What are some things you do to make deployments easier to deal with .. such as keeping yourself busy etc. etc ?


I need help :nutts :giggle

Keep yourself occupied w/ friends & work! Eventually it will get easier! :hugs

I feel like such a whiner :blush I guess this deployment is alot different than the other one I went through with Josh .. this time I actually miss someone :giggle I think it's just been a rough couple of days and it would have been nice to have someone here .. or maybe I'm just a whiner ... :yes

:hugs

this is hard for me too!! In the begining I was fine, but now it feels like it's just been sooo long... And I've been totally occupied too, I have like 3 jobs, and I still am having a crappy time lately... Too bad you're not around NY, we could hang out! Good luck!

Spend 24 hours a day on SOS. :yes :yes :yes :hypno :hypno

:giggle Oh wait. We already do. :nana

Work, go to school, go see Heidi, just keep yourself occupied!!!

work helps. Trying a new hobby is good too.

I try to keep us busy. We spend a lot of time at church doing various activities, my dd girlscout activities and crocheting.

I run and work out a lot when DB is gone...except this underway:giggle ... it helps relieve stress and makes me look good for when he comes home! Also, just focusing on school helps too, and making sure I always have plans, so I don't spend too many nights sitting alone feeling sorry for myself.


hope you feel better:hugs

work, go to school, volunteer, find a group of girls whose spouses are deployed like yours and rotate dinner at each other's homes.

Once a week I do dinner here, even when my husband is home. I have friends whose spouses are gone now, but come home in two months, only to have another group of husbands go out......it's nice......and when they are gone it's nice to have people over

work, go to school, volunteer, find a group of girls whose spouses are deployed like yours and rotate dinner at each other's homes.

Once a week I do dinner here, even when my husband is home. I have friends whose spouses are gone now, but come home in two months, only to have another group of husbands go out......it's nice......and when they are gone it's nice to have people over


I wonder if they have support groups for local deployed family members ??:thinking That's a good idea thanks!!


I'm thinking Oreos and chocolate ice cream is going to make it lots better though :yes

ummm, its hard. I totally hear you on how bad it is....definitely just stay super active. Join a gym, get a fun job, volunteer on the weekends, etc....Im going to start going to sea world, and the zoo a lot more! :)

I have a new one: Go to bed earlier! I realize that the longer I'm awake at night, the more I miss him, and then I'm tired and sad...and it's the worst. If I go to bed earlier, time will fly by - it will be one less day much faster!