Brave Crate

Living life on the home-side of a deployment can seem like a heavy weight. By simply becoming open to joyful experiencing these things, we can begin to help ourselves shift focus away from the struggle and onto life’s little pleasures. Deployment is tough- but it is NOT So Serious.

What could you accomplish in the days leading up to homecoming? Could you meet your spouse at homecoming as the strongest, most resilient version of yourself?

By shifting my focus away from what we’re missing and onto what we’re learning about ourselves and each other in this season I’m encouraged to embrace the lovey-dovey aspect of this month of the year. Deployment can give us a unique opportunity to grow our relationship in ways that many other couples will never get to experience.

What could you accomplish in the days leading up to homecoming? Could you meet your spouse at homecoming as the strongest, most resilient version of yourself?

Instead of trying to ignore the end-of-year cheer, this month the Brave Crate community is embracing the moment and focusing on finding our own kind of Comfort & Joy.

Here’s what I know: You are strong and brave and you can absolutely do this. (And you should totally eat that cookie dough or drink that glass of wine.) November is going to be a ton of fun. Let’s do this!

Here’s the thing: somehow military spouses actually DO manage to get it all done. This month our tribe is celebrating how well we can balance All. The. Things! Job scams are a widespread problem in the work-from-home arena. It is estimated that for every one legitimate remote job, there are approximately 60-70 job scams. Yikes! In this training session, Audrey Fairbrother, Marketing Manager for Boldly and remote work advocate will share 4 of her favorite tips on how to avoid scams and find a real remote position of your dreams.

Sleep is sometimes hard to come by during deployment. September’s Brave Crate helps promote healthy sleep even when you’re sleeping solo.