EP8: Apprehension about Bringing Kids into Military Life

On this episode I get pretty personal and discuss my apprehensions about bring children into this military life. Yes, I am probably overthinking this but my husband and I are going to try to have kids soon and their childhoods will look a lot different than either of ours since they will be kids of an active duty service member. My kids probably won’t be around their grandparents and cousins as much as I was growing up, there dad will be gone for extended periods of time, they will move towns and school fairly frequently at least compared to my own childhood when I didn’t move at all! 

I think my biggest apprehensions comes because they will grow up in a totally different way than I did. I only know my own childhood perspective and theirs will be so much different. I know that I will be the stable factor in their lives and that is a lot of pressure on me to stay physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy while taking care of dogs, home, businesses. All while my husband is away. 

Listen to me talk through it all on today's show. 

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EP7: How to Fly Space-A with Jessica Baddeley

Today on the podcast I talk with Jessica Baddeley and she is telling me all about how to fly Space-A. Space-A means space available and is a service the military provides for members and families in certain situations. If there is space available on a military flight that is already going somewhere you could possibility get on that flight for free! However, it’s not that easy.

Jessica tells us exactly where to start in the processes by going to SpaceA.net and then finding your terminal's Facebook page to get information on flights that might be going out near you. She then explains what documents you need in order to fly Space A this also depends on what category you are in, which she explains as well. 

Jessica then lays out what you should be doing 2 weeks before you want to fly, 48 hours, and the day of! She makes is clear that you are giving your time instead of your money. It takes her on average about 18 hours to get from Hawaii to California and the flight is only 5 hours. That is a lot of waiting time. But hey, if you are saving $1500 it’s worth it! 

We talk about the worst times to fly Space-A because it is so busy: summer, holidays, and school holidays! So even if you don’t have school age children check the calendar of your local area and the area you are going to and make sure it won’t be busy because school is out. Jessica also gives good tips on what to bring like wear layers, get this ear protection (for kids), and everyone must wear closed toed shoes! 

Find Jessica here:
Instagram: @msjbaddeley
Facebook: Jessica Baddeley @bfitjourney

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EP6: Take that Overseas Assignment!

Today I am here to convince you to take that overseas assignment or request one ASAP! There are so many options for different overseas duty stations from Japan, Korea, Germany, UK, Italy and so

With the country band Old Dominion 

many more. Technically Hawaii and Alaska are labeled as OCONUS but I am specifically talking about bases that are not part of the USA.

There are so many positives that can come out of living overseas and on this episode I try to tell you my personal favorites. I start with the number one reason why I like living overseas... the travel opportunities! It is relatively cheap to get to really awesome European cities. So what if you don't want to travel? I mention the benefit of receiving COLA (COLA Calculator) and how you can save a lot of that money if traveling isn't your thing.

Then, I go on to talk about culture, authentic food, new customs, the chance to learn a new language and meet amazing people from a different country you would have never met otherwise. Also, you will grow as a person! You will become more adaptable, resilient, independent, strong, brave, etc. You will realize that you can do things you never though you'd be able to. Hopefully this episode will persuade you to take the leap if you have been on the fence about that overseas assignment.

I mention Ep 2 in this podcast find it here and Ep 3 find it here.

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EP5: Going through an Unaccompanied Tour

I have Kylee Burton on the podcast with me today. She is a full time student, a newborn photographer and blogs over at thebutronbutton.home.blog. Her husband is currently on an unaccompanied tour in Korea and we talk about what that is like, how she is dealing with it, and she gives some great tips if
any of you are going through something similar.

Kylee reiterates the importances of communication and setting time aside for each other especially during a long distance relationship. Her and her husband have a giant time difference (13 hours) to deal with and they still make time for each other! She mentions how nights are tough and missing experiences with each other is not great.

Kylee says key to stay sane is staying busying, starting a new hobby, taking it day by day and allowing your dogs to sleep on the bed with you ;) She also mentions that taking care of your mental health is very important and taking a step back from social media might help with that.

Kylee mentions this podcast episode about traveling with dogs and this episode about "dependa." 

Kylee's instagram @theburtonbutton
Kylee's blog The Burton Button