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.
Hmmm.. I would advise my teen self to stop moping around and start running sooner! I wish I got into running before I had, it definitely changed my mood around and gave me some goals to strive for.
Blendtec, perfect for after run smoothies?!
I also just pinned the recipe!
I would tell myself it’s ok not to wait your turn. Sometimes you have to put yourself first because if you wait for life to be fair you’ll be waiting forever.
I would give my younger self the exact same advice as you! Mothers always know. And I’d tell my younger self to be proud of her body and love herself as is :)
I’d tell my younger self that I don’t have to be like someone else…just be the best me.
While I do technically have a twitter account, I never use it and I don’t think I’ve ever tweeted. Pinterest on the other hand… we’re old friends ;) I repinned the no-bake peppermint patty bar recipe, I plan on making it to eat on the way to Mexico next weekend :) Would love to win a blender…. mine are both almost dead :(
Just saw to leave a second comment letting you know I tweeted. I tweeted! (@mgmua)
Thanks!
I would tell my younger self not to stress out so much and to just enjoy life! :)
Definitely to not care so much what other people think
I tweeted it out! :) What a great giveaway!
My advise would be to stop wasting time worrying!
To be nice. Always.
I would tell my younger self that if you love the right people, the right ones will always love you back. The rest don’t matter.
I repinned your Pumpkin Pie Smoothie recipe……..I’ve actually been meaning to make these since you first posted the recipe! Need to get on that :)
Hi Angela,
I love love love your blog!! I would tell my younger self, ” no matter if people, even your own family, tells you that you can’t do something, never give up! If you love it and want it bad enough, you can accomplish anything!” I just teared up a little typing that!
Amy
I would tell myself that I will always have more books than friends…but that’s okay because if I had more friends than books, I wouldn’t be able to hang out with all of them.
Don’t listen to the names they call you – they aren’t the title you earned. Don’t fret you didn’t get invited to the party – you now ARE the party. Don’t be so hard on yourself – you will grow and love being in your own skin and appreciated for being you.
I would tell my younger self to experience as many new things as possible, be fearless, and never be afraid to fail, because only then can you learn to succeed.
To my younger self – don’t be scared, go to talk to that person!
I also tweeted!