Active Ingredients: zinc oxide 15%, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil 7%, colloidal oatmeal 2%, allantoin 1%.

Inactive Ingredients: beeswax/cire d’abeille, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, buxux chinensis (jojoba) oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil, paraffin wax, petrolatum, tocopherol.

SO! Who wants healthy skin? I’m going to be doing a takeover on Skinfix‘s Instagram next week and I cannot wait!!!! Check them out at Target, and if you try it, let me know your thoughts!

ALSO… THE BOOK — Have you read it? Have you received it in the mail? Have you seen it in your local B&N?

Some of the books came in the mail yesterday and the rest are arriving today… Meaning that people like my MOM, my BEST FRIENDS, my SISTER, my BROTHER IN LAW, my BOOK PHOTOGRAPHER (slash good friend Ty Ty), and my AGENT (oh, and ME!) are reading it for the very, very first time. Well, my agent saw it through the whole process, but my family and friends hadn’t read one single word of the book until some of them received it yesterday. I have kept nearly everything about it a huge secret to them, and it is astoundingly thrilling to think that they are able to see it now and read what I’ve been working on for the last year and a half.

EEK!!!!! The book on my sister’s counter!! UNREAL VISION.

So, this is where you guys come in. With only a month and a half until the release of the book, preorders are SUUUUPERRR important. Some of the big outlets & book stores are placing their orders this week and next, and their orders ALL depend on the amount of preorders that are received. Plus, a preordered book is about $6.00 less than it will be when the book is actually out in November. Save yourself a few bucks, be one of the first to get it in your hands, ensure that you get one before it (maybe) goes into backorder, and help a sista out who is wildly excited to share her book/baby with the world!!!

This has to be said: I would not be here, at ALL, without you guys. If you didn’t read my blog, support my story, value the messages of balance/wellness/nutrition/authenticity/taking care of ourselves/finding HAPPINESS in our bodies and lives, then there is no way I would have had the opportunity to write this book and get it published. Massive thanks to those of you who have been along for the ride with me, and to those of you who are just finding this blog now, ALL of you who made your way to this little corner of the web: THANK YOU.

Thanks for helping make my dreams come true– and I will keep on making it my mission to bring you guys content that you love and answer as many questions and get to as many topics as I can for this bloggy for FREEE (duh) so that when you do support me by buying my book it’s like an investment in tons of free content on top of it, hehe.

To thank you all for your immense support, I am hosting a giveaway for people who send me their preorder receipts. (Just email them to me at thebalancedblonde@gmail.com)!!!

G I V E A W A Y !!! For TWOOOOO lucky winners, whom I will choose on Friday afternoon!

I am giving away 2 TBV APPAREL TEES of your choice. Check out the line here!!!!

1 CASE OF SUJA JUICE

2 BOXES OF LIQUID IV healthy hydration supplement!

1 JAR OF PHILOSOPHIE CACAO COCONUT BUTTER + 1 JAR OF PHILOSOPHIE MANUKA HONEY (….otherwise known as, the healthy version of crack cocaine.)

To enter, all you need to do is PREORDER the book here & email me your receipt!!!! So grateful. So stoked for all of you to read this. Like beyond stoked. Never been so excited about something in my lifetime.

ALSO!!!! The book is #1 in the Eating Disorder Self-Help category on Amazon right now! If it stays there until Friday, I will release a recipe photo and recipe from the book on the bloggy along with the winning names!! Woooo!!!

XOXOXO

Jordan

Here are the places you can preorder from:

 Amazon: Here

  Barnes & Noble: Here

  Indie Bound: Here

  Indigo Books: Here

   Bookish: Here

Even though this particular contest is now closed (woo, woo, 10 amazing winners), you will still all receive the free healthy recipe eBook that comes with preordering the book. So if you haven’t preordered, get on it!!! A lot of people have been asking me why preorders are important, with the book coming out in November and the preorders being available now. So I want to take a sec to explain because trust me before I went through this process on the author side, I had never preordered a book months in advance in my entire life. (Except for Chocolate Covered Katie‘s book, because I was WAY too excited for that one.)

Here’s why preorders are a thing…

When a book does well in preorders, different outlets like Amazon & Barnes and Noble & Indie Bound, etc. will base THEIR order number off of the preorders. If it only does moderately well, they’ll only buy a moderate amount of copies. If it does really well, they will buy more copies. The more copies they buy, the more likely the book is to do really well and get into more people’s hands. I can explain this all to you guys without sending like a sales-psycho because you are my readers/supporters, and you know that this book is MY LIFE and basically what I’ve always dreamed of.

Meanwhile, I totally get that preordering a book months in advance is something a lot of us don’t do. (I usually just wait for the book to come out.) But now, seeing how things go on the publishing side of things, I realize how important it is to get preorders in order to get eyes on the book. That’s why I am offering fun giveaways, the free recipe eBook, SIGNED book plates (!!!!), and the opportunity for Skype seshes for people who preorder & send me their purchase receipt.

Plus, the book is $5.00 cheaper in this preorder period!!! 

So there is my little explanation, so it can make sense as to why I want you guys to get your orders in before the book launches. LOVE YOU ALL and if you don’t want to preorder the book, that is more than okay. (OBVI!!)

I am still finishing the eBook — 7 recipes out of 10, down — because I didn’t anticipate my summer to be so INSANE and I also like to take my time with this stuff to bring you guys all of the best recipes, photos & writing content as possible. It should be really in the next couple of weeks, and if you email me your purchase receipt of the book then the eBook will come STRAIGHT to your inbox right when it is finished!

OH ALSO! Who wants to see an exclusive recipe from the book released in the next week or so? If there is interest for that… I am so doing it. I cannot WAIT to share these photos + recipes with you!

And now, without further ado…

Breaking Vegan Preorder Giveaway WINNNAASSS:

GRAND PRIZE (More than $550 total in product!): A pair of Lululemon pants, a NutriBullet blender, a 16-pack of Pitaya Plus packets, a case of Bai antioxidant infusion, a jar of Justin’s maple almond butter, Justin’s dark peanut butter cups, 1 box of Peanut Butter RxBars, a bottle of VEEV VitaFrute (organic vodka), a box of Nourish Snacks, a CaliScrub facial scrub, a large bag of Philosophie Superfoods Green Dream powder, prAna E.C.O Yoga Mat, Bison Bacon Cranberry EPIC Bars & Sample Pack of EPIC Bites, 1 large tub of VEGA Protein Powder, 1 TBV Apparel tee of your choice, a box of Liquid IV healthy hydration supplement

WINNER: Erin Hinkle, a.k.a one of my dear TBB readers & supporters, one of my main Snapchat friends, & a beautiful soul inside & out. Erin posts about the book on Instagram every so often & shows major support, which is not lost on me, EVER. So excited for you to receive your goodies, Erin!

Prize #2 + #3 (Same Prize Items for each): A NutriBullet blender, a 16-pack of Pitaya Plus packets, a case of Bai antioxidant infusion, a jar of Justin’s maple almond butter, Justin’s peanut butter cups, 1 box of Coconut RxBars, a 4-pack of Clean Energy RUNA tea, a bottle of VEEV VitaFrute (organic vodka), a box of Nourish Snacks, a CaliScrub facial scrub, a small bag of Philosophie Superfoods (flavor of your choice), prAna E.C.O Yoga Mat, 4 most popular EPIC bars + a bag of EPIC bites, 1 large tub of Vega Protein Powder, 1 TBV Apparel tee of your choice, a box of Liquid IV healthy hydration supplement

WINNERS: Sophia Van Doren & Paulina Casey, two super sweet souls who make their support of this project (and this blog!) clear. I had the fabulous pleasure of meeting Sophia at my Juice Press event in NYC over a year ago, and her wonderfully kind demeanor has stuck with me. Paulina, I hope I get to meet you one of these days, too!!! (MAYBE ON THE BOOK TOUR?!?!?)

Prize #4: “A LuluLemon Experience With Jordan” (So fun!!) — The opportunity to come into the Brentwood, Los Angeles Lululemon store and try on the latest and greatest Lulu trends! Jordan (me) will hang with you and help you decide what to get, and you will go home with a brand new free outfit! Killer prize, in my opinion. Plus a prAna E.C.O Yoga Mat!

WINNERS: Stacey Oswald, a.k.a Cupcakes & Kale Shakes, a.k.a the lovely girl with SO many small world coincidences — I emailed her back one morning and then RAN into her at Live Beaming, her new place of work!!! Stacey, we are gonna have a BLAST picking out an outfit for you at the Brentwood Lululemon!!!!

Prize #5: A Lovin’ Summer beach tent — basically the coolest thing around, and it’s 99% UV protective. If you live by the beach or are going on a beach vacation this summer… This is your prize.

WINNER: Zoe Howard, my babe of all babes. There was NOOOO one better to give this prize to, because A) we fell in love under the Costa Rican sun (Zoe came to COSTA RICAAAAA on a yoga retreat with me on April after reading about it on the bloggy!), B) You live in HAWAIII and you are a beach dweller, C) I want to protect that gorgeously glowing skin of yours, D) your support means the world to me… More than you know, and your kind words, emails, texts and comments stick with me for WEEKS after I read them. You have given me so much joy in these short few months since I’ve known you… So I want to gift ya back GF!!! MUAH.

Prize #6 + #7: The Beauty Basket! A pack of Sunology sunscreen, a case of Cate McNabb Cosmetics & Hello Hair product

WINNERS: Stephanie Layne & Macey Shinpaugh, because you both sent me wonderful emails along with your preorder receipts & because this beauty basket is one of my FAV prizes, and I hope you gals enjoy. <3 <3 

Prize #8 + #9: The Hydration Basket! VEEV VitaFrute organic vodka + mason jar, a case of Bai antioxidant infusion drink, DRINKmaple 12-bottle case of maple hydration beverage (so yummy), case of RUNA tea, Liquid IV healthy hydration supplement

WINNERS: Laura Jackson & Jamie Tingey, because the support I’ve gotten from these girls over the years of having this bloggy has radiated from the screen, and I adore them both and all of the words we’ve exchanged. I had the pleasure of meeting Jamie at mine & Sophie’s Equinox event last summer… and she is utterly lovely! I hope you girls LOVE your prizes. Muah, muah, muah.

NOT TO MENTIIOOONNNN, the SKYPE WINNERS! I know I told you all I would email you to choose a Skype time, oh, about TWO months ago, but now that I am finally back in LA & settling into my new apartment, now is the perfect time and I can decide my full self to chatting with you guys and getting to know you. You Skype winners, you know who you are already — I will be emailing you with details & time slot options this week! 

P.S. A few book-related things to get excited about…

Q&A’s on the bloggy WITH:

– Steven Bratman, the doctor who coined the term orthorexia, AND the amazing writer who wrote the FOREWORD of my book.

– Emily Nolan, the KILLLERRRR founder of My Kind of Life & Women Empowerment Event #TOPLESS. Emily wrote a blurb for the book that’s on the back cover. :))))

– Chocolate Covered Katie, who needs no intro because she’s THAT AWESOME, because she wrote a fabulous blurb for the back cover of the book & I am so honored and touched.

– Annie Lawless, BFF + writer of one of the fab blurbs in the book. (And the founder of SUJA and a best-selling author… come on…)

– Kathryn Budig, Lori Majewski, Alex Jamieson, Kelsey Miller & Deliciously Ella…. All FABBBBB writers of blurbies for the book

Seriously, you can ask my mom (hehe), because I keep forwarding some of the nicest emails to her since you all are so good to me you make me want to pinch myself to make sure all of this is real!!! Is it real? I still don’t fully believe it…

If you haven’t pre-ordered yet (which most people haven’t, since I posted about tit on Saturday and lots of people don’t check the Internet on Saturdays– unless you’re crazy like me – or AWESOME like a bunch of you!), you can do so here: Breaking Vegan Pre-Order!!!!

Also, within hours of my posting the book reached a #1 Best-Seller on Amazon in the “Vegan Diets” section, which I find ironic in so many ways — I mean, you all know why it made me giggle. But still PRETTY darn cool nonetheless!

With the book cover & pre-sales finally out there into the world, I feel like I can really get a move on with what I am MOST passionate about: sharing this story with all of you, in hopes that it helps you find BALANCE and happiness in your own life. Whether that be balance through healing an eating disorder, balance in quitting a job you don’t like in order to follow your heart and live fully, balance to stop being so extreme in a certain area of your life (exercise! food! relationships!) or just balance in general in this crazy big jumbled but wonderful thing we call life.

ALSO, while I really wish that the book was available now– it is still publishing on November 1st. It’s just the way the publishing world works — but really November is right around the corner! That’s why I have developed lots and lots of cool things to keep you satisfied in the meantime, like: the Breaking Vegan GIVEAWAY (nine different prize baskets!!! read the post below to find out more), the FREE recipe ebook everyone gets for pre-ordering the book, the weekly email list specifically for everyone who pre-orders, annndd 500 signed book plates for the first 500 people who pre-order. (Yes, there are still spots! So pre-order for a personalized signed book plate from me!)

I am also Skyping with the first 10 awesome people who pre-ordered the book and emailed me. I can’t wait to see your shining faces!

Other than all that, I want to keep you all very updated on this journey via VIDEO & the bloggy. Send in any questions you might have for me about the book, and I will answer them in a Q&A video either tomorrow or Wednesday, depending on how many q’s roll in! Write them in the comments below, on my Instagram or email me. I will be on the lookout.

Keep talking to me!!! I have spent the whole entire day responding to emails from people who have pre-ordered, and I don’t want to stop now! I can’t possibly think of a more fun or amazing way to spend my Monday.

Lastly: This Just In!!! We are adding a 10th giveaway to the giveaway basket for people who pre-order, which is a month’s supply of SUJA JUICE! Order away, my lovies!!! (For a recap of the rest of the giveaway prizes, see post below! I will also be highlighting each prize over the next 2 weeks so you can learn all about them!)

You also know, if you follow me, that I am a huge beyond huge Suja fan & I drink a Lemon Love (lemon, cayenne, stevia) or Glow (mint, apple, celery, cucumber, kale) juice just about every day as a midday pick-me-up and as a great way to stay hydrated and flooded with nutrients!

Say hi to Annie below! Isn’t she the most beautiful ever? (Sidenote: She also has a BLOG called Blawnde, so together we are The Balanced Blawndes — hehe.)

So, by the title of this post & the lead in you’re probably beginning to gather — Annie wrote a book. It’s called the Suja Juice Solution. And it’s all about something I am very, very into & a huge proponent of: resetting the body in a HEALTHY, nourished way. Otherwise known as a solid food cleanse, and/or a jumpstart into a healthy lifestyle change.

The book contains an easy-to-flow plan that combines fresh, nutrient-dense juices with delicious, whole food meals. The cleanse is not about depriving yourself, making drastic changes that you won’t be able to maintain afterward or cutting back on anything healthy that already works for you. What it IS about is crowding out unhealthy foods and replacing them with foods that are good for you, will fuel you & make you feel awesome, and foods that are easy to digest.

Like this absolutely amazing all-natural Mexican Chocolate Shake (is this seriously for real???!):For someone with lifelong stomach & digestive issues, this book is a serious godsend. If anyone in my life knows about tummy probs firsthand as well as I do, it’s Annie. She grew up enduring years of food sensitivities and feeling sick but not understanding why. Eventually she was diagnosed with Celiac disease, and learned how to make important changes in her life and diet that helped her feel better and life a healthy life in the longterm.

Seriously, there aren’t that many people I trust when it comes to cleanses, mainly because a lot of people who promote cleanses go OVERBOARD on the cleansing wagon & juice-only diet (cough cough, me for 2 years straight) — but when Annie and I go out to eat she orders steak, salmon, chicken, salads, and healthy cocktails — and she looks & feels amazing regardless because she sticks to a healthy plan in her everyday life. If there is one huge thing I’ve learned throughout my recovery process, it’s that when you eat well and nourish your body 99.9% of the time, you will ALWAYS feel amazing, healthy and confident in your own skin. Then you have the leeway to indulge every so often and still feel good when you wake up the next morning — because you have a solid base & foundation to work off of.

Alternately, I used to think there was only one or the other: you eat CLEAN, juice all the frickin’ time, look and feel ridiculously good and live a life of mild social anxiety whenever food is involved, OR you let yourself go, have a lot of fun but kind of eat like shit and drink a lot of alcohol. (Clearly I had a very black & white mentality.)

Since I am so prone to viewing things (especially with diets) in extremes, The Suja Juice Solution has been a GREAT book for me to read. The moment I read the section title “Renew Your Commitment To a Long & Beautiful Life” I was hooked because, well, that is the anti-cleanse, the anti-short term “OMG this will change your life forever in 5 days” mentality. It’s about living a sustainable healthy lifestyle and being HAPPY and healthy by being good to our bodies.

There is an FAQ, insanely mouth-watering photos, shopping lists, kitchen tool explanations, lifestyle deets, personal accounts from people who have followed this plan + similar ones and changed their lives, and more.

And this apple pie chia pudding speaks for itself… LOUDLY.

So, also, guess what? Because I adore everything about this book AND because the Suja crew are my buds we are teaming up to offer something really, really exciting and awesome for everyone who orders the book through my bloggy.

Giveaway Deets!!!

* One of YOU awesome readers will have the chance to complete the 7-day Suja Juice Solution program alongside me — including a $500 WHOLE FOODS gift card (yeah, WF is in caps because I am so very obsessed with it) and a FREE Breville juicer. Like really? Yeah. ENTER by commenting below about why YOU want to read the book — what are your goals in feeling happy and healthy?

* EVERYONE who purchases the book using this link (or any of the links in this post), gets 7 free Suja juice coupons. 7!!! That’s more than 70 bucks worth of juice, my friends. It’s unreal that Suja is being so kind. Send me your confirmation email once purchased and I will give your info to Suja so you get your free coupons!

Anyway, this book is already basically a best-seller so they don’t need my help. I am simply promoting it because I think the book has an outstanding message, is super well-written and beautifully put together and it’s going to help so. many. people live healthier and happier lives. I am thrilled to have gotten the chance to read it early & pour over it cover to cover.

You knooowww you want this yummy green soupy soup in your life!

So, don’t forget to enter the giveaway my loves! Comment below telling us why YOU want to read this book — whether it be because you are looking for a healthy kickstart, you have tummy probs or you just want to learn how to make some healthy, sustainable life changes. Let’s hear it!

PS, Speaking of giveaways, congrats to Laura Verbich of @gorgeousssleep for winning our Nomadix towel giveaway from last week! I just love doing giveaways with you fab humans.