Can you feel the excitement in the air? It’s got more pop than fireworks on the 4th of July, and the anticipation rivals that going-to-bed-on-Christmas-Eve feeling.
That’s right, my friends. It’s back-to-school time! (Oh. Not everyone gets this excited? Weird.)
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by the American Cleaning Institute.
As a military family, one of the biggest life challenges we face comes during a permanent change of station (PCS).
One of my favorite parts of the process is getting the keys to our new-to-us house, usually after weeks of traveling or living out of a suitcase in a hotel.
Family Readiness Groups can be such a wonderful asset to military spouse life. It can be a great place to connect, meet people, and receive important information about all things mission-based.
Unfortunately, all it takes is one rough FRG experience to make military spouses a bit hesitant or skeptical to participate. (It certainly follows the concept of “One bad apple ruins the bunch.”)
A couple of days ago, I stood in our scantly-equipped kitchen. Our little family was finishing up our latest PCS. We had arrived at our final destination, found a wonderful house that met our needs, and now we were waiting on the delivery of our household goods.
So, yes, there I stood, looking around our bare kitchen, dreaming, planning, thinking… all of which are fave hobbies of mine with any PCS.
For many years, people have gravitated toward me for advice or life-coaching conversations since I’m a certified life coach. I’m grateful to share my thoughts and personal experiences on a variety of topics such as being a milspouse, parenting, fitness/weight loss, writing, and faith.
However, I’ve never had anyone come up to me and say, “Hey, Sharita… I need some advice on how to have more fun in my life. Can you help me out?”
Not-so-profound newsflash: I love lists.
Yeah, yeah, I know. I’ve mentioned that around these here parts once or twice, but this obsession with lists isn’t likely to end anytime soon.
For the first time in our married life, the hubs and I are legitimately considering living off post at our next duty station. Cost of living in our future location is lower than it’s ever been before, so we might be able to find a suh-weet home within our budget
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