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.
My advice to my sixteen year old self would be, Enjoy and celebrate your health and physique. It only gets more challenging from there.
I would tell my younger self to try the single life….just for a little bit!
Tweet!
Hey, 16 year old me.. just so you know: the world is not against you.. just surround yourself with likeminded people.. and appreciate all things.. also, you will be a cat lady, so stock up on cat litter. ;P
Thanks for the chance to win!
I’d tell teen me to listen to my mother more and for heavens sake, wear sunscreen. Your 40 year old self will be grateful.
I tweeted! (@yegtina)
Girl, RELAX! Forgive, live generously and have some fun while your at it! =)
I would advise my younger self to speak less, listen more and consider “to what end” before giving my opinion on everything
I tweeted about the giveaway too!
I would tell my younger self to stop..look around, listen and remember. I often think back to how rushed I was to finish my school or work week and get to Friday. I now know that this made me have fewer memories as well as making time move too fast. Now I try to slow down and notice the little things.
rachel…you will become great friends with your parents & your grandmother…you will begin to see them as people beyond the title…& their life story & struggle will mean something to you…I know it’s hard & it seems like you don’t connect with them now but my dear…it only gets better from here : )
Younger Self,
Graduate college. ON TIME. That is all.
Choose your friends wisely, do your best in school, laugh, smile, and enjoy! What a great looking blender!
What a wonderful blog and a wonderful question ! I would defiantly tell my younger self to put her health above what I thought people expected of me. I would have communicated better with my doctors and myself. If I did maybe I wouldn’t have so many lupus complications.
I would tell myself not to put so much stress on myself. I could use some of those reserves of energy and vitality that I spent in college.
I would tell myself to not fret over knowing what I had to do with my career/future. Just do what you love now, work hard, play hard, experience all that you can, eat well and everything will work out on its own.
I re-pinned on Pinterest!
Monzerrat, get along with your mom don’t judge her for her mistakes because you will make many your mom wont be here for your 19th birthday so appreciate her and spend as much time as you can with her before god takes her.
I would tell myself to relax more and enjoy every bit of life as it comes :)
I would tell the younger me, “don’t stress the small stuff, it will only make you unhappy…plus it really doesn’t matter in the long run.”