I'm frustrated. And I've been frustrated for awhile. There has been a lot going on the past month or so and it's kind of piling up for me emotionally.
First, I lost a friend. Which I will post about separately, because I definitely have some things to say about it.
Second, schooling has become a little overwhelming. I'm in my last year of undergrad and I'm going to be applying for grad school soon. With that, comes a whole new bunch of stresses. But I'm going to be zen about it and just breathe. Focus on what I'm doing now-present moment, all that jazz...
And third...my spouses group. I have complained and complained about the military not supporting families without children. Hell, they don't even recognize people like us as being a "family". The military lifestyle has it's ups and BOY does it have it's ridiculously sucky downs. So I created a support group on Facebook for spouses in my area without children. I have 26 members, I have met 3 of them and I have hosted nearly 20 events over the past 2 and a half months with attendance at only one event. ONE. There are a variety of excuses, but one that gets my goat is: I will start participating once my husband deploys.
Ladies, you can't just have friends during deployments. I know, I tried this and it doesn't work. I present two scenarios. Click "Read More" below to see how it pans out...
First, I lost a friend. Which I will post about separately, because I definitely have some things to say about it.
Second, schooling has become a little overwhelming. I'm in my last year of undergrad and I'm going to be applying for grad school soon. With that, comes a whole new bunch of stresses. But I'm going to be zen about it and just breathe. Focus on what I'm doing now-present moment, all that jazz...
And third...my spouses group. I have complained and complained about the military not supporting families without children. Hell, they don't even recognize people like us as being a "family". The military lifestyle has it's ups and BOY does it have it's ridiculously sucky downs. So I created a support group on Facebook for spouses in my area without children. I have 26 members, I have met 3 of them and I have hosted nearly 20 events over the past 2 and a half months with attendance at only one event. ONE. There are a variety of excuses, but one that gets my goat is: I will start participating once my husband deploys.
Ladies, you can't just have friends during deployments. I know, I tried this and it doesn't work. I present two scenarios. Click "Read More" below to see how it pans out...