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Free #Blogger Opportunity ~ IPad Mini Event! Blogger Sign Ups Open! Begins: May 27.2013 for Readers!

It's that time again for another Free Blogger Opportunity for all bloggers out there! If you're a blogger who would like to provide your readers with a techie giveaway event on May 27th, then this will be a great one! The IPad Mini is a very special gift that I look forward to sharing with my readers. 

The only thing you would have to do, as a blogger, is share this event on your blog with an announcement post (details provided on sign up page). You will be given 1 Free Link (Facebook or Twitter). The actual giveaway information will be emailed to you by the host, so make sure to use your commonly-used email account. Make sure to share this blog post with other bloggers and note on the sign up form that I have referred you!
 
iPad Mini Giveaway Event for Bloggers!

Sponsored by: BuyVia.com

Organized by: GoPromoCodes.com & WithASideofThriftiness

Prize: iPad Mini 16GB

Event Dates: May 27 - June 18, 2013

This event is free for bloggers to join. Click here to join this giveaway

event and for more details.

Important: Make sure to mention Selena Thinking Out Loud With Purpose referred you!

Thank you!

#InTheKitchen Making #Vegetarian Chorizo Empanadas

I decided to get in the kitchen and make some Vegetarian Chorizo Empanadas. I have eaten empanadas before as a dessert and have seen a lot of different ways people prepare them. This Sunday, I wanted to create my own recipe with a vegetarian twist, using soy chorizo and Pillsbury dough.

In this video, I walk you through my process for preparing my Vegetarian Chorizo Empanadas. This is actually my first time so I'm trying something new. I like to be in the kitchen as well. When I was a little girl, I really enjoyed baking so I'm no stranger to the kitchen. I definitely know how to cook! It was required when I was a kid. 

I have also been working on writing a number of short film scripts and thought that I would prepare my dinner earlier and have time to sit down and work on getting  my words formatted into my screenwriting software. I like to use Celtx because everything is included in the process of getting your idea down on paper and then flushed out to go into production and then post-production. More on that topic a little later, but I hope you enjoy my Sunday video and you can share it or subscribe to my YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/selena149

Do you have a favorite empanada or chorizo recipe? Share it with me in the comments. I would love to try it with my soy chorizo.

Day 5 (Recap) Final Video - Live #BelowTheLine 2013. Temptation. Iron Man 3. Perseverance.

Hello Everyone,

I finally got the opportunity to post my final video for Day 5 of the Live Below The Line Challenge 2013. The challenge actually ended on Friday night, May 3, 2013 and I accomplished my goal of donating $250 to the World Food Program USA to help feed 1,000 children in schools in the poorest of countries. YAY! I feel like I'm on cloud 9! 

This challenge has really taught me even more about sacrifice, discipline, perseverance, and follow-through. It's really not until we all face adversity or have our "AHA" moments, do we see the overall big picture. It makes me grateful to be able to have enough money to buy my food and to eat healthy options right down the street in the grocery stores and local markets. 

There is still time, through May 31, 2013, to donate to help the World Food Program USA, on my donations site at: http://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/selenab

In my Day 5 Recap Video, below, I share my early morning trip to the movie theater to see Iron Man 3, the temptations at the concessions, my take on the film, and closing remarks on this year's Live Below The Line Challenge!

Have you ever participated in a great cause that changed your life, mindset, or focus on life? Share in the comments.

Day 4 - Live #BelowTheLine 2013 (Video) - Reflection. #Hope. Spiritual Self. #Life.

It's Day 4 of the Live Below The Line Challenge 2013 and I decided to share how I'm feeling in a video today. Late last night, I began to watch the Free documentary on Hulu, right now, called Living On One Dollar. It's still available through this week. If you have the time, take a look at it because it gives a real life account into the lives of families, living everyday in extreme poverty. 

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Donate to World Food Program USA: https://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/selenab

Watch Documentary on Hulu:  http://www.hulu.com/watch/481061

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As for myself, just knowing that my last day of the challenge is tomorrow, May 3rd, I feel more pressure to get through today. I think this is because I know I'm so close but not actually across that finish line. I had my oatmeal this morning and I will have my lentils for lunch and dinner, but I think the thought of completing this journey carries it's own weight and intensity in my mind. However, I'm still going strong, but in reflection mode, filled with even more hope for change in this area of extreme poverty, spiritually more in tune with people and my environment, and life in general.

Has some event in your life caused you to re-evaluate yourself and how you see others? Share in the comments.

Day 3 - Half Way Point in Live #BelowTheLine 2013

I'm at the half way point of the Live Below The Line Challenge for 2013...
When I woke up this morning, I was looking forward to my oatmeal and raisins. Now that it's lunchtime, I'm getting ready to have a bowl of my lentils with onion. I don't know, but today I feel a lot hungrier than usual. I think the challenge is slowly working on my mind. 

On Day 3 of the challenge, it is definitely teaching me even more about self-control and mental discipline because I've ran across some mouth-watering recipes so far on Pinterest and while blogging. However, I know how important this journey is to so many people all over the world and stepping out to live the way they have to live every day is definitely a meaningful challenge for my heart and soul. So, I'm still in it to reach the finish line and to help raise money for the cause I support in the World Food Program USA. Help me raise more money, by donating here: https://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/selenab

Interested in an inspiring documentary? Watch on Hulu this week only, Live On One Dollar (2013)!

Synopsis: Zach and Chris, friends of Live Below the Line, spent 56 days in a 

rural Guatemalan village living on a dollar a day. Their inspiring documentary 

is exclusively available on Hulu for Live Below the Line participants to watch 

this week.