June 2011 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Mail: You Said Military Hiring Preference!

I had my life completely planned out when I was in elementary school. Those plans changed, but I’ve always been a list-keeper. I have five-year plans for my five-year plans, and I studiously file them away in binders (I love binders) with cute little...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2011 3:01 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: From the Mailbag, Career & Education

Phase 1 complete, and this trip on The Nile is weird.

Phase 1 of deployment, “waiting for deployment” complete. Thank goodness SERIOUSLY, too much notice, too much time to think about it, too much trying to make every single day perfect. In case you can’t tell, I did not like Phase 1. DH...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2011 10:21 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Uncategorized, predeployment, military deployment, coping

SBL Fifth Anniversary Party at Ft. Stewart

Registration for SpouseBUZZ LIVE Ft. Stewart is now open. The event will take place on October 29th and will be an event unlike any other. We’ll be celebrating our Fifth Anniversary at Ft. Stewart and you can expect some fun twists and turns at...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 10:58 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

Spouses Can’t Say “Hooah”

Confession: try as I might, I can’t say “hooah” correctly. And I don’t think I’m in the only one. I’m not sure what it is about these grunting military calls that make them so challenging. Do I lack the proper gusto? Am I just not, well, hooah enough...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 11:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Humor, Military Life

What Does the 4th Mean to You?

Someone asked me recently what, exactly, Independence Day means to military families and I did not have an immediate, good answer. There’s no question what Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day mean to me as a military spouse. But July 4th? I had to give that...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 9:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Military Child Rearing – No Therapy Needed

Someone at a park once told me that our military lifestyle was going to screw up our kids. Oh and does it make it any better that this person was a total stranger. Yeah, I didn’t think so either. For those of you who are thinking “Who does...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 12:48 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Pillow Talk That Sticks

It’s funny how one mundane memory can reappear, and make you laugh and cry, all over again. A week or two before Husband left we had a quiet moment alone at bedtime. The room was dark, and I didn’t expect it, but as he moved very near me I just started...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2011 2:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, Anticipatory Grief, Humor, Military Life, military spouse, milspouse, strength, Lori Volkman

Plan, Plan, Plan

Hot newsflash from the headlines of my life: planning ahead for a PCS during peak moving season is important. As in — more important than work, going to the pool, getting a tan in the hot Georgia sun, training for a triathlon and, yes, blogging...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 4:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Spouse & Family News

Who Do I Want To Be This Year?

One of the things that I love about moving regularly is the opportunity to reinvent myself. Obviously, I can’t really change my basic nature, and I don’t want to, but there are things that I would like to change. For example, my tendency to...

Published Sat, Jun 25 2011 9:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, kids, future, changes

A Thrill A Minute

Recently, a friend posted her husband’s orders on Facebook. I commented something to the effect of “how exciting” and my husband asked me if I really thought Kansas was exciting. I replied that orders are always exciting, and it got...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 1:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, Military Life, moving, stress, fun, excitement

Finding Light in The Dark

Hi everyone! Im Kristle, and as Andi mentioned just a little bit ago, I am brand new to SpouseBUZZ. I am totally excited to be here and if you can’t tell, I am a little nervous. I am always a little nervous when it comes to introductions, particularly...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 1:28 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration, Wounded Spouse, Marriage & Family, Healing, TBI, Wounded Warrior Wife, PTSD

Rank: Does It Matter, Or Doesn’t It?

Please excuse me here, I’m on a little rant. I hope that I don’t offend anyone, or start some sort of argument. Andi’ll kill me if I do… I was just reading over my Facebook page, and the American Forces Network Europe (AFN) status...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 4:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, spouse, military, family, contest, time, rank, benefit, program, service

Is Secondary PTSD Overdiagnosed?

A new study says that as many as half of military spouses who think they have secondary PTSD don’t. The study, conducted out of a George Mason University in Northern Virginia, found that most spouses who think they have secondary PTSD are instead suffering...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 4:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Spouse & Family News

From the MailBag: The Know-It-All

I had a good chuckle when we received this email from JZ: Hi! I’m new to the milspouse world and laughed at all the classes taught through the FRG and base, thinking they were just for housewives who didn’t have a clue about how the real world...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 9:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: From the Mailbag, Military Life

Video: Top Resiliency Tips

Leslie Ostrander, a paralyzed mother of two, has been made an expert in resiliency through her life experiences. She recently spoke to a large group of Soldiers and spouses at Fort Benning on the subject and the shared her top resiliency tips with us...

Published Sun, Jun 19 2011 6:17 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Uncategorized, Videos

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