My first Milspouse Friday Fill-in!

Oh, yeah. I am straight up procrastinating tonight. I have spent so many hours this past week working that I am totally incapable of higher level thinking. These are five questions from Wife of a Sailor. So here goes:


1. What’s the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
When I was in 4th grade, our family, as usual, was not going to have anything in the way of Christmas or a birthday present for me. We came home late one night and there was a box of cookies (hand-made) on the doorstep, along with fresh winter coats for my sister and I, a present for each of us (mine was a career game) and a necklace with my initial on it for my birthday. We also got a huge box of food (turkey and all the fixings for Christmas). It was AMAZING and I still tear up every time I think of it. Because of this, every year I donate all of my money that I would spend on Christmas to Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army to make sure another child is remembered on Christmas. Each of my family and friends gets a card telling them how many gifts we were able to provide for needy kids this year.
2. If you are having a hard time going to sleep, what do you do to help yourself?

I work or read until I can't keep my eyes open. Then I grab the puppies and crawl into bed. I find it is rare that I can't sleep the second my head hits the pillow. I will say that after a zombie movie, I grab Senior Jefe's K-bar and sleep with that.

3. Name something that makes you wish you were a kid again.

I really hated my childhood, so I can't really say that there is anything I miss about being a kid. Besides, the one thing I love about my job is that when I get too bored and frustrated I can go climb a mountain and call that work. My life has been awesome since I became an adult, because I finally get to do all of the crazy things I dreamt as a kid. 

4. What is something you never believed until you experienced it?

That failure can make you stronger. I never have really failed at anything in life, that is, until I became a military spouse. I don't know if it's the extra pressure, or actually having someone in my life that I actually care about, but I struggle a lot more with staying on top than I used to. I fail at things. I've failed at school. I almost dropped out this summer. What I learned was if you hang in there and refuse to quit, eventually the road blocks seem to disappear. Now, whether this is because I am better at what I am doing now, or I have just convinced people that I am more stubborn than they are, I can't say. So we'll just go with getting back up off the mat every single time you get knocked down actually works.

5. What can’t you say “no” to?

My husband. For him, I would drop anything and everything and come running. But I think that is the ONLY thing. To everything else, I can say no, though I would probably feel guilty about it and berate myself for a long time.