Tag: PCS
The Most Random Things You Google When You Move
It’s no secret we mommas turn to Google when we find out where our new duty station is going to be. As soon as...
Selling a House Quickly Before You Move
Moving is stressful. Trying to sell a house before moving adds even more stress. The best case scenario for surviving a PCS comes down...
Cognitive Dissonance and the “Truths” We Tell Ourselves
"This is the move in which I will get my life together," I announce to anyone who will listen.
They are all very excited for...
Speed Dating – Mom Edition: Where to Meet New Mom Friends
I thought it was difficult meeting people and making friends as a single adult, but then I became a mom and moved to a...
Military Friendships: Annuals and Perennials
Last spring, I cut back my Russian sage plants to practically nothing. I read and followed the online advice for pruning the plant, but...
6 Taboo Confessions of a Bad Military Spouse
I've been a military spouse for five years, and in those five years I've come to realize that military life is a confusing roller...
How I Survived Having Twins, A Potty Training Toddler, and Moving...
I read one time that in an effort to minimize stress and anxiety, you should only have one major life event in a year....
It Takes a Village, But Turnover is High
One of the challenges of being a military spouse is that you are unlikely to live near your (or your spouse's) family. That means...
10 Steps to Staging & Selling Your Home FAST!
Spring is finally in the air, and Permanent Change of Station, better known as PCS season, is almost upon us! Are you one of...
Air Command and Staff College: The Good, The Bad and the...
My phone rang as I was leaving the grocery store. It was my husband. I hadn't thought much of it because he often calls...
Keep Abilene Boring: A Guide to Dyess Air Force Base
Yes, that is the unofficial slogan for this West Texas town, population 115,930.
By the time we finally move this summer, we will have lived...
Easter Resolutions (Because New Year’s Is So Last Year )
Let me just say, I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I am the person who gets annoyed by all the new...