Sometimes They Miss So Much This is a sponsored conversation on behalf of Holt’s Cigar Company via SoFluential Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When my husband joined the military, we already had children. A little boy. One of the reasons I went back and forth on it for so long was that…
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To My Military Spouse Friends, You Are The Best
To My Military Spouse Friends, You Are The Best As a new Army wife, I didn’t know a whole lot about the military lifestyle. Sure, I knew the basics, but standing at our first duty station in Schweinfurt, Germany, I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. I can remember standing there, watching…
A Letter To A New Military Spouse, Starting Their Military Life Journey
A Letter To A New Military Spouse, Starting Their Military Life Journey… I know things feel a bit scary right now. Your loving spouse has just joined the Military. You might not even know how to feel right now. You are probably filled with a range of emotions. Both happy and sad ones. You are…
Deployment One of Our Pieces is Missing by Julia Cook
Deployment One of Our Pieces is Missing by Julia Cook If you are raising military children you might always be on the lookout for books that can help them through the challenges of military life, such as deployments. I was sent one of these books for review! Deployment One of Our Pieces is Missing by national…
Just Keep Swimming Military Spouse, Just Keep Swimming
Just Keep Swimming Military Spouse, Just Keep Swimming I was on my high school swim team, all four years. I had a love/hate relationship with it. For most of my high school years, practice was at 5:45 in the mornings. Diving into the pool that early in the morning was so tough most days. And…
To the National Guard Spouse During AT
To the National Guard Spouse During AT It’s summer! Well…almost. Today is actually the last day of school, so I am calling it. And with summer comes a lot of fun. Time at the pool, sleeping in, BBQs, movies in the park…but summer also brings something big for us National Guard and Reserve spouses…AT. Annual…
The National Guard Doesn’t Deploy and Other Myths That Are Simply Not True
The National Guard Doesn’t Deploy and Other Myths That Are Simply Not True I have been a National Guard spouse for four years now. After years as an active duty spouse, I am very aware of the differences, even if some of them don’t apply to me directly. There are a lot of myths about…
PCSing This Summer? These Relocation Tips Will Help!
Happy to have a guest post from Charlene Wilde about dealing with relocation! If you would like to guest post on Soldier’s Wife, Crazy Life, please visit my Duty Station Guest Post page or make sure to send me an email for more details! Dealing with relocation this summer? These tips can help. As many…
Top Five Tips For Increasing Milk Production
Top Five Tips For Increasing Milk Production This is a sponsored post by the Breastfeeding Shop. Breastfeeding was something I knew I always wanted to do with my babies. However, getting started with breastfeeding wasn’t easy for me, especially with my oldest son. I had a lot of concerns about if he was getting enough…
Why the Military Life Isn’t Like Any Other Life
Why the Military Life Isn’t Like Any Other Life The military life is a unique life. It just is. Saying it is “just like any other life” doesn’t make any sense. I wish serving in the military was just like any other job, but it isn’t. I wish my husband hadn’t missed my son’s birth…