Disclosure: I was sent a pair of Lil Troops figurines to facilitate this review. I recently had the chance to check out the newest addition to the military toy collection called “Lil Troops”. These military action figurines are the first to be licensed by the US Army. They are all about 3″ tall and there […] Read more…
You’re Not Entirely Crazy For Feeling Entirely Crazy During A Deployment: The Day I Went Semi-Crazy
I remember very clearly the day I hit my breaking point in my husband’s 15 month deployment to Iraq. It was in the middle of month 13. I was tired, miserable and he had to keep going on these damn missions that was making a miserable deployment even more dismal. I was tired of hearing […] Read more…
16 More Things Military Wives Say
The military lifestyle presents so many different scenarios. Some are funny and some are stressful and no matter what there are always going to be things we say that almost all of us have in common when it comes to these lifestyle situations. Here are 16 Things Every Milspouse has said or will say at […] Read more…
Tissue Alert: Pet Is So Excited When His Owner Returns Home From Tour Of Duty
I’m a sucker for homecoming videos and I just had to share this one from NBC News. According to NBC News Lt. Gary Daugherty had just returned from a 6 month overseas tour and boy did he get a welcome pet from his dog named “Bugaboo”. Check out the heartwarming reunion in the video clip […] Read more…
9 Things Military Spouses Look Forward To “NOT” Doing Anymore When Their Spouse Comes Home From A Deployment
I think we can all agree that when your spouse returns home from a deployment or extended TDY we are excited to have them back , but I think some of us are also excited to drop certain household responsibilities. I will admit there are certain things that I am not ashamed to admit that […] Read more…
CNN’s The Uncounted: What Is War’s True Toll?
While I have never had suicidal thoughts I’ve written openly about my struggle with depression and General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and how I would call the Suicide Hotline just for someone to talk too. As I think back I believe I had been experiencing depression and anxiety on and off since high school ,but it […] Read more…