Army Life
Embracing that Army family lifestyle!
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How to Say Goodbye to Your Soldier the “Right” Way
This post is for my fellow over-thinkers! If you have already said “goodbye” before, or don’t like the nuances of goodbyes, this post is not for you! Just scroll past and read my Open Letter. I may or may not need to get the obvious out of the way: at some point in every single military career,…
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10 Cheap and Quick Ways to Make Military Housing Home
I have had the distinct joy/pleasure/utter confusion of turning a blank, empty, sterile, foreign house into my very own home. 12 times. Not including college dorm rooms. Which would tack on an extra 5 living spaces. It can get expensive. But it doesn’t have to. It can be time consuming too. But it doesn’t…
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One Detail Every Military Family Should Know About Their Own Family
Have you ever taken a personality test and had the results *emailed* to you? Meyers-Briggs, Kiersey Personalities, Enneagram, Spirit Animal…everyone’s taken a million tests (at least I have) to try best define their personality. Personally, I love reading the results. And for a long time, that was the extent of my research. I basically researched myself…
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Duty Station Spotlight: Fort Bragg, NC
Today I’m sharing the best of Fort Bragg. I lived there for nine years (longer than anywhere else ever). Granted, seven years were spent as a child and two were spent as an adult. But during my adulting there, I definitely found it to be “home.” I know everyone has a different experience when they…
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10 Things I Learned During Our Third PCS
When we moved to Fort Bragg, it really wasn’t a PCS. It was two college sweethearts who had just gotten married and were throwing all of our clothes and 3 beat up couches into a UHAUL in a 48 hour period. Our move to Fort Benning was a bit more classy. A real moving company.…
