November 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

I Don't Want to Be That Person

I've had a bit of a conundrum this deployment that has me seriously sensitive to my own behavior. What it boils down to is this, "To Tell or Not to Tell?" When it comes to my children's activities, I'm very...

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 12:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters

Fuzzy Math

Have you ever noticed how fascinated people are with the moving aspect of military life? Bet you move a lot? How many times have you moved? Do you like moving all the time? Those questions, or some variation of them,...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:03 PM by SpouseBUZZ

A Word of Advice

If the personal trainer you are working with (on the gym sign up coupon) asks you, "How do you feel?" a few days after your first workout session... Don't say, "I wasn't as sore as I thought I'd be!" You...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 11:23 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Military Family Month

To all military family members - thank you for all that you do, all that you are, all that you give and all that you sacrifice! Defense Department Aims to Improve Families' Lives Military families make tremendous sacrifices in support...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:06 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

Today, our Marine Corps is 234 years old. This past weekend, I was privileged to attend a Birthday Ball with my Marine. After all these years, I am still affected by the presence of history and fraternity that is part...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

"It's Home"

LAW explains so well why the shooting at Fort Hood shocks us to the core: All of us in the milspouse world know at least one person who has been there, is going there, or is there now. It hurts....

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 2:16 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

The Angry Stage of Deployment

I was chatting with a group of women yesterday, and the only other military spouse asked how R&R went. I replied that I was glad that I had gotten over the angry stage of deployment before my husband came home...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 6:43 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse

A Hero Milspouse

I learned something from a fellow Army wife that made me smile. Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the off-duty police who stopped the shooter at Fort Hood the other day, is not only a hero...she's a milspouse!

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 11:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Wondering

Stella wrote a paragraph on her Fifteen Months... blog that needs to be shared with every milspouse. I know we have all sat and wondered these things, and that many of our questions go unanswered. I often feel like my...

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 7:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Information and Support for Guardsmen and Families

Guard Offers Information via JSS Portal The National Guard Bureau has put the finishing touches on a new Joint Services Support (JSS) portal developed to help Guardsmen and their family members get information on an abundance of support programs. The...

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 5:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Resources

We Are Family

Yesterday I was reminded of something a friend of mine emailed this morning, "Our military family is often closer than our blood family." I was asked if I would be willing to comment on what military spouses were thinking and...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 10:24 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Wounded Spouse

Ft. Hood Shooting

Horrible, horrible news. We held our first SpouseBUZZ LIVE at Ft. Hood, and we have lots of friends stationed there. Way too early to know for sure what has happened and what is going on right now, but one thing...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 1:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Fit Club - Where airforcewife Wonders What on Earth She's Done

Last week I made a big decision in my fitness journey - I changed my fit-focus. I'd always like active things - Nikki Fitness was perfect for me. I didn't have a lot of time, and I seem to have...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 6:42 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

And the guilt is lifting

It has been a while since I have had anything to add to the conversation here at SpouseBuzz. I think the last you heard from me, I was living in a state of perpetually broken down appliances. That pressure has...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 8:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Family Matters

Year of the Air Force Family

It's the Year of the Air Force Family! I thought that was pretty cool to see - new initiatives, new light being shone on the things families need to stay healthy and strong (maybe not Army Strong, but we have...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 8:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters

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I Don't Want to Be That Person

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Military Family Month

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"It's Home"

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Wondering

Information and Support for Guardsmen and Families

We Are Family

Ft. Hood Shooting

Fit Club - Where airforcewife Wonders What on Earth She's Done

And the guilt is lifting

Year of the Air Force Family