Tag Archives: living overseas

Strengths of the Military Family

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Commander in Chief At home

“I could never do what you do.” I hear this refrain again and again. No matter where I go, if I’m not with other military spouses, conversation inevitably makes its way to some form of this phrase. I always respond … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad, military family, Uncategorized | Tagged living overseas, military blogs, military families, military family, military life, military spouse, navy family | 3 Comments

Life Hacks, Adapting to the New Normal

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

We received our air shipment last week, finally. Our household was packed up in Taipei July 5 and 6. We had two shipments: one went by air and the other by sea. Neither should have taken very long to reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad, military family | Tagged air shipment, ayi, chinese street food, jian bing, living abroad, living overseas, military family, military family blog, military spouse, moving abroad, pcs | Leave a comment

Making a Missing Ingredient

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

Spinach lasagna is a family favorite dinner. I make it with cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. I knew, from living in China, that cheese is expensive in Asia, but I was prepared to pay the price. Finding the ingredients in … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad | Tagged cooking overseas, dolan sisters, expat life, great podcast, lian dolan, living overseas, making ricotta cheese, military blog, military family blog, military life, military wife blog, navy spouse blog, ricotta recipe, satellite sisters, satellite Sisters podcast | Leave a comment

All In A Week of This Expat’s Life

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Commander in Chief At home

What a week. Zack graduated from high school. Upon counting, I realized that he attended 11 schools from age two to 17. He not only got through it, he got an academic scholarship to his top choice university! On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad, military family | Tagged earthquake, end of school, expat life, final exams, living overseas, military blog, military family, military family blog, military move, moving schools, overseas move | Leave a comment

Creepy Crawly Critters on a Morning Climb

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

My hiking pal and I crossed paths with more than our fair share of creepy crawly critters this morning on our 3 mile hike up the mountain. It’s not unusual for us to see a few frogs and a snail … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad | Tagged creepy crawly, critters, expat life, giant spiders, living abroad, living in asia, living overseas, miitary family blog, military blog, navy blog, navy family, snakes, snakes in asia, spiders in asia | Leave a comment

What’s to Love about Diplomatic Life?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

A lot. I admit, I did not want to move overseas. As I like to say: been there, done that. I didn’t want to do it again and it wasn’t in the plan. Plan. Ha! So, I spent the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Living abroad | Tagged beijing opera, culture shock, diplomat family, diplomat life, diplomat moving, expat family, expat life, living overseas, making adult friends, military family, miltary blog, moving abroad, Navy, US Navy | 3 Comments

Parenting Fails Happen

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Commander in Chief At home

I enjoyed the Grade 5 Recognition Ceremony at the boys’ school last night. Watching Bob celebrate the transition from the Lower School to Middle School filled me with joy and just a little bit of sorrow. I am not a … Continue reading →

Posted in No Nonsense Parenting | Tagged international school, living overseas, military blog, military family blog, navy family, opt out of testing, parenting, parenting blog, parenting fail, parenting fail of the week, school testing, testing | 2 Comments

Costco in Taipei: The Same as Home but with Taiwanese Characteristics

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Commander in Chief At home

The morning after our arrival, our welcome family took me to Costco. I have to admit that knowing there is a Costco here was extremely comforting to me, making the move slightly less overwhelming. The store was pretty much as … Continue reading →