We're moving!

For the past few weeks, Michael and I have been flat hunting and we've found somewhere, yay! Currently we live with my mum, in fact I've always lived with my mum so moving out will be a big step for me. But now being a mother and a married woman, I'm excited to have my own home and for Tilly to have her own nursery! Me and my mum are very close so I will miss her lots but thankfully we are only moving about 30-40 minutes away. Finding something affordable in SW London has been really difficult, I've seen prices sky rocket in the past year and now, in our area, it can cost at least £1,400 a month for a 2 bedroom flat. 

So we decided to look in cheaper (but still nice) areas that are more on the outskirts and New Malden really appealed to us. It's close enough to get one bus to my work, my mum and Tilly's nursery but also easier for Michael to get to work too. It's not the most "buzzing" or trendiest of areas but to be honest, that is not us. New Malden has great shops, excellent schools, nice playgrounds, a train station which links to Clapham Junction and Waterloo....oh and a giant Krispy Kreme (that's not the reason we are moving here....honest). 

We've now put the deposit down on the flat and it is really nice. It's in a great location only 5-10 minutes from the centre of town and is in a nice, clean, friendly looking block-rather different to where I am now! We loved the size of the living room and the bedrooms and good storage with our own garage and loft. Also what sold it for us were the communal gardens which are beautiful and very large. So lots of space for Tilly to play and to have picnics etc! I am so excited! 

Now I have lots of ideas for decoration, I already have a lot of stuff but now Tilly has her own room, I can really get creative! We also have our own balcony so it would be nice to have a table and chairs and plants outside. We move on on the 9th August and three weeks later I am back to work and my maternity leave is officially over. I honestly can't believe it has gone so fast but thankfully it is mornings only so I get to be with Tilly all afternoon. I will miss her and I won't lie, I'm not looking forward to going back and I'm very anxious. However the move will take my mind off everything! We are really lucky to have help with the move so hopefully it will be stress free. Then the Dommett household will be complete :) xoxo