Moms Who Kinda Surf

By Alexis "Lexie" Dindal | June 2026

I'm going surfing this week.

Let's be clear: I am not a surfer. I'm a 50-year-old military spouse, mom of two, realtor, and professional keeper-of-everyone-else's-schedule who found a group called "Moms Who Kinda Surf" and said yes before I could talk myself out of it.

Kinda is doing a lot of work in that name. It's not "expert surfers." It's not "surf club." It's an invitation to show up exactly as you are — skills optional.

I've surfed before. I fell off, stayed on, swallowed half the Pacific, and had a great time anyway. Then life happened — kids, career, a household that runs on my energy — and surfing landed on the "someday" list, right next to everything else that quietly never happens.

Someday isn't a day of the week. So I'm scheduling it. This week.

A quick word to my fellow military spouses:

You move a lot. You rebuild a lot — friend groups, routines, a version of yourself that fits the new zip code. It's exhausting, and you're usually doing it while also running the household solo and showing up for kids who need you in big ways.

So here's your permission slip: take care of yourself too. Not someday. This week.

It doesn't have to be a board and an ocean. It just has to be one yes you've been putting off.

I'll be the one in the water, kinda surfing, falling off in front of new friends and getting back on anyway.

Come find me.

— Alexis "Lexie" Dindal, military spouse, mom, and San Diego real estate agent specializing in military relocation and VA loans.

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