Ok,this is the week.The week we all discuss Deployments,Everything from how to cope,What to do to keep you going,The kids,The house,Getting the oil changed..(maybe you will figure out to use the right oil this time and had a chance to ask your husband which oil to use instead of hoping the guy down the street at the local jiffy lube is telling you the right thing this time and doesnt screw you over...again).
So here it goes,let's tackle one of if not the MOST challenging things we have to endure,Deployments.We all kinda new what we were getting ourselves into when we wed into this life,but we didn't know how it all would exactly pertain to us individualy.Some of us have been apart of this life for years and have yet to get a "Deployment Scar" under our belts,while others are complete veteran's.Either way they're not fun,whether it's yourself going through one or trying as much as you can to be there for a friend or"Battle Buddy" to get through it,they suck.But none the less,they happen so....hang tight and make the best of it sweetheart.Make however long this deployment is,your "Eat,Pray,Love"moment.Challenge yourself on new things in new ways,step outside of your comfort zone.
Did you always want to learn how to bake,properly and not from the box;)Then sign up for a baking class.Maybe teaching or volunteering is your thing,then go for it honey.I know how alone and frustrating a deployment can be.It helps when I would do something for myself and I could tell my husband about it the next time I got to talk to him,instead of the usual"This sucks your gone"routine.Don't get me wrong it sucks,but they need to know that you're ok too.We think "OMGSH He Called He's Still Alive" and yet He Hear's from us "I'm Miserable and I Can't even Function"Go out there,take day trips with your kids if you have 'em.Open yourself up to people at a local soup kitchen when you volunteer on Saturday's.If you have a support group,great whether it's friends,family,whoever..If you don't,then this is God telling you that you're strong enough and you can prove to yourself that you can make it:)
So Ladies I ask from you this week to chime in on ways you'v delt with deployments and leave some loving,handy advice for our military sister's who are going through the same thing right now and need some seasoned thoughts from our veteran's:)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
It's Ball Season!!!!
Ok Girls!!!!!
It's that time of year again...not the pumpkin picking and the leaves changing,I mean it's Ball Season!!We're all stressing about what to wear,or for some of us we bought our dress 4 months ago.And we all go through the same process,"Do I do my own hair or go get it done?Even thought last year I wasted all that money and it wasn't even close to how I wanted it."Fake nails painted or french?"Hooker heels or something Classier?(you can never go wrong with going classy).On that note,let's talk a little bit about the women's ball attire,I already know what you're thinking...More like prom or a night club feel right?Right,Soo....How can we make it more,how do the french say?Sophisticated?By dressing no less than the evening we are representing.
Some how down the road the United States Military Ball has lost it's umph and dignity...I'm gonna blame it on the new millenium...I think once the year 2000 hit,Spring Break Cabo San Lucas Attire became appropriate for any event,minus a wedding or a funeral and no thanks to "Jersey Shore" as much as the show is entertaining,I wouldn't want to be compared to snooki at my husband's ball,with my"cooka barely covered because my dress is either too short,too tight,or both"...Like i was saying in my last article...This is what we represent,like it or not,the one you love has a high profile job,just like an athlete or someone in politics..Wearing p.j.'s allll day or to Wal-Mart doesn't cut it anymore.
Do youself a favor,get dressed for the day,throw on a little mascara.It will work wonders on your self confidence.Back on topic,have any of you really listened to what the gentlemen talk about at the ball?Or is everyone soo focused on getting drunk?Listen I totally get how stressful this life can be,I'm right there with you sister,and I get how we get stuck in this rut and just wanna let loose and have fun,which we can AFTER the ball.DURING,put on your best suade shoes and walk that cat walk honey.Like Grace Kelly of course;)Happy Ball Season Ladies!!!!
It's that time of year again...not the pumpkin picking and the leaves changing,I mean it's Ball Season!!We're all stressing about what to wear,or for some of us we bought our dress 4 months ago.And we all go through the same process,"Do I do my own hair or go get it done?Even thought last year I wasted all that money and it wasn't even close to how I wanted it."Fake nails painted or french?"Hooker heels or something Classier?(you can never go wrong with going classy).On that note,let's talk a little bit about the women's ball attire,I already know what you're thinking...More like prom or a night club feel right?Right,Soo....How can we make it more,how do the french say?Sophisticated?By dressing no less than the evening we are representing.
Some how down the road the United States Military Ball has lost it's umph and dignity...I'm gonna blame it on the new millenium...I think once the year 2000 hit,Spring Break Cabo San Lucas Attire became appropriate for any event,minus a wedding or a funeral and no thanks to "Jersey Shore" as much as the show is entertaining,I wouldn't want to be compared to snooki at my husband's ball,with my"cooka barely covered because my dress is either too short,too tight,or both"...Like i was saying in my last article...This is what we represent,like it or not,the one you love has a high profile job,just like an athlete or someone in politics..Wearing p.j.'s allll day or to Wal-Mart doesn't cut it anymore.
Do youself a favor,get dressed for the day,throw on a little mascara.It will work wonders on your self confidence.Back on topic,have any of you really listened to what the gentlemen talk about at the ball?Or is everyone soo focused on getting drunk?Listen I totally get how stressful this life can be,I'm right there with you sister,and I get how we get stuck in this rut and just wanna let loose and have fun,which we can AFTER the ball.DURING,put on your best suade shoes and walk that cat walk honey.Like Grace Kelly of course;)Happy Ball Season Ladies!!!!
Hello my fellow military wives...
Hello Fellow Military Wives:)
I say "Fellow" because we all share a unity.There is no rank,no seniority,no pay grade or branch here.We all share that common sisterhood of this crazy but rewarding and always proud to stand by our men pride.So much has changed in the military,even in the short and fast 5 years we have been apart of it.Camaraderie has changed the most I believe and not only from what I've seen but also from what I've been hearing alot from you military wives yourselves across the countryI have spoken to women all the way from California's Camp Pendlenton and Miramar,Virgina's,Quantico,North Carolina's Camp Lejuene and MCAS New River,the list goes on.
Between everyone,the men who work together,the wives who used to gather in past time when our husbands would be at work,and as married couples,"hanging out" has turned into,either a drunk fest or a gossip fest.And if you don't take part in either of those,well you're s.o.l. So many of us are feeling frustrated and not knowing where to turn or what to do with all the frustration so we just throw our hands up and try to wash 'em clean of all of it...but we really can't.... because 9 times out of 10,your spouse will be deployed...again,or gone for some kind of training...again.
We are all in this for the long haul.And those who aren't,do your best to make our Armed Forces proud of having you support the homefront.For those men who are "lifer's",we will cross paths again someday,we will see eachothers kids over the years,so we can't really wipe our "hands clean of it all" So what do we do? We change things,Get the Military back to it's original roots,back when women would get together and have baking parties,when their men were gone,they didn't complain,they "womaned up" and did what was needed to be done.
Now some of you might say"yeah thats easy to say that was like 40 years ago"And yes it's easy to say,but it's also easy to do to...All it takes is extending your hand,being that good neighbor,being that good friend,being there when a newly wed couple just entered this military life and don't know what it's really like.All it takes is that simple and oh so humbling step.I know for some of us who have been battered and bruised in this lifestyle don't really feel the need to want to extend their hand because maybe they have done it before and the people you're feeding are biting the hand that fed them.But like I said,for us who are in this for the long haul,who want a change and are willing to not only do what it takes but also participate,we can make this military life everything it is supposed to be.
We are the backbone of some of the elite fighting forces in the world and we treat eachother with no respect or dignity.We act like animals towards eachother with annimocity and degrating one another.We dress with no self respect. It's time to wake up girls!! This is who we are!! We support everything in this amazing country that our men so selflessly defend.Let's act like the proper self dignified women we are meant to be.
I say "Fellow" because we all share a unity.There is no rank,no seniority,no pay grade or branch here.We all share that common sisterhood of this crazy but rewarding and always proud to stand by our men pride.So much has changed in the military,even in the short and fast 5 years we have been apart of it.Camaraderie has changed the most I believe and not only from what I've seen but also from what I've been hearing alot from you military wives yourselves across the countryI have spoken to women all the way from California's Camp Pendlenton and Miramar,Virgina's,Quantico,North Carolina's Camp Lejuene and MCAS New River,the list goes on.
Between everyone,the men who work together,the wives who used to gather in past time when our husbands would be at work,and as married couples,"hanging out" has turned into,either a drunk fest or a gossip fest.And if you don't take part in either of those,well you're s.o.l. So many of us are feeling frustrated and not knowing where to turn or what to do with all the frustration so we just throw our hands up and try to wash 'em clean of all of it...but we really can't.... because 9 times out of 10,your spouse will be deployed...again,or gone for some kind of training...again.
We are all in this for the long haul.And those who aren't,do your best to make our Armed Forces proud of having you support the homefront.For those men who are "lifer's",we will cross paths again someday,we will see eachothers kids over the years,so we can't really wipe our "hands clean of it all" So what do we do? We change things,Get the Military back to it's original roots,back when women would get together and have baking parties,when their men were gone,they didn't complain,they "womaned up" and did what was needed to be done.
Now some of you might say"yeah thats easy to say that was like 40 years ago"And yes it's easy to say,but it's also easy to do to...All it takes is extending your hand,being that good neighbor,being that good friend,being there when a newly wed couple just entered this military life and don't know what it's really like.All it takes is that simple and oh so humbling step.I know for some of us who have been battered and bruised in this lifestyle don't really feel the need to want to extend their hand because maybe they have done it before and the people you're feeding are biting the hand that fed them.But like I said,for us who are in this for the long haul,who want a change and are willing to not only do what it takes but also participate,we can make this military life everything it is supposed to be.
We are the backbone of some of the elite fighting forces in the world and we treat eachother with no respect or dignity.We act like animals towards eachother with annimocity and degrating one another.We dress with no self respect. It's time to wake up girls!! This is who we are!! We support everything in this amazing country that our men so selflessly defend.Let's act like the proper self dignified women we are meant to be.
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