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T-minus 8 Hours and Cleaning
After a long week alone, I wake up and realize today’s the day, and my husband will be home in about 8 hours. As I lie in bed and think about all the things that need to be done before he gets home, I...
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13 Reasons Why I Love My Oilfield Man
Thirteen years ago, in a little chapel in Las Vegas, there was a young couple saying their “I dos” in front of a a man by the name of George Cottonwood, with no one else around other than a guy with a...
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The Care and Keeping of Your Oilfield Home {Part 4 of 4}
So, we’ve come to the end of our series. (“Finally!” some of you are thinking.) But today, I don’t want to talk to you about money, or boring paperwork, or maintenance. Today, I want to put the focus...
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“It’s Better When We’re Together”
(Double points for anyone who realized the title is from a Jack Johnson song!) It is very hard for me to believe that at the end of this month, Hubby and I will have been married for 5 years. In those...
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Snail Mail: Send A Little Love
The summer before my sophomore year of high school, my family and I moved from northern New Jersey, to Indiana. Even though I grew up moving a lot, this was the first move that was really hard on me....
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“Blue-Collar” Blessings
I can’t even tell you the number of times I’ve had people make a big deal out of the fact that my husband doesn’t have a college degree. Almost always I hear, “What if something happens? What if he...
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Wrangling the Roughneck Rumor Mill
Workplace rumors can be incredibly destructive. It doesn’t really matter what the rumors are about — management, company operations, other employees, layoffs — they generally spread quickly. And let’s...
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On Being a Roadtripping ROW
I’m used to driving. I went to college about 4 hours north of where my family lived at the time, so once a month or so, I’d make the drive south to see my parents and sisters. I always looked forward...
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A Post About Love
Sometimes I think I’m a pretty strange person. Maybe I don’t even think it … I know it. (In college, a classmate actually asked one of my best friends why she was friends with me.) So, when I think...
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Do You “SPOIL” Your OFM On His Days Off?
Recently I caught myself completely absorbed into a social media thread that posed the question “How Do You Spoil Your OFM When He Is Home.” I was literally in shock and amazement from some of the...
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Thankful: Keeping Christmas Well
I’m thankful for the genuine friendship of my friend Vanessa. Even though we live almost 2,000 miles away from each other, I know that I can count on her anytime, day or night, and that she’ll always...
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Oilfield Camper Life: A Man’s Perspective
If you read my last post you will remember that I had been told that I had fractured my elbow. Thankfully, after two trips to the orthopedist they found that it was in fact not fractured....
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The Best Example of Self Sufficient is an Oilfield Wife
As many of you know I was a little MIA last week! In addition to wearing the hat of a working mommy and oilfield wife (OFW), I was also a Power Of Attorney last week for my oilfield man (OFM). The...
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Just Waiting On Baby…
I’d hoped that today’s post was going to be dedicated to telling you that our new baby girl had finally arrived. Unfortunately, that is not the case. As anyone who has ever waiting on a new baby to...
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Tips For A More “HOMEY” Rig
My husband works a two on two off hitch, so in theory he spends just as much time in his trailer at work as he does at our own home. My oilfield man (OFM) cooks, sleeps, works on his computer, and...
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Don’t Pet the Polar Bears
I don’t know much about Alaska. Ok, that’s an understatement. I know people go there to hunt, fish and take cruises where you see whales and shit. I know the Aurora Borealis happens there, that I...
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Wrangling the Roughneck Rumor Mill
Workplace rumors can be incredibly destructive. It doesn’t really matter what the rumors are about — management, company operations, other employees, layoffs — they generally spread quickly. And let’s...
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On Being a Roadtripping ROW
I’m used to driving. I went to college about 4 hours north of where my family lived at the time, so once a month or so, I’d make the drive south to see my parents and sisters. I always looked forward...
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A Post About Love
Sometimes I think I’m a pretty strange person. Maybe I don’t even think it … I know it. (In college, a classmate actually asked one of my best friends why she was friends with me.) So, when I think...
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Do You “SPOIL” Your OFM On His Days Off?
Recently I caught myself completely absorbed into a social media thread that posed the question “How Do You Spoil Your OFM When He Is Home.” I was literally in shock and amazement from some of the...
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