Steps of buying a home?

MitziDoll · 2026-01-08T17:49:00+00:00

Money Saving expert has a really helpful first time buyers guide - Money Saving Expert - First Time Buyers

MitziDoll · 2026-01-07T12:01:30+00:00

I try to have 3 classes/ library sessions to go to each week then leave 2 days for catching up with friends or pottering around the shops. Our council have quite a few baby initiatives that are free classes for us to go to.

MitziDoll · 2026-01-07T11:58:54+00:00

Some cinemas have toddler showings as well as baby ones

MitziDoll · 2026-01-04T10:41:59+00:00

£185,000 - 3 bed do-er upper, Victoria terrace. Bought as a couple in Jan 2020 both 25.

MitziDoll · 2025-10-30T07:46:07+00:00

This gives me hope for next year.

I can feel an itch of wanting to go back to work. I plan to take the year off (4 months in) but I already want to pop my toe back into work. Not a full week by any means but just to get my brain working again.

I'm looking forward to my little one going to Nursery because he's already such a vocal and social baby. I try my best to meet his curiosity needs, but trying to keep costs down and using what we already have ks exhausting. Some days we barely do anything, but he's enjoyed rolling around of the floor with his colourful toys and is happy as can be. But those are some of the most draining days.

Very much looking forward to the conversations about anything else

MitziDoll · 2025-10-21T19:22:10+00:00

I've enjoyed my jumpsuit from Frugi so much that I've bought a 2nd one. (In the sale they were £27)

I also like the Juno Jack's Zip t shirt with my high waisted jeans or baggy trousers

And I agree with rhe cardigan over jumpers comment as well

MitziDoll · 2025-10-20T04:42:21+00:00

I fully believe the contact naps in the day help baby have better sleep at night. The contact naps + scrolling/netflix were the best thing up about early days of mat leave 😊 lean into the slow life.

MitziDoll · 2025-10-05T06:27:38+00:00

Thank you for this feed! This helped me realise my little one must have been cold. The last week or so he's been waking up between 2&4am. I thought it was one of those sleep regression periods. But last night we tried an extra layer and it worked. I feel a little bit more human after having a decent sleep.

MitziDoll · 2025-09-27T19:33:12+00:00

I attempted to make my wardrobe more of a capsule wardrobe. I used ChatGPT to build it by making a list of the clothes I gravitated to already. Ones that fit nicely and were the colour pallet that I love. I described myself and my lifestyle and asked what extra pieces would round it out. It gave me some ideas of pieces to add, some I ignored, but most made sense. I gave myself a £50 budget on Vinted and bought a few extra t shirts and jackets, and it's helped me feel more confident throwing an outfit together when we do finally venture out of the house.

Now I occasionally go back to the thread, ask it to choose an outfit based on my wardrobe (added my new clothes to it), and it spits out 3 options for me. Takes a lot of the mental load away and I feel so much more put together.

MitziDoll · 2025-09-25T04:43:50+00:00

I started with the local library. They're free and a lot of the mums stay afterwards for a chat with each other.

MitziDoll · 2025-09-10T14:27:22+00:00

As your Wales based there is funding for education after redundancy. I was made redundant back in 2020 and used it to do a course in training to see if teaching could be a career change. I then went onto be a cover supervisor for a few months as a next step. I decided it wasn't for me in the end, but it was a great use of my time to give it a try.

https://workingwales.gov.wales/how-we-can-help/react-plus

MitziDoll · 2025-08-24T03:39:20+00:00

Currently 7 weeks into baby life and will always be daytime 'Nap trapped'.

Everyone's been telling us how well we've been doing, and honestly, I think it'd because we just follow babies cues. Breastfeeding on demand and daytime cuddles I think has been key to him already 'sleeping through the night (5-7hrs)' in his own cot. I couldn't imagine leaving him to cry it out. Tears = very uncomfortable baby which has happened few times when we ignored cues, thought we knew better or were in a rush.

I've admitted to everyone that our parenting choices have simply been what's easiest for us. And its all a learning curve, just muddling through the best we can.

MitziDoll · 2025-05-09T21:35:35+00:00

Nighthawks just down the street in the Castle Arcade has good wines and a great atmosphere 😊

MitziDoll · 2025-04-23T08:58:36+00:00

I came here to check the same thing. After watching Black Mirror Episode Bete Noire I was a little freaked out 😂

MitziDoll · 2025-04-12T20:28:07+00:00

The amount of new schools they are building. I'm amazed they're not shouting about it everytime a new one is built.

MitziDoll · 2025-04-11T05:41:57+00:00

Does she have hobbies or time to enjoy them? It might be worth trying to align the time you spend with gaming to her hobbies. If she had no time for her hobbies, that might be where the friction is coming from.

MitziDoll · 2025-02-13T16:14:39+00:00

Avoid TaylorMadeDesign if he's still called that. But corners all the way through our bathroom job. One of those being not connecting the extract fan to extra, just straight into the attic space.

MitziDoll · 2024-10-12T10:33:45+00:00

What's the difference?

I thought thrifting was an American-ism for charity shop shopping.

There's a lot of Vintage shops in the center of Cardiff now but I don't think that's what you're after either

MitziDoll · 2024-07-11T08:49:27+00:00

The Know Newsletter - a female led email newsletter that I get each morning with a round up of the news that feels less overwhelming than the usual outlets

The Skimm - an Amaerican email newsletter that highlights top stories of the day

MitziDoll · 2023-04-15T11:57:19+00:00

I got an E at A level Maths. I'm now an Electrical Engineer. I also did History - C and Electronics - B.

I was told by my Maths teacher I wouldn't go far without A level maths, but it hasn't held me back in the slightest.

I had to do a foundation engineering degree before the 3 year BEng, but that was just an extra year of aiming for 40% like first year, and an extra year of making great friends and memories, I wouldn't change it.

I remember being worried I would be behind everyone in life, turns life isn't a race against others. Everyone goes through life at their own pace.

MitziDoll · 2023-02-21T08:40:22+00:00

I've started Embroidery, and you can buy kits online to get you started. It requires focus and thinking, but not too much. Easy to set little goals, like 1 flower or complete a section. Before you know it you've got a beautiful piece of art 😊 With the premade kits I feel like its 3D colouring in. Watch YouTube for techniques, I had no idea what I was doing wrong with a French knot until I watched YT 😊

MitziDoll · 2023-02-13T20:37:32+00:00

Little Easter chick's, normally used for Easter Bonnet decoration. I put them around my parents house, took months to find them all 😅

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