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 […]
Category Archives: Military Life
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 […]
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. […]
A Joint Mission in Afghanistan: My Deployment Story
Shortly after arriving in Afghanistan, I was able to part of a joint mission between the French Task Force and the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). We had done a quick visit down to Southern Tagab before the team we replaced left. And our team decided it would be a great opportunity to team up with […]
International Development Takes Time
This post contains affiliate links My military career led me to directly connect to international development. As such, I have been given some amazing opportunities. One of these being sharing my experience with The Engineering Career Coach. Leading up to the interview questions were sent back and forth. Since I write about my deployment experience often […]
A Hidden Village in Afghanistan
Michelle Obama recently announced that women veterans should tell our stories: “(Your stories) are so worth telling, and our girls, our granddaughters need to hear them. If you are a woman veteran, if you have worn the uniform and served bravely, I want to ask you to stand tall.” – That is part of why I […]
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. […]
Honoring Veterans by Sharing your Beauty
When I was in the military one of the things that was hardest for me to adjust to was having my hair within military regulations every day. I am not very good at doing my hair in general and to keep flyaways pinned down and a neat bun in place meeting military regulations was not […]
5 Tips for Transitioning from Airman to Mom
This post was sponsored on behalf of Lincoln Military Housing, but the opinions are my own. My experience with the transition from being a career woman to staying at home meant I left the military and a huge part of my identity. But I don’t think my experience is really all that different from other […]