Let me introduce myself

I know I can’t be alone in this but it sure as hell feels like I am majority of the time. We currently live almost 1,000 miles from any family and will never live close to them again. My husbands job isn’t the most ideal for raising 3 kids, all 4 and under, though we were told very differently at the beginning of our time here. I’m struggling to manage all the emotions, attitudes and growth spurts that seem to occur weekly. As well as keep a clean home, kids happy and figure out who I am in the process.

My name is Nicole, military spouse since 2019 and mom since 2021, and though that’s not all I am (I’ll get into that in another post) its pretty relevant for what I’m doing here. My life is stressful, though honestly who’s isn’t. And I have a hard time talking to people about my problems and issues, whether I don’t think they’ll understand or I don’t want to burden them. So the last several years I’ve kept a lot of my emotions bottled up and my feelings held at arms length while trying to navigate the crazy life we’re living. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I don’t think I’ll start getting any relief unless I create it for myself, which is what I’m doing here.

I’ve always found writing to be my escape, an outlet into creating a safe space for myself and my thoughts. So I figure why not give blogging a try, there has to be other moms or military spouses out there who know what I’m dealing with. Other people who can connect with the thoughts I need to put into writing before they spiral out of control.

I’m going to think of this as my journal, a place to throw out all the random things I’ve been thinking or bottling up that just need somewhere to go. I have a whole list of topics that have been working their way through my mind and an endless amount of stories and experiences that, frankly, deserve a permanent spot on this page.

So I guess here we go, we’ll do this together just all of you and me, honestly if anyone’s going to read this. Welcome to Another Mommy Blog.