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My 5 Favorite Things About Military Life Everyone Needs To Know by A Real Military Wife of Blogland

Yep. That’s me. The real deal. (not the picture silly, the part about me being a Military Spouse)

Whether you are part of this military life or not I bet we have a few things in common and a few out of the box crazy stories we could share. Let me start by saying that my #1 favorite thing about Military life is the community that surrounds it.

I love meeting new people from all walks of life and all different places. I love that I can say I have friends in nearly every state and quite a few across the ocean.

Today I’m excited to link up with a few more. Thank you Mal and Samantha for the opportunity.

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What are some of your favorite food experiences/recipes in your travels as a military spouse?

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The Sheepdog - A Book Review

Rick Yost sent me a copy of his children’s book The Sheepdog in exchange for an honest review.

So this is where you get to see into my inner world. For those of you who don’t walk through my front door on a regular basis you aren’t privileged to the giggles of seeing the pile of unfolded laundry or the overflowing dirty dishes that stand in contrast to my 2015 Fort Bliss Military Spouse of the Year. I know the two don’t relate. One is about my outreach in the military community and the other is about housekeeping, but when you put spouse in the title I immediately think of the 1950 version.

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The Secrets We Keep

Lessons from Castle

So yes, I’m a couch potato at times. Our lives get pretty hectic so when we get the opportunity the hubby and I will order in and binge watch a few shows. Last week was the premiere of our favorites and I was out of town. He, being the wonderful husband he is, waited and we’ve been spending our down time catching up.

Last week I wrote about Lessons on Reintegration from Last Man Standing. The show was the perfect example to explain the feelings and struggles that come with reuniting. This week, and let me just say here that no I don’t work for ABC, Castle provided the perfect opportunity to discuss security clearance and opsec.

Spoilers following.

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Lessons on Reintegration from Last Man Standing

Normally I don’t post on the weekend, but I just watched the season opener of Last Man Standing and it resonated. It begins with Mike Baxter, the lead character, vlogging about his travels to remote areas of the world and how he is looking forward to coming home to the familiarity and comfort of his own home.

And then he gets home.

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