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.
Pay more/better attention to Brian; you will be married to him someday!
I would tell 16 year old me that high school isn’t as important as i thought is was. Sure the learning and working hard is good but who cares what all those kids think! Also i’d say start working out you will actually like it! and break up with that boyfriend and wait for a real man.
i repinned the apple lentil loaf! can’t wait to make it.
I’d tell myself to try new foods / recipes–you’ll be surprised at how good some of them really are!
Just repinned your “Cookie Dough Blizzard” recipe…my summer fav! (My Pinterest name is Beatrice Williams)
I would tell my 28 year old self to not trust everything a man tells me.
Just pinned a recipe
I would tell my younger self that I can say NO to eating animals :)
I would tell the younger-me to listen to her gut feelings!
I used to have this huge fear younger of getting sick if I got too far from home. I would definitely tell my younger self to loosen up and not be afraid to rely on the kindness of strangers.
Just re-pinned your raw taco salad!! my pinterst acount is tasharempel
I would advise her to enjoy every moment with Mom. Quit the foolish arguing and thinking you’re too cool to hang with her because she won’t be here long. Treasure the time you have.
I would tell my younger self to enjoy life and not stress the small things.
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I would tell myself to relax…don’t sweat the small stuff ;)
I would tell my younger self : “Erin, you are loved just the way you are right now. Don’t be afraid to LIVE. Go out there and give it your all!”
I would tell myself that it is okay to say no, okay to let things go, okay to take a day off, okay treat yourself, okay to fall in love, okay to fall out, okay to be happy, okay to not be liked by all, okay to be true to oneself, okay to put oneself first occasionaly, okay to make mistakes, even better to learn from them. And most importantly, okay to love yourself – exactly as you are,
I would have told my younger self to be more confident and proud and not care so much what the “cool” kids thought of me.
I would tell myself to eat better. Not so much unhealthy food and definatly not in the amount that I ate it in.
Younger self, please stop worrying and obsessing over what everyone thinks.
Don’t worry so much. Everything works out right!