Motivational Monday: A Guide to Not Giving Up

Hello Lovelies and welcome to this weeks Motivational Monday post.

This week I wanted to share my GUIDE on NOT GIVING UP when things get tough. 

We all face challenges at some point or other, and a scenario that will leave us with the decision...

Do I carry on or leave?

It's so important when you are feeling despondent to have steps in place to keep you going, so I have put together a guide you can refer back to if ever you are in need of some motivation to keep going, because trust me-YOU GOT THIS. 

1) Remember why you started. 

My number one and most important piece of advise-When you have been working at something for a while, and you aren't achieving as quickly as you might like to its easy to want to give up. DONT. Remember every small achievement you make is one step closer to your end goal. So remember that passion and drive you had at the beginning, feel that excitement again and crack on! 

2) Write out your goals-BIG and small 

Work towards small goals which will add up to a BIG achievement (I wrote a post on this recently which you can read to find out more-  IF YOU CAN DREAM IT YOU CAN DO IT)

3) Remember no mental state lasts forever

However you are feeling now, it will pass, you will move on and be able to reflect. When you achieve that end goal you will look back and be so glad you decided to continue and didn't give in to negative thinking. 

4) Look to others for inspiration

J.K.Rowling is a HUGE inspiration to me. She has done so incredibly well for herself out of nothing. I find this so encouraging as it just goes to show how when you dedicate yourself to your passion it can really pay off.

BUT

5) Don't compare yourself to others.

Its certainly important to have people who inspire you, but at the same time you should never compare what you are doing to someone else. You never know whats going on in their life and the grass will always look greener on the other side. So try to be content with what you are doing and where you are going.

I hope this post is an encouragement to anyone who feels like giving up on their dream. Its tough, but you can do it! I have faith in you <3

Eat Junk:Stay Lean-When Uneducated YouTubers Spread The WRONG Message

So I was recently in the depths of you tube, as sadly I often am, and came across this video named 'Eat Junk Stay Lean'.

Sorry WHAT?

Motivational Monday: My letter to a worried mind

This Motivational Monday is dedicated to my mum, who worries endlessly about everything.

She is the most kind, most genuine person you will ever meet, and with this comes the burden of a heart filled with worry.

But what if it didn't have to be that way?

As J.K.Rowling so eloquently puts it

'What's comin will come, and we'll meet it when it does.'-Hagrid.

Credit to hypable for this image

My Week In Pictures

So today I thought I would try something new on my blog. I want to look back on my blog and remember what was going on in my life at the time of writing so on a sunday evening im going to upload some of the weeks best bits in pictures! I hope you enjoy this little sneak peak at my week! 

Love <3

• This week I went to Brighton with two of my best friends.
• Liam left the bake off-say WHAAA!?
• I composed a new song on piano you can watch a sneak peak here 
• I created a recipe Instagram for my dairy free bakes-
• I started my job at Topshop

The Blogger Tag: Your Questions Answered by Isobelle Jane

Hello lovelies! 

Today I have answered 25 questions about myself in the Blogger Tag. I really enjoyed writing the Vogue 73 questions tag and reading all your comments, so I thought I would do another. 

I' a super nosy person and love reading these, so I hope you enjoy! Please let me know if you decide to answer these questions as I'd love to give your post a read!  

1. How Tall Are You?

5ft 7

2. Do You Have A Hidden Talent? If So, What?

I'm self taught at piano?

3. What’s Your Biggest Blog-Related Pet Peeve?

When I cant get my images to align on blogger.

4. What’s Your Biggest Non-Blog Related Pet Peeve?

CHAMMING (people eating loudly!)

5. What’s Your Favourite Song?

I'm still obsessed with dusk till dawn...I LOVE it.

6. What’s Your Favourite Social Media Website?

I'm definitely a Twitter gal, although there will always be a place in my heart for Instagram too 

You can follow me on either-leave me a comment and ill be sure to check out yours  :)  

Twitter: @emilyisobeljane

Instagram: @emilyisobellejane

7. What’s Your Favourite Way To Spend Your Free Time?

I love going to coffee shops, doing a Lucy-Wyndham Read workout, and watching youtube

8. What’s Your Favourite Junk Food?

Ice cream all day every day please? It does need to be vegan though, serious milk allergy going on here! 

9. Do You Have A Pet Or Pets? If So, What Kind And What Are Their Names?

Nope :( I wish I did, I'd love a dog. 

10. What’s Your Favourite Fiction And Non Fiction Books?

Fiction-One Day

Non Fiction-One of my large collection of recipe books? I love Deliciously Ella and Madeline Shaw. 

11. What Your Favourite Beauty Product Or Tool?

My all time favourite is the YSL Touche Eclat highlighter, it brightens my face like nothing else and makes me feel put together and all glowy when I wear it.

I do also have a lot of love for my sleek highlight palette thats another incredible product.

12. When Were You Last Embarrassed? What Happened?

Everyday of my entire life. I always manage to embarrass myself somehow. I'm super clumsy and drop things ALL the time. 

Yesterday I was writing in a Coffee Shop dropped my laptop, swore, and then realised everyone was staring at me... COOL. 

13. If You Could Only Drink One Beverage (Besides Water) For The Rest Of Your Life, What Would It Be?

Coffee-Best drink ever and so many variations available I'd never get bored.

14. What’s Your Favourite Movie?

The Holiday

15. What Was Your Favourite Lesson In School And Why?

English or Graphics, I loved Science too though! 

16. If You Could Live Anywhere In The World, Where Would You Live?

London, but if I was to move country New Zealand

17. PC Or Mac?

I'm a PC girl, although I would love to try a MAC just for my creative side

18. Last Romantic Gesture From A Crush, Date, Boy/Girlfriend, Spouse? (Or Kind Gesture From A Friend

My friends are so kind always. I cant think of one gesture in particular. Just always being there for me and being so supportive. 

19. Favourite Celebrity?

At the moment I have a serious obsession with Kendall Jenner, I love her style and her work ethic and I'd just love to be her for a day...please!?

20. What Blogger Do You Secretly Want To Be Best Friends With?

I'd love to be friends with Corrie from The Dizzy Brunette, or Zoella. They both seem like such lovely people.

21. Who Is Your Biggest Inspiration?

Anna Wintor, and J K Rowling are two hugely successful women who inspire me to write and achieve. 

22. What Is Your Favourite Blog To Read?

I have so so many! 

23. What Is Your Favourite High Street Shop?

Topshop 

24. Are You In Education Or Do You Work?

Work, I've just started at Topshop. 

25. One Thing You Are Proud Of.

My ability to teach myself-I have self taught myself piano and I love playing Einaudi, I've also taught myself guitar, and Biology A level. 

I Tag anyone reading this to do this tag. 

Comment below, your answer to one of these questions, I'd love to learn more about you. 

Autumnal Apple, Pear and Ginger Crumble Recipe (Vegan)

Suffering with a severe milk allergy and slow stomach emptying, I know how difficult it can be to find recipes that cater for dietary needs. I came up with this dairy free recipe that can also be made gluten free with the use of gluten free flour, rather than standard.
I hope you enjoy trying this recipe!
Share your results with me on any of the platforms below...I cant wait to see your pictures!

Method:
Pre heat the oven to 180c

Peel the apples and pears (approx 600g)
Chop into bite sized chunks
Add the fruit to a medium sized saucepan, with 3 tbsp water and simmer over a medium heat until mushy.
Using a small grate on a grater, grate the ginger into the fruit mix and stir together.

For the topping:
Add the flour, sugar, linseed, coconut jam and margarine to a mixing bowl and crumble through your fingers until a breadcrumb consistency is achieved.

Place the fruit into a baking dish and crumble the flour mix on top, bake for 15 minutes or until the top is golden.

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What's your favorite autumnal pudding? 

Check out my Recipe Instagram-voguevegetarian

Motivational Monday-The Importance of Following Your Heart

Happy Monday lovelies!

Hope everyone has had a fab week?

Firstly, can we talk about how weird the weather was in the UK today...
I was in BRIGHTON with my friends this morning when we got a message from Bath where the red sky hit first. Laughing at the random OMG the sun is ORANGE, WHATS GOING ON!? messages-we were thinking yup the sun has always been orange 'that is a thing...'
I was on the train home when I actually noticed that the sky genuinely was really weird, like something out of an Apocalypse, or a sunset gone wrong.
So I took this picture on my walk home at 2 PM, to try and capture the uniqueness of it all, it looks as though the sun is setting in the evening!

ANYWAY...

The point of today's post is to remind everyone to follow their hearts. SO often, we are following our heads, logic, or what other people believe is right without us realising, which can lead us into areas of life that maybe our hearts just arent in.

Sometimes, a path can be right for a while, but then we change, our whole sense of being shifts and what used to make us feel content no longer does.

It can be so easy to stick at routine, just because;
Why change something when its so easy to carry on, even if it isnt making you feel happy?

So here are a few questions I try and ask myself frequently, in order to make sure I am ALWAYS following my heart, and staying as happy as I possibly can.

Who do you want to be?

What do you want to achieve?

Are you being true to yourself?

Is it making you happy?

If I can answer all these questions and be honestly happy with the outcome, knowing the path I'm on is leading me in the right direction, thats great.

If not, I change something.

Whether big or small, I find staying true to my heart and always finding the best outcome in any situation keeps me positive motivated and at peace with myself.

When I'm happy I can focus my time on making others happy too and that fills my heart.

Are you the type of person who follows their heart or their head? 
What changes can you make this week no matter how BIG or small to make you that little bit more content? 

Tanya Burr Goodie Bag Sneak Peak and Review

As I'm sure many of you are aware, I visited the Tanya Burr Chocolate Box Studio, and got to take away a goody bag filled with some of the best bits from Tans new product range!

For todays post I thought I would share with you what I got and my thoughts on the products.

I left this post until after my post about the day (Find out what I got up to here) as I really wanted to try the products and give my honest opinion on them.

After trying them ALL I have to say there isnt one I love more than the others. As I said in my previous post the longevity of Tans products is fantastic, and a real seller for the price point.
SO LETs GET TO IT:

TB VELVET VANILLE:

With vanilla in the title, I was expecting an overwhelming sweetness to this perfume, something that it very easy for brands to do when producing scents. NOT TB. Tanyas perfume is elegant and mature with subtle sweetness and a hint of spice to add a sexiness to the aroma. 

Selfie LASH:

This mascara is beautifully made and perfect for lengthening your lashes. The head prevents clumping and it applys easily. This is the one product I do have to touch up, but concidering the price and application, its something I will take, and I'll definately be getting another of these for when I run out!

TANYA BURR FACE ILLUMINATOR:

I have been mixing this with my foundation to provide that extra glow, and BOY I love it!! It works perfectly at giving a dewy finish, without looking glittery! 

The make-up artist at the event also told us to use this as a touch up, patting over make-up to produce a glowing look taking you from day to evening!

Tanya Burr-Sunday Walk 

If there is one thing I love about TANS products is their names. Sunday walk is perfect for an autumn nude, is there anything cosier than a sunday morning walk through the golden autumn leaves before a glorious sunday roast? 

This lipstick is just that, cosy. If you can call a colour cosy? Its warm and nude and perfect for day or night. Excellent staying power and perfect coverage and pigment make it an absolute favorite of mine. 

Tanya Burr-Enchanted Dream

This eye shadow palette is the perfect day to night palette. Small enough to fit in your bag the light nudes are perfect for a chic day time look. Blend a little Purple in your crease and your good to party the night away. 

Also can we please appreciate Tans FAB naming again with these:

Moonlit Walk

Cocoa Pumb

Berry Soufle 

and

Magic Marpet 

What is your favorite piece? 

Have you ever tried any TB products and if so which ones? 

I'd love to know your thoughts! 

Livias Kitchen Millionaire Bites Review

Today I wanted to share these bites of deliciousness with you all. 

If you haven't been reading my blog for long, you may not be aware I suffer from Gastroparesis and a severe milk allergy, meaning that I have to be really careful with what I eat. 

Whether you suffer from any digestive problems, or you just want a natural tasty treat, these are most definitely for you.

Something I was addicted to as a child was Terry's Chocolate Orange. Since my diagnosis, I've not been able to go near one, so when I come across anything chocolate orange I am all over that show.

These millionaire shortbread come in 3 flavors; Salted Date Caramel (delicious), Almond and Raisin (I am yet to try but will get my hands on them soon!), and Chocolate Orange (Think thick jaffa cake centre on a delicious oaty base topped with creamy raw chocolate). 

So what are they?

'LK’s Raw Millionaire Bites are a nutritional twist on the classic millionaire shortbread. A crumbly oat base covered with a gooey date caramel, topped with smooth, rich dark raw chocolate. They are gluten, dairy and refined sugar free, with no additives or preservatives and full of delicious flavour.'-

Quote from Livias Kitchen Online

Have you tried Livias Millionaire Shortbread? Which flavor would you most love to try? 

Motivational Monday- #GRLPWR Quotes from One Reader to Another

As many of you know, every Monday I do a 'Motivational Monday' post hoping to bring some positivity to the start of your week, and give everyone a bit of 'food for thought' for the week ahead.

Last week I wrote this post called #FEMENISM, in which I discuss what the term means to me, and the importance of promoting equality, providing men and women with equal opportunities and chances in life.

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I posted on Instagram asking for your thoughts and contributions for quotes to go hand in hand with this topic. I wanted to bring a wide range of perspectives into the conversation and have Girls inspiring each other.

Its so important as women that we build each other up, not knock each other down...we can do that quite well by ourselves thank you very much!

The response I got was incredible, thank you to everyone who contributed such amazing and powerful quotes.

So here's some Monday Motivation, by you to you.

p.a.ereviews“A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.”

lalaylovesblog“Act like a lady think like a boss”

altspeaking"The devil whispered in my ear, 'you're not strong enough to withstand the storm.' Today I whispered in the Devil's ear, 'I am the storm.'"

hellosophieblog"The best way for us to cultivate fearlessness in our daughters and other young women is by example. If they see their mothers and other women in their lives going forward despite fear, they’ll know it’s possible." - Gloria Steinem

lucymartlewShe is clothed in strength and dignity and laughs with out fear of the future . Proverbs 31:25

h4unting_x"You are a soul, not a body"

_a_m_b_a_'Don't stop when you're tired, stop when you're done'

okmericaShe's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire. - Charles bukowski

girlingamba"There's nothing wrong with being a goal digger"

thecurlyanomaly“If you don’t have big goals and big dreams, you’ll end up working for someone who does.”

What is your favorite #GRLPWR quote; and what are you hoping to achieve this week?

Emily <3

Come with me: Tanya Burr Chocolate Box Studio Event

Yesterday was one of the most exciting days of this year.

I got up bright and early and headed off to Knightsbridge to the Tanya Burr Chocolate Box Studio in Harvey Nichols.

Once there, we were led in groups up to the 5th floor, where we entered into the beautiful and christmassy world of Tanya Burr Cosmetics. The room was done out beautifully, think insta worthy wall displays, a huge Tanya Burr advent Calendar and a TB light-box to get pictures with.

Stands with beautifully produced product displays, showing off the Christmas and Selfie Story ranges lined the outside of the room, whilst make up artist stands stood in the center, where we had our very own TB make over.

I will do a separate review of my goodie bag products and a break down of the ranges, but I will just comment on the longevity of these products, which is incredible. I had my make up done at about 10 am and it lasted all day, whilst I strolled London got the train and did obligatory shopping. It also took me on a night out last night too, with just a powder touch up!

Tanya also had her very own Truffle stand, with a gorgeous array of chocolate delights!

I was super lucky to make a friend in Carmen, whilst at the event, who I had so much in common with. I love finding like minded people and we laughed the morning away, and even had a cheeky look around Harvey Nichols afterwards, before going for coffee (think pumpkin spice flat white in pret).

I'm definitely one of those people who gets excited at the small things and trying the new pumpkin spice flat white in Pret was one of them. I was so pumped to try it and although I'm not sure it competes with the pumpkin spice latte from starbs, it was lovely.

I hope you enjoy a few photos from the day! Pop back Tuesday for my goodie bag review and a break down of the new Tanya Burr range!

Happy Sunday Lovelies xx