One of the most important parts of supporting your service member as they serve our country is “holding down the fort” (See also: running a smooth, loving, and supportive home life for you and your family, while keeping all things going in your service member’s absence). Easy peasy, right? Sometimes, not so much.
With this category, we cover everything behind the scenes, such as organization, communication, marriage, parenting, overcoming trials, and just some good ole fashioned humor.
Join us as we embark on figuring out the home-life balance as a milspouse and find ways to thrive and excel! No matter what your life at home looks like, one of our Experience Bloggers or Command Team members has probably been in a similar situation and is here to share their triumphs, lessons, and laughs along the way.
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.)
As military spouses, we often find ourselves looking forward to the day we get to decorate our homes with no rules, restrictions, or repainting involved (or maybe that’s just me as an HGTV girl).
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?”
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.
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?
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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