As a military family, it is inevitable that we will be traveling and will need a place to stay for an extended period of time. Between multiple PCS’s, deployments and TDY’s, there’s always a reason to be looking for the right place for the right price for an extended stay. I had the pleasure of…
PCSing & Moving
4 Tips for Doing a Military Move Across the Country
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s been one year since my family PCS’d across the country from Georgia to Colorado. It was not our first move, but our first official PCS. While we only had three month’s notice and it was…
How to Help Your Child Adjust to a New School After a PCS
My family recently finished with our first PCS. After six years we were more then ready for our trip across the country and now we love our new home. However, one of my biggest concerns about our PCS was that it was in the middle of the school year. My son was attending a special needs preschool…
How to Prepare Your Children for a Big Move
Every year, millions of American families pack up their belongings and embark on new journeys. Some move for employment opportunities; others move to reduce their expenses, increase their space or, perhaps even, to make a fresh start. The move is stressful for all, but can be especially traumatic for children who are used to a…
From Georgia to Colorado: Our First PCS
First, let me begin by telling you that this journey was not easy. We had five days of travel, two special needs kids, went through three time changes, spent two weeks in and out of hotels, and went through six different states (Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado)! We knew about two months in…
It’s Official: We’re Moving to…
We’re a military family. It’s a known fact that we are going to move a lot, but for some reason, we haven’t. We have been here at our first duty station for over 6 years now, and finally two months ago we got the word: it’s time to move! Orders didn’t come down exactly. My…
News About Our BOP and Some Moving Tips
As some of you know, we have been waiting to hear all summer if my husband’s BOP (Base of Preference) was accepted or denied. We never heard one way or the other, so my husband finally made some phone calls and found out it had been denied. It’s a long story why, and we got…
How to Find a Babysitter (Especially After a New Move)
As a nanny and babysitter of 10 + years and now with my second child on the way I have found that it’s hard to find just the right sitter for your family. What you may need or want is not necessarily what someone else may need or want or even give. As a military…
Moved in & Tired!
We are all moved in our new house, and got all the unpacking done this week! I really love it, and I am so happy we decided to move on base instead of staying in an apartment. I thought we had it good at the apartment until we moved here, now I feel spoiled! We…
Moving!
In two days we are finally moving onto the base! We have been living in this apartment now for about a year, and it is actually very nice, but we are happy to move out and get the extra room. The house on base is a two family duplex, has 3 bedrooms, and should be…