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Recently Michelle Obama was in Hollywood talking to producers and directors about bringing the military family into homes across America. That makes me wonder, what part will Hollywood show?
Will they pay attention only to the Wounded Warriors and their families? They definitely deserve all of...
But you said Military Hiring Preference!
Interesting article over on SpouseBUZZ...two thoughts: 1) I would NEVER ask my employers the questions about how they deal with military spouse {I take a don't ask, don't tell policy when it comes to disclosing my military "dependency." and 2) it is always good to get feedback that we are all often in the same boat.
Also, military wives that work in a licensed or certified job field: leave your feedback about how the military could help you deal with job portability issues...
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Travel Journal Inspiration...
Favorite new blog found: Secret Confessions of a Traveling Spouse...
She begs to asks the question: How DO we go our own way?
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Oh Happy Day goes to Paris {and so could you!}
I registered to win a trip for two to Paris over on Oh Happy Day...I think you should too!
Rainforest Wear...
It is the rainy season in Guyana right now {don't worry...they have a second rainy season in the winter.} and I was contemplating what to bring with us when I came across this rainy-day round-up over on Making it Lovely!
I am in love with that {#7} umbrella!
Making Space
Our house looks more and more like we are moving soon. There are the empty spaces where we took books off the shelf to sell at the garage sale. There are boxes full of clothes to donate and empty drawers where winter gear used to be.
Cleaning out this space we call home now is cathartic. There is change and purging in my life, too. My police certification (good for two years after I leave a department) expired today. And we signed our foster parent termination papers with our social worker. Closing the door on what has been my identity for so long on the same day that we officially put the "not now" stamp on our adoption plans is far more challenging that throwing away physical items.
But, like with the sweaters and gloves that have been emptied from the closet, there is an empty space waiting to be filled with something new. Something different and exciting. Something more appropriate for the direction we are pointed in now. Some spaces will remain empty, like the extra chairs at our table, waiting until timing, circumstance and divinity work together to allow us to grow our family. But, in letting go comes new opportunities.
And I am getting ready...
{Guyana} Tour of a Lifetime
I will admit it: when we were going through my husband's list of potential jobs and their locations, we had to Google Guyana.
Yep, we had to look up the place that will be our home for the next two years. There wasn't alot of information online, no slick marketing campaigns and no travel blogs with lots of great information. And while one of the things that most excites me about moving here is getting to experience living where commercialism hasn't completely taken over, I am excited about the recent recognition that is bringing Guyana to the public eye.
Both Outside and National Geographic Traveler magazine are recognizing Guyana as their top adventure spots in recent issues. While most people only recognize Guyana for one thing (if they recognize it at all...), the media has been recognizing Guyana for its emphasis in the last couple of years on the eco-tourism industry. Traveler magazine also recognized the Surama Eco-Lodge as one of the 2011 best hotels to stay in South America.
In the May/June 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler, Guyana tops the list of Best Tours list for this year. The highlighted tour is with Wilderness Explorers and Traveler shares this about the tour:
Most Guyanese live on the coast, leaving the country’s interior largely untouched. Travel deep into the remote Guiana Shield via small plane, canoe, 4x4 pickup truck, and the occasional bullock cart to discover one of the last unspoiled rain forests on Earth. You’ll stay at Amerindian-owned lodges along the way and experience indigenous culture. Wilderness Explorers: “Amerindian Guyana,” 16 days; $4,236.
On the cover of Traveler, it claims that these are Tours of a Lifetime. And while we aren't even there yet (and we will live and spend most of our days in the less adventurous "big city" of Georgetown,) I have to say that I already agree that we are truly going on a tour of a lifetime.
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I am rocking the supply boat but love the vintage map option, too!
It's the End of the World as we know it (and other songs)
Since I know most of us didn't make any plans for the evening after 6pm, here are some little gems to let you take up some of that extra time laughing.
PS- I am so glad the world didn't end! I made some good moola at my pre-move yard sale and I have new junk to buy before our pack out! Yeah!
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Consumables for the Apocalypse...
In Sam's Clubs top 10 sellers is this 1 year kit of food for four people. For $29, 248.00, you can buy a year's supply of food for 40 people!
(and it appears all of the food kits are vegetarian, for the health-minded consumer interested in eating canned food that has an unlimited shelf life...)
Maybe all of the people are buying these kits because they are moving to remote locations and have a government allowance for purchasing bulk consumables/food to have shipped to their new home...or they are getting ready for Judgement Day, 2011. You know, either or.
PS- if you are getting a little worried about all of the days of doom from now until December 2012, rest assured you can put your emergency food kit into this awesome family bunker. (The shape alone helps make any alien attack not a problem because they will think you are one of the mother ships...)
and you think being called a EFM is bad...
Try being called "Dependent..." Love this article on why military spouses are anything but dependent.
EFM {Eligible Family Member}, Following Spouse...any way you cut it, it sometimes sucks to be considered extra Governmental baggage weight.
(Literally...we get 2,000 extra pounds of weight in the household shipment for me and the kiddo.)
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{Book Corner}
What I am reading...various travel books and Pink Boots and a Machete
Guyana highlights from Pink Boots:
Atop Mt. Roraima in Guyana near the Venezuela/Brazil border
On the edge of Kaieteur Falls, the most powerful waterfall in the world..
While I wouldn't say Pink Boots and a Machete is a literary masterpiece, it is a great story about a girl, that finds a profession in a unique journey. Mireya Mayor goes from NFL cheerleader to National Geographic scientist who discovers new life in "remote" locations like Guyana and Madagascar. She talks about several trips to Guyana in this book and they are all full of scary detailed descriptions of the large spiders, huge otters and other amazing wildlife in the rainforest. I can't wait to experience the beauty shown and described in these books!
A __________ should be poised and gracious and able to smile benignly for 16 hours straight while wearing pumps and panty hose in 100-degree heat. She should make frequent mention of how much she cherishes her role as wife and mother. And she should strive to look the part. Pretty is a plus. Sexy is a no-no.
Fill in the blank: a military/diplomat's wife
What is your response?? Do tell!
Fill in the blank. (via cheatsheet)
Knocked out #10 on my birthday goal {32 before 33} list...
Five Minutes on Friday: Craft Hope
Grab some friends/the kids/your glue gun and take 5 minutes to help support orphan care!
Home is {not} where your stuff is...
Or atleast until June 14th...
Yep-we have an official date as to when our pack-out starts! Can I get everything sold/decluttered/divided into the correct shipment in the next month? Um, I guess I have to!
Curious as to how we have to divide up our junk to get sent to us? While our time line is a bit different then the Novaks (Foreign Service family moving to Peru by way of DC), this flow chart is pretty awesome!
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