I've spent days working on this post. Days. And I've come to the conclusion that this post will never be everything I really, truly want it to be. How can one do justice to almost six years of such … [Read more...]
About Andi
Andi is married to an active-duty soldier and is the founder and former editor of SpouseBUZZ.
She is the founder of the Annual MilBlog Conference. The MilBlog Conference is the premiere event of the year for military bloggers. President George W. Bush, U.S. Representative Adam Smith, GEN David Petraeus, LTG Mike Oates, LTG William Caldwell, RADM Mark Fox, MG Kevin Bergner, MG David Hogg and The Honorable Pete Geren have addressed previous conferences.
While living in Washington, DC, Andi was the Ambassador to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for Sew Much Comfort, a non-profit organization which makes and delivers, free of charge, special adaptive clothing for wounded service members. Andi has worked with several non-profits to help our wounded heroes and their families. She finds that work to be the most rewarding and meaningful of all.
Andi strives to find humor in the good, bad and ugly of life and is a firm believer that laughter has the ability to cure most ills.
MailBag: Enlisted to Officer = Lonely MilSpouse
An interesting question from the Mailbag archives that was sent to us some time ago: My DH has been in the Army for 11+ years. 10 as an Enlisted Soldier and the next 10+ will be as an Officer. He … [Read more...]
Reverse the Roles and Hilarity Ensues
Unfortunately, I'm stuck working this weekend and to add insult to injury, the cupboards are getting bare. On an ordinary Saturday, I would have hit the grocery store early this morning. Thankfully, … [Read more...]
Military Advocacy: Helping or Hurting?
When I published my article, Do Military Families Feel Entitled, I received a lot of comments from people who believed entitlement was a broader cultural problem and not a military-specific … [Read more...]
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
A few weeks ago, I was given an advance copy of Kristin Hannah's novel Home Front, which was released yesterday. Rarely do I promote books about military life when the book is written by someone … [Read more...]
Three’s a Crowd: Do I Involve the Commander?
One of our readers has a dilemma and reached out to us for advice through our Mailbag. We'll call her Angie for purposes of this post. Here's Angie's problem: I've been battling with this situation … [Read more...]
Hero Fatigue: Beware the Propaganda
Last week's revelation of a video which showed Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban handed people who see our troops as victims, or less than honorable members of society, an opportunity to … [Read more...]
Are Military Working Dogs Being Euthanized?
Last week, an online petition calling for an end to the process of euthanizing retired Military Working Dogs was being circulated. I was outraged. I had no idea that this practice was taking place, … [Read more...]
Valuable Life Lessons
Being a new military spouse is hard, even if you come from a military background. My Army brat friends tell me that being an Army child and being an Army wife are, understandably, two very different … [Read more...]
Join Us for the 2012 Spouse Summit
Edit: Registration is now full! Thank you for your interest! Military.com is excited to host the 2012 Spouse Summit, presented by USAA. The Summit will take place in the Washington, DC area on … [Read more...]
MOAR: The Mother of All Reintegrations
The colors in Iraq have officially been retired, though we should never forget that approximately 4,000 troops remain in Iraq. And of course, Afghanistan remains a hot spot. For those with loved ones … [Read more...]
Will the Military Become a Catch-All?
Earlier this week, Representative Charlie Rangel "renewed" his call for a draft. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday morning renewed his call for a mandatory military draft to ensure that the … [Read more...]
How To Piss Off Your “Peace-Loving” Mother
When I read this story about Rosie O'Donnell's son Parker begging his mother to attend a military academy, I was reminded of my friend's sister-in-law who forbade my friend from giving her nephew … [Read more...]
The Holiday Travel Tug-O-War With Family
Over the weekend, my husband and I were at a holiday party with some other military families and we began talking about holiday travel. Everyone seemed to have a story (or five) about how difficult … [Read more...]
Do Military Families Feel Entitled?
There's been a lot of chatter over the past few years about the disconnect between civilians and the military community. I do believe that there is a huge disconnect, but I also believe it's not … [Read more...]
The Spy’s Wife: Written by a MilSpouse
Here at SpouseBUZZ, we'd like to congratulate airforcewife on the recent publishing of her first novel, The Spy's Wife. This has been a labor of love for airforcewife. All of her research, hard work … [Read more...]
How Not to Meet the New Neighbors
One day last week, my ordinarily uneventful walk to the mailbox and back turned into an embarrassing ordeal. Max, who many of you have heard from before, apparently decided it was time to create some … [Read more...]
Andrew Robinson: A Hero, Not a “Sexist”
So there I was.....reading an article about a Marine who served his country honorably, when out of the blue someone busted in and began wielding the "sexist" wand and pooh-poohing all over an … [Read more...]
