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5 Ways to Connect with Your Child During Deployment

5 Ways to Connect with Your Child During Deployment

by | Oct 15, 2021

When I learned that my husband was going to deploy this year, their relationship left me nervous. It would be our first longer separation and the first my son would remember. I couldn’t help but worry, not only for them, but also for me. How would I connect with my son the way he connects with his dad?

My 3 1/2 year old son is a daddy’s boy, through and through.

He loves playing cars and dinos with Dad, matching clothes with Dad, and helping Dad with all the household tasks and projects.

Have you heard the song, “Watching You” by Rodney Atkins? (If not, you can listen here.) That’s them, in a nutshell.

Asking for Help in Military Life is Hard

Asking for Help in Military Life is Hard

by | Sep 15, 2021

During deployments and other separations, the spouse or significant other holds down the fort at home.

All the resources and blogs say that you don’t have to do the fort-holding alone.

You can and should ask for help when you need it, they say.

3 Things to Know About TRICARE When You PCS

3 Things to Know About TRICARE When You PCS

by | Jul 15, 2021

If you’re like many military families, you may have PCS’d somewhere in the world this summer. Stress, extreme organization, and wondering what could possibly go wrong often go along with the process, but do you know what else a PCS means? The option to change up your TRICARE insurance coverage options.  

5 Tips for Smooth HHG Delivery

5 Tips for Smooth HHG Delivery

by | Jun 14, 2021

You left your duty station a week or more ago. You’ve had some cozy days in a hotel, and one morning you wake up deciding you are over the #HotelLife and really can’t wait to get into your new home.

And you’re in luck. It’s move-in day.

The movers call to say they’re ready to deliver your belongings. They can be at the address you gave them within the hour.

While you’re on the phone with the movers, you get a text from the on-post leasing office, confirming your appointment time to sign the paperwork and get the keys to your new home.

In lieu of the whole story (far too long a story to share on the blog), here are my top 5 tips for a smooth HHG delivery. (Yes, feel free to assume that these are things I wish I’d done):

5 Tips to Survive Hotel Life During a PCS

5 Tips to Survive Hotel Life During a PCS

by | May 14, 2021

You’ve arrived at your new duty station. You settle into the hotel room you booked weeks ago, and by settle in, I mean you unpacked your suitcases and totes.

You filled the fridge with the few groceries you just picked up and gave the meager remains of the travel snacks a designated shelf.

6 Ways To Help Your Military Child Through a PCS

6 Ways To Help Your Military Child Through a PCS

by | Apr 15, 2021

When I flew to Richmond, Virginia, in February, 2017, it was to help my new husband PCS from his AIT at Fort Lee.

It was like a vacation. Ten days at a Candlewood Suites, during which I slept, read books I’d had on my list for years, and binged Once Upon a Time, all while he out-processed.

In the evenings, we made dinner together, explored the surrounding area while playing Pokemon Go, and enjoyed being together after months apart.

Lovely. And at the time, I thought every PCS would be as dreamy.

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