The Life of an American Soldiers Wife

Hellooo from America!
{I love getting to say that, by the way}
I'm Janna, and I blog over at Perception Is Everything!
Kirsty was so sweet to ask me over, and particularly, she asked me to talk about being the wife of an American soldier. I was very excited to oblige for so many reasons, and am grateful to be here!

For those of you that are reading from Australia, I'm sure you haven't heard many of the stereotypes of  military wives in America (money grubbin', lazy, overweight, miserable, etc.), but the Americans that come over to read, you are probably nodding your head yes. I do not fit into any of those categories, and those that read my blog know this, so I will skip these negative stereotypes and speak for myself and for the wonderful Military Spouses that I know.

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I know that every country has soldiers that leave their spouses and home for love of country and duty, so then I wondered what would set my situation apart. 

+ A war happy country.

+ Many looooong deployments.

+ Wanting to support our country and the people in it, while being perplexed at our government and it's decisions.

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But to be honest, I think that no matter what country you are from, ALL Military Spouses can relate. So I guess, what I should really be sharing is what it's like to be the wife of a soldier.

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Negatives:
+ Sometimes you have to live in the middle of nowhere.

+ You are typically far away from family and friends.

+ Moving every few years sucks.

+ Much time apart for long days at work, training, and deployments.

BUT

+ We are also filled with great pride.

+ There are some great opportunities: school, family support, community, travel, etc.

+ I would endure a million deployments over not having this amazing man in my life.

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This is the main reason why my blog is titled Perception Is Everything. It was a way to share our life with our friends and family back home, and a great way to keep things in perspective. There are a lot of negatives to the Military lifestyle, but I choose to focus on the positive. Life is what you make it, and we are making ours pretty awesome. I won't settle for less, and neither should you.

As a matter of fact, I posted a facebook status the other day, saying,

"If I can be ridiculously positive through this deployment, you should be able to not complain for a day. No judgement. Just giving you a little perspective".
The point is we all live different lives, but we each have our own struggles and no one is exempt.
The sooner that we all realize this, the better. Instead of being all "woe is me", we need to learn to roll with the punches. I embrace my life as "A Wife Of An American Soldier", and I hope that you embrace your life as well. No one can do that for you, so get on it!

Thanks for having me Kirsty! I had fun writing this post for you all and loved visiting Australia, even if it was just virtually. One day I will make it there for real :D