I met my husband online eleven years ago long before the days of Facebook and Twitter. In fact Myspace was probably still in beta and Blackplanet.com was where it was happening at. However we met on Love@AOL before it became Match.com and when it was free. We talked everyday for three hours on the phone […] Read more…
Boom I Got A Signal…Stay Connected On The Go and During Deployments with AT&T Unite!
This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/NETGEAR. I remember when my husband was deployed feeling like I had to rush back home so I could get online to catch him on Skype. Sure you can video chat on phones but it’s never the same as a computer and the signal can be shotty. As military […] Read more…
Military Spouses and Depression: You May Not Know That It’s An Epidemic!
At least three times a week I get emails from spouses who are battling depression silently. Their husbands are usually deployed, they have children ,and they feel as if they have nowhere to turn or anyone who understands what they are going through. I know how they feel because I too have endured it. I […] Read more…
You See The World Differently Late At Night Thanks to Deployment Insomnia!
Last night I was up until 4am and I posted on the AW101 FB page asking “whose up with me?”. Surprisingly over 200 people hit the LIKE button. I know a majority of those were people overseas in different time zones, but many of them were right here in the good ole USA. Someone mentioned […] Read more…
Dove: MissionCare Brings Military Dads Home +Making Father’s Day Special When Daddy Is Away + Dove Giveaway
Compensation for this post was provided by Dove Men+Care via MSB New Media. All opinions expressed in this piece are my own. I don’t think any military spouse is surprised when we miss a holiday together when our service member is deployed or away on military business. That being the case, it still doesn’t make […] Read more…
How My Weight Affected My Life As A Military Wife…True Story
I promise you Army Wife 101 is not turning into a diet blog. But I have talked about my weight so much because it did affect me as a military wife. Let me be clear I am not being dramatic and speaking of being made fun of by stupid people online who make assumptions that […] Read more…