Isobelle Jane

Selena Gomez Recovers From Kidney Transplant

Shes a Disney golden girl and a role model for so many young girls today. Selena Gomez has once again sent out a strong inspirational message with her health battle against Lupus.

She posted a heartfelt message on her Instagram (14th september 2017) explaining to fans about her surgery and why she had not been more prominent during her promo over the summer. Her friend Francia Raisa. Gave her ' the ultimate gift' by sacrificing her own kidney for Selena. Selena's said 'I am incredibly blessed.'

Lupus is an auto immune disease meaning that the body begins to attack a part of itself causing inflammation. 'Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain'.

There is currently no cure for the disease and treatment includes managing periods of flare ups.

Find out more:

www.lupusresearch.org

As someone who is interested in health and science, this is a particularly interesting story to me. Have you ever heard of Lupus before? Would you donate your Kidney to a friend?

Its so easy at times to feel buried by everything you have going on. Especially when times are at their most difficult and the road ahead looks bleak.

You feel trapped, unsure, and at times question if theres any point continuing.

Just remember these moments, although painful and hard at the time, are NOT the end but really just the beginning, like chapters in a book or a plant being sewn. Its the dark and difficult times that lead to the bright and beautiful moments, whether this is by realising what you are doing is making you unhappy and taking a completely new direction, or whether the stress and hardship is worth the end success of a finished product and that beautiful sense of achievement.

Whatever you may be going through, life has a funny way of swinging around and bringing about good, so just hold on and you will burst through the ground into better times.

This quote sums my point up perfectly. You have to bury a bulb in order to see growth. Its when the bulb is buried that growth and development occurs. Eventually that bulb becomes a beautiful flower; this is how we have to think about life. The dark times are hard, but they make us who we are and lead us to the best versions of ourselves that we can be.

Happy Monday Lovelies <3

September is the start of the new academic year, and its also the start of the new season. Welcome to the shops pumpkin spice lattes, cable knit cardies and Yellow?

Yes, Yellow is making a statement this season and I have picked out a few of my favourite pieces to give you an idea of how you can incorporate the colour into your style.

1. Ruth Allen Art Print
2.Mulberry Small Amberly Satchel-Add this to a monochrome outfit to add that pop of colour, or offset this piece with a bright red jumper for a bright and cheerful fall style.
3. Vanessa Hudgens is bringing out all the trends in this outfit; with her cropped burnt yellow sweater, stripped 7/8th trousers and finishing it off with a pair of wedges.
4. Emma Stone is showing off just how you can incorporate yellow in your outfit with a pop of colour in her brogues. You can make comfort fashionable!
5.Yellow shirts are scary and something the majority of us struggle to pull off. But if you can rock a burnt yellow Tee then go for it. Its the colour of the season.

What are your thoughts on yellow? Will you be rushing out to buy this trend or leaving it to the celebs?

Happy Autumn Lovelies.

Ashley Olsen, Bella and Gigi Hadid, and Kendall Jenner are at the top of the game when it comes to style. So what have they been wearing in the transition from summer to fall?

The answer?
White Boots.

These boots have been seen in fashion shows on the high-street and you can guarantee you will be seeing them entering the shops this autumn.

Where can you get yours?

Brand Outlet
Forever 21
Net a Porter
TopShop
Nasty gal
What do you make of White Boots as a trend? Will you be getting a pair for this season change, or leave this one to the celebs?

Lets talk failure, unexpected changes and plans that just dont go the way you hoped they would.

I've had personal experience of this many times and I dont think any human has ever gone through life without their plans going wrong and life taking them somewhere they weren't expecting from time to time.

As Robert Burns so aptly puts it

'The best made plans of mice and men often go awry'

Essentially it doesn't matter how carefully we plan out every detail of our lives something is bound to happen at some point to upset them and to lead you down a different course.

It is how we deal with these setbacks and changes that develops us as individuals and shapes the people we become. Its very often easy to become withdrawn and introverted when our plan go wrong, its not unusual to feel hurt,lost confused. What this quote speaks in volume is to find happiness in even the smallest areas of your life. Embrace even the aspects that may seem insignificant, because in those moments of hardship and confusion it is these seemingly insignificant moments of joy that could keep you afloat and lead you back on track.

Please if you are at a period of life where you dont know which way to turn, dont beat yourself up worrying, be gentle with yourself and just remember to enjoy being. Whether that takes the form of a how bubbly bath on a rainy autumnal day, or a moment of peace admiring the beauty of golden leaves falling from the trees, or the feeling of endorphin's as you finish a difficult workout. Find those moments in your life and remember their value. These moments are just as important as the seemingly huge life decision you may have to make because at the end of the day its all time, and your far better using it to enjoy and admire life than to sit worrying about what should or could have been.

Happy Monday Lovelies and have an incredible week enjoying the smallest moments

Emily

This autumn winter look out for red, it was all over the catwalks and is making a fashion comeback in a big way.

One style tip its so important to remember when transitioning seasons is to use the next season colours and patterns in the current seasons texture.

Summer season is all about lighter fabrics and off the shoulder bardot, by mixing these with next seasons hot colour you are acknowledging both. Look out for pieces that combine a nod to both seasons and you'll be right on trend.
If you are anything like me you will already be going mad in the shops, looking out for the perfect pieces to make up your autumn winter wardrobe and red is making a big comeback...which I love!

This play-suit from zaful is my baby at the moment, I love it and its so perfect for the change in season. Accessories make an outfit, so I paired it with a hand piece and a 3 tier necklace...who else is loving layering their jewellery at the moment? I really recommend having a look at their pieces they are incredibly affordable and right on trend, shipping is fast and the products I've received have been great quality and fit to size!

What trends have you loved from spring summer and what are you looking forward to wearing in Autumn Winter?

124 calories

This vegan banana and custard cake is an absolute gem, and I would highly recommend trying it out if you have some spare time and fancy a bake!

What you will need:

Dark brown Muscovado Sugar-50g

Self Raising Flour-150g

Custard Powder-50g for cake

25g for icing

Sunflower Spread-25g

Vegan egg-2

Spice-1tsp

Banana-2 medium

Baking Powder-1 tsp

Icing sugar-60g

Method:

Pre heat oven to 180

Mix together all the dry ingredients.

Combine all the wet ingredients

Mix together the dry and wet ingredients until combined

Grease a cake pan and pour ingredients in.

Place in oven for 20 minutes

Mix together icing sugar and 25g custard powder

Wait for cake to cool and add icing sugar on top.

Meal Prep Edit- Gooey Chocolate & Ginger Biscuit Bombs

So today I come with a recipe that every food and fitness lover needs in their life.
These gooey, chocolatey biscuit bombs are a date and ginger centre, surrounded by a doughy chocolate biscuit and they taste incredible.

Ingredients:

For the centre

25g dates

25g mixed fruit

25g crystallised ginger

For the biscuit

75g Rye Flour

25g quinoa flakes

20g raw cacao powder

30ml Coconut Nectar

30ml almond milk

Method:
Pre heat the oven to 180 centigrade. Add the dried fruit, dates and ginger to a blender and blitz until smooth, add 2 tbsp of water to loosen.
Add the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix.
Add in the milk and coconut nectar and mix until combined.
Flour your hands and roll the biscuit mix into 11 balls.
Flatten the balls out and add a small amount of ginger mix into the centre of each one.
Roll the biscuit up around the ginger mix and then roll between your palms to make into a round biscuit bomb.
Place in oven for 10 to 12 mins.
Remove and dust with cacao powder.

Motivational Monday #7 Does Progression take Patience?

There are a few things I wanted to discuss in this weeks post that have come up over the last week, and I just wanted to see what other peoples thoughts were on them.

Initially I wanted to discuss progress. Often we think of progress as moving forward, getting closer to our goal and making an achievement. But what if this is just the end result?
Personally I think of progress as something that is ongoing and involves not just success but also failure. When you don't achieve you learn. All to often we dont try things for a fear of getting it wrong or failing, but this is all part of progression. We have to try things and then stick at them through failure, making those mistakes in order to move forward, to learn. We can then make changes, and try again. Its only after all this hard work that success can be achieved.

This links to the second point that I wanted to discuss in this blog post and that involves patience. This is the area where I really struggle. Im not scared of starting something new but I am impatient. I want to be the best at whatever I try straight away, I want to get stuck in and be succeeding. This isnt always possible and often we have to work hard for many years before we see any result. I will tend to want to give something up quickly, because I'm so keen to move onto the next idea in my head. Although its great to have a lot of goals and be keen to achieve them all sometimes success comes from patience and keeping going at one goal until its been achieved, through failure and success.

Do you take opportunities when they come or do you put them off because of a fear of failure preventing progression, or do you take that first step and then become impatient? I'd love to know people thoughts on these topics! Message me your thoughts +Emily Isobelle Jane or on facebook and let me know your thoughts!

Happy Monday Everyone <3

WTF Friday Cullots and Trousers

When someone says the word culotte to me I just think back to my days as a brownie. Anyone else who like me was a proud brownie for most of their childhood will remember the beautiful brown culottes that we had to wear...I wasn't a fan then and NEVER did I think these alien shorts that looked like a skirt make it into fashion. BUT...this summer trousers and culottes are right on trend and I have to admit, its a trend I absolutely LOVE.

Today I've scouted out my top three pieces from ZARA, let me know what you think!

ZARA

Zara is my no.1 go to for affordable fashion and they dont dissapoint on the trouser front. I recently bought a pair of 7/8th polkadot trousers in zara for just £10!! They have so many lovely pieces in there at the moment.

Which are you favourites?

Selena Gomez Recovers From Kidney Transplant

Motivational Monday- Even miracles take a little time.

Fashion This Fall-You Had me at Yellow

WHO WORE WHAT- The Best White Boots

September Wishlist

Motivational Monday-Top Tips on Embracing Happiness

'The best made plans of mice and men often go awry'

The Fashion Edit: Why you need to be wearing RED

Vegan Banana and Custard Cake

Meal Prep Edit- Gooey Chocolate & Ginger Biscuit Bombs

Motivational Monday #7 Does Progression take Patience?

WTF Friday Cullots and Trousers