Moving is the perfect time to take stock of your belongings. After living in my current house for the past 5 years -- the longest I’ve ever lived in one dwelling in my adult life -- I can’t even … [Read more...]
About Heather Sweeney
Heather Sweeney is a Navy wife, mother of two, military spouse blogger, canine caretaker and avid runner. She’s the blogger formerly known as Wife on the Roller Coaster and still checks in every now and then at her blog Riding the Roller Coaster.
How Do We Get Past the Mommy Guilt?
I don’t travel by myself a lot, but when I do, it’s a major undertaking. The planning, the scheduling, the packing. And that’s not even for me. It’s for my children who aren’t going … [Read more...]
Quote: We Have to Keep Everyone Resilient
Sometimes military life wears me down. Yes, there are aspects of this lifestyle that I appreciate, but there have been times when I wondered if I was cut out for military spouse-hood, when I was ready … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reasons Spouses Appreciate Military Life
It’s really easy to complain about military life. As MilSpouses, we’re alone a lot. We have to move all the time. We struggle to find jobs. We… See, I just caught myself complaining. But … [Read more...]
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Would You Try to Fill Your Servicemember’s Chair?
Dinnertime: It’s a time to gather around a table to share stories about daily happenings. It’s a time to relax with good company and no distractions after a busy day. It’s a time designated for … [Read more...]
Friend Dating for Military Spouses
There’s something special about MilSpouse friendships. I don’t know if it’s because we share a common ground that allows us to empathize with each other or if it’s because those common … [Read more...]
Is Teaching a Smart Career Choice for MilSpouses?
Around this time last year, I was standing in front of a room full of 5-year-olds wearing a cotton kimono, displaying yen on a desk and demonstrating the proper use of chopsticks. It was part of my … [Read more...]
Military Wife Quote: Every Survival Kit Should Include a Sense of Humor
We all know that military life isn’t always easy. Yes, we need to appreciate the positive aspects of it, and yes, we need to embrace the lessons we’ve learned and the friends we’ve made along … [Read more...]
Book Club: The Five Love Languages of Children
If your kids are anything like mine, they speak their own language. While typically that language revolves around the word poop, I’m sometimes able to translate meaningful exchanges every now and … [Read more...]
Deployment Details: Better Left Unsaid?
"We didn’t have to talk about it. It was just best unsaid." That’s what Sal Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, thought about talking to his family about … [Read more...]
The Key to Successful Marriages: Submissive Wives?
Marriage isn’t easy. And there are a million books on the shelves at Barnes and Noble telling us that marriage is easier if we recognize that men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and we need to … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways You Know Your Kids Are Military Brats
We all know our military brats aren’t like other kids. I mean, how many other children can locate Iraq and Afghanistan on a world map or brag to their friends that the best part of their tenth … [Read more...]
Military Child Quote: The Value of a Moment
Kids complain. A lot. About everything. Mom, I’m bored. I’m tired. I’m hungry. I don’t want to leave the park. My legs are broken and I can’t walk another step. I don’t want to do this, … [Read more...]
8 Tips to Prepare for Your First PCS
PCS season is almost upon us. That means lots of boxes, packing and moving trucks. It also means planning, organizing and stress. Over the years many of us have stockpiled the best PCS tips from … [Read more...]
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Military Family Services: Let’s Work Together
These days it feels like budget cuts are lurking in every corner of military life, just waiting to jump out and sucker punch us. It doesn’t matter whether we’re talking about canceled deployments … [Read more...]
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Military Wife Quote: Friendship Encircles the World
My address book is a mess. Pages are covered in scribbles, Wite-Out and Post-It notes. Every time I open it, change-of-address cards fall out. And pretty soon I won’t have any spots left for new … [Read more...]
What is Your Favorite Duty Station?
I’ve never had a burning desire to be stationed in the D. C. area. It’s expensive, and the traffic intimidates me. I’m just not a big city girl. But this time of year makes me envious of my … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways to Make ‘Me’ Time
The other night was date night. My date was tired and stressed out and more than a tad grumpy. My date had no interest in having a conversation and actually opened a magazine at dinner. At one point, … [Read more...]
