Every move, my kids are a little bit older making each transition different for them. As the years go on, there is a delicate balance between the muscle memory of moving and …
Topic: PCS Prep
Getting Settled at Your New Duty Station
We just moved for the third time in the five years of my husband’s Army career. While we are still in the process of acclimating to our new home in North Carolina, …
How We Did a Full DITY With Two Kids
This past April, my husband and I did something we thought only crazy people did: a full Do It Yourself, or “DITY” move. While we knew the process would be daunting, we …
My PCS Game Plan
Word has officially arrived, we got movers! This big detail that dictates so much has been weighing on my mind for months now. First, we found out our request for orders was …
The School Liaison Office Knows
As a parent watching my children inch ever closer to the perilous cliff of adulthood, I realize how unimaginably impossible and mind-boggling it seems to forge a child into a productive member …
Living Clutter-Free
Accumulating a lifetime of stuff in our attic hasn’t happened to us yet — moving every couple years has kept the mass accumulation of stuff at bay. But as military spouses know, …