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Why you should blog during a deployment
If you have ever thought about starting a blog, a deployment might be a good time to start. I started my first Army wife blog during my husband’s second deployment. We were in Germany and I... -
Making the Best of a Duty Station You Didn’t Want.
Two years ago, I waited with breathless anticipation for where my husband would get his first official station from the Army. Six years before in the Marines, he’d been stationed at Camp Pendleton and I moved there, then... -
Dealing with Military Disappointment
My husband re-joined the Army in late 2005 after being out for about 8 years. During that time he met me, we got married and had our first little boy. So when he joined he did... -
Benefits of a Deployment
When I hear the word deployment I think about loneliness, saying goodbye, war and missing the person I love. When it comes time to get ready for a deployment, I want to find ways to make... -
Short Separations: How to Cope
Military life prepares most of us for long term separations. They aren’t easy, they aren’t something to look forward to, but it’s a fact of life for us. At some point, your spouse will spend a... -
5 Tips on Preparing Your Home for a PCS
PCS or permanent change of station. For the vast majority of military families, this happens at least once in an enlistment. For career military it happens more often. Besides a deployment, this is one of the... -
Best Duty Stations
There are many different types of places a Military member could get stationed. My husband is in the Army. We have been stationed at three different Army posts. During the last seven years I have met... -
Saying Goodbye to Friends
When you are a Military family you get to meet a lot of wonderful people no matter where you go. The sad part of that is that most Military families move to a different duty station... -
5 New Year’s Resolutions for this Military Wife
I’m not a über involved Army wife. I don’t attend many FRG meetings, I don’t host get togethers with other wives, and I don’t really know many of the people my husband works with. This isn’t... -
How to Save at the Commissary
Many people mistakenly believe that the commissary always has the lowest prices…while this isn’t always true it can offer savings. Here are some things to know about shopping at the commissary to help you get the... -
Making Family Memories before a deployment
When a deployment is on the horizon, a Military family starts to think about how to prepare before they leave. There is an urgency in wanting to make family memories together before the deployment begins. What are some... -
The Importance of OPSEC
If you are a Military family you have probably heard of OPSEC. It stands for Operations Security. It protects the operations of the Military from those that could do harm. As a Military wife I need...
