<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>SpouseBUZZ.com</title> <atom:link href="http://spousebuzz.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://spousebuzz.com</link> <description>Military spouses connect and share</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:09:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>3 Ways A Dog Can Happy Up Your Military Life</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dog-makes-military-life-happy.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dog-makes-military-life-happy.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jacey Eckhart</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16995</guid> <description><![CDATA[Happy people are connected to other people. But if you ask me, happy military people are connected to their dogs, too. In a military family, dogs may have the ability to shape your habits during deployment and PCS so that you are less vulnerable to feeling depressed, disenfranchised and just down in the dumps. If ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dog-makes-military-life-happy.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dog-makes-military-life-happy.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dogs: A (Military) Spouse’s Best Friend</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dogs-a-military-spouses-best-friend.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dogs-a-military-spouses-best-friend.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jessica Lynn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16933</guid> <description><![CDATA[After people found out we were moving overseas one of the first questions to pop up was if we were taking our dog. The answer to that question was a no-brainer for us, “Yes, of course!” While we don’t think of her as our child (that’s a different post for another day), we do consider ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dogs-a-military-spouses-best-friend.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/dogs-a-military-spouses-best-friend.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: MilSpouse Deployment Anthem</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/video-milspouse-deployment-anthem.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/video-milspouse-deployment-anthem.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:10:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Amy Bushatz</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16968</guid> <description><![CDATA[Warning: this will probably make you cry. Military spouse and musician Olivia Perez-Breland composed this heart wrenching deployment &#8230; and then, just to show that she can do it all, directed, produced and edited the video we&#8217;ve linked below. We were able to catch up with Olivia, who is currently stationed in Hawaii, via email. ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/video-milspouse-deployment-anthem.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/video-milspouse-deployment-anthem.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free Park Passes for MilFams</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/free-park-passes-for-milfams.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/free-park-passes-for-milfams.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Amy Bushatz</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spouse & Family News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16972</guid> <description><![CDATA[Military families can score a free National Parks American the Beautiful pass as part of a Joining Forces partnership with the Interior Department, the White House announced yesterday. I know this may not make some of you jump up and down, but you should&#8217;ve heard my husband when I shouted this news to him from ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/free-park-passes-for-milfams.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/free-park-passes-for-milfams.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Poll: Should we Turn Off Social Media Downrange?</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/poll-should-we-turn-off-social-media-downrange.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/poll-should-we-turn-off-social-media-downrange.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Amy Bushatz</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poll]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16854</guid> <description><![CDATA[Like Jacey wrote in her post this morning, social media – Facebook, texting and Skype – can be both a huge blessing and an avenue for awful things that we don’t even want to imagine. But does that mean we should turn it all off? Take our poll to the right of the screen and ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/poll-should-we-turn-off-social-media-downrange.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/poll-should-we-turn-off-social-media-downrange.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Turn Off Skype, Facebook and Text Downrange?</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/turn-off-skype-facebook-and-text-downrange.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/turn-off-skype-facebook-and-text-downrange.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jacey Eckhart</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spouse & Family News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16722</guid> <description><![CDATA[Turn it off.  Turn it all off.  After reading about Susan Orellana-Clark actually witnessing her husband’s death in Afghanistan during their weekly Skype date, Facebook readers started suggesting that internet darkness during deployment was preferable to this kind of tragedy at home.  Turn off the Skype.  Turn off the Facebook.  Let cell phones be silent ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/turn-off-skype-facebook-and-text-downrange.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/turn-off-skype-facebook-and-text-downrange.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>31</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Military Wife Quote:  My Mother Had a Great Deal of Trouble</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-wife-quote-my-mother-had-a-great-deal-of-trouble.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-wife-quote-my-mother-had-a-great-deal-of-trouble.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:13:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jacey Eckhart</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Quotes]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16935</guid> <description><![CDATA[I save all my Mother&#8217;s Day cards from my kids like evidence.  Because someday these three will be old enough not to love me sooooooooo extravagantly.  All I hope is that they will remember me the way Mark Twain remembered his mother.  The author of Tom Sawyer wrote, &#8220;My mother had a great deal of trouble ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-wife-quote-my-mother-had-a-great-deal-of-trouble.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-wife-quote-my-mother-had-a-great-deal-of-trouble.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top Ten PCS Don’ts</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/top-10-pcs-donts.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/top-10-pcs-donts.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 11:45:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Heather Sweeney</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[PCS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16699</guid> <description><![CDATA[‘Tis the season to be moving.  Yes, summer is approaching, and military families all over the world are preparing to pack their bags and PCS.  Are you one of those families?  While I can&#8217;t claim to be an expert on the subject after only three PCS moves, I do have a list of &#8220;PCS don&#8217;ts&#8221; ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/top-10-pcs-donts.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/top-10-pcs-donts.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>44</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Military Spouse of the Year is a MANspouse</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/2012-military-spouse-of-the-year.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/2012-military-spouse-of-the-year.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Guest Bloggers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Spouse & Family News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16918</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday history was made when Mrs. Deanie Dempsey, spouse of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented Jeremy Hilton with Military Spouse Magazine&#8217;s Military Spouse of the Year (MSOY) award. History was made since Jeremy is the first male military spouse (MANspouse) to receive this award. I have to be ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/2012-military-spouse-of-the-year.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/2012-military-spouse-of-the-year.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Military Spouse, I Appreciate Your Pigheadedness</title><link>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-spouse-appreciation.html</link> <comments>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-spouse-appreciation.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jacey Eckhart</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Military Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://spousebuzz.com/?p=16914</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, I could not think of the word to describe the quality I admire most about military spouses. “You know what I mean,” I pled with everyone I saw. “It is that thing military spouses have that lets them look at the evidence and keep going. They know about year-long deployments. ... <a href="http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-spouse-appreciation.html">Continue Reading</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/05/military-spouse-appreciation.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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