Short Cuts

   Some people ask me how I do the life of a military wife? There really are a lot of different answers to that and depends on the day and my mood sometimes. However, there are a few shortcuts I've built into my life for this season to make things just a little bit easier on me. The first one is that I gave up mowing and weed eating. I now pay a professional to come do it and I have no guilt in admitting it. I will also have no difficulty giving that job back to my hubby when he comes back home. The second thing that I do to make my life easier is to take the boys monthly to get their haircuts. Adam is usually in charge of their hair when he is here. The last deployment I did the boys haircuts. However, I really didn't care for haircutting so once more I defer to the professionals. Those are just two of the shortcuts that I take. I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I can think of right now. The advise I've given to many military spouses during deployments is to take care of yourself.  One of the most important parts of knowing yourself is knowing when to say no or to let things go. You are no good to your children, hubby, and others when you don't have any thing left to offer. I think I've always been pretty good at boundaries but I've sharpened these skills too through the experience of being an army wife. Maybe tomorrow I'll share about what things I've put into place in my life to relief some of the stress of being an army wife, having a demanding career, and taking care of my two active boys (which other than my husband are my world, but all the same can be exhausting, especially being both Mommy and Daddy 24/7 ).