MipaDec 2, 20224 min readThe Game Called Family LifeLet's play a game of Never Have I Ever - parenting-style.
MipaMar 6, 20222 min readThe Mini Mipa in the MakingA quickie about continued separation, wedding stress, and a growing belly and family!
MipaDec 28, 20215 min readThe Covid Christmas ChapterAbout getting Covid as a Christmas present, and continuing long-distance but under one roof.
MipaNov 29, 20214 min readThe Relationship Car ServicingAbout trials of more separation, ''servicing the relationship car'' and our current situation living in diffrent states.
MipaJan 31, 20213 min readThe Post-Deployment ChapterAbout the rollercoaster that is post-deployment reintegration.
MipaJun 9, 20208 min readWhat The F*ck Do I Say? With a poetic title, here is the long anticipated guest-blog by Man! He shares his side of the deployment - and quarantaine - experience.
MipaJun 4, 20203 min readThe Big ReturnThe last bits are the hardest... Read about the anticipation of the big post-deployment reunion!
MipaApr 23, 20202 min readThe Light and the Dark - part IIAbout lessons learned and habits formed or broken in Crazy Corona times
MipaApr 8, 20202 min readThe Light and the Dark - part IAbout the challenges and the hopes of living in times of a pandemic whilst your loved one is deployed.
MipaMar 28, 20202 min readThe Wild Horse - part IA blog about cherishing independence - loaded with horsey puns.
MipaJan 30, 20204 min readThe Yes WomanAbout our first real deployment and winning the game called life.
MipaOct 20, 20195 min readThe Mongol Way of LifeA journey through the similarities between soldiers and nomads, and an exploration of what makes a Mipa an ‘in-dependant’.
MipaJul 20, 20193 min readThe Yoga of LifeOn effort, ease and balance – and how great a metaphor yoga is for military life.
MipaMar 19, 20193 min readThe HomecomingThe to-do’s and not-to-do’s for smooth(legged) homecomings
MipaFeb 14, 20193 min readThe Desperate HousewifeAbout new chapters, permanent goodbyes, the ups and downs of being reunited under one roof again, life as a housewife and…. AN ENGAGEMENT!
MipaDec 24, 20184 min readThe PacifistCan evil be defeated without violence? An ethical reflection by a pacifist on when and why violence itself sometimes is a necessary evil...
MipaSep 24, 20183 min readThe Career SwitchMilitary partner: the job you never wanted when growing up, the job you never applied for, but the position you ended up in nevertheless.
MipaSep 3, 20185 min readThe Coping MechanismsEinstein and Kant on the topic of long-distance (sort of) and my 8 ways to overcome the challenge that it can be.
