Today I found out that an old friend had passed away almost five years ago. I was floored. Five years ago! Yet, I was deeply saddened. I hadn’t seen him in 28 years. I carried the weight of this …
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Fitting It All In
If I've learned anything over the nearly two decades of us being in the fireservice, it's that you CAN NOT fit everything in. Something's gotta give. I know some of you type A personalities are …
It’s ok to HATE this life sometimes
If someone told you that you were going to meet a great guy, you would fall madly in love and get married, I bet you’d jump feet first right into that fairy tale story. But what if someone told you …
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Lessons Learned Through Loving a CAL FIRE firefighter
Hi FireWives! I am Chelsi. I have been married to a CAL FIRE firefighter for 10 years (we just celebrated our wedding anniversary a few days ago in Maui). It hasn't always been easy loving a …
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Life with Perfection
As I write my first post, I am eating cold GF mac and cheese, cold fries, listening to my 11 yo with autism stim on his favorite movie, Beauty and the Beast, and I can hear the 10 yo and 7 yo recite …
Keeping the Home Running: The Life of a Wild Land Firefighter’s Wife
It's hard to believe that another fire season is nearly upon us. For some, last year's season had a very late ending. For some, it never truly ended. After being a structural firefighter for 17 …
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