Why didn't you tell me that your kindness would be my sanity? I remember going to my first “mandatory fun” unit event after my second child was born. My husband had just deployed. My 19-month … [Read more...]
How to Love Hawaii Like a Local
"Aloha! E komo mai Hawaii nei!!" When the military sends you here, that greeting might not make you happy. Mahalo nui loa to Kate for her article on "Why Hawaii Living Isn't Really Paradise.” … [Read more...]
Win Cash for Kitchen Remodel (If I Don’t Win it First)
My kitchen sink up and left me. It got so sick of being permanently stained and rusty it took off to live with its equally disgusting partner, my disposal. So when I stroll into my kitchen, I am … [Read more...]
Father’s Day For Grown Ups
When I call my parents, my dad cannot pass the phone to my mom quick enough. I can almost hear him squirm and flap on the other end of the line like a fish on a hook. When I was 21, this worried … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways to Prepare MilKids for a PCS
The planning that goes into a PCS move can stress even the best of us military spouses to our limits. And just as we go through a roller coaster of emotions while we pack up our lives and start over … [Read more...]
How do you Know Where You’re “From?”
“We need to go buy some soda.” I’m from Northern California – and when we want a carbonated beverage, that’s what we say. At least I thought I was from Northern California. But … [Read more...]
8 Tips for the Much-Too-Pregnant PCS Move
When life hands you lemons, you grab some tequila and salt. But if you're in your third trimester of pregnancy (like I am) and the Army hands your spouse orders for an OCONUS PCS, well, you’ll just … [Read more...]
If You Love the Commissary, Say So
There’s been a lot of talk recently about whether or not we actually need commissaries. After all, for most of us the commissary system falls squarely in the “nice to have” category. Unless … [Read more...]
HGTV: You Can Use a Flag as a Tablecloth
“The last time I saw an American flag draped on anything was a coffin returning a fallen troop to his/her family.” That’s what gold star mom Karen Meredith, whose son Lt. Ken Ballard was … [Read more...]
Top Three Ways for MilTeens to Spend Summer
"I'm BORED." Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln. I dread-dread-dread the day when my child starts to proclaim this. But I know many of you MilSpouses are already hearing it from your teens -- even … [Read more...]
YDU: Holidays Are For Families
Why didn't you tell me that even minor holidays would make me wish so hard for home? When you first move away from home, you know there’s always something you will miss out on. It doesn't have to … [Read more...]
Will Roommate Solve Problem of Deployment?
Certain questions will never be fully answered on SpouseBuzz. Is the commissary cheaper than Wal-mart? Should officer’s wives be required to wear a cardigan? Should you ever move home for … [Read more...]
Is Federal Spouse Hiring Preference Actually Useful?
"I made a life changing decision based on this program," Dr. Rita Mallia, an optometrist stationed at Walter Reed with her husband told me. "I would've never done that if I knew this program has all … [Read more...]
Top Sign You Shouldn’t Have Married Him
So I shared this picture of a sad little woman made of a cardboard box on my Facebook page last weekend. It’s crazy how much you can miss one person, the caption says. This put Amy, our managing … [Read more...]
Tracey’s Huge And Embarrassing Debt
At the stoplight I looked at my bank account. Was my balance really only $76? Am I really 38-years-old and I only have $76 in my checking account? Then annoyance traded places with fear. I … [Read more...]
