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Not all of these will apply to everyone, but hopefully some of these simple minded ideas can be put to use! Time goes by waaayyyy FASTER when you aren't sitting around bored, so get up and get going! :)
1. Hit up the gym (proven to boost your mood and self confidence!)
2. Plant some flowers (or shrubs, whatever your into.. lol)
3. Cook what your husband hates, but what you love!(Yummm, I can smell the vegetarian lasagna roll ups baking already!)
4. Makeover a room in your house, or if you have the energy makeover your house!
5. Pamper yourself (pedi, massage maybe?)
6. Train for a marathon (you can do it, and your husband will be AMAZED!)
7. Research your family history
8. Get outside (take the dog if you have one)
9. Call some girlfriends over for dinner
10. Plan your next vacation
11. Have a garage sale
12. Go to the beach
13. Learn a new language
14. Read a book, or a series
15. Take a class on something that interest you
16. Build the perfect care package for your honey
17. Take up Zomba or Yoga (love Zomba!)
18. Call your girlfriends back home -n- catch up
19. Get organized
20. Take a bubble bath
21. Take a trip to Barnes & Noble
22. Organize a gathering for wives in your husbands unit
23. Volunteer
24. Visit a museum or zoo
25. Rearrange your furniture
26. Have a Sunday brunch with friends
27. Plant a vegetable garden
28. Go for a hike
29. Go shopping
30. Learn to meditate
31. Start a journal
32. Fly a kite
33. Create a blog
34. Go home to visit
35. Prepare a budget
36. Take some photos
37. Rent your favorite movies -n- have a movie marathon (No sappy romances!!)
38. Make a play list of your favorite songs
39. Buy a new magazine, relax, read
40. Try out a challenging recipe
41. Make a scrapbook
42. Donate some unwanted items
43. Get active in a community sport ( Softball maybe?)
44. Window shop
45. Complete a puzzle
46. Paint a picture
47. Re-do a piece of furniture
48. Scope out thrift shops
49. Adopt a pet
50. Go for a drive in the country
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Base SCOOP --Camp Lejeune / J'ville NC
I plan to put together a SCOOP for various military bases here and there...
1st up is Camp Lejeune/ New River Air Station/ Jacksonville, NC
For those of you that have just moved here, or have received orders to move here.... please refrain from drinking yourself into a coma...its not AS BAD as you may think.
Over 3 years ago, my then soon to be husband advised me that we were going to be stationed in Jacksonville NC, I was like, "NORTH CAROLINA??, ARE YOU SERIOUS???" I thought it was going to be awful, and I am from Arkansas mind you... I was hoping Hawaii maybe????... wishful thinking right? :)
We moved to Jacksonville in 2007, and honestly I love it here. Jacksonville really is all what you make of it! To me, its a town close to the beach:), a few hours away from the beautiful Smokey Mountains, and about an hour or so away from some really fun places.... And hey, our mall isn't THAT bad... If your looking to further your education, there is a community college in town.. it does the job.
Hitting up the bars in Jacksonville is not really my thing, I would recommend heading to Wilmington if you want to dance or have a drink. The only place I would say is pretty good in Jacksonville is Ducks... a lot of locals go there, and its a little more low key than the average Jacksonville bar.
Aside from the lack of nice drinking spots.. there are some pretty decent places to dine in Jacksonville. We like to go to the Marina Cafe and eat water side. Or Hakata, its a Jap restaurant like Shogun, but better and the people there are great. If your into Mexican food, which who isn't?... We prefer El Cerro on 17, its not the nicest Mexican place in town, but the margaritas and food out beat anywhere close by. If you are into Thai, The Old Siam is pretty good. Ducks is also a restaurant, their food is great. We aren't too into the chain restaurant thing, so I cant really say much about those, but this should give you a bit of an idea. Our favorite places to go are:
-The Little Dipper, Wilmington
-Buddy's Crab House, Surf City
-The Sky Bar, Wilmington
-Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant, Swansboro
Some great weekend trips to consider:
-Outer Banks
-Myrtle Beach, SC
-Smokey Mountains
-Virginia Beach, VA
-Asheville, NC
Hope this helps anyone who's is being forced to come my way...lol :)
For more info on Jacksonville, NC and the military bases here please check out the following links:
http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/
http://www.co.onslow.nc.us/
http://www.mccsnr.com/
http://www.mccslejeune.com/
1st up is Camp Lejeune/ New River Air Station/ Jacksonville, NC
For those of you that have just moved here, or have received orders to move here.... please refrain from drinking yourself into a coma...its not AS BAD as you may think.
Over 3 years ago, my then soon to be husband advised me that we were going to be stationed in Jacksonville NC, I was like, "NORTH CAROLINA??, ARE YOU SERIOUS???" I thought it was going to be awful, and I am from Arkansas mind you... I was hoping Hawaii maybe????... wishful thinking right? :)
We moved to Jacksonville in 2007, and honestly I love it here. Jacksonville really is all what you make of it! To me, its a town close to the beach:), a few hours away from the beautiful Smokey Mountains, and about an hour or so away from some really fun places.... And hey, our mall isn't THAT bad... If your looking to further your education, there is a community college in town.. it does the job.
Hitting up the bars in Jacksonville is not really my thing, I would recommend heading to Wilmington if you want to dance or have a drink. The only place I would say is pretty good in Jacksonville is Ducks... a lot of locals go there, and its a little more low key than the average Jacksonville bar.
Aside from the lack of nice drinking spots.. there are some pretty decent places to dine in Jacksonville. We like to go to the Marina Cafe and eat water side. Or Hakata, its a Jap restaurant like Shogun, but better and the people there are great. If your into Mexican food, which who isn't?... We prefer El Cerro on 17, its not the nicest Mexican place in town, but the margaritas and food out beat anywhere close by. If you are into Thai, The Old Siam is pretty good. Ducks is also a restaurant, their food is great. We aren't too into the chain restaurant thing, so I cant really say much about those, but this should give you a bit of an idea. Our favorite places to go are:
-The Little Dipper, Wilmington
-Buddy's Crab House, Surf City
-The Sky Bar, Wilmington
-Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant, Swansboro
Some great weekend trips to consider:
-Outer Banks
-Myrtle Beach, SC
-Smokey Mountains
-Virginia Beach, VA
-Asheville, NC
Hope this helps anyone who's is being forced to come my way...lol :)
For more info on Jacksonville, NC and the military bases here please check out the following links:
http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/
http://www.co.onslow.nc.us/
http://www.mccsnr.com/
http://www.mccslejeune.com/
the new "wifey" blog
Since being in the blogging world, I have wanted to join the military wife clan of bloggers. I have had a blog mostly for family and friends to track us, since we are far away from most of them... its been a good time, and I will definitely keep it going... But where do I go to, to talk about military wifey stuff?... yeah havent had a place. I have had a few emails from randoms that have found my blog on moving to NC, to just ?'s on the milwife lifestyle, etc. So I am devoting this blog to wifey crap... yep thats right, wifey crap. lol. Maybe I can get some followers. :)
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