June 2013 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

You Aren’t As Independent As You Think: Military Spouse Quote

When the Fourth of July rolls around, we Americans like to celebrate our “independence.” It is one of the virtues this great country was based upon, right? We believe Susan B. Anthony’s assertion that “Independence is happiness.” We believe Ayn Rand’s...

Published Sun, Jun 30 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Quotes

Top 10 Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July

Independence Day is one of those holidays it’s impossible not to enjoy. From the little kids dressed in red-white-and-blue rompers to the adults sporting their Uncle Sam hats, the 4th is an all-American party. But for military families it’s an even bigger...

Published Sat, Jun 29 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Bloody Mary For Breakfast? Restart Your Bad Day

You know you are having a bad military day when things start ugly, get ugly and stay ugly. Usually all within the first hour you wake up. If each ugly event would happen separately on it’s own little day (and your soldier, sailor, airman, Marine or Coastie...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, coast, sailor, airman, soldier, marine, bad day

Military Kids Are Like Dandelions

They say military children are like dandelions. They can put down roots almost anywhere. They are impossible to destroy. They adapt easily and can survive nearly anywhere. Military children bloom everywhere the wind carries them and they stand ready to...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: PCS, moving, friendship, military children

Same Sex Partners: Happy For Them?

I was going to write: I’m happy for them. When the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act this week, I wanted to write about our friend and blogger Tracey Hepner carrying the American flag to the steps of the Supreme Court with other members...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, same sex partners, DOMA

YDU Sometimes I Feel Like Pretty Woman?

Why didn’t you tell me that sometimes I’d feel like Pretty Woman? Before I start, let me state for the record that I am not complaining about my life with my Marine. I love him. He’s the hardest working person I know (like, literally). Still...

Published Wed, Jun 26 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

How you Can Earn Money by Taking a Reintegration Survey

We get a lot of requests to tell you about surveys. But most of them don’t involve money. Some great researchers at the University of Colorado Denver are on the hunt for about 600 military couples who want to participate in at least one long online survey...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Reintegration

Poll: Why Don’t You Exercise?

The evidence is hard to argue with: exercise is good for you. Research shows it increases physical health and lifespan. It has some of the same affects on your brain as an antidepressants. It also justifies the consumption of an entire pint of Ben and...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Health & Fitness

Are There Any Bad Commissaries Left?

My friend Jen was laughing over Ketchupgate—that thing in which Washington Post implied the commissary system was extravagent because it carried filet mignon and 15 kinds of ketchup. “You can stretch your arms across the commissary in Annapolis and bump...

Published Mon, Jun 24 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Resources, Military Life, commissary

Dog Days of Deployment Hound Families

“The sea boiled. The wine turned sour. Dogs grew mad,” noted Brady in Clavis Calendaria. Consequently, the ancient Romans responded to the dog days of summer by sacrificing a brown dog to appease the wrath of Sirius. Usually, I am against sacrificing...

Published Mon, Jun 24 2013 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment, dogs, Murphy's Law of Deployment

Military Wife Quote: Start Where You Are

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been overwhelmed by military life. I’m pretty sure everyone reading this is sitting front of a computer with a raised hand. (And if you aren’t, please share your magical secret to how in the world you’ve managed to avoid...

Published Sun, Jun 23 2013 4:14 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, Quotes

Top Ten Reasons I Am Jealous Of My Kids

Since my husband is deployed, he doesn’t remember how the end of the school year changes our family life. I am suddenly pea green with envy every time I look at these kids. “It’s the video games,” says my husband. “They have so much time to do nothing...

Published Sat, Jun 22 2013 6:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

Marine Deployment Baby ‘Just Made It’ Variety

Watching our friend and blogger Raleigh Duttweiler and her Marine husband Bill go through a deployment pregnancy made me do a rethink. In the past, I have said that there are two kinds of military families. Those who have never had a baby during deployment...

Published Fri, Jun 21 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life, kids

Why Conquering Fears Matters

My oldest son is one of those types of people that is fearless. He’ll throw caution to the wind when given the chance. Occasionally worry, fear or doubt will bubble in him but even then, like Barney Stensin from “How I Met Your Mother,”...

Published Fri, Jun 21 2013 5:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

We Want YOUR Patriotic Photos!

It’s one of those catch-22s of life: if you want to get paid for your photography work, people have to know you exist and see your work in print. And for that to happen you either have to trick them into taking a chance on you or know someone who can...

Published Thu, Jun 20 2013 10:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Career & Education

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