The holidays are right around the corner! As blue families our holiday season often looks a lot different than others-and that's okay. It just requires a lot of flexibility and grace! Rebecca over at Proud Police Wife just launched a "Holidays with a Hero" pack that has 16 printable pages to help your first responder … Continue reading tips for a special BLUE christmas + a peek inside holidays with a hero
Tag: swing shift
foods we {try to} keep in our house for easy officer lunches + how this saves our budget
You guys, I'll be the first to admit that I despise packing my officer's lunch. It's not like it's an overly complicated task-I just don't like doing it! When I add it onto my schedule and his ever-changing shifts, lunch packing and meal prepping can seem like a nightmare. I used to feel a lot of guilt … Continue reading foods we {try to} keep in our house for easy officer lunches + how this saves our budget
5 perks of night shift life
Night shift can suck. It does. There's no way around it. But even though the hours aren't necessarily ideal for you or your officer, there are definitely some perks to the good ole graveyard shift. Speaking of-the other Sunday at church our pastor brought up the graveyard shift during a sermon, and briefly talked about how … Continue reading 5 perks of night shift life
sleep hygiene
Does anyone else have trouble sleeping sometimes? My husband would probably die laughing if I told him I had trouble falling asleep, because 95% of the time I fall into a deep sleep within a few minutes. No joke! My Fitbit data will back me up. Often my husband will poke me or stick his … Continue reading sleep hygiene