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.
Take time to enjoy the simple things.
I would tell myself to never sway from my beliefs or convictions just to please someone else. Be strong!! You are worth it!!
I would tell myself to take chances and listen to that little voice in my head (wait, I hear voices?) because it’s trying to point me down the right path. But since the right path is seldom straight or easy, remember that every wrong turn has a lesson … just be sure to learn it the first time or there’ll be a second, or third, …
Tweeted and pinned recipe!! Yay! Pick me!:)
I tweeted the giveaway :)
and i retweeted!
I would tell myself to not be in such a hurry to grow up. Come to think of it, that’s actually good advice for myself as I’m inching towards a big birthday milestone :)
Learn from your decisions… You’ll learn a little from the right decisions, but a whole lot more from the wrong decisions….
I would tell myself: Try new things and don’t stress out over small decisions that need to be made, such as what to have for breakfast and lunch! Always think happy and embrace EACH moment of life that you have the privilege of going through whether positive or negative :)
I would tell my younger self to be true to myself and not let the kids at school mold me into someone I’m not. There is a whole world and new life to be discovered aftere school.
I would tell my younger self to CALM DOWN. All the stuff that seems so important in high school (and even college!) all evens out in the end. You’ll find happiness with yourself and with your future spouse. You’ll be OK. Things’ll be hard sometimes, but you’re tougher than you realize. Chill out.
A piece of advice I would give to my younger self would be to stop worrying so much about how you look/how much you weigh, and just focus on enjoying your youth :)
I would tell my younger self to stop worrying so much about what other people think. Also, go vegan sooner!
tweeted!
Your recipes already make up about half of my pinterest board :) But I pinned another one too because I don’t have twitter!
And I pinned one of your recipes! :)
The advice I would give to my younger self: ‘Don’t care too much about the opinions of others. Don’t try to impress and please everyone, it only makes you sad. If there is anybody you should try to impress, it’s yourself!’
And, of course: ‘Love yourself no matter what happens.’
I would tell my 26 year old self, to follow your dreams where every they lead, and belive in yourself you can do amazing things just by believing in yourself.
ok, that should of been 16 year old self…still getting use to this new wave keyboard.
Tweeted, Pinned and liked Very cute shakes indeed
To younger self, stick with the computer programming so you can be an even bigger geek then you are now, and invest in Apple when they launch!