Go Team Duncan – About Team Duncan

Why Go Team Duncan?

Go Team Duncan exists for several reasons. Brandi and I wanted to journal our family, first and foremost; but we learned rather quickly that sharing our experiences and the things we’ve learned along the way helps others. It also keeps us more accountable as a family, as parents, and as two people in a relationship.

When we document our activity, we want you to see that we all deal with similar struggles and go through the same types of things. Some are going to be hysterical, some gut-wrenching, some may even leave you scratching your head, thinking “what the… did that really just happen?”

Best of all? You won’t find any ridiculous stereotypes here. You don’t have to have kids or a spouse to be in a family. You don’t need to be married to raise a child. You don’t have to be a man to use a power tool, and you don’t have to be a woman to make a craft. We do things as a team here; using each others strengths, and reinforcing our weaknesses.

So join us, The Duncans, as we compete in the game of life. We don’t always win or lose, but damn it, the game is not going to play us.

Brandon’s Bio

Name: Brandon Duncan

Occupation: US Army Soldier

Likes: Outdoor stuff (building, gardening, fishing, relaxing…), writing, creating things, music, COFFEEEEEEE, kids

Dislikes: Office jobs, sauerkraut (nasty crap), crappy people, fighting/abuse, selfishness, kids (juuuust kidding…)

Favorite food: Chinese (hands-down…)

Guilty pleasure(s): Chick flicks and shopping (even though I HATE crowds)

Childhood hero: He-Man

Favorite pastime: Woodworking and video games (novice at both, unfortunately)

Favorite quote: “It’s always better to be a first-rate version of yourself than a second-rate version of someone else.” Judy Garland

Pet peeve: Hearing people chew (AAAACK!!!!)

Short-term goals: Finish my Master’s degree, go to my next military school, get organized (for real, this time!), ROCK 2012 with our blogs/sites, get my first book queried

Long-term goals: Retire and write for a living, help Brandi get our store (secret for now) going, become a damn good carpenter, conquer my social media addiction (yeah right…), get my “umpteenth” book queried

Brandi’s Bio

Name: Brandi Duncan

Occupation: Mom and Army Wife

Likes: Disney vacations, impromptu fun days, a clean kitchen, hugs, snow days in my pj’s with hot cocoa, having all our kiddos together, and the look on Brandon’s face when I say “I have an idea”

Dislikes: Rudeness, kids who don’t use their manners, full laundry hampers, pajama jeans, and unpacking the boxes every time we move!

Favorite food: Anything eaten while on a Disney vacation, and my Gramma’s pot roast with her chocolate cake for dessert!

Guilty pleasure(s): Reality TV shows: All the Housewives shows, Teen Moms, and Tori and Dean. Pinterest has also consumed a lot of my free time (and not so free time, lately)

Childhood hero: My Parents and Grandparents (there aren’t enough hugs to re pay them)

Favorite pastime: Crafting, vegging out in our pj’s, writing, and planning vacations

Favorite quote: “Let your faith be bigger than your fear”-Unknown

Pet peeve: When we’ve introduced ourselves and people say “Oh my gosh, ‘Brandi and Brandon’ are you ‘for real’?” …

Short-term goals: Organizing my craft room (just in time to move…sigh), get over my fear of power tools, open mine and Caylin’s Etsy shop, move then move again (twice within a year)

Long-term goals: Get settled into our ‘forever’ home after B retires, take a Disney Cruise, spoil our future ‘granbabies’, open our ‘dream store’ with Brandon and the girls, and of course live happily ever after