I have finally joined the modern age! Come visit my Facebook fan page, friend me (I’m Roller Coaster), and follow me on Twitter (I’m @WifeontheRC). I’m still trying to figure the whole Twitter thing out, and quite frankly, I’ve only tweeted a few times, but hopefully soon I’ll be a regular. Anyone else on Facebook and Twitter? Leave […] Read more…
Awards!
It’s Awards Time! I’d like to thank a handful of my blogging friends for passing some awards my way! (Sorry for the delay on some of them…I promise I didn’t forget about you.) Thank you to Amberlynn over at Fugitive Firefly, JG at Me and My SoldierMan, Requires Heavy Lifting, Ashley at Raising Brats, and A Deployment Diary {in […] Read more…
Top 10 Questions NOT to Ask a Military Spouse
As a military spouse, I’m often faced with good-intending yet frustrating questions from civilians. Not frustrating because of the innocuous questions themselves, but frustrating because I just can’t answer them. I either don’t know the answer or I’m sworn to OPSEC secrecy or it’s impossible for civilians (myself included sometimes) to truly understand the sacrifices our service members […] Read more…
The Conspicuous Absence of Presence
The roller coaster has begun. The deployment, still in its infancy, is gradually sinking in. Sometimes I feel like my husband is simply on routine travel, and he’ll walk through that door any day with a bag full of dirty laundry and homecoming presents for the kids. But deep down I know it’s different this […] Read more…
Operation: Technological Implementation
Week 14: IMPLEMENT ADVICE I WAS GIVEN AT THE BLOGGING CONFERENCE Not only was the Milblog conference fun, but I learned a lot about blogging and social media in general. The most important thing I learned is that I have a lot to learn! Apparently, I am the only person on this earth who doesn’t […] Read more…
Week in Review (Operation: Conference Socialization)
I just returned home after the Milblog Conference in Washington, D.C. I’d like to post a profound description of the amazing roundtable discussions, the decorated and insightful panelists, the live appearance from Afghanistan, the impressive guest list, the introductions to other bloggers, and the tears I fought as Mrs. P‘s Milbloggie award acceptance speech (read by […] Read more…
