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Deployment Soundtrack: Talk Talk
Talk, Talk

Talk Talk, 1982

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I have been struggling with "Mommy Guilt." Have you ever had that? For me, it is the horrible feeling I get when I make what I feel is the right decision for my children but then I worry that it is the wrong decision.

Love All, Support All

I watched my friend’s husband return home last week after a year at sea, stationed aboard a carrier.

As I cheered on sailor after sailor as they re-united with their family, I thought, “I could never do that.”

Another friend's Army husband faces bullets whizzing by and land mines when he deploys.

I have said to her before, “I could never do that.”

Job Fairs – Get to them, Get Seen, Get Hired

Check out our monthly list of job fairs around the country sponsored by Hiring Our Heroes, Military.com and other military friendly organizations. Each of the events is open to current military, veterans and spouses. Follow the links below each date for fair location and registration information.

North Charleston, SC - Hiring Our Heroes

Date: Aug. 8, 2013

 

Garden City, KS

Commissary Chaos

Aisle after aisle my husband stopped to chit chat with co-workers he hadn't seen in months, some of them years.

Relocating With Eyes Wide Shut

Suddenly I am completely grateful for my crappy on-base housing.

To be fair, in many locations where military housing has been revamped and even scrapped for new construction, the houses are better than what you could buy locally for the same amount of money. Still, living in someone else’s house, especially someone who has the right to dictate every move you make, gets old fast.

Deployment Soundtrack: Had a Bad Day
You Had a Bad Day

Daniel Powter, 2005

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So, today happened.

It started out as a great day! Everyone got up on time. We got out the door on time. No one forgot anything. I dropped everyone off at their respective camps. I went for my three-mile run that my training plan dictated for today.

Then, it all began to unravel.

The College Spouse: The Five Ws of Studying

Starting secondary education is always tricky, simply because it involves learning new routines and schedules. Additional trickiness is added if you are an adult, a parent and/or running a household.  In my case, the summer semester was not only when I chose to begin my jaunty skip toward academic awesomeness, it was also the beginning of my husband's deployment. 

Major Bad Names

Think it was hard being one of four kids named John in eighth grade?

Try having the last name Payne in basic training. Or Love. Or, Dick. Yes, I’m certain Private Dick was happy to be promoted. These are all real individuals that either I or my friends have come across in our travels.

Occasionally, military life can be pretty funny, or painful, depending on your last name.

Deployment Soundtrack: Friends
Friends

Elton John, 1971

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One of the things that I have learned in my 11 years as an Army Wife is how to embrace friendships. Our family has moved five times in those 11 years. The most time we have spent at a duty station was four and a half years. The least amount of time spent at a duty station was one year.

Homefront Spouse: When it Rains, it Pours – and that’s ok

The night after I started writing my last blog, we had our first ER trip in NC - followed by two rounds of the stomach bug, pink eye, ear infections and a busted lip.

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