It’s been a little over two weeks since moving from Germany. I’d like to say it is all done, and the family is settled but nothing could be further from reality. A temporary living facility is still home as we await delivery of our household items. Work continues on the kitchen that is being remodeled […]
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This week my family has been engaged in the final epic battle to move. Anyone that has done this realizes that sometimes the smallest things are the hardest, and when you are faced with doing it overseas on an airplane the little things that have been left behind have to go somewhere and often it
Retirement, moving, starting a business, house renovation it’s a lot and quite overwhelming. This unprecedented change I currently find myself going through has created a lot of angst and worry. The biggest fear for me is that I am going to miss some important step in any of these processes that could have significant financial or
This week I had the distinct honor and privilege of presiding over my Senior Enlisted Leader’s retirement. It was very humbling to have the experience of formally helping a trusted confidant say goodbye to their Air Force career, just as I had done one week prior. I started the drive to base and got a
Change is going to happen, like it or not. It is the ever constant, and even though in the moment it might not feel like anything is changing, it is. Almost 27 years ago I raised my hand and made a commitment to myself, my Airmen, my family and my country, and now, it seems
Today I realized just how short my time left in the Air Force is. I’ll only have a real job for another 20 days and then it is just finishing out my time with out processing and terminal leave. The last few months and weeks have flown by the fastest. I am only assuming that
I have been thinking a lot about support lately. We all go through difficult challenges in life, and depending on the circumstances, some of those can be very big and hard to manage. I have always told those that work for me and with me not to suffer in silence, to use me and others
This past week has left me with mixed emotions. I was able to take some positive and specific steps in decisions and actions that resolved a few outstanding things that will need to happen with moving and preparing to do so. Even so there is much more to do and that can lead all to quickly
There are people in my life that keep reminding me of the waning time I have left in the Air Force. I know that they are well meaning, however when I am told that there is now less than three months before I retire and move, worry and anxiety peak. When you compare three months
Wow! Today I squashed the procrastination bug, listed all the things that needed to be done in the next four to six months of my life and it’s a lot. You face a lot of change as a military member. Often there are frequent moves to different places and different jobs, and that in and
