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.
I would tell myself that all that, in the end, all that will matter is how you loved yourself and others.
I tweeted :)
I tweeted!
I tweeted this awesome giveaway! Thanks!!
Great giveaway! How timely! My blender is dead so my food processor has been doing double duty. I wish I could tell myself to have more confidence. I don’t know how you tell someone that – easy to say, hard to hear – but I was so insecure when I was a teenager.
I would tell my younger self not to hurry and have more patience with myself and others.
I would tell my younger self to stop worrying and not to be so hard on myself…to shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars, :o)
Carlyn, believe it or not, your parents have your back. They are advocating for you 24/7. Stop treating them like the enemy and using them as your emotional punching bag. In fact, they will become two of your closest friends in just a few years.
I’d tell my younger self… trust yourself. Don’t worry so much!
Also, I tweeted! and yes, I hope that’s a word or else I use that non-word alot.
I would tell my younger self not to fall for peer pressure and continue to do well in school.
I would tell myself to work with what you’ve got. Do not wrap your happiness up in the idea that you’ll be happy when this or that occurs. Yes, things can be better in the future but find happiness now with the resources you can, exactly how you are.
I would tell my younger self to not sweat the small stuff! It’ll all come together :)
I would tell my younger self not to wait for a man to define who I am but to figure this out before I got involved with one.
I tweeted!
Stop caring what other people think because it doesn’t matter and avoid Justin like the PLAGUE!!!
I would tell my younger self to get into nutrition and fitness earlier than I did and start loving/accepting my body more than I used to. I’ve been wanting a blendtec for so long, thank you for giving us a chance at this giveaway!
I would tell my younger self that life gets WAY better after high school, so don’t worry if it feels difficult or stressful at the moment. Life just gets better as you go!
I would advise my younger self to NOT DATE. The heartbreaks aren’t worth it, and those losers aren’t worth it! They’ll all be ancient history once you marry your amazing husband anyway, so why not just wait for him??
So excited about this giveaway!
I tweeted about the giveaway!!