. The Imperial Sand Dunes. My family was lucky enough to spend a few days with her family riding the dunes and digging in the sand. She even taught me how to ride a little. I wanted to share […]
Saying Goodbye to Friends Is Hard
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. In this last move the packers packed things in weird places. […]
Why Being A Dad is Awesome from Real Dads
Did you know that being a Dad is awesome? I asked a bunch of my friends why they loved being a dad and was blown away with how many responded and with all the different reasons they shared. They were all at different life stages and it was interesting how it didn’t matter what stage […]
Some days I forget I’m the lucky one
As a stay at home mom sometimes I forget I’m the lucky one as a stay at home mom. My husband has been gone for almost two weeks. Currently, he is sitting in an airport waiting for a delayed flight hoping to be home before we wake up tomorrow. It was a long two weeks. […]
Military to Mom, not the journey I expected to take
When I went from military to mom I didn’t know what to expect. I had thought my deployment to Afghanistan had prepared me for anything that life could throw at me. But then I became a mom and life wasn’t anything like what I expected. And the constant self-doubt and continual change to my schedule […]
