Today my first guest post has been featured on another blog! I'm so honored to be part of "Cupcakes and Countdowns," a Navy spouse blog about military life. My article is all about how deployments get easier (yes, it's true, they really do!). My husband is on his 6th...
Game of Thrones... what a fun and exciting show! You never know what to expect, especially in the new season! I love Game of Thrones, and I read all 5 of the HUGE books during one of our deployments. But I won't be watching the new season, and here's why: it's not...
After school is one of the toughest times of the day for me. All 4 kids are home, but even if I get 2 to take naps, the older 2 need help with homework and school activities. My 2nd grader has had an especially challenging year. I need to help her review spelling...
Ok ladies, let's be honest, if you have ever gone through a winter deployment, you have probably gotten a little bit hairy. When it's cold out, and you're wearing pants every day, and you don't have a date for 7 months... yeah, things can get a little ugly. But...
My husband does not really care for leftovers. He will eat them 1 night per week, but not the same thing for dinner a few nights in a row. So when he is home, I usually prepare a different meal 5 or 6 nights of the week. But when he's gone, it's a whole different...
I held out on getting a selfie stick for the 3 years we lived in Europe. At every tourist site, we saw numerous people using them, taking their own travel selfies. The stick just seemed so silly and annoying. I preferred to take pictures with my real camera. But... we...
I have a confession: it has been almost 2 months since I turned on the TV to watch a show for myself. Even more shocking: I haven't had cable TV for years. And here's the REALLY crazy part: I don't miss it at all! Now, I understand that the first few weeks of a...
Want to get the toys organized? When you are outnumbered by your kids, you have to start streamlining your life a bit. Young kids are capable of helping around the house, but sometimes it takes so much effort to help them and supervise them that it seems faster to...
When Dad is gone, and Mom is the only parent, things are different. Mom has a different style than Dad. Mom is probably not as much fun. And often, Mom is not as interested in sports. So Mom might be tempted to avoid sports programs during a deployment, and just wait...
Let's be honest, there are a lot of sauces and condiments that I buy just for my husband, and no one else will eat them. He is a man that loves to dip, so pretty much everything I serve him he will dip in ranch, or mustard, or salsa, or hot sauce, or spicy chili...