All parents are affected by guilt at some point. You might feel like you work too much and don’t spend enough time with your kids. Or, maybe you spend lots of time at home, but not on the floor interacting with your children every minute of the day. Parent guilt is a very real and … [Read more…]
School is back in session. Mom, you NEED to treat yourself! That’s right! You DESERVE and NEED to treat yourself to a little pampering, coffee date or lunch date with a friend or even alone. Yes! Doing something alone is ok. It’s ok to do something special for yourself sometimes! Don’t say that you don’t … [Read more…]
How are we surviving our latest PCS? Boy oh boy. It’s been the most interesting one for sure, but in a nutshell, we haven’t totally flipped our wigs yet. We’ve been close, but everyone is still alive and functioning. Every day I remind myself that we are just out here living and SURVIVING A PCS … [Read more…]
Nicolai Berntsen “Hello. How are you?” “Girl, I’m sooooo busy! I have so much to do; you just wouldn’t understand how busy my life is?” Do you know someone like this? Do you ever think, “you need to take a chill pill! And no one asked you what you had to do. The question was, how … [Read more…]
So, we’ve left Hawaii and made it to our first stop safely. One important task we had to do before leaving the island was to ship Carlos. When you do an OCONUS (overseas PCS. Yes, Hawaii is in the US, but it’s considered an overseas move for the military) PCS you must ship your pets to your … [Read more…]
As we finish up our time in Hawaii, we are trying to hit up some spots we planned to visit with our family and friends who planned to visit us. But considering we received early orders and wanted to spread tourist things out for visitors, we are trying to cram a few things in. DadJonz … [Read more…]
Diversity is important to us. When we move into a neighborhood and look at schools for our children we want the demographics to represent the real world. Some people may prefer the opposite. That’s ok, but it does make me wonder. Having a true representation of the real world as children grow will help later … [Read more…]
PCS season is here! If you live anywhere near a military base, you see trucks with crates moving about almost daily. Summer is a busy PCS time for military families all around the world. Why do military families love PCSing during the summer? School is out! It’s easier to transfer children during the summer months … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year for so many of us. That’s right, PCS season. Time to get up out of dodge! Time to purge and pack your crap and go. When I first became a Navy wife Facebook didn’t exist. The only thing accessible in meeting others outside of your local friends was a thing … [Read more…]
Photo by T. Chick McClure on Unsplash A loss of innocence and the swift lesson in racism from your “friends†Disclaimer: This story won’t be funny or cheerful, and my better self doesn’t emerge for a few more posts. However, I would fail the readers miserably if I hid this story to protect the ugly parts of my … [Read more…]