Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life https://soldierswifecrazylife.com Support for Military Spouses going through deployments, pcsing or anything else the Military life throws at you. Thu, 28 May 2026 13:07:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-SWCLLogo-32x32.png Soldier's Wife, Crazy Life https://soldierswifecrazylife.com 32 32 23294980 How To Keep Kids Busy This Summer, Even When You Are On a Budget https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/keeping-kids-busy-in-the-summer-when-you-are-on-a-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-kids-busy-in-the-summer-when-you-are-on-a-budget https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/keeping-kids-busy-in-the-summer-when-you-are-on-a-budget/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 11:01:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=211210   Summer is here and you might be trying to figure out what to do with your kids for their time off from school. Yes, there are camps and classes that you could sign them up for, but those all cost money, sometimes a lot of it. If you are on a tighter budget, you...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/keeping-kids-busy-in-the-summer-when-you-are-on-a-budget/feed/ 0 211210 18 Military Spouse Deployment Quotes to Get You Through the Hard Days https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/inspiring-quotes-to-help-you-get-through-a-deployment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspiring-quotes-to-help-you-get-through-a-deployment https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/inspiring-quotes-to-help-you-get-through-a-deployment/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 11:50:00 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=220919 Over the years military life has changed. From the way you PCS to how TRICARE works. But one thing that always seems to be true is that service members will get deployed.

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/inspiring-quotes-to-help-you-get-through-a-deployment/feed/ 0 220919 10 Places You Must Add to To Your New Military Duty Station Checklist https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-places-you-must-find-when-you-first-get-to-your-new-military-duty-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-places-you-must-find-when-you-first-get-to-your-new-military-duty-station https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-places-you-must-find-when-you-first-get-to-your-new-military-duty-station/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 12:49:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=215156 10 Places You Must Find When You First Get To Your New Military Duty Station The day after we flew into Germany my husband had to go to work. He left about 5am in the morning. I was so tired that day and the world seemed like a dream. Jet lag is no joke and...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-places-you-must-find-when-you-first-get-to-your-new-military-duty-station/feed/ 0 215156 10 Of The Best Places To Make Friends as a Military Spouse https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-of-the-best-places-to-make-friends-when-you-are-a-military-spouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-of-the-best-places-to-make-friends-when-you-are-a-military-spouse https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-of-the-best-places-to-make-friends-when-you-are-a-military-spouse/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 11:25:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=213022 You are new to your duty station, you don’t know anyone, and your spouse is going to deploy sometime in the next few months. Where do you go to make friends? What can you do to find them? How can you be part of this military community everyone talks about? How can you make friends...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-of-the-best-places-to-make-friends-when-you-are-a-military-spouse/feed/ 0 213022 10 Lessons Military Spouse Life Teaches You Over the Years https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-lessons-you-learn-during-life-as-a-military-spouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-lessons-you-learn-during-life-as-a-military-spouse https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-lessons-you-learn-during-life-as-a-military-spouse/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 10:08:00 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=219213 Life as a military spouse has taught me so much over the years! When I first became a military spouse, I had no idea how much this life would change me. Over the years, through deployments, moves, and everything in between, I’ve learned lessons I never expected, but ones I will carry for the rest...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/10-lessons-you-learn-during-life-as-a-military-spouse/feed/ 0 219213 Military Spouse Social Media: Navigating Motherhood and Connection https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/guest-post-motherhood-and-social-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-post-motherhood-and-social-media https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/guest-post-motherhood-and-social-media/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0000 http://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=6959 As a military spouse, social media often becomes more than just scrolling; it’s how we stay connected during deployments, moves, and long-distance friendships. This guest post explores the different ways moms can use social media to connect with others, a must as military spouses. Living so far from our loved ones, having our spouse have...

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/guest-post-motherhood-and-social-media/feed/ 0 6959 Use the GameStop Military Discount the Next Time You Go to the Mall https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/use-the-gamestop-military-discount-the-next-time-you-go-to-the-mall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-the-gamestop-military-discount-the-next-time-you-go-to-the-mall https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/use-the-gamestop-military-discount-the-next-time-you-go-to-the-mall/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=224835 Whenever we go to the mall, there is one store I know my boys will always want to check out, that's GameStop, and they have a military discount too. From new and used video games, to fun characters, and t-shirts, this store has so much for the gamer kid, and well, gamer adult too.

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]]> https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/use-the-gamestop-military-discount-the-next-time-you-go-to-the-mall/feed/ 0 224835 How a Deployment Led to a Career She Never Saw Coming: A Military Spouse Spotlight https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/career-never-saw-coming-military-spouse-spotlight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=career-never-saw-coming-military-spouse-spotlight https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/career-never-saw-coming-military-spouse-spotlight/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:32:49 +0000 https://soldierswifecrazylife.com/?p=226964 I had the pleasure of sitting down for a Zoom interview with my guest writer, Katie McDonald. Enjoy! While Julie is known for her popular blog, Soldier’s Wife, Crazy Life, her marriage started out as a civilian one. Her husband, Ben, was in the Army for two years, but had been out for a couple...

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