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 advise my future self to not worry so much about going to the gym but about doing things I truly love, like hiking and riding my bike! Life sure is a lot more fun when you are staying active with (healthy and awesome) activities you are about instead of doing something because it is good for you.
Goodness, there’s so much my younger self needed to know, but, I think the most important advice I could give to myself is that “whatever it is that you think will alter your life irreparably, it won’t. 99.9% of what seems earth shattering, you’ll have a hard time remembering 5 years down the road.”
I’d tell myself to stop worrying. I was such a worrier as a kid and I thankfully managed to grow out if it. But man, what a waste of brain cells. Now I have the confidence that things will almost always work out just fine.
And I’d love a new fancy blender!
Happy anniversary OSG! Good work Angela.
Advice to younger self: it’s just hair! Don’t waste so much time on it.
I would tell myself to calm down about the future and just plug away and work hard at the things I love! Actually, I would tell this to my as-old-as-I-am-now self too, lol.
I love pinning your recipes! Looking forward to trying your Butternut Squash Mac n’ Cheeze soon!
If I could give 16 year old me advice, it’d be to cherish every moment you have with your grandparents! Similar to your comment Ange, grandparents also have some sort of secret society that teaches them how to be the most kind, loving and supportive people on earth. They are also a great source of inspiration :)
I’ve tweeted about your giveaway!
I would tell myself to ….. go ahead – jump in with both feet! Really, what’s the worst that could happen? Things don’t always need to be planned out ahead of time to go well – spur of the moment can be a beautiful thing! Definitely I would recommend to just relax and go with the flow!
Congrats on the anniversary Angela – I LOVE your site!
Eat less, move more.
And I tweeted. https://twitter.com/lstein0/status/263728161915813888
I would tell my younger self to pay attention in class! Learning how to learn was just as important as the actual material. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would tell my younger self to live in the moment and not stress about minor decisions.
I tweeted about the giveaway!
I would tell my younger self to be more gentle with myself!
I would tell myself to not take myself or life so seriously
Advice to younger self- eat less dairy! It’ll save your gut, young one.
I would have told my younger-self to chill out, stop trying to be someone else.
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/BarrAndTable/status/263728527470362625
Tweet tweet :)