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Deployment

By wivesofthearmedforces

Collection of our tried and true items that help us during deployment or solo parenting!

Mornings can be hectic, but when you are solo-parenting, it can feel like chaos from the moment you open your eyes. These are some tried-and-true items that can help you prep, plan, and make mornings feel a little easier... and provide you with some self-care in the process!

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Some days are harder than others on deployment, but these activities can give you a few seconds to breathe, prep a meal, or just reset for the rest of the day. You are doing a great job!

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Parenting while your spouse is deployed is hard and sometimes you need to pull out some activities to keep the kids busy while you take a breath. Here are some of our top favorites. You are doing great!

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I used to be a boxed-wine drinking, reality TV show-binging, feel really sorry for myself milso in the days/nights my husband was gone. I'd go to bed way too late every night and wake up feeling sad + exhausted the next day ready to repeat the bad habits.

If you're in this cycle, I TOTALLY GET IT. But, you don't to stay in it if it's not serving you!

Here are three really simple things I do every single night my husband is gone to make my next day a little easier:

✨ I toss the day's laundry into the washing machine and use the delay start feature so I have a load of laundry washed and ready to be transferred when I wake up. I transfer it to the dryer first thing in the AM, and bring it with my upstairs when the kids do their shower/bath to fold.

✨ I treat myself to a calming, nurturing drink, because I always have more anxious energy going to bed when I'm alone. This ritual helps trigger my brain that it's time to wind down and sets me up for a more restful night of sleep so I'm ready to hit the ground running in the AM!

✨ I start the dishwasher, no matter how many or how few dishes we have from the day, it gets started before I head upstairs for the night. After I toss those clothes in the dryer in the AM, I empty this and then we're starting the day with full cupboards and a clean sink!

What are some of your hacks to make solo days easier?

Fear is reactive.

Anxiety keeps you mentally living in worst-case scenarios.

You’re always on alert, but rarely at ease.

Does this sound like you when you're home alone?!

We're flipping your mentality ASAP!!! Preparation is quieter. It happens before you need it. And that, is exactly how we will reduce that fear when your significant other is gone.

Here are some intentional habits to start with:

✨ Lock all doors and windows (garage access included... USE deadbolts, girlfriend)

✨ Home security systems are a great layer of added security to deter intruders: bonus if you have motion-sensor floodlights near points of entry

✨ Vary routines: don't park in the same spot, try to leave and come home at different times, even vary the pattern of lights you turn on and leave on in your home

✨ Don’t overshare online (and make sure if your kids are online they aren't either)

✨ Don’t answer the door, there's no reason you have to: use those convenience doorbell auto-responses on Ring doorbells + if you do happen to answer the door out of habit, don't panic, keep your answers brief and never imply you’re home alone

✨ Build relationships with neighbors: community eyes can be such a help, whether you left a garage door open accidentally and they text you to let you know or just the comfort of knowing they keeping tabs on anything suspicious happening in your neighborhood

I could go on and on about this topic, but want to hear YOUR best tips for the community on personal safety and how to rest more easily when your sig other is on the road, drop em below + comment "safe" for my top product picks for personal and home safety!

As for the jars: ^affiliate

Solo parenting during deployment means dinner has to be fast, easy, and already figured out.

These are the freezer meal prep tools that make it possible to cook once and feed the family for weeks. From our favorite Lodge Dutch oven for big batches to Souper Cubes perfectly portioned freezer meals, these are the things that make deployment meal prep actually doable.

Linking everything we use here!

Packing lunches are a breeze with these lunch boxes for the kids! #affiliate

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My laundry essentials to help me stay ahead of laundry, especially when solo parenting! #affiliate

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My favorite glass Tupperware and its dishwasher safe!

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