Little Lady Mom

I'd been toying with the idea of a capsule wardrobe for four years now.  I loved the idea of a personal uniform.  The thought of never having to try on two or three tops or dresses before settling for a regular item in my wardrobe felt liberating.   After moving to our first apartment I had to let go of half of my clothes.  3 years later we bought a house which was even smaller (and had no closet) and I had to let go of 3 balikbayan boxes worth of clothes.  Purging became easier and easier each time partly because I now have the option to buy clothes I actually like since my income has improved over the years. So here are 5 quick rules that make purging easier: 1.)  You Don't Like It Why keep something that makes you crinkle your nose or roll your eyes or even snicker every time you see it?  There is no shame in getting rid of an unwanted gift even if it is from an in-law, your mom, your best friend or even your spouse.  This applies to bags ...

 5 months I've never been the type to gush over kids. I don't volunteer to hold babies and I get irritated when I find myself in the midst of noisy, yelling kids whose parents can't seem to keep them under control or aren't even trying. In the back of my head I've always thought I'd like to have my own little family someday, with a loving husband, 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat, and of course an efficient yaya.. but I used to think this would be something sooo far away. I couldn't see myself as a mom.. and I most especially didn't see myself in maternity clothes! I thought they looked funny with the elastic waist bands for pants, gigantic floral prints, very synthetic fabrics and limited styles. I dreaded having to put anything that looked buntis on. I felt this way up to my 5th month of preggyness and continued to wear my old clothes simply because they still fit. Then came the 6th month and all of a sudden I looked like I swallowed a soccer ball. I...