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...]
Three Wishes for Recruiting Duty
They warn the families of new military recruiters that only way to be happy is to keep your expectations low. Recruiting isn’t about short hours, kickin’ back, and spending the weekends exploring … [Read more...]
PCS Calculus: What Matters To Our Family Now?
We are just so darn lucky to move all the time! No, I have not, in fact, been taking drugs. Instead, I’ve been reading Raleigh Duttweiler’s article about how the house you pick during a PCS has … [Read more...]
Top 3 Tips for Selling Your Stuff
I have a love/hate relationship with PCSing. It's exciting to get to a new place, arrange our new house, and explore new things to do. But it can be expensive! There's restocking the condiments, … [Read more...]
We May Never Have to Move Again?
“There is a good possibility…living here…we may never have to move again. Unless we want to, of course.” Those words, spoken by my husband, would evoke a voluminous “WAHOO!” with full … [Read more...]
Top 10 PCS Mistakes
PCS moves are a variable minefield of potential pitfalls, “I wish I would’ve known's" and “why did we do thats"? We want to help you avoid some of that stuff this year. At SpouseBuzz we … [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...]
How Budget Cuts Will Impact Your PCS
Beware – if you’re gearing up for a PCS in the next few months, getting all those nagging details squared away with the transportation office could take longer than usual, DoD moving officials … [Read more...]
PCS: Is It Time To Dump The Books?
I collect books. The free ones that the library is throwing away. The cheapos in the bargain bin. Hand me downs from friends. Smut, college texts, poetry anthologies,aeronautics stuff, 1960s … [Read more...]
Top 9 Military Moving Tips
PCSing is a complicated task with a lot of moving parts (so to speak). They say that moving is one of life’s most stressful events, and I can attest that it ranks right up there with speaking in … [Read more...]
All Military Housing Is NOT Created Equal? YDU
Why didn't you tell me that some of our military housing would be a bit ... sub-par? I mean, I don't want to gripe too much because it is, after all, a roof over my family. But our current housing … [Read more...]
Top 5 Ways to be a Great Military PCS Sponsor
Every time my family has PCS’ed, we were assigned a sponsor. You know, that voluntold servicemember or volunteer spouse who cheerfully sends you informational packets detailing the ins and outs of … [Read more...]
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YDU: Give Up The Planner!
I like to know things. I like to be prepared. I like to have a plan. In college, my planner was my Bible. Everything was written down followed by little check boxes, so I could track my progress. … [Read more...]
Does the Horror of Pet PCS Keep You Down?
Our dog Gunner and his girlfriend Abby recently had puppies. In lieu of a stud fee, Abby’s owner offered us pick of the litter. When the pups were ready to venture out on their own, my family played … [Read more...]
Ho Ho Ho, Merry PCS!
The holiday season is in full swing. Christmas music plays on every radio station. Houses twinkle with lights and festive decorations. And NORAD is getting set to track Santa’s journey. It’s the … [Read more...]
Poll: What Kind of Neighbors do you Want?
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, neighbors are an unavoidable part of life. But unlike my parents who had the same neighbors for 20 years (whether they liked it or not), military life gives … [Read more...]
Must-Do’s for PCSing to Fort Campbell
Moving to Fort Campbell was not my idea. One visit up here was enough to make me realize that there are a lot of corn fields going on … and not a lot else. Or so I thought. One of my personal … [Read more...]
Top 6 Ways to Make the Most of an Overseas PCS
When my husband’s first tour was coming to a close, he asked me where I wanted to go next. Anywhere but Japan, I replied. Guess where we went. I don’t even remember why I had a mental … [Read more...]
