I Sometimes Hate the Navy
I’m a pretty pro-Navy gal. I am beyond proud to be married to a submariner. I love that our family has lived in four states and on two coasts. I think my kids are stronger for the life we lead, and I...
View ArticleOn Learning to Love The Duty Station I Once Hated
Our pack-out and cross-country trip from Connecticut to Washington was relatively easy. The packers were nice, the driver was a hoot, and we spent two glorious weeks seeing all the sites from there to...
View ArticleTaking Care of You Before a Deployment
I am often asked, “What’s your BEST tip for preparing for deployment?” As an Ombudsman you might think my answer would be something about Power of Attorney or military ID expiration dates. Wrong. Those...
View ArticleMy Non-Existent Non-Navy Life
Hello! Good morning! Happy Friday from the blogger who seems to have forgotten how to blog! How are you? I am … wordless, it seems. I can’t tell you how many times in the last few weeks I’ve sat down...
View Article5 Easy Ways to BE Supportive During Deployment
I’ve often written about the importance of building a support network. I’ve shared about my (insert state here) best friends and my “homes“ many times, and I’ve even shared a list of who I think YOU...
View ArticleLearning to Love a Duty Station You Hate
About a month ago, I dropped a bomb on pretty much everyone who knows me with a post called “On Learning to Love the Duty Station I Once Hated.” I guess I have hated Washington pretty loudly for the...
View ArticleBe the Change You Want to See in the Milspouse Community
A few weeks ago a group of amazing military spouse bloggers tackled head-on the issues of spouse shaming and the spouse wars. While I nodded vigorously through all of them, the piece by She Is Fierce...
View ArticleI Judged Her (Fighting and Losing the Milspouse Wars)
On Monday I posted my plan for winning the milspouse wars … Be the Change You Want to See in the Milspouse Community. Click over for the full low-down, but my basic plan is to simply try to be a better...
View ArticleDear Refit, You’re a Bitch.
Dear Refit, Everything was going along just fine until you showed up. You’re a bitch, and I don’t like you. I wish you could be a little more like Offcrew. Offcrew is dependable. She brings my sailor...
View ArticleI LOVE and HATE Boat Email
I have a love-hate relationship with email on the boat. I love that we have SOME means of communication while the boat is deployed. I love the very idea that technology allows me send love and...
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