Okay folks, this makeover isn’t about pretty, it’s about function. You saw what our tiny master closet looked like:

I have a denim pencil skirt that has a high slit up the back that I wanted to fill in.

I took a men’s shirt I got at a yard sale for $1 (do you ever buy shirts just for the fabric?? I loved it..)

Cut a piece of fabric out to cover the slit (finished edge of the shirt on the bottom)

There is nothing worse than waking up on a morning in early October to snow and realize that your daughter does not have a winter coat for the season. Not wanting to be known as an unfit mother, you wake all the kids up, scrape the van, load them up, toss them back a granola bar, and rush to Target to pay full price for a new winter coat before school starts. You have her rip off the tags on the way, and as you pull up to the school, see that the sun is out, the snow is almost all melted, and most kids are still in hoodies, because who shops ahead?

Photo: Bob Heimstra

I have 3 wardrobes scattered throughout our bedroom and it's driving me crazy! My maternity clothes, my regular clothes, and my in-between clothes for this wonderful period of nothing fitting! I'm really trying to simplify and downscale and wanted to share a little card I keep in my wallet. I cannot remember where I got these questions~I googled them and nothing came up, but I'm thinking from an old Oprah or something? Anyway, here are the 3 golden questions to ask when buying or going through your clothing:

1. Do I love this?

2. Is it flattering?

3. Is this the image I want to portray?