If you were to give advice to a spouse about to have a loved one deploy, what would your advice be?

• Don't watch the news...or the View - it will either make you scared or piss you off.
• You will find there are those people that get deployment and what you are going through and there will be those that don't. Seek out those that get it. Don't worry about those that don't.
• Only worry about getting through today.
• Have some fun.
• Take time to pamper yourself.
• Enjoy total control of the remote and dvr.
• Give yourself a break - give yourself permission to not always be or to not always react your best. Deployment is stressful.
• Make the choice to use this as an opportunity to make your family and your marriage stronger. Let it guide your choices and decisions.