I am STRESSED! I really want this deployment to be over. It has been almost a month of sick kids back to back, financial disasters, and big attitudes. Now the military is taking major budget cuts. I get the money has to come from somewhere and we will survive no matter what happens, it is just making my life a lot harder right now. I really can't remember sleeping past 7am or showering before 8:30pm. I haven't had a down day in a long while. I really miss my partner in all this. I can't wait for the day when this deployment is over and we can close this chapter. I can't say everything has been bad about this deployment though. I have learned a lot about myself, my limitations, who is really a friend and who really doesn't matter. We've had deployment gremlins and we've had heavenly blessings all come our way. I'm just ready to not have to weather everything, the good and the bad, alone. The compassion fatigue is wearing on me bad. For now, we continue to wait...
