When Mike got deployed, I had a whole lot of time on my hands.
Military life is not the most exciting thing in the world when you are a military spouse.
I lived on the base, hanging around with the other wives and husbands whose spouses were also deployed. We played a lot of cards and other games, but still had a lot of spare time on our hands. It was my bestie June that came up with the idea of starting a small business on the base. June already had her HVAC certification, but she said I could work as her assistant if I needed a way to pass the time and make a little money. June had a contract with the base to handle minor air conditioning and heating repairs for the military spouses and families. There were several hundred residences on the base, and all of them needed minor HVAC work done at some point. Mostly we handled general HVAC inspections and tune-ups, with some air filter replacements and coolant refills as well. All I did was drive the van and carry the tools, while June handled all of the real HVAC work. June kept asking me if I wanted to get my own HVAC certification and start making more money, but I always declined. I enjoyed this work mostly because I got to talk to a lot of people, and drive around the base, but I didn’t want to study HVAC repair as a career. Besides, when Mike returns home we will be transferring to a new base.