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Tag Archives: Navy
What’s to Love about Diplomatic Life?
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
Memorial Day is For Remembering
Remembering In the United States, Memorial Day is a federal holiday set aside for remembering the people who died while serving in our nation’s armed forces. Unless you work retail, you probably get the day off. Memorial Day has evolved … Continue reading
Posted in Military news
Tagged 6 marines, air force, army, decoration day, marines, memorial day, memorial day blog post, memorial day story, military, military blog, military dead, military duty, military families, military family, Navy, nepal helicopter crash, reason for memorial day, remember the fallen, service to country, ultimate sacrifice
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Breaking News: MCRMC Recommendations Released
This is a great breakdown of the news, by Sarah Peachey of MilitaryOneClick.com The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its annual report today to “modernize the Uniformed Services’ compensation and retirement system.” The committee believes the following recommendations … Continue reading
Posted in veterans
Tagged America, army, dealing with deployment, deployment, deployment blog, joining forces, marines, mcrmc, michelle obama, military, military blog, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, military families, military family, military family blog, military kids, military spouse, military wife, militaryoneclick, militaryoneclick.com, Navy, navy family, US Navy
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Check out the new Spartan Up podcast and win a code for a free race entry
Check out Spartan Race founder Joe DeSena’s new Podcast “Spartan UP!” WE UNCOVER WHAT MAKES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WINNERS. The epitome of grit, Joe Desena, founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaway
Tagged army, deployment, deployment blog, family, giveaway, joining forces, marines, military, military blog, military families, military family blog, military kids, military spouse, military wife, Navy, navy family, navy wife, spartan, spartan race, spartan race giveaway, US Navy
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Oh The Twists and Turns of This Life We Lead…
The windy mountain road we navigate to get to and from our house is a metaphor for our life here in Taiwan. It is full of twists and turns and near misses; but overall, lovely and with perks. Like many … Continue reading
Posted in Living abroad
Tagged dealing with deployment, deployment blog, Driving overseas, drivingin Taiwan, expat life, expat Taipei, expat Taiwan, family, joining forces, living abroad, military family, military family blog, military spouse, military wife, mountain driving, moving, Navy, navy family, navy wife, parenting, plumbing flood, sewage flood, Taiwan, US Navy, yangmingshan
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To Curse or Not To Curse, WTF is a Parent to do?
I’ve never been a big swearer. I can remember as a 10 year old in fifth grade, when my peers started to use “bad words,” thinking that using the F word in every other sentence was a cop-out for taking … Continue reading
Posted in No Nonsense Parenting
Tagged expat life, f bomb, f word, family, hear no evil, kids cursing, kids swearing, married single mom, military blog, military blogs, military families, military family, military family blog, military kids, military spouse, military wife, Navy, navy family, navy wife, no nonsense parenting, parenting, parenting teens, see no evil, single parenting, speak no evil
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Dogs of War: Rescue Dogs and Veterans Helping Each Other
I usually don’t write about TV shows, though I do get a lot of pitches for them. Something about my mood lately made me read through an email from a new show’s representative this morning and I am so glad … Continue reading
Posted in veterans
Tagged a and e, A&E, airforce, army, blue star family, dealing with deployment, deployed spouse, deployment, deployment blog, dogs of war, Grace Hill Media, inspriational story, marines, military blog, military family, Navy, new reality tv, new tv show, PTSD, ptsd help, ptsd service dog, ptsd struggle, reality tv, rescue dogs, service dogs
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The Crazy Construction Robots
So, this is happening in front of my house today. With the high unemployment rate in Taipei, I’d think that the government would want to hire actual people to direct traffic around the construction all around the city. They are … Continue reading
T-22 Hours Until Lift-Off
The countdown continues. 22 hours until wheels up and our journey to Taipei begins. We have a 6 hour flight from DC to San Francisco and then a 14 hour flight to Taipei. I’m grateful that we have only one … Continue reading
Making Progress
As the move date grows closer, the pressure mounts. I feel the stress in the pit of my stomach nearly all day long and when I wake up during the night. The medical, educational and travel paperwork seems to multiply … Continue reading
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Tagged adult add, adult adhd, dealing with deployment, deployment blog, joining forces, military, military blog, military families, military family blog, military issues, military kids, military move, military spouse, military wife, moving, Navy, navy wife, pcs
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