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Tag Archives: military spouse At some point, without my noticing it, I became one of those spouses. You know the ones. You see me everywhere, at every community event, and I seem to know everybody. I’m not married to the sergeant major, or a colonel, and I don’t have one of those jobs that keeps my thumb on…  Take a minute. What was the last thing you did for yourself? Was it a shower? A dinner with a friend? A workout? Can you remember? With the beginning of new year, morning shows and self help books will beckon and exhort us to make goals and plans. Websites will offer to help us keep… I love this, Kristen! I am notorious for never taking time to do things FOR ME. I was just thinking the other day how I can’t remember the last time I went out to eat with friends, or bought something nice for myself. I am going to try to be better about it this year, but I can’t promise I will succeed… I have always put myself last. If you haven’t already heard of this awesome care package item, you’re about to stumble upon something awesome!!! I recently made this for my husband who is currently in Iraq. These are GREAT and just something that’s homemade to include in a care package. It’s basically a mini cake inside of a mason jar. It… I’m going to have to try this one!! http://extension.psu.edu/food-safety/food-preservation/faq/canning-breads Can this be done with bread? can you can bread too? My son wants banana or zucchini bread. Can you do this with bread? My son wants banana bread. Here is another good site talking about proper sterilization of jars and lids and optimum storage temperatures for your canned goods. http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/general/ensuring_safe_canned_foods.html Admittedly, I’m not a canner. I also don’t want to take a chance on the health of those I’m sending these cakes too, so I did have to consult my mother –someone who grew up learning canning, canned when I grew up, and a nurse who has called in her questions to the county extension office a few times regarding similar issues. Mom says, “I think the cake in a jar is safe for short term storage to send off to a soldier overseas, but hopefully they aren’t being stored for years. They would fall under low acid food canning rules. If the seal is good and the cake cooked right, it is unlikely someone will get sick. You may want to try your local extension office for additional information or state office.” Food safety is a concern, so if you’re not comfortable that you understand these instructions and the risk, then yes! there is always the “wireacake.com” option. I’ve used both and have had good reports without incident. We’ve had reports back that this has been done with pumpkin bread, and if you google there are more recipes out there. I would guess that any breads that are cake-like i.e. not traditional yeast based breads would follow the same directions. Good luck! [...] is a trendy item that can be made travel safe. I found very helpful directions and recipes at Loving a Soldier and Fifty Two Cakes. Both sites offer the experience of military families who have included these [...] I send cake in jar to soliders all the time and they leave jars there for cups. Am so going to do this! I made these for my husband about a month ago and they were a hit! I’m making more right now for my husbands birthday I made two jars for Jared last week I need to try these and send William some. Going to send him a package I hope the end of the week. [...] and the best part of this box, birthday cake in a jar! I found an awesome cake in a jar tutorial here. I bought a boxed funfetti cake and used large mason jars. I didn’t boil the lids but just [...]  Almost every day on one of the several military focused websites, forums and social media groups I belong to I see mention of how civilian family and friends “just don’t understand” military life. I’m pretty sure that at least once (and probably more!) in the years I’ve been married to my soldier I’ve said the… haha. what is a black hole in your bathroom? I love this I am breaking my rule about not commenting on blog posts… everything you have written is true and positive! Great points. For me my relationships are different to a point between my civilian friends and mil spouse friends, but all in all I’m blessed with amazing friends on either side. The great thing about social media and culture shifts within the military is that a lot of us spouses are breaking out into new social circles and are creating lasting relationships with civilians. Even though they might not “get it” most people are very empathetic. As a blogger, we’re definitely getting our stories out to non-milspouses eager to learn more about what our lives are really like! Fantastic post. To be honest, I feel closer to my civilian friends and military friends than I do with most of my military spouse friends. It just feels as if we military spouses have such a sense of entitlement and become so engulfed in being a military spouse that we negate the rest of the world and the genuine feelings, interests and concerns of others because “they don’t go through what we go through.” Sometimes it feels as if it’s an “us against them” mentality that just really turns me off. Anyway, thank you for this post. I’m definitely sharing this on my blog’s fan page.  For the longest time, I considered myself misanthropic, but really, I’m just an introvert with misanthropic tendencies. To most people, if you like to be alone, there’s something wrong with you. You’re a hermit, and you need to get out of your shell, because being a “loner” is unacceptable. My perfect day would involve being… Its about time you came outta the closet! This is exactly to a tee how I am, and I’ve always felt so guilty about it and like I had to force myself constantly to become more extroverted. It’s almost like I’ve hidden this part of me. People constantly make me feel bad for not wanting to “go out and have fun”. I have more fun at home with a Sex & The City marathon! If I was out “having fun”, I’d feel awkward, uncomfortable, and be counting down until the minute I felt it was “acceptable” to leave. Thank you for putting it so well, and making me a little more comfortable with who I am. I think that people forget that some people just need time to recharge and refocus. As always I’m glad you are there to speak up for those that can’t seem to find the words to express themselves. I’m an introvert with and extrovert daughter and an extrovert husband.From someone who gets it thank you. I totally get this! For years I thought I needed to fix this about me. Then I read a book designed to help a person realize their God-given gifts and talents and I realized that my talents, though they make me inclined to be an introvert, can be used just as effectively for unique and purposeful things. I’ve come to embrace my introvertedness and I too count down the minutes until bedtime. That’s when my gifts and talents come out of where they have been hiding all day while I needed to take care of everyone else. Thanks for posting! [...] I am an introvert. Many criticize introverts, but I encourage criticizers to read “I *want* to be all by myself” and “Guide to Understanding the Introverted.” Not everyone can be a people [...] |
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It’s an interesting topic. Always a balance that must be found. And really, it’s thoughtless sometimes. I don’t pick and choose who to call based on their life circumstances… I just call by instinct.
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