I am soooo drawn to all the powder pinks and corals right now! I have a feeling that that is getting quite repetitive in my posts! I’ll be in the middle of creating my style board and notice.. here we go again! Meh! I’ve found more things that I love and I think you might just enjoy them too!

I’m still trying to convince myself that the PS1 bag is a good idea! I’ve never owned a coloured handbag before. I always go for the black leather that will go with everything! Now that I’m comfortable carrying around a pink bag… I need to saving all my birthday money…for a few years! I love how high fashion comes with a high price tag! A girl can dream!

For now I’ll stick with the J.Crew monotone necklace and the adorable ballet flats from Zara!

Hope you have a fantastic day!

1. Pink Beaded Dress
2. Nicolette Mason’s adorable Tea Cup via Glitter Guide
3. Summer of Love Rebecca Minkoff $55
4. Acrylic Ghost Chair $200
5. J.Crew Monotone beaded necklace $42.50
6. PS1 Bag
7. Essie Ballet Flats Polish$8
8. Studded Ballet Flat $89.90

I’ve been cringing about this post the second Meg Biram of MIMI+MEG emailed me about taking part of this amazing movement of bloggers called “Things I’m afraid to tell you”.  You might have already seen Jess’s Things I’m Afraid To Tell you post that Ez turned into a “movement” a little while ago. Meg decided to challenge myself and other bloggers from the fashion, lifestyle and food blogging world. With blogging, facebooking, tweeting AND instagraming it’s pretty easy to make a life of a blogger look perfect! Because we choose to post happy, pretty and exciting things that will be pleasant for our reader to enjoy! But quite honestly that’s not the case every moment of every day.

This past year has been one of the hardest years for me…it’s been quite a bumpy ride. I’m not going to get into that today… but I do want you to know that my life is not perfect, especially not this past year. But moving that all aside, I have to remind myself that a lot of amazing things and opportunities have come my way in that same year.  I am so beyond thankful, feel blessed and thank God every day for them. But every day is a new challenge, with a struggle that needs to be faced, a hug is needed, a tear.. okay TEARS will be shed and I need to recognize that not only is my life not easy but neither is anyone else’s. So here I go… here are the things I’m afraid to tell you.

Well maybe I should get my number one right out front and centre. I try to hide my “afraid to tell you… and everyone else” things pretty well. I’m going to have to dig deep because it takes a lot of me to share things that I’m dealing with or just want to keep to myself. My number one  is I don’t like to show people when I’m feeling weak. Even though I deal with things that bring me down every day, I’ll play the “everything is perfect card” pretty much to everyone. I do open up to my closest friends time to time. But quite honestly I don’t like to show the world what I’m really feeling!

Okay so now that you all know that I guess we can get straight to business. Here are a few other things that I’m afraid to tell you.

- I typically don’t like opening gifts that I don’t know what they are. It takes me about half an hour to process if I really like it. Though I’ll always tell you that I love it the second I open it. But really I’m processing if I’m going to return in, regift it, where the gift  receipt is….or if I really love it. Most of the time I end up loving it! :)

- I’m terrified of failing. I get anxiety about not succeeding and doing well. I make myself go over end beyond, though if I end up failing it will bother me for days, weeks, months and sometime years.

- I’m very honest with my relationships with friends. If I don’t feel comfortable about something I will tell you. Most of the time it is the most awkward conversation ever and I feel like crawling into a hole and never coming out. But at the same time so happy that I can talk and figure things out to make a friendship stronger.

- I do get jealous. I do have to remind myself to take my jealousy and flip it into grateful thinking. To remind myself of all the things I am thankful for and to SNAP OUT OF IT. ( It works, try it!)

- I am terrified of childbirth. But cannot wait to be a mom.

- It takes about 5-10 photos before I like one of myself. I have a slightly droopy eye when I smile…that can ruin a photo in my opinion.

- I exercise 3-5 times because I love feeling fit and healthy and cannot stand the feeling of my pants being tight. I do yoga, run 10km, work out with my trainer and do cross fit. Loosing weight does not come easy. I have a total sweet tooth and own a water bottle that says it all: ” I love running because I REALLY, really, really, really, really… LOVE Dessert.”  I just recently learnt that I have a wheat, gluten and diary sensitivity and a whack of other foods too! I’ve been trying to eliminate these foods from my diet for the last 4 months and feel 100 times better! It’s been hard but so worth it. That all being said I will eat a great big burger with fries and cold mojito on a hot summers day… with no regret.

Okay there you have it!  A little bit of myself that you might not know about. Now I have to go click the publish button… oh dear, here I go.

Have a look at what other bloggers are afraid to tell you:

Happy Friday!!!! Just wanted to let you know that today it going to be a great day! Enjoy it!

Stumbled upon these amazing prints by Unraveled Design on Etsy! Kinda fell in love with them right away! They remind me of the Rifle Paper Co. products, which I know everyone is loving right now! This little Esty shop will be right up your alley! Check it out!

Have a great weekend! xo

I love, love, love, love, anything that has to do with pastels and easy to wear this season! Add a light jean jacket, a floral scarf and a pair of comfy flats and not only do you have an adorable outfit but you’re comfortable all day long…oh, lets not forget about the pants!! Talking about pants, lets just talk about the stretch twill JBrand jeans for a moment.  They are the most comfortable pant you’ll ever try on! I promise! They’re soft, light weight and sit perfectly with the stretch in the fabric without stretching out and looking baggy! You’ll be living in them all spring and summer long! Yes, summer they even feel great on a warm day!

You can find this complete look at one of my favourite boutiques just outside of Vancouver,  Violet Hill. And yes you’ll find the Comfy JBrands there for an unbelievable price too! ;) You can thank me later!

1. TOPSHOP Jean Jacket $76
2. TOPSHOP Floral Skinny Scarf $20
3. M Sweater Available at Violet Hill
4. Belle Noel Wishbone Gold necklace $70 Available at Violet Hill
5.  Belle Noel Belle Bracelet $25 Available at Violet Hill
6. JBrand Skinny Jeans in Juniper Available at Violet Hill
7. Liebeskind Bag Available at Violet Hill
8. Bloch Ballet Flats $125 Available at Violet Hill
9. Essie Summer 2o12 shades

A little friendly reminder, Mother’s day is this Sunday! Time to think about what to get beautiful mom… if you haven’t already that is! I love shopping for my mom and mother-in-law. Finding something pretty is always an easy task for me! I’ve already bought them both gifts, and since they read my blog I won’t be able to share quite yet! Though I can give a little hint, I have included them in today’s post! Who’s good at guessing??

Try to look for gifts that mom wouldn’t buy for herself. Spoil her a little! She’s done a lot and probably worked pretty hard to raise amazing you! I love how you can go in on a little bit more expensive gift by going in on a gift with your siblings too!

Do you have any mother’s day traditions? We always like to go for mother’s day brunch and flowers are a must!

1. Paloma Picasso Mom Pendant $220
2. Mini three key-pendant $275
3. Kate Spade Gramercy bracelet watch $225
4. Kate Spade Coffee Cup $30
5. Bodum French Press $59.95
6. Kate Spade Bow Purse $190
7. Elie Saab ‘Le Parfum’ $120
8. Tory Burch Polarized Round Cat Eye Sunglasses $149

Last week I had the pleasure to be part of an amazing fashion panel hosted by Shaw TV’s Mana Monsour at The Bay downtown, Vancouver.  Christie Lohr from Style Nine to Five, Jen Tam of Her Waise Choice, Brittany Law from StyleRepublic and myself chatted about our favourite looks for Spring.

My first look “Embrace Color”, I chose to style this look with this season’s hottest trend, Color Blocking! I absolutely loved it! My model, Georgia was wearing both Sandro blouse and pant, with cork Sam Edelman pumps and and the most perfect tan suede gold studded clutch. You’d think this look would be hard to pull off, but it actually looked flawless and easy to wear!

My second look was “Pretty Pastels”. (No photo). I’ll give you little low down. As much as I love LOVE the pretty ultra feminine pastel look that we’ve been introduced to on the runway by Louis Vuitton and Prada, I really wanted to take it to a different level since the other girls were also showing a lot of sweet looks. So I took it to a 3.1 Phillip Lim and DVF direction. Pretty Pastels vs. Sporty! I styled the look by pulling a pair of pastel yellow J. Brand skinnies, paired with with a shear pastel coral Diesle T and finished it off with a TopShop peach windbreaker and Sam Edelman rose gold sandals. It worked perfect!

It was such a fun night! We had a blast! Thank you to all of you who came out! It was great to meet so many of you!

Huge thank you to the Hudson’s Bay Company for such an amazing opportunity!

What I wore:
Pink Tartan Blouse
7 For all ManKinda Garden Party Pant
Sam Edelman Black Spike Pumps

Happy Monday!! As you can see I’m bringing a lot of Monday Motivation to the table! Hold on to your coffee cups!

Calling all runners and all soon to be runners!! Our beloved Lululemon is hosting their first SeaWheeze Half Marathon, in the city where is all started! I hope it won’t take too much to persuade you to come to beautiful Vancouver for this fabulous half marathon run, plus yoga and party!

Not to worry you have plenty to time to plan and train! August 11th is the big day… 102 days to get your lululemon booty into gear!

If that hasn’t got you excited enough, today is the last day to PreRegister and score yourself a free pair of Lululemon running shorts! Here is everything you need to know! Hope to see you there!

If you live in Vancouver then you’re probably just a teeny bit excited for J.Crew to be opening on Robson st in Vancouver today! Last night I got a little sneak peek of the store and the collection at the opening party… and ladies- It’s amazing!! Hold on to your wallets! You’ll walk into a burst of color and excitement! AND you will not be disappointed! Two levels of J.Crew goodness- all women’s wear downstairs, with a shoe gallery on the second floor neighbouring with men’s wear!

Grab your pearls, coloured chinos and adorable espadrilles AND your wallet of course and head over for a little J. Crew shopping!

Also today only- Spend $300 at the Robson store and receive a free Timex Watch! Whoo!

Congratulations Courtney!!! You’re mom is going to love her Print having in her Kitchen!

A little friendly reminder- Mother’s Day is coming!

What better way to celebrate our beautiful moms then spoil them with LOVE! Today I’m excited to share these adorable and fun prints from Amanda Catherine Desings on Etsy, perfect for any mom. Wouldn’t they look cute in Mom’s kitchen or office!? Love love love!

And yes, if you, yourself are a mom you should treat yourself to a little gift too! Where would you love to see these prints in your home?

Here’s How to Win:

Leave a comment below letting me know where you could see Mom’s Amanda Catherine Designs hanging. 
Please also indicate all additional entires! ie: followed on twitter, bloglovin etc.

1. “Like” Amanda Catherine Designs on Facebook
2. “Like & Share ” The Doctor’s Closet on Facebook. Say a little friendly hello!

Extra Entries:

3. Follow and tweet on Twitter! @doctorscloset @AmandaCathDes

Tweet: “I want to win a @AmandaCathDes Print for my Beautiful Mom from the @doctorscloset thedoctorscloset.com”

4. Follow The Doctor’s Closet on Google Friends Connect/ Blogger

5. Follow The Doctor’s Closet with Bloglovin’

Winner will be chosen next Friday, April 27th.

Happy Happy Weekend!!! Hope you all all had a great week and have a very relaxing weekend!
Put on some bright colours, add some florals and relax with a good book or magazine! With a drink in hand of course! :)

Mon xo

1. House of Harlow Chelsea Cat Eye Sunglasses $138
2.  Bauble Bar Octagon Initial Bracelet $50
3.  Pink Striped Pullover Old Navy $19.94
4.  Current/Elliot Boyfriend short $168
5. Domino Magazine back on stands!!
6.  J. Crew Emmeline Glitter Espadrilles $118
7.  J. Crew Boardwalk Tote $59.50