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Milspouse(s) on a Mission: What the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us about Remote Work

I’ve written before about the many career-related issues military spouses encounter. Hindrances to military spouse employment include everything from professional licensing barriers (I’ve discussed my own personal struggle with that particular issue here) to a lack of positions that align with our experience. As a result, spouses often end up either unemployed for long stretches […]

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When I started my first business, a dance studio in Atlanta, GA, it was like jumping off a cliff with no parachute - literally. There are so many things I would have done differently if I’d had adequate funds. #Ad
Nice start to my birthday month! Monday, after almost two years as an Dept of Defense/USAF employee, I was told I needed to hurry and get my official portrait taken. Within 15 mins our Flight Superintendent had me in Public Affairs, taking this picture. Horus later, he stopped by my desk to say, “Congratulations.” “For what, sir?” I asked. He looked at me incredulously and said, “You won the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award. You mean to tell me you took those pics and didn’t know what it was for?!?” YEP, sure did. 😂😂 I’ve lost a few “friends” for using my voice on social platforms to speak against racial inequity. I’ve felt at times like I needed to be silent and so I stepped back and stopped talking as much. But I never stopped doing the work! Because people are what’s most important. Beyond grateful that God sees me and knows my heart. The Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award is presented annually to members of the armed forces in recognition of their efforts in promoting civil rights and epitomizing the qualities and core values of their respective service.
As a #militaryspouse sometimes...you just take new friends however you can get them🤣🤣. Alternately captioned - desperate #quarantinelife #workingwife makes new friends. The pandemic have anyone else sinking this low? 😂😂Swipe to see video of my selfies with my new besties - the #highlandcows #bffsforlife
Sharing one more photo from my valentine/ #hellospring look, but this post is really about the next photo 👉🏽swipe!
It’s the anniversary of our second #wedding ceremony! I texted my husband “happy anniversary by the way” this morning and he responded with “Huh?” then “Ah“ when I sent him this photo. 🙄😬😂😂😂Ah, military life! Our real marriage date was in July of the previous year (and took place in my living room with the officiant, one witness and my dog before Matt left #atlanta for #nebraska and then Officer Training School) - and that’s the one we celebrate (because I’m claiming ALLLL the years, honey😂). But I will never let a year past that I don’t post about this, in the event another #militarycouple needs the reminder that this is entirely normal, and it’s okay. I certainly wish someone had told me - it would have saved me so much anxiety and stress. We want our family and friends to be there for our special moments, but the #hurryupandwait nature of the armed forces sometimes makes that impossible. So we work with it how we can. 🥰
Sometimes victory looks like being bold enough to dress the extra mile, even though you know everyone else will be wearing jeans. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Have you ever wondered why we get so hung up on other people’s definitions? How’s that working out for you? We try to meet their definition of success and end up miserable. Try to explore their definition of self-care and end up more depleted than when we started. Try to walk in their definition of “boldness” and end feel so uncomfortable that we miss the mark. I don’t know exactly who “they” are for you, but I guarantee they always have something to say. I’m practicing filtering out the noise to walk in my own way. And more often than not, that means taking and celebrating the baby steps - the small wins. What small wins are you working towards this week? 👀
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