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5 Ways to Research Schools When PCSing

5 Ways to Research Schools When PCSing

It seems like we have a conversation like this about once every quarter in my house.

“Branch just sent a memo about possible next moves.”

“You know there is always a possibility we could end up staying here.”

“Should I throw my name in for that job?”

But last week when we were looking for something (I really wish I had read this article earlier) and my husband said, “Go ahead and keep that…we’re about eight months out and we might need it for the move,” the realization hit me. My brain automatically became a scene from the movie Inside Out. I could actually envision little versions of myself running around in my head.

What’s a Care Team?

What’s a Care Team?

There’s a little known team called the Care Team that few are familiar with. Why is this group so unknown? One big reason may be because of the purpose of their job. They provide care to a family after a casualty has occurred. Casualties, notifications, and other key words tend to make most people uncomfortable.

How to Soften the Blow

How to Soften the Blow

Day one of your spouse being away from home, no matter the amount of time they will be away, no matter the distance they will travel, is just sucky. After five years, several deployments, and many trainings that require saying, "See ya later!" to my partner, I've...

Next Stop: Funky Town

Next Stop: Funky Town

I’ve recently lived (barely) through some intense, life-altering, earth-shattering events. Specifics are best kept for another time, when I’ve had proper sleep, time to comprehend, digest, and process all the things, and there are so many things.

From start ’til now, it’s been a grueling, frustrating, heart-wrenching (and many more “..ings”) 10 months. And while I can see the end will eventually come, no one involved can name a date. So here I am, month 10 of this “event” in my life, and I feel as if I’ve found a specific theme park called “Emotional Rollercoaster City.”

Those Tough Questions

Those Tough Questions

“Mommy, who is he warring against?” Cue one of many questions I wasn’t prepared to answer.

We are broaching new and uncharted territory in our house. The last two deployments, my kids were little. First one as a married couple (his second) was over before the oldest was 8 months old. The second one was when the kids were 5 months old (until 12 months) and 2.5 until 3 years old.

What I Hope They Remember

What I Hope They Remember

Like 99.9% of military families, we live far (very far, in fact) away from our extended family.

When we got orders last summer, my mom even remarked, “I feel like you’re moving half a world away.” Truthfully, it does feel like that, especially during the summer. In the summer, our schedules aren’t as busy, our days are less rigid, and it’s then that I find myself wishing we lived closer to family. Well, then and those two days in March when I’m throwing two birthday parties back to back.

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