Shake it up, baby!

I bet you were all wondering what would bring me back here. So was I, frankly. It’s been a rather busy few months of kids home for summer, a dead-for-the-third-time’s-a-charm computer, school starting, and K coming home on leave, and me trying to nail down regular work. Turns out what it really takes for me [...]

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Battle of Midway

Well this is just embarrassing. I wish I could chalk this long lapse in writing up to simply falling off the wagon, but really what happened was that the wagon was nuked. Obliterated. Vaporized. Went supernova. Michael Bay was knocking down my door trying to get the secret to the power behind the explosive destruction [...]

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Poor Dead Ladybug

Ladybugs have ceased being cute. They can be cannibals, as a matter of fact. How do I know this? You could credit Google, but you’d be partially wrong. I watched it happen and then I checked Google to make sure I was seeing what I thought I saw (and no, Tweetie, it was not a [...]

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WAG that Tale

Gainfully Deployed has earned some new fans (via the Facebook group) this week and for that I’m very appreciative. Thanks for being curious/interested/bored enough to check in. I know many of the new readers are wives, moms, and/or girlfriends from K’s unit, so I thought this would be a good time to explain a few [...]

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Anger management deployment style

First of all, I’d like to wish K a very happy 45th birthday. With luck, this time next year I’ll be making him some sort of ridiculous birthday cake like I always do. We got to sing Happy Birthday to him last night via web cam, so it wasn’t a total loss. The kids loved [...]

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Speedbump

I can’t say I’m having a bad week, per se, but something is definitely off. Even the weather has been all over the place. It was warm enough to melt the driveway ice (finally) and our poor two-faced snowman. I enjoyed the warmer weather (and the sight of grass in January), I won’t lie. But [...]

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Standing on Ceremony

Tonight is the official leaving ceremony for K’s unit even though they are not leaving right away. After a short discussion (because we were in agreement), K and I both decided it would be better for the kids and me not to go this time around. I have already been to one of these affairs [...]

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What’s knocking around my noggin

I wish I could bottle whatever it was that made me so productive the last few days because it was a beautiful thing. Not only did I get several tasks accomplished and crossed off my list that normally would sit there undone for days, but I was able to think—and finish—several thoughts which is damn [...]

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Doggone it

I always forget how much the weather affects me and my mood. Yesterday was chilly and rainy and I just did not want to move from the couch or my nice warm blanket. The fire and snuggly dogs didn’t help (or hurt) in keeping me right where I was either. I berated myself all day [...]

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