Tag: PCS
The PCS Pull Away
We’ve all been there. Three months out. Awaiting orders. Or by some miracle on high, you actually have orders in hand. But honestly, it...
Tips for Tackling Travel With Food Allergies
May is both Food Allergy Awareness Month and Celiac Awareness Month. It is also the beginning of PCS season for many military families. Moving...
7 Ways to Save During a PCS
With warmer weather and blooming flowers comes the start of PCS season. A PCS, or permanent change of station, can be an eventful, exciting...
4 Books to Read to Your Military Child During a PCS
A permanent change of station (PCS) is difficult for many children. It’s difficult as a parent to watch your military child feel so many...
An Army Kid Interview to Melt Your Heart
I have 3 Army kids. 2 are walking and talking and school age. The 3rd is a roly-poly baby with no opinions except that...
When in Rome….
Sometimes when we travel we are unaware of how different some of our daily behaviors are seen in other countries. The natural ways in...
When Not Moving Isn’t The Same As Staying Still
My daughter will be turning eight next month. She recently asked me if we would be moving again since her birthday is coming up....
New Move, New Neighbors, Now What?
“Hi there, neighbor!”
If you watch an episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, it is the kindness Mr. Rogers shows to all neighbors that tenders even...
When They’re Not Who You Remembered
After a thousand mile road trip, I finally asked my sister the question I wasn’t sure I wanted the answer to, “Do you...
The Hidden Benefits of PCSing
While reading fellow blogger Lindsay Swoboda’s recent post, “Trusting the Transition”, I found myself transformed back to when I was learning to drive a...
My Tried and Tested Plan for PCSing with Kids
I lived my entire childhood in one town. Then, I went to college less than 30 minutes away. To say that I feel ill-equipped...
Unpack Your Room First
I am no stranger to packing or unpacking a home.
When my husband and I were both active-duty and dual military, we moved numerous times...