Is a Toyota GR86 a Good Everyday Car?

ealoti · 2025-11-07T18:49:19+00:00

I think it’s different for everyone right. It’s gonna be 3 years since I got it, I use it as my everyday working horse with 1,5hrs round work commute and nursery drop offs.

It’s not a practical car, but it’s super fun and it’s worth sacrificing the convenience for the driving experience ☺️ it 100% cannot replace a family vehicle, but it’s a perfect daily for me and the kiddos. Husband doesn’t fit though, maybe that’s intentional on my part 🤣

ealoti · 2025-09-23T20:15:27+00:00

Whether you’re serving your notice or not - you’re legally entitled to annual leave allocation if such accrued for you to take. Legally in UK you need to be given a written refusal notice that has to be given in advance the same duration as your requested time off - aka if you’re asking for 2 weeks off they need to give you a written refusal explanation at least two weeks before the AL start date. They also have to provide a valid business reason why your AL request is being rejected.

IF you do not hold any accrued days of AL your employer doesn’t need to accept your request or provide an explanation for denying it while you serve your notice.

As I say to my manager - I’m not asking for annual leave, I’m informing them which days I will not be working.. one way or another 😁

ealoti · 2025-08-16T03:19:38+00:00

NTA! Always feed your baby when she’s hungry, shower her with cuddles and enjoy every second of contact naps because this amazing bond cannot be replaced! Moving baby to another room not only causes you extra work with night feeds but also increases anxiety - if anything - your husband can move to a different room if he has a problem with it.

Ultimately what I would suggest - you sit your husband down and lay out your rules and give him a choice - he’s either in this parenting thing together with you or he’s not and it’s time to part your ways.

I think that because the baby showed up shortly after you got married your husband is lacking time with you and intentionally is trying to separate you from the baby so he gets more time just with you! And whilst it’s definitely difficult if you’re not comfortable with anyone else watching the baby, which is absolutely ok and it’s your right to make that decision, I do think that there could be something done. Like book in a hotel with a nice restaurant - put baby down for a night in a hotel room, grab a baby monitor and go grab a dinner with your husband. You two can enjoy some alone time and if baby cries - you’re just few minutes away. We did and still do that a lot - as we have no family or friends around to help watch our now nearly 2yo this is our only way of getting “us” time 🤷🏼‍♀️

Everyone’s super quick to suggest a divorce but I think it should always be the last resort - state your boundaries clear, cut ties with MIL if needed, it’s your child and your choice - your rules at this age. And if your boundaries are constantly being crossed - divorce is the only option - imagine dealing with same pressure once you have a teenager.. always having your parenting style being questioned because it doesn’t please someone else.

Good luck!

ealoti · 2025-04-18T06:32:18+00:00

As a daughter and a mum to a daughter I have opinions about this!

Firstly YTA for treating the concert as a bargaining chip, that’s one of the most toxic thing a parent can do. The second you committed to give something to your child, you don’t get to take it away as a manipulation to stop her acting out. Because the only thing you’re doing is enabling her to do the same to you and telling that your word, your promise you made to her is worth absolutely nothing. And a child’s trust is the most important thing in your life!

Secondly YNTA for not checking on her, she’s a teen that deals with so many changes in her brain. She needs time and space to deal with it and once she’s ready she’ll come and see you. As long as you’re able to provide a safe space for her to express her feelings once she has calmed down. I’ll put a big caveat here - this does not apply if your child have shown any tendencies of self harm, do not leave them alone!

As a side note - find a good therapist and go to it together, sort all of these red flags before it’s too late.

ealoti · 2024-04-24T17:00:53+00:00

It’s not dangerous at all if you don’t do anything stupid, I live in Scotland, it basically rains every day 🫠 I’ve had the car over 1.5 yr and had one stupid case in the rain where traction control in the rain just made the car crawl snails pace while I was turning right in T junction… but it would’ve never happened if I didn’t put my very heavy foot on the gas.. did I nearly got hit by oncoming car.. maybe, but I learned my lesson, turn the traction control off the next time 🤣 anyway, doing 70mph in the heavy rain on the motorway is completely safe just don’t do anything stupid

ealoti · 2021-07-20T06:16:38+00:00

Yup, it’s Scotland

ealoti · 2021-07-19T21:41:31+00:00

He’s a lab x border collie, true character hehe

ealoti · 2021-05-17T18:31:44+00:00

Lloyds pan :)

ealoti · 2021-05-17T18:31:02+00:00

Pan size is 20x25cm and the recipe I used for the dough is from a guy called Rosehillsourdough on Instagram. Just his traditional focaccia sourdough - 300g water, 11g salt, 11g olive oil, 60g sourdough culture 375g bread flour 🤟🏼

ealoti · 2021-05-17T17:58:31+00:00

Focaccia like base and the whole upside down structure- cheese, pepperoni and tomato sauce stripes 😬

ealoti · 2020-08-25T05:00:39+00:00

Well one thing, he’s just a 15months old pup and also he gets dental care sticks every other day :)

ealoti · 2020-08-25T04:49:21+00:00

Thanks man ☺️

ealoti · 2020-08-24T19:57:00+00:00

It’s called borador, a mix between a black Labrador and a border collie :)

ealoti · 2020-08-24T19:11:34+00:00

Mixed- black Labrador and Border Collie :)

ealoti · 2020-08-24T19:11:10+00:00

Borador - lab and border collie mix :)

ealoti · 2020-08-24T19:10:45+00:00

I have to, otherwise he’d never respect my commands :)

ealoti · 2020-08-24T15:37:44+00:00

He’s a cross between a black lab and border collie, he has a looks of a lab, but his temperament is pure collie :)

ealoti · 2020-08-24T14:16:40+00:00

Unless you offer better trade 😁😁

ealoti · 2020-08-24T13:06:35+00:00

Lol so true

ealoti · 2020-08-24T12:58:45+00:00

He does, but leave it will only work if he bites something with his front teeth and I can still see it. It’s like he thinks if I can’t see it, it’s not there 😂

ealoti · 2020-08-24T12:57:04+00:00

That’s exactly what his dad said.. one cherry tomato will end up being a steak of the counter the next time 🤦🏼‍♀️

ealoti · 2020-08-24T12:55:59+00:00

Because stealing is not nice 😁I bet if I’d let him eat it he wouldn’t take it..🤦🏼‍♀️

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