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Oilfield Whiplash
I’m a planner. I tend to be on the extreme side of organized, and I like to know what is going on when, where, and how. I also like things to go off without any hitches (no pun intended). Hence, my...
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Enlightenment
Today I had a moment. A moment with my vacuum. An enlightenment, if you will. Before you judge me or laugh at me, hear me out. This is about to get deep! You see, I was cleaning my house like I do...
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He’s Gone
It was early March 2011. I don’t remember the exact date, as I wanted nothing more than to erase it from my mind forever. It was the day I tried so hard to stop. My husband was about to board an...
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Yellow {Makes Her Happy}
I’ve held many titles in my life thus far. Many of them were given. Some of them I worked very hard for. Most of them I prayed for. All of them I dreamed of. Well, not all of them. I was born a...
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My Girls
There is nothing like spending quality time with my husband. There is no doubt that him being away on hitches truly helps us appreciate our time together so much more! Sometimes it is hard to reconnect...
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The Candid Oilfield Wife (Part 1): The Departure
Over the past 4 years of my Oilfield Wife status several people have approached me and asked me how I deal with my husband being home and away for 14 days at a time. Essentially, he’s away for 6...
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I Quit
I quit being an Oilfield Wife today. As a matter of fact, I quit being an anything. I had finally had enough, threw my hands in the air, and admitted defeat. Today I stopped waiting for my husband’s...
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Don’t Touch My Stuff!
Let’s take a minute or two to talk about something that we all [kind of/sort of] dread but don’t talk about: The Transition Home. I know. I know. We never ever think about our oilfield men coming home...
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Cooking for the Masses
Cooking and baking happens to be one of my favorite hobbies. Sure, it isn’t the best hobby for my waistline, but it has a way of calming me. I always try to pass my dishes along to neighbors, friends,...
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How to Love an Oilfield Wife
My Oilfield Man and I just celebrated our 5-year wedding anniversary! Five years! That seems so crazy to me! Didn’t we just get engaged last week? What a crazy 5 years it has been, indeed! It’s got me...
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The Great Things About Oilfield Kids
Raising children is undoubtedly one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. It is also one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things you’ll ever do. Parents today are feeling the pressure to raise...
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Boy, You Done Pissed Off an Oilfield Wife
Mr. Tankersley, I regret to inform you that you, unfortunately, have infuriated an Oilfield Wife. You’ve happened to catch me on a bad day, and I happen to have an outlet. The keyboard is blaring fire...
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Uncertainty
We’re at a crossroads. We could be nearing the end of our oilfield journey, and we’ve got some major decisions to make. I find myself feeling the exact same way at the end as I felt in the...
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Goodbye, Oilfield
Last Thursday, 5:30 a.m., I got the phone call from my husband letting me know he was coming home. For good. And just like that, our lives in the oilfield were over. Looking back, everything went out...
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The Easy Way Out
Just shy of 2 years ago I underwent a surgery that changed my life. Sort of. I’ve always been ‘heavy’ (putting it nicely). Growing up I was the ‘big girl’ that struggled to find cute clothes to enter...
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When the Husband is Away…
…The wife will play. And by play I mean re-design the entire house. What else is a wife to do when she has 3 weeks to herself (not!)? She’d like to think she has three weeks to herself while her...
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I Quit
I quit being an Oilfield Wife today. As a matter of fact, I quit being an anything. I had finally had enough, threw my hands in the air, and admitted defeat. Today I stopped waiting for my husband’s...
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Don’t Touch My Stuff!
Let’s take a minute or two to talk about something that we all [kind of/sort of] dread but don’t talk about: The Transition Home. I know. I know. We never ever think about our oilfield men coming home...
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Cooking for the Masses
Cooking and baking happens to be one of my favorite hobbies. Sure, it isn’t the best hobby for my waistline, but it has a way of calming me. I always try to pass my dishes along to neighbors, friends,...
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How to Love an Oilfield Wife
My Oilfield Man and I just celebrated our 5-year wedding anniversary! Five years! That seems so crazy to me! Didn’t we just get engaged last week? What a crazy 5 years it has been, indeed! It’s got me...
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