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Passing the Time
One thing every Real Oilfield Wife (ROW) has in common is dealing with the absence of our husbands when they are gone on their work hitch. Some women hate every minute of it, other’s enjoy having time...
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It’s Not Good Bye, It’s See Ya Later
Over the past year I have shared my life, my experiences, my views, and my world as a working oilfield wife (OFW). I have expressed my thoughts on this crazy lifestyle, I have related my own role as...
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Oilfield Infertility
Ladies, I’m penning a new medical term today. First, you must know that my background includes zero medical schooling or experience. Obviously, I’m a good choice to be creating my own medical...
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An Alaskan Adventure
Tomorrow I drop my husband off at the airport and won’t see him again for 6 weeks. Maybe 7. We aren’t entirely sure. He is starting his new job in Alaska on the North Slope. Oilfield stuff....
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I {Still} Need You
“In case you haven’t noticed, I DON’T NEED YOU anymore!” It was the biggest lie I’ve ever not meant to say. Especially to him. The words came flying out of my mouth in a fit of rage that could’ve...
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Stop Judging, Start Loving
Why do we do this to each other as women? I’ve done it. I’m sure you’ve done it. We take something that has happened, put it through our own filter of personal experiences and think someone has...
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Come Back to Me
If you had the opportunity to speak with my husband about the beginning of our oilfield adventure, almost 4 years ago, he’d tell you it was hell. Not because of the job, the traveling, the distance,...
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Voices of the Oilfield
As an Oilfield Wife I need a support system, and it helps to have friends/family who have been through the same things I’m going through. I’m lucky that there are so many other OF wives in my life. I...
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Let’s Get Real
I’m not sure if “The Real World” from MTV is even on anymore, I believe I’ve moved out of the prime demographic for MTV. Nonetheless, I’m reminded of the tagline from the show, “… Find out what...
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Stop the Hate
I’m going to say something that will possibly make me the most hated Oilfield Wife on Earth, but I feel it should be said: Can we stop hating people who love low gas prices, please? Look, I get it,...
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Yellow {Makes Her Happy}
I’ve held many titles in my life thus far. Many of them were given. Some of them I worked very hard for. Most of them I prayed for. All of them I dreamed of. Well, not all of them. I was born a...
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Preparing Your Home for Sale
For some of you, oil is in your blood. You have grown up around it and many family members are in it, it is simply what you know. Real estate is like that for me. As a child, it was Saturday...
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Leaving Again
I thought I had this thing down to a science. “All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go” We have our little ritual in place. “I’m standing here outside your door” Everyone knows their job. “Cause I’m...
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My Girls
There is nothing like spending quality time with my husband. There is no doubt that him being away on hitches truly helps us appreciate our time together so much more! Sometimes it is hard to reconnect...
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I Will Just Start Tomorrow…
This is the year I get healthy and look smoking hot in a bikini. I start today! Now that I think about it… It is New Year’s Day and I’m still hung-over from the night before and fried chicken sounds...
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A Stay-at-Home Mom’s Guide to Space Saver Bags
I recently decided that since I’m now a stay-at-home mom, I should have closets that reflect my new station in life. I thought those space saver vacuum bags looked like a fairly affordable way to...
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7 Sinfully Sexy Things About Oilfield Men
It was bound to happen. Yep. I’m about to bring it ‘there’. With the toxic combination of Valentine’s Day and the release of 50 Shades of Grey, I have one thing on my mind. The sheer sexiness of my...
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Warning: Low Love Tank
Oilman won’t let me forget it. When we first started dating I got angry and threw a lime at his face. It was a wedge of lime from my bottle of Dos Equis. Don’t worry, I was the worst player on my...
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Hey Jealousy
Jealousy is an ugly feeling. It certainly isn’t a character trait I seek to possess. It creeps in every now and then, and I’m reminded of the sacrifices and differences of our oilfield family. You’d...
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Does It Ever Get Easier?
I see a lot of oilfield wives ask the same question: Does it ever get easier? Many women say it doesn’t. Some say it doesn’t get easier, we just get stronger. I’d agree with that, but I do think it...
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