Ever feel like you’re on a merry-go-round of negativity? Like your gut reactions line up a liiiiittle too well with Debbie Downer?
Then you might...
You know the drill.
After you finally arrive in your new city, the to-do list generally looks a little like this:
-unpack the coffee maker
-set up...
Nothing says Thanksgiving more than turkey (or tofurkey in some cases). Thanksgiving in the military often means spending the holiday away from family and...
Rainy days are the worst when you have an active toddler. By 9:30 a.m., we have already played with all the toys, watched 700...
I never imagined the mere mention of three seemingly benign letters would make my blood pressure skyrocket. "PCS," or Permanent Change of Station for...
I never buy anything at full retail price. Seriously, never. Why? Well, it’s a habit I developed in part due to my upbringing, but...
Being a military kid is hard! You might not have a lot of choice in where you live or what you do. There are...
The first time I remember my dad being gone was during a year-long deployment to South Korea when I was in the second grade....
I realize some of the appeal to military life is the experience of a new station, but Colorado Springs is a particularly hard station to leave....
At some point in a military career, you are likely to live in military base housing or some type of off-base, privatized housing. Base...
"Thank you for your service!"
The cashier at the commissary smiled cheerfully as she handed my ID back to me.
I usually answer with a polite,...
(Disclaimer: If you are one of my friends who live in Wichita Falls, Texas, and you are NOT military, close your eyes and scroll...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
