Fall is in full swing! Your neighborhood might not feel like autumn, though. Seriously, at Fort Bragg the forecast is in the 80’s for as far as I can see! But don’t let a toasty forecast stop you from getting in the spirit with these easy decorating tips. You can decorate no matter where in the world you are…regardless of whether you rent or own your place.
Moving is almost always a given with military life. Quite frankly, I’ve been lucky to avoid it for our entire 10-year marriage with the exception of a move into a larger home, a total of five minutes from our first home.
Until now.
We’re unexpectedly PCSing 14 hours away. New state. New people. New everything.
Last night, as I lay beside my husband, I couldn’t sleep. He was leaving early the next morning for field exercises. This isn’t new to me, but some things don’t go away. I always ache, sad that he has to leave us to go do this job that impacts our lives. As I lay there, I began to count the unexpected ways that I’ve found to be grateful for this crazy military life:
Feeling stuck. Been there? Currently there?
I’ve been feeling stuck since January, longer really, but some circumstances since January have me feeling trapped. These are big decisions that don’t have right or wrong answers.
School is out later this week for my son. This morning, he and I got in a bit of an argument, and after he got on the school bus, I thought to myself, “We’re going to drive each other crazy this summer.”
Summer’s more relaxed schedule can cause the familiar, “I’m bored” cry from the children in your home. Never fear. I have some weapons in my arsenal to help you look forward to summer break! Balancing my part-time work-from-home schedule with a 7-year-old and a wide open schedule (and a number of weeks where my husband will be long gone with the military) can be intimidating.
My dad was a teacher for 39 years before he retired. He taught fourth grade for the majority of his career but also taught fifth through eighth grades.
Growing up with a parent who was a teacher didn’t have many perks. When he was my fourth grade teacher, he made me bring home field trip permission slips for my mom to sign. He also knew my weaknesses and challenged me, arguably more than the other students.
When the janitor quit mid-year, my dad picked up the after-school clean-up, which meant my sisters and I also became janitors so we could all get home more quickly.
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