We’ve been living in Iowa for about 2 months now. It’s nice here, and I’ve adjusted fairly well (more about that in a future post!) but I miss my home state and the “regular” Army lifestyle. I try not to spend too much time dwelling on the things I miss, but today I’m going to do just…
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Favorite Items for an Extended Hotel Stay
From the time Andy and I cleared Housing at Fort Knox from the time we got the keys to our Iowa rental house was a span of 26 days. I have never spent 26 days living out of a suitcase before (except from the summer I was a camp counselor) and had no idea what…
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Essential Items for a Road Trip
Before we set off on our military move (PCS) from Kentucky to Iowa, I did tons of research on what we needed to bring with us for the long drive. I live by the Boy Scout motto of Be Prepared, or so I tell myself since I’m a chronic over-packer 😛 I always get nervous that I will…
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Why We Did a DITY Move
Yesterday I shared all the behind-the-scenes “glamour” (hah, yeah right!) of our move, so today, I wanted to share why we chose to handle the move entirely by ourselves, instead of letting the Army move us. DITY moving is not for everyone, but it was something both Andy and I wanted to take on based on…
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Diary of a DITY Move
This post contains affiliate links. They don’t cost you anything, but earn me a small commission. Thank you for supporting Becoming Bailey! This is the first blog post I’ve actually written since arriving in Iowa! I feel the need to preface this post by stating: We’re alive! We made it! Hah, there were some moments when I seriously doubted…
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What We’re Looking Forward to in Iowa
It feel so good that the news is out that we’re moving to Iowa! It’s been a secret for weeks now and it feels so good to have it out in the open! We told a few people at a time, but wanted to wait and tell Mamaw after my sister’s wedding and afterwards make it public, so…
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We’re Moving To…..
Now that we have told my Mamaw in person, we can finally spill the beans on where we are moving to! And to answer a few questions about the move…. -Where in Iowa are you moving? A small town of about 25,000 people in northern Iowa called Mason City. -When are you moving? Our report date is…
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