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10 Things NOT to Say to an Oilfield Wife
10 Things NOT to Say to an Oilfield Wife 1. “Oh. He works in oil …?” This is usually followed by unsolicited environmental or political opinions. Sooo, lemme just stop you right there. Unless I ask...
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The Care and Keeping of Your Oilfield Home {Part 1 of 4}
So, you’re married to an oilfield man! Days on … hitch … Whatever you call your husband’s time away, chances are he’s going to be gone a lot. At home, your job is to be both mom and dad much of the...
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The Care and Keeping of Your Oilfield Home {Part 2 of 4}
Next up in our series of tips for keeping your oilfield household running smoothly: money. That thing we all like to have lots of, and hate to talk about. (Well, most of us hate to talk about,...
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The Care and Keeping of Your Oilfield Home {Part 3 of 4}
Is this series making you yawn yet? Well, maybe it is. But seriously girls — this stuff is important. And today’s super-important post is about paper. Not the fun, pretty kind. The boring kind. The...
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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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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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The Oilfield Cafe: Mustard-BBQ Sandwiches
Total time: 30 minutes | Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 2 cups boiled chicken, shredded 2 cups shredded coleslaw mix 4 tsp. apple cider vinegar 2 tsp. sugar 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1/4 cup yellow...
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A Weekend in Photos
Whether Tim is on hitch or on days off, our days are always busy. Granted, they’re a little bit busier when he’s home, but even when our days are chock full of tasks, I love having him home. We cook...
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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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The Oilfield Cafe: Peppered Pineapple Pizza
Say that ten times fast! This pizza gets its pie-cred from roasted red peppers, sweet pineapple, and a sprinkle of feta cheese. Total time: 30 minutes | Makes 4 servings (2 slices per serving)...
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The Oilfield Cafe: Hawaiian Nachos
Serve these at your 4th of July celebration, or for any summer get-together! We eat these nachos for dinner, but they’re also great for lunch, or as an appetizer. This recipe was inspired by my...
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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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I Dream of Italy
When Tim and I were making our wedding plans, we dreamed of going someplace exotic and wonderful for our honeymoon. Bali, Bora Bora, New Zealand … but it turned out that a honeymoon didn’t fit into...
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You Are What You Eat, So I Am Pizza
Kinda funny, yes. But this quotation that I’ve seen make the rounds on Pinterest more than once actually carries some weight (pun not intended) for me, believe it or not. Growing up, food wasn’t...
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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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An Extraordinarily Ordinary Christmas
I have work to do. Unfinished blog post drafts. Christmas presents to wrap. Christmas presents to buy. I’ve hardly blogged at all this month, and I actually went 48 hours without posting a picture to...
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In the Thick of It
It’s strange to think about how we’re in the middle of a moment in time, we rarely think about how important that moment might be. As we go about our daily lives, it’s hard to remove ourselves, take a...
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Favorite Gifts for a New Baby
One thing that’s always booming in the oilfield world is babies. Do you feel that way, too? Right now we know a few expectant oilfield families (ourselves included), and a few oilfield couples who...
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Second Pregnancy: The Questions (and Some Answers)
When you’re pregnant, there’s no denying that you’re going to get questions — lots of them. With this, our second pregnancy, I’ve noticed that most of them stay the same, but a few new ones do get...
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Third Trimester Essentials
I thought it would be fun to share some of the things I’ve been loving as I settle into this third trimester of pregnancy. I mentioned it in my last post, but this pregnancy has been really different...
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