by suelarkinsweems | Mar 5, 2012 | On Military Life
Do you have a room that you DREAD purging? Maybe it is the garage or the kid’s toy closet. Maybe it is a second bedroom or an office. As we downsize, the hardest thing to purge is my office closet. I keep the office/guest room pretty clean for the most part, but the...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 2, 2012 | On Military Life
I squeezed the last drops out of both the shampoo and conditioner yesterday…it’s the beginning of the end. Two loads of books, clothes, games, and toys left for Goodwill this morning. The carrier of the first overseas shipment contacted us before lunch with the...
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 27, 2012 | On Military Life
We’re preparing for an international move to Japan. If you’ve missed the details, you can read a little here or here. After getting over the initial shock of extreme downsizing, I realized we have already been working that direction, and this move is going to...
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 13, 2012 | On Military Life
Why did I find myself sorting summer clothes this weekend with snow on the ground? The Weather Channel website seems to understand the problem. Where I’ve been, where I am, and where I’m headed, Lord willing.
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 6, 2012 | On Military Life
An F250 truck weighs about 4,250 pounds. A full grown adult giraffe can weigh up to 4,250 pounds. It’s also the weight of the household goods that we will be allowed to take to Japan. Everything else will go into non-temporary storage while we PCS. Key: Household...
by suelarkinsweems | Jan 16, 2012 | On Military Life
In January 2005, Matt deployed to Iraq a few months after we moved to Twentynine Palms, California. There was no base housing available, so we moved into a rental in Yucca Valley about twenty minutes away. We knew that a house would likely open up during the seven...
