Happy Halloween!
Before I get to part 1 of the giveaway, I want to share a last-minute Halloween idea.
I present to you: Spooky Shakes…
They are more homely than scary, but let’s just go with it!
I spotted this on Martha and I thought it was a cute idea. To make: all you do is melt a tiny amount of chocolate (about 1-2 tbsp) and then paint chocolate ghost faces on the inside of the glass using the end of a popsicle stick. Easy.
Place the glasses in the freezer or fridge to set the chocolate. For the shake, I blended vegan vanilla ice cream (I love almond or coconut varieties), with a splash of almond milk and some ice, served with a cinnamon stick. You could even make a healthier shake by blending frozen bananas with almond milk. The chocolate faces stay intact thanks to the cold smoothies.
Now, for part 1 of the giveaway…
Today, I’m celebrating YOU – the kick-butt, Green Monster chuggin, recipe-lovin’ Oh She Glows community! On October 31, 2008, I started the blog on a complete whim, not thinking I would ever have the attention span to stick with it, but here I am 4 years later still smashing my head against the keyboard daily and chasing my dreams. I am so grateful for each and every one of you who read the blog each day and my hope is that you find as much inspiration here as I’ve found in all of you.
Now, to celebrate!
1) Blendtec Total Blender & Twister Jar
Blendtec has been gracious enough to donate one of their coveted Total Blender Classic Wildside machines (picture above) valued at $454.95 USD! Whoa baby. I’ve reviewed the Blendtec before on the blog and I can attest that it’s a great machine.
About the blender: “Total Blender Classic Series® is the all-in-one appliance that makes smoothies, fresh juice, ice cream, milkshakes, cappuccinos, margaritas, soups, sauces, bread dough, dressings, salsas, and more! It replaces up to 9 other appliances with one fast easy-to-use machine, at a fraction of the cost. This package includes the new precision tuned 4″ blade in the large nearly 3-quart total capacity BPA-free jar. The new large blade / large jar combination powers through tougher blending tasks and larger recipes with ease, and in less time.”
In addition to the blender, they are also giving away a Twister Jar (shown below) valued at $119.00 USD!
About the Twister Jar: “Blendtec’s newest innovation, the Twister Jar, is designed to blend your thickest recipes such as: Nut Butters, Hummus, Baby Food, Dips, Thick Shakes, Dressings and more! Best of all, it’s compatible with all Blendtec Home Blenders.”
Update: The giveaway winner is….
Thank you for sharing your touching (and often hilarious!) “lessons to my younger self” comments. If you are ever feeling down and need a pick me up, just read through the comments. It’s amazing to see how many of us have struggled with the same life lessons.
The lucky winner of the Blendtec machine is #3659 – Alicia Woulfe! Congrats! I will email you shortly to collect your mailing address. Thanks to everyone for participating!
How To Enter:
Giveway is now closed.
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/thextramile/status/264011043297189888 (@thextramile)
Cute post;)
I would tell my 16 year old self…
Dump. Him. Now…
I would tell myself to make my own decisions and not to give into peer pressure.
I would tell my 16-year old self to ‘live in the moment’, laugh often and don’t take yourself so seriously! I just tweeted about your giveaway too!
I would tell younger self to apreciate who I am, don’t waste time wishing you were prettier, thinner–just cultivate passions and laugh often!
Great giveaway!
I would tell my younger self to be true to myself, to follow my dreams and not just live the life that others have planned for me. I would tell myself to adopt the mantra, “Free to be me!”
I tweeted, too! :)
Advice to my younger self:
Oh, sweet Amanda, come out of hiding and keep your chin up. I know the world is scary and you find it so hard to trust, but you need people. Don’t wait to discover the power of vulnerability with safe people. Now is a great time to start fresh. Challenge yourself. Try something new, like working out and eating right and button crafting. Don’t look back too soon or too often. And go ahead and buy up the www.pinterest.com domain, k? ;)
have been reading the blog for awhile now and am SO happy for you!
I would tell my younger self that no matter how important you THINK something is, nothing is more important or rewarding than the time you spend showing love to other people and yourself
My advice to myself would be the following “Stop eating so much and start exercising.” At 16 I was overweight, but by 25 I was over 400 lbs and almost died because of it. If I would have started earlier, maybe I could have avoided all of the struggles since.
I also repinned your Twix recipe, looks good!
I would tell my younger self to never give up on something just because no one else seems interested. Stick to your guns no matter what!
I repinned one your recipes on Pinterest. Bring on the Blend-Tec! I am officially addicted to Green Monsters now, it was already on my Christmas list :)
I would give myself two pieces of advice:
– Don’t sweat all the boys who get you down and the friends who turn out to be not-so-great… in your adult life, you’ve got an amazing boyfriend and fantastic friends!
– You may have a lightening-fast metabolism now, but take some time to discover healthy foods you love to eat — you’ll need them once you slow down as an adult.
I would tell my younger self to start eating healthy and workout earlier in life because it changed my life big time! I wish I would have known that sooner instead of feeling unsecure all of those years…
Pinned the Frosty No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies! They look delicious and are a healthier alternative to the ones we made growing up. Can’t wait to try them! :)
I would tell myself to never start smoking because it took too long to quit and to treat my body like a gift instead of a curse.
I would tell my younger self that there is more to life than success and achievement. Life is about loving the people you surround yourself with and nothing can take that away. :)
Oh and I don’t have a twitter but I repinned one of your recipes!
I tweeted my three followers.