July 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

MyCAA Announces Changes

The Department of Defense today announced that the popular MyCAA program will reopen to new participants in October 2010, with several key changes in eligibility and dollar amounts. Here is a summary of the changes: Be available to spouses of...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 9:56 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Career, Education, Resources

USAA Headquarters: A Tour of the Campus

I've just returned home from a couple of days at USAA HQ in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. USAA gave myself and several other mispouse and personal finance bloggers an all-expenses-paid trip out to tour their facilities, test drive some of...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 8:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

There's "See ya later" and then there's "Good Bye"

How many times have we given those bear hugs to our friends and neighbors as their moving van pulled away, habitually saying "good bye" only to be reprimanded with, "it's never good bye", it's "I'll see you later."...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 11:14 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Going "Home"

As you may know, my family embarked upon an overseas PCS around seven weeks ago. We're still living in the Navy Lodge, and I am having a harder time with this move than with any move I've ever done. I've...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 2:06 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Six Months Later

Actually, it's been about six and a half months since I entered the Feather Weight Challenge at my gym. Daily, I get super-frustrated about what seems like not enough progress, but when I check my monthly charts, I seem to...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 6:39 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

MyCAA News

Following She of the Sea's post below announcing the relaunch of the popular MyCAA program, there's been a flurry of conversation about the revamped program. MOAA issued a press release, which reads, in part:The Military Officers Association of...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 10:21 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Education

Oh, Now it's ON

I have been chronicling my husband's love of all things Gear in The Geardo Chronicles. It's truly ridiculous. There's gear in every room of my house, and no matter how hard I try to pack all this stuff out of...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 12:36 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Pet Peeve #795476

It drives me nuts when we PCS and I don't know anyone local to put in the "Emergency Contact" section of paperwork.

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 7:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

A Good Book, and Some Tea

I've been an avid reader since I was a little girl. Nothing I love more than curling up with a good book, learning about people, places and cultures and escaping to another world. This year has been a busy one...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 10:20 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

"I Need You"

SpouseBUZZ is a forum for milspouses, so naturally we tend to discuss issues from our perspective. This morning, via Semper Fi Wife, I came across a very powerful blog post written from the perspective of a soldier. As we agonizingly...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 5:29 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

PCS Envy? You Bet....

Several of my friends are in the middle of a PCS right now. I, thankfully, am not. But oddly, there is a small part of me which is envious of them. Now, I know what you're thinking. And the answer...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 10:28 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Fit Club - Tips You Can Use

In the interests of covering all aspects of the fitness journey, we here at SpouseBUZZ like to make sure we pass on any tips we come across that can help reach a fitness goal or make the fitness journey more...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 5:41 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Humor, Fit Club

Well-Being Index: Life is Good?

Gallup has released some interesting results from their well-being survey. Active duty military personnel who have ever been deployed to a foreign war have strikingly similar wellbeing levels as active duty personnel who have never been deployed. In both...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 11:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Purchases Incompatible With the Military Lifestyle

A while back I was talking with some friends about all the moving we've done since marrying soldiers. After going through our best and worst duty stations, we started talking about the various apartments and houses we've lived in. Then,...

Published Wed, Jul 14 2010 8:35 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Virtual Road Trip--Who Wants Shotgun?!

Some of my fondest memories from childhood were the road trips. I especially remember my mom's habit of stopping at the brochure walls at restaurants or highway rest areas, collecting the ones that were "on our way" either to or...

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 9:11 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Entertainment, Marriage, Military Brats, Humor, Reintegration, Travel

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MyCAA Announces Changes

USAA Headquarters: A Tour of the Campus

There's "See ya later" and then there's "Good Bye"

Going "Home"

Six Months Later

MyCAA News

Oh, Now it's ON

Pet Peeve #795476

A Good Book, and Some Tea

"I Need You"

PCS Envy? You Bet....

Fit Club - Tips You Can Use

Well-Being Index: Life is Good?

Purchases Incompatible With the Military Lifestyle

Virtual Road Trip--Who Wants Shotgun?!