by Jessica Scott | Oct 20, 2011 | army mom, army officers, company command, leadership, Uncategorized, working mom
It’s barely been a year since I took the guidon. I’m sitting here now, no longer Viper 6. It feels strange because I half expect the phone to chime with one of my LTs asking me something. It was a great year. Very frustrating but also very rewarding. There...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 26, 2011 | army mom, army officers, company command, deployment, mommy fail, moms at war, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
I’m sitting here tonight in a crappy hotel room in Sierra Vista Arizona. I’m away from my kids. I’m alone but for the bright white screen of my computer and I’m thinking. It’s never a good sign when I start getting introspective but sitting here tonight, I am, so here...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 10, 2011 | army mom, military mom, moms at war, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
On Thursday, I went to talk to my 4 year old daughter’s pre-k class about 9/11. I was supposed to be listening to the Signal Regimental Commander talking about micro cyber, but I figured my 4 year old’s pre-k class was a more important place to be. Anyway…...
by Jessica Scott | Jun 11, 2011 | RWA Nationals, social networking, techo-files, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
As much as I’m online, I’m still a very simple girl when it comes to finding people online. I use Google. I don’t necessarily look for people’s dot com address but when I’m looking for writers, I tend to think I’ll find at least something out on the regular, open...
by Jessica Scott | Jun 9, 2011 | publishing, RWA Nationals, social networking, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
So this year will be my 2nd RWA National Conference. For those of you who remember last year’s freak out, it was kind of a BFD (big F(**ng deal) for me to go from soldier to girly girl. I didn’t know what to wear. I had major shoe trauma. I didn’t know if anyone was...
by Jessica Scott | Jun 7, 2011 | army mom, company command, military mom, Uncategorized, working mom
If you’ve been following me on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know my other half is home on R&R from Iraq. He literally got off the plane and we headed back east to spend time in Delaware with his family. Those of you that know me know that I have a hard...