We all lead busy lives.  We all have extensive To Do lists.  We all have things we’d like to do if we had just one extra hour added to our day.  And if you’re a mom like me, you know that most of those things require the absence of our children.  So here’s my… Top 10 Things I’d […] Read more…

We mil spouses can use all the help we can get while our husbands are deployed.  The help we need varies depending on our individual situations (whether or not we have children, whether or not we have family nearby, etc.), but we all can use a helping hand every now and then.  Here are my… […] Read more…

I’m beginning to realize I’m not as young as I think I am.  Here are my… Top 10 Signs That I’m Getting Older 1) I curse my teenage self for habitually cracking my knuckles. I swear that’s the reason my hands look like they belong to an octogenarian. 2) Wii games baffle me. Why can’t video […] Read more…

I love movies.  As I wrote in a post several months ago, I have an eclectic taste in film. I love cheesy romantic comedies, thought-provoking independent films, fast-paced suspense thrillers, mindless stupid funny movies, and cerebral dramas that end with the audience sighing WOW. And I try to keep an open mind when it comes to military movies.  […] Read more…

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…

(I usually post a Top 10 Tuesday list, but somehow Tuesday passed me by, so my Top 10 will now be a Thursday edition.) Top 10 Super Powers I Wish I Possessed 1) THE ABILITY TO FREEZE TIME (Who doesn’t want a little time to herself while the rest of the world is on pause?) […] Read more…