Back In gear

Whoo. Hoo so excited and enthusiastic to blog again. This time I have decided I will make a few adjustments; frequency of blogs bi-weelky versus weekly. Still will focus on our military family life but will incorporate our civilian life happenings and will still when able alert of some saving ideas can be free stuff to awesome monthly subscriptions which are or can be a definate savings for a person depending on your level of interest. So with that said, let 's begin!

1 . My current  subscriptions I am loving is: www.petgiftbox.com  $19.99 a month and our pets are provided with fun exciting new toys and snacks all from China at this point but I am certain not all items are from this regipn but not sure anyways, my dogs  love them anyway. Most of all...a portion of the  money goes to a veteran organization.

2.  Www.Naturesbox.com  Great box for those healthy snacks yummy and so darn affordable too.  At 19.99 a month I chose five awesome snacks and ensure my yam,y is snacking properly.

Well , that's all for now as for savings. Now as for our military life and transition from Active duty to retirement .....wow! A smooth transition some days otherwise my veteran was missing his buddies, the routine of things and just his old way of life. I on the other hand missed my old wayof life of him being gone. But we still manage after a couple years . What have gotten us through have been tons of counseling, wonderful family outtings by some great organizations and great reads such as:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders and Relationships by Diane England great book.
This is all for now hope this information helped if not thanks for stopping by .

Love the life you have ...

 Hello, it's happy Friday a day off to get things accomplished. The lil guy is home sick , but that's okay will work around that too making a few adjustments to accomplish the goals. So there's a Chicken pox outbreak at the school my child attends YIKES!  I didn't realize that disease still existed, thank you military for making us get 510 shots everytime we have to see the pediatrician. LOL ! You know I love our military. 
Anywho, got some sad news from a coworker the other day made me think  how most of us take our lives for granted. My co workers boyfriend committed suicide, he decided to shot himself and unfortunately the kids had to witness this horrible incident. The kids both under the age of 12. The Dad suffered from depression and I met him and had no clue he suffered from depression.  He was so upbeat and funny who knew. Breaks my heart , it's too close to home. I can tell you I can understand where the girlfriend is coming from,she has latched on to me like never before, needed to find questions to the answers  we will never know.  I can understand her pain  and refer her to other resources to help her in this journey, its  comforting for me to know I can help another person  during this challenging time.  As I heard the news the other day, I immediately thought what are we doing ?  how can we help ?where do we go? Depression is an invisible illness as is PTSD, Multiple Mood Disorders and ADHD, its all the  same in a way .....looking at another person we cannot tell what they are feeling I guess if we did life would be in this perfect world of our own creation.  In closing, I just wish we will all LOVE THE LIFE WE ARE LIVING and if we don't like the current situation we are in we need to make rational plans to change it  and let's always  remember that our actions impact everyone  not just us!
Peace to us all.

 How can we help donate to a mental illness organization/ suicide prevention organization , research and be there for your loved one.

Our day at the park.....

Sunny Sunday at the park, our local park . There were families everywhere  it was great to see families together enjoying the day. We had to be at the park, yep, it was a have to occassion which I did not mind. We had pizza with our Scout Den it was soo much fun, I even got our lil one to go outside and play and get sweaty yay! In this day and age video games and tv have seem to defeat me on my war on fitness but NOT today.  Our trip to the park included our dear ol soldier aka Dad /Hubby we had fun. But the crowds got to him PTSD creeps up and BAM! a different person emerges, darn it PTSD!  get a hold of yourself let me have my soldier we deserve that, oh well, he did have to retreat and have some down time. We let him have his much needed time and went to church while there, more excitement a lady fell to the floor... yep, ANXIETY attack she was immediatley rushed away by the paramedics , (umm sorry no cute ones to gawk at, geez after all I was at church and am married. hehehe). The lady will be okay they say .  As will our family, as this PTSD continues to try to gain control of things the key to a loving family is to know how to react when this monster attacks, you have to have  a backup plan and try to keep smiling  if not smile  learn to roll with the punches , it has not been easy to learn this but we are getting there. Whatever you do try to not give up, I try not to daily but with much faith , hope and tons of love I am getting thru this.   And to those who are dealing with this  I know you can hang on for the ride , your partner was chosen for you and its a ride we have to learn to deal with  and in the process learn from all the curves and bumps on that ride.  


Now for the deal of the day.... B&N  yes! I  just learned B&N has a akids club , yippee , the kids get awesome perks hit up their site for more info, I signed up my kid  guess you might want to too, why should I get all the deals?  Have an awesome day !

It's that time again...

Yes, it's the  new year  so Hellloooo 2013 , and I embrace you like non other. I can feel the fresh air the feeling of something new, the time for positive changes and loads of good cheer. I am of course a military wife, been thru alot of challenges over the past year and some of you have been on this rollercoaster ride with me. Well, I have removed a few layers and have accepted a few changes and am moving forward along with my child.  My soldier is in the medical hold unit getting the care he needs I have also found this great program that is able to assist military families ans mostly the wives  whose hubbies  are needing specific care as mine does. I am so greatful to God, this country and the employees that have been so awesome in getting us thru these challenges. I have found the VA Caregiver Program to be something all OIF/ OEF caregivers to look into.  www.va.gov/caregivers .  If you do nothing this year  and if this seems to apply to you, checkout the Va website full of info about this program and others that might benefit military families. My Free guide this week:
 Well,  I happen to stumble across a great piece of info, if you blog... Momcentral can set you up for free items to try yes free items. If you do not blog you are still eligible to get free items to test and provide feedback.  www.momcentral.com  because it is 2013 does not mean I am so not into getting free stuff. Wink, wink. I also  discovered by sheer accident a cool product line  Melaluca which by the way, I am now a rep of this organization. I was never really one to be bothered by chemicals in some of the cleaning products well , I suffered a major setback  from one of the products the other day and have lost wight , had respitory issues and hives, so i have decided to convert to Melaluca's conversion kit which is pricey but I have managed to budget for only the items I  need  for a mere $50.00 I will post the pics when I get my package.  So with that said, sometimes in life,  things don't always go as planned and we have to make a change .
 Til next time, enjoy your change s and happy 2013!

MANY DESICIONS

WOW!   I AM BACK AFTER A BRIEF  BREAK- GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I FELT I WAS DOING MORE WHINNING VERSUS BEING HAPPY, BUT I FELL ONCE AGAIN INTO THE VOTEX OF PTSD, TBI AND MOOD DISORDER LIFE WHEN YOU LIVE AND CARE FOR SOMEONE WITH THE CONDITION.
AM I OK, YES, MADE A FEW MOVES THIS PAST WEEK THAT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO UNDERTAKE CERTAIN STEPS IN LIFE TO PROTECT MYSELF AND THIS FAMILY . REALITY HAS SET IN AND HOPEFULLY THIS BLOG WILL LEAD TO MORE POSITIVE OUTCOMES  ALWAYS KEEPING THE FAITH.
SADLY, THIS WEEK I HAVE NO REAL BARGAINS TO REPORT - I MUST TELLYOU THAT IF YOU WERE A JACK IN THE BOX JACK REWARDS CARD HOLDER KNOW EFFECTIVE DECMBER 31,2012 NO MORE FREE FOOD REWARDS WILL BE SUPPLIED, AWWW WE LOVED THE FREE FOOD BUT THINGS MUST COEM TO AN END.  SO EARN AND USE YOUR REWARDS. 

 QUOTE FOR TODAY: LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND MOSTLY BE HAPPY WHIEL DOING IT .

SMOOCHES

LABOR DAY

AHHH, I can or at least feel the need to let my mind wander and not have a care in the world and this day allows me the luxury of doing this. I have no major plans, duties, obligations what have you just me and my mind wondering. As much fun as that seems I still even as gloomy as the day is the urge to pencil some o do items... why? simple.... I cannot relax! So I  decided it's in my best interest to do laundry, I have to keep busy , my child wants to stay in doors come on kid let's go outside enjoy the heat and humidity let' s work our bodies into a sweat and hubby well. he is not feeling too great and walking is proving to be a struggle for him so that's out too. The dogs i have more than two so this is difficult to walk them at one time so maybe i will get one to walk with me .... Please will someone come out and play  i need to do something it's Labor day people.  Laughing so hard it's proving to be exercise for me , smile. .

So in case you were not aware I am an Avon independent sales rep and I wanted to play around with a few nail colors I have collected over the  Summer to my surprise I have this awesome color combo lavender and fuschia smoking hot people I added a few jewels and whalla they are compliment worthy will snap a pick for you viewing too cool! at least I can head to work in style tomorrow make myself feel awesome accomplishment , check one down. See the relaxation won't come, yikes! Help!  Anywho  sales what have  i got this week..... hit Starbucks this AM if I continue for the next 11 days I will score a Free $5 gift card. Something you might wish to look into . This weekend  we are hitting the Target free museum Family Night check your area listings fro this free evening event for the family. This is all I have while you are finding something to do gotta keep my patriotic mode in gear so checkout puttinguptheflag.com video gives you a few minutes to reflect helped me for exactly two minutes now i am back up finding things to do.  Enjoy your LABOR DAY!

whirlwind

Good Morning , yes it is a wonderful day, I feel the humidity  in the air, the neighbors are friendl and happy, had my first cup of coffee , sent hubby off to drill, the lil one has been feed and the dogs are barking like crazy, yep I am happy. So my task today is head to work, have a good day and come back home to get my home in order. Found out there exist a caregiver program sponsored by the VA great great great,  will say  going into this Optimistically, have been let down by them on many occasions this time  hoping I have an awesome team to help  and I think this time is a charm so not bashing anyone even on my worst day. After all , life is what you make of it!  Anywho checkout their website to see if you meet the qualifications to get the info you need.
 Savings I had a great one, won a few free downloads Lunchables .com wasn't the grand prize winner but at least they offer 2nd prize winners and the downloads were gained  in this manner.  Lots of upcoming exciting things happening this week,, these events are all in God's hands I just sit back relax and enjoy the ride.  Enjoy your week.