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I’m not going to lie. While most of us have some sort of a guilty pleasure, mine is a good reality show. Cheap sorority girl wine, (white zin, obviously), half-baked Ben and Jerry’s, and a steaming heap of junk TV burning my corneas sounds like a perfect night.
While you may never end up on a show that guarantees you a blue check mark on Instagram, you can make the daily drudgery of military life more exciting by turning your Wednesday into a version of your own.
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.
On June 14th, 2018, the United States Army officially turns 243 years old. And what a history it has.
This year’s theme is “Over There: A celebration of Army heroes from World War I to present day.” Since the beginning of WWI in 1914, the Army has deployed soldiers to support missions in multiple wars and conflicts in numerous countries across multiple continents.
During college, one of my friends always had the best birthday celebrations. I remember how I thought his birthday was my favorite birthday (even more than my own!) because it was always such a good time.
Thinking over why this might be, it can of course be attributed, in part, to the friend we were celebrating, but my bigger reason for always loving his birthday best was because it brought people together. It never failed, we all wanted to be there having a great time when it was this guy’s birthday.
It’s no secret that I’m a rather outgoing gal. I’m an extrovert to the core and energized by being with people. I’m not afraid to try new things and tackle a new adventure, which probably makes being a milspouse a solid fit for me.
So, with this personality set up, one might think that “having fun” comes naturally. Surely I’m the life of the party and always looking to add fun to my everyday, right?
There’s one phrase I heard thousands of times growing up: “Stop fighting with your sister!” My younger sister and I were 18 months apart and as different as night and day. This apparently is the perfect recipe for near-constant fight-like-cats-and-dogs conflict.
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