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.
Just tweeted!!
I would tell my younger self to:
Not be afraid and just live your life.
It’s okay to be single for more then two seconds.
You’re not fat! Do you really want to spend the next 15 years of your life trying to lose the same 10 lbs?
Appreciate your youth and beauty now.
Low calorie ‘diet’ food is not food. Have some spinach.
My advice to my younger self would honestly be to save myself for marriage. My husband and I have a beautiful and rich relationship now, but it is the one thing I regret from my past.
I would tell myself to stop worrying about what everyone else was thinking and make more of my own decisions and form more of my own opinions – it will matter so much more in the long run!!
I also just tweeted about the contest!
Congratulations Angela on the 4 years. Although I have been following it for less than a year, I absolutely love your blog.
There is so much I would tell my younger self, but I guess the main advice would be to cut off on sugar, and take daily exercise as fun to feel fit and healthy. We feel so much better physically and mentally when we do so.
(PS: I don’t think my younger self would have listen to any of that, but worth a try, eh?)
Dear younger Jenny, try and focus on where your heart leads you rather than what the world around you seems to think ought to happen.
I would tell my younger self to stop being so afraid and worrying about what everyone else thought.
Be true to who you are and surround yourself with postivie people and thoughts.
I would tell my younger self to stop worrying so much. I wasted so much time worrying that I forgot to just be. It’s an important lesson, because this is the only time we have.
I also tweeted the giveaway!
Ooops hehe I tweeted twice since I didn’t use the link the first time :P
Eat heathier & excercise.
The first thing I would tell my younger self is to do what you want with your life and not let others convince you otherwise. Then I would tell myself to save your money so you don’t have to take out so many student loans.
I’d tell my younger self that outward appearance really is not as important as personality. There is no need to go crazy with makeup, use crest whitestrips at age 12, or starve to be “thin” enough. Beauty comes from within and there’s no need to change your appearance to please others.
I wish I had eaten then the way I do now – and to also use sunscreen all the time!
I would tell my 16 year old self to learn to be disciplined.
keep doing what you are doing because your older self is just as happy as your teenage self. way to go!!
here is my tweet!!:) https://twitter.com/AshleyANoel/status/263685560751771648
I would tell my 16 year old self that all the friends that are soooo important to you now, will likely not be part of your life in a few years. Don’t base you decisions on what they think, do what YOU want to do.
OH and I tweeted you and followed you (@katiegreiss)