Casey Fogle
In the Here and Now: Five Ways to Ground Yourself in the Now
The last few weeks have been a lot.
Daylight savings messes with my head, even when I think it won’t. Then, I had a...
How To Be A (Better) Friend From Afar
I have some amazing friends, and they live all over the place. I want to be a better friend to them, no matter where...
The Army Lesson That Lasted the Longest
It formally began on a cold hard chair in an impersonal room, as so many of these lessons do. I’d had smaller assignments for...
All the Emotions Are Allowed
The photos were amazing. One friend, fresh off a PCS move to Germany, shared how she’s so quickly decorated and made their place a...
Sometimes, You Can Go Home Again (Almost)
Our older daughter got married recently, and what a happy, amazing day it was. The whole trip was magical, in fact. I have rarely...
Hot Time to Be Female – The Stuff No One Says About Menopause
What surprised me the most about hot flashes is how they almost feel like contractions. The slow wave, the tensing, the immersion in sensation,...
Friday Favorites: Planner Time!
My very first planner was a spiral bound 1986 Garfield desk calendar, a Christmas gift from my brother because I was obsessed with the...
When Seasons Change
There is something about autumn that brings out the melancholy in me.
Perhaps it's my Irish blood, but a little wistfulness is a welcome thing...
Root Bound and Feeling Stuck: When Everyone is Changing Except You
I feel as root bound and hemmed in as a plant that has been in its pot for too long. Restless, edgy, stuck...I am...
OPSEC: Operations Security When Nothing Seems Secure
This summer has been a wild ride of examples showing our vulnerabilities. With August being Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness Month, it seemed like a...
OPINION: Please, Just Go Get Vaccinated
I have tried to write this post at least a dozen times. I have started, stopped, started again. Each time I begin, another news...
The 12 Military Spouses You’ll Meet (Plus One)
Hello new military spouse, and welcome!
We are at opposite ends of this military-spouse journey, you and I. You are just beginning as a...












