Caroline Burke | Burkatron

ok so nobody warned me that having a baby makes you super ambitious.. all of a sudden i have ALL the ideas and zero time to accomplish them! i've realised that having a giant to do list and a baby don't mix, instead, i'm just aiming to find a good mum/work/life balance so setting goals is way more achievable. I thought i'd share a few simple things i'm hoping to get done this month..

go on more walks. 

i love this time of year, there's something about the turning of the leaves that i find just utterly magical. gabe loves being outside too (he is super curious about pretty much anything) we tend to go for a long walk in the afternoons but this week we've been going on morning walks too and i've loved it. we stopped going out in the mornings when i was trying to get him used to sleeping in his nursery rather than napping in the pushchair or sling but a day of solid rain this weekend made me realise i want to make the most of every nice day we have left before the weather goes downhill!

set up a regular self care night.

i mean we all need this right? one night a week offline doing something that will make me feel cute the next day- like painting my nails or putting on some fake tan!

organise my photo albums.

from the minute gabe arrived i've tried to catch candid shots of his life on instant film. my favourite pictures from my childhood are the old polaroids and i want gabe to have the same! i already find myself getting super emotional when i look back at those first months so i'm glad i did. of course i also have THOUSANDS of digital pics on my camera roll and memory cards too, it's impossible not too tbh babies are addictive. i'm usually rubbish at getting pictures printed but i've been using the free prints app each month to get a bunch of my faves printed and i'm v. happy about it. i want to put some time aside this month to organise them into photo albums before it becomes too big a job!

wardrobe reshuffle. 

nothing too ambitious here, as much as i'd like to overhaul my wardrobe i don't have time to try everything on and sort through it. realistically i'll be happy to retrive my knitwear and winter coats from their storage bags and stash away my summer clothes (although i'll still be keeping back some of my midi dresses to layer up with my beloved chunky jumpers as i'm not 100% ready for full a/w attire yet.)

plan a night away (baby free...!) 

earlier this month we had out first night away from gabe in 8 months and it was fine.. in fact it was fun! we put him to bed and then his grandparents took over until we got back the next morning. it proved to me that i can have a night away without the dreaded mum guilt so we might try and fit in another night away this month if poss.

get back into yoga.

ok this is soooo not going to happen but i really want it too! i've been meaning to get back into some form of exercise but between meals, naps, milk feeds and freelance work there's not much wiggle room and quite honestly i'm tired so i've been putting it off! i think i need to make it more of a priority as it will be good for me in the long run so i'm adding it to this months goals anyway...

have you got anything you're hoping to achieve this month?

back soon

caroline x

woooop I made it into look magazine 'what I'm wearing' | favourite booze and time keeping | pretty dylan | owl handbag | my niece clementine enjoying some of her presents awwww! | urban outfitters lion head belt | my romantic tee from my bf aha | my favourite lush lip scrub | thai with the in-laws | cath kidston 2013 diary & snow fairy shower gel | hat geeks | lovely aztec bracelet | cheers! | ooooooh I got some ren skincare!! | chanel foundation, thanks for the recommendation beauty bloggers | sale shopping, picked up a few bargains! | big presents are the most fun to wrap! | cross stitch phone case! this is awesome, I can sew on my own design or one of the suggested patterns! can't wait to finish it! | lots of lovely jewellery! | new perfume | more food... | 3D teddy shapes for my nails! | cute little salt & pepper pots | lush face mask |  my klear klutch, I was praying it would come back into stock and was uber excited to unwrap it at xmas! | leopard fade nail art | benefit she's so jetset, I give this a big thumbs up especially the mascara 'they're real' my lashes look huuuge!

I've had such a brilliant christmas this year! the best present by far was simply having all of my family together on christmas day; thank you santa!

back soon! have a wonderful new year y'all

caroline x