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.
Relax!
https://twitter.com/SAHMandTW/status/265171102546939904
I would tell myself to slow down and listen to the advice of others around me instead of thinking I knew best when I clearly didn’t.
Although I still consider myself to be fairly young, I would tell my younger self to have more fun.I would also tell my younger self to take more risks and put myself out there.
A piece of advice to myself would be not to tell someone something I really don’t want anyone else to know, Even if they promise not to tell, it is hard even for adults to keep secrets!
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
tweet–https://twitter.com/CrazyItalian0/status/265192590100545537
First, I love love love your blog. It inspired me to be a vegitarian and then push through to become vegan! Thank you!!
I would tell my younger self to live day by day enjoying the moment. Go for something that your passionate about and not what others would like to see you do. Have fun and be kind to everyone that comes your way. Oh and the winning lottery numbers are…… :)
Oh and I reprinted your recipe and will continue to do so!!
Study more!
gaileee at yahoo dot com
I pinned, then tweeted about the pinning on my twitter account called YogaWithGaileee
https://twitter.com/YogaWithGaileee/status/265195659110531072
Thanks!
gaileee at yahoo dot com
Thanks for the spooky treat instructions!!
My advice to myself would be to stop trying to grow up so fast!! You’re only young for a part of your life. Be young – and enjoy it!
I tweeted as well :)
https://twitter.com/chunkytales/status/265201187077369857
Oh so many things I would say to my younger self. But I think my top piece of advice would be, “Don’t worry so much. Everything will work out. Stressing out about every little choice or decision isn’t worth it. You will end up exactly where you’re supposed to be. Oh, and call your grandmother more often.”
Don’t sweat the small stuff!
Life is too short to enjoy the moment.
I wish I would have started learning about God sooner.
Don’t worry about the little things in life. I have so much to be thankful for.
I am 65 now. I would advise my younger self to not wait until I was “old enough” to do some of the things I know I would enjoy. In hindsight, I missed some great opportunities.
I would tell my sixteen year old self that she should stop dating her current boyfriend and fall in love with Jesus instead :) AND then I would encourage her to volunteer or learn a new language–to open doors for her future and open her heart!
Great giveaway! I would tell myself to stop wasting time on friends and boys who were not positive forces in my life. I could have saved myself a lot of stress and hassle!
Annnnnd tweeted!