There are a lot of hard things about being a military spouse. Among those things, I find one of the most challenging to master is remaining present. Especially when you’ve learned where …
Topic: Making The Best Of PCS
Quick Ways to Make New Friends
One of the hardest things about moving to a new duty station is finding a new community. As a seasoned military spouse, this is by far the most difficult thing for me… …
Reasons to do a PPM/DITY Move
Our first experience doing a personally procured move (previously called a do-it-yourself, or DITY, move) was completely unintentional. Somehow, my husband signed us up to move ourselves, and by the time we …
Turnover: Spouse Edition
We hear all about “turnover” leading up to a PCS, and we hear all about it on the other side as we’re settling in. In a perfect world, our service members spend …
Choosing Your Next Duty Station
Over the last few months, my husband and I have been in the process of deciding where we would like to go for our next duty station. We were torn on our …
Parenting Through Goodbyes
The days are long, but the years really are short when it comes down to raising kids. They grow like weeds. Each PCS seems a little bit different as they grow up. …