#milso

You Are Not Naive For Being a MILSO

I’ve heard it at least three times since I came back from Hawaii…how silly or naive I am for being a military significant other. I...

Nov 29, 20172 min read

Shopping for Taylor’s birthday present was a piece of cake this year (all puns intended!). We went to St. Louis last time he came home on...

Sep 11, 20172 min read

For two years I have had more people than I can count ask me, “How do you do it?” And I have never had an answer. I didn’t really know...

Jul 31, 20172 min read

Military relationships are not Dear John. It’s not romantic. It’s not wonderful. When you ask a little girl where she sees herself one...

Jul 3, 20172 min read

I was in a really shitty relationship. That’s how this story starts. And when I say shitty, I mean really, really shitty. I met that guy...

Jun 5, 20173 min read

Taylor has been pretty grumpy lately (for good reason too) so I went last weekend for two days to cheer him up a bit. It was a normal...

May 15, 20173 min read

I hate my lower stomach. The “pooch” as some people call it. My upper stomach is flat and looks fine but my lower stomach…hell no. My...

May 12, 20174 min read

A few months ago, I became familiar with the idea of minimalism or the idea that we don’t need things to be happy. We only need what is...

May 8, 20172 min read

I hear all the stories. The ones where a sailor comes home and the house that once held his valuables, his life and his wife is now...

Apr 24, 20174 min read

My best friend at work bought tickets the other day for her and her boyfriend to fly round- trip to Denver, Colorado…for $50 each. That...

Jan 17, 20172 min read