November 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

But You're Right Here

I find myself in a frustrating situation this week. My husband, who is deployed, has come back to the States for some sort of training. He's here, in this country. In my deployment warped brain, this means that I should...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Changes in Personality

I just moved back to military land to get a house setup before the Soldier came home from his deployment. A friend of mine was kind enough to let me stay at her home while I went house hunting. During...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 9:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

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

"A Manageable State of Anxiety"

I was talking to a fellow Army Wife last week. Her husband was deployed during the initial push into Iraq. He's back in Iraq now, his third deployment to that country. We were talking about how, for her, the landscape...

Published Sun, Nov 01 2009 8:53 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Would you want your child to serve?

On Veteran's Day I received a sweet note from a friend - she thanked me (back in the day I was in the Army) and my husband for serving, as well as a handful of her other military (or former...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 1:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

When I Want It To Be His Fault

It had been two weeks since the last telephone call with my husband, and I was starting to get antsy. Even though I knew he was fine -- he finally emailed and explained that the phones had been on the...

Published Sun, Nov 15 2009 1:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

I previously posted about this product and how much I enjoyed it. SmileShow is now offering military families a holiday discount on their products. You can receive $3 off of your purchase by using the coupon code BUZZ. The code...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 4:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

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

Awwwwwwwww

Can't find it on YouTube, so no way to embed it, but trust me, you'll love it. Click here to see what "it" is.

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 6:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

"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

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

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

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

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

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

November 2009 - Spouse Buzz

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But You're Right Here

Changes in Personality

A Word of Advice

"A Manageable State of Anxiety"

Would you want your child to serve?

When I Want It To Be His Fault

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

Awwwwwwwww

"It's Home"

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

I Don't Want to Be That Person

Military Family Month

We Are Family

Wondering