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 to stop caring so much what others think and to live to make myself happy!
Dana, always listen to your mom. She always knows the best thing to do. No matter what. It doesn’t matter the situation. At times you may think she has ESP, or is a witch, or a fortune teller, or some other kind of mind reader, but regardless of how she knows, she always knows. Her advice is the best advice you will ever get. Listen closely!
I would tell my high school/college aged self that just because there’s food out on the table and it’s free/cheap/abundant, DOES NOT mean I have to eat it!!
Heather: Faith, Love & Hope
I’d tell myself not to be so focused on what I look like, and instead on how I feel!
I tweeted!
Tweeted!!
:) thanks!
I would tell myself to enjoy being young! Stop worrying so much, and have fun. You have the rest of your life to be a grown-up!
My advice would be to be yourself because it is OK to be different. I spent a long time trying to ‘fit in’ and in the end I was only hurting myself. Now I don’t worry about what everyone else thinks because ultimately it is your life and you only get one shot!
Find a mentor (or two) and connect with them on a monthly basis (at least)!
Dear Younger Prairie,
Some really bad things are going to happen in your life, so you have to make every second count with the people you care about. Be healthy so they will be healthy. Love them with everything you have. If your soul is healthy, your body will follow.
I tweeted about the giveaway! A Blendtec would be so great!
@sushita on twitter
I would tell my younger self that my problems, even the ones that seemed so big at the time, were really so very teensy. Life goes on and gets better in ways that you’d never expect it to, so just breathe and push through the times that are the hardest.
I tweeted! And Pinned!
https://twitter.com/Prairied/status/263725377787146241
http://pinterest.com/pin/147141112796951223/
thanks!
And I tweeted!!
I would tell myself to lighten up and laugh more!
I just pinned your pumpkin spice latte recipe. Yum! :)
Don’t take your thinness for granted! Start healthy habits now so it’s not so hard later!
I would tell myself that it’s okay that you make mistakes, you learn from them and move on. Have a positive outlook in life and be thankful what you have, hopefully healthy and happy
I am still pretty young, only 22. but the advice i would give my high school self is to not care what other people think-don’t try to be too cool. I never cared about what other people looked or did, so it would make since that they do not care how i look or what i do. Since i have adopted this mentality i have had so many more fun time and sun things to look back on that i would not have done if i was self conscious