Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

A representative of Spa Gregorie’s recently contacted me about their new NoChip Manicures and offered one to give away to one of my readers to which I said, “absolutely!” because who doesn’t love a luxurious mani and some much deserved mommy pampering?  Here is what she told me about this special new manicure…

A manicure at Spa Gregorie’s is unlike any other on Earth and just in time for summer, Spa Gregorie’s NoChip Manicure is JUST was the doctor ordered! Get beach-ready nails with one of our most popular treatments, the Tough as Nails Manicure.

Created by JESSICA, the First Lady of Nails, GELeration is the first soak-off gel product to enable women to easily transition between gel and natural nails, and to protect natural nails as they grow under the gel. Based on patent-pending technology, GELeration creates the most advanced gelmanicures and pedicures available today.

Here are some highlights of this new gel mani:

* Available in an array of JESSICA’s best-selling Custom Colours

* High-gloss shine that dries instantly

* Strengthens and protects natural nails

* Easily applied or removed in minutes by a Spa Gregorie’s nail technician

* Cures in a few seconds under an LED Lamp

* Shaped to your nail so it’s natural-looking and flexible

* Removal causes no damage to natural nail*

Celebrating over a decade of success with locations in Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita and Del Mar, Spa Gregorie’s transcends the traditional luxury spa experience with a unique blend of professional services designed to enhance the lives of each client.

Spa Gregorie’s was named “Favorite Day Spa” by American Spa Magazine in their 2009 Professional’s Choice Awards, was bestowed with the Women’s Cancer Research Foundation’s 2008 Humanitarian Award and is a founding member of the Green Spa Network as well as winner of OC Metro’s 2011 “Green Team” award for excellence in green business practices.

Reservations are recommended for spa services and can be made by calling Spa Gregorie’s Newport Beach at 949.644.6672, Rancho Santa Margarita at 949.858.9455 or Del Mar at 858.481.6672. To visit the Spa online, go to www.spagregories.com.

Spa Gregorie’s is open seven days a week; Monday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., and Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Hooray! It’s a Tiny Giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive a FREE Tough as Nails manicure at either the Newport Beach or Rancho Santa Margarita location (winner’s choice of location.)

To enter, please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Giveaway will run through next Tuesday, 6/14/11 at 5pm PST. Winner will be contacted via email so please leave your email address in the email field (won’t be published.)

Entry options!

1. Simply comment below and tell me – what is your favorite nail polish color this season? – 1 ENTRY

2. {Like} Spa Gregories on Facebook - 1 ENTRY

3. Follow @SpaGregories on Twitter – 1 ENTRY

4. {Like} Tiny Oranges on Facebook (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

5. Follow @TinyOrangesOC on Twitter (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

6. Subscribe to Tiny Oranges via RSS or email (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

GOOD LUCK!

* Please note that this awesome manicure does require a professional “soak off” if you want to remove it so you don’t damage your natural nails. The cost for this is $15 per their website.  Click here for more information.

Happy Friday mamas!  Fun giveaway today!  To celebrate the opening of Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer starring Heather Graham and Jordana Beatty on Friday, June 10th, I have been given 4 general admission passes to Six Flags Magic Mountain Theme Park including a parking pass to give away so one lucky family can enjoy a totally “thrilladellic” day and the most NOT bummer summer ever! Make sure to read below on how you can enter to win!

First, here is a little about this cute movie opening next week…

When her best-laid plans for a summer full of fun go comically awry, an imaginative young girl creates her own vacation adventures in Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer.

Based on the beloved, bestselling book series by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer is an irresistible and delightfully funny treat for adventure-loving kids and adults.

This summer, third grader Judy Moody is planning the most super-duper, double-rare summer vacation ever with best friends Rocky and Amy. Except that it turns out Rocky is going to circus camp to learn to tame lions, and Amy is headed off to Borneo with her mom to save a lost tribe while Judy stays home with her pesky little brother Stink and second-best friend Frank Pearl.

Just when she thinks things are as rotten as they can be, her parents announce that they will be going to California and Judy will have to stay behind with her Aunt Opal, who she’s never even met! It looks like Judy’s best summer ever has just become her way worst summer ever.

But feisty, fearless and ever-funny Judy Moody never gives up! With help from some unexpected sources, she’s headed for a summer full of surprises in this charming and spirited family film. Get ready, get set, get MOODY!

Click here to watch the trailer!

Hooray! It’s a Tiny Giveaway!

One lucky winner (contest open to US residents only) will receive 4 general admission tickets to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles including a parking pass (prize valued at $255!)

To enter, PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT for each entry option to be counted.

Contest will run through Thursday, June 9th, 2011 at 5pm PST and winner will be notified via email, so please leave your email address in the email field (won’t be published.)   Good luck!

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Simply comment and tell me: what is your favorite NOT bummer summer activity? – 1 ENTRY

2. {Like} Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer on Facebook – 1 ENTRY

3. Follow @JudyMoody_Movie on Twitter – 1 ENTRY

4. {Like} Tiny Oranges on Facebook (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

5. Follow @TinyOrangesOC on Twitter (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

6. Subscribe to Tiny Oranges via RSS or email (or tell me if you already do!) – 1 ENTRY

GOOD LUCK! And have a great weekend!

www.judymoodymovie.com

I have now slept for 2 BLISSFUL nights on my new iComfort® bed and believe me when I tell you that you want to enter this contest to win one because it is simply the GREATEST BED EVER!!!

Serta is encouraging you to experience the iComfort® for yourself with a super fun contest this Memorial Day weekend. And once you rest your sweet little head down on that bed believe me when I say - you will be sold!

Starting today, 5/26 through Monday, 5/30, you can enter the iComfort® Twit Pic Challenge and one very lucky Twitter follower will win their very own iComfort® bed with winner’s choice of base!

Here is how it works!

1. Click here to follow @SertaMattresses on Twitter

2. Sometime between 5/26/11 – 5/30/11 visit an iComfort® retailer for your own “iComfort® Rest Test” and try it out yourself.  Click here to find a store near you that carries these incredible beds.

3. Snap a mobile photo of you conducting your “iComfort® Rest Test” trying out the iComfort® bed.

4. Share the photo via Twitter making sure to use the @SertaMattresses address, the #iComfort hash tag, and also the name and location of the retailer.

Limit 1 entry per person.

The winner will be drawn at random on June 1st, 2011 and contacted via Twitter. Click here for the official contest rules.

Want to know more about this revolutionary memory foam bed?  I wrote a post here on Memory Foam 101 and what makes Serta’s iComfort® mattresses so spectacular!

And, good news, if you enter this contest but don’t win, no need to fret as I will have my own giveaway coming up soon where I will also be giving away one iComfort® mattress so make sure to subscribe to my blog (click here for RSS or enter your email top right column to subscribe via email) so you don’t miss my biggest giveaway EVER!

{Disclosure: I received a free iComfort bed and base compliments of Serta and they paid for my travel costs to attend the iComfort Blogger Experience. Serta will also provide me with a stipend for tax purposes. The opinions and reviews here are my own and have not been changed or altered by anyone else.}

Happy Monday!  Well, the month is flying by and before we know it the kids will be out of school for summer.  Where did this school year go?!

So if you are looking for a fun OC summer camp for kids look no further than the fabulous Team OC in Costa Mesa!  And I have a giveaway for one week of summer camp for your kids! Woo hoo! Details below!

Team OC summer camp is the perfect opportunity for your child to have a blast when school is out and enjoy the incredible offerings of the state-of-the-art Team OC gym.

Activities for camp may include:  gymnastics, cheer, dance, trampoline, arts and crafts, games, Rockwall, themed props, structured play, balls, sports equipment and an inflatable slip-n-slide!  Each camper will also receive a free t-shirt when signing up for camp. Each week they provide a different theme with new activities combined with the regular programs.

Safety and FUN are the combination your child will enjoy at a Team OC Camp. The staff is AMAZING. They are all so fun and ready to show your child a great time!

My 4 year old daughter did the Team OC Winter Camp and loved, loved, loved, loved it!  I can’t more highly recommend this facility, staff and activities they inspire the kids with.  It’s like kid entertainment heaven!

Dates: June 20th – August 26th, 2011

Time: Half Day from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Full Day from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Ages:  Boys and Girls ages 3-13

Pricing:

Weekly Monday – Friday

Member Price: $275 Half Day / $350 Full Day
Non-member Price: $300 Half Day / $375 Full Day

Play Pass: 5 or 10 day passes only

Rules: Must pre-pay & may be used any day during the designated month. Must make reservations minimum of 48 hours in advance.

5-Day Pass Pricing

Member Price: Half Day $ 325 / Full Day $375
Non-member Price: Half Day $375 / Full Day $400

10-Day Pass Pricing

Member Price: Half Day $625 / Full Day $675
Non-member Price: Half Day $675 / Full Day $725

Team OC Music Video Camp!

Team OC is also doing a fun new camp this summer called “Music Video Camp” for kids ages 7 – 13.  This camp will meet once a week on Tuesdays from 2:00 – 3:30pm for four consecutive weeks.  During this camp kids will learn a song and dance and actually make their own video!  All kids will leave with a copy at the conclusion of camp.  So cute!  Price is $137.50.  Call 714.444.1144 for more information.

Hooray! It’s a Tiny Giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive one free week (winner’s choice of one week half day or 5 day half day play pass) of  Team OC Summer Camp*! To enter, please leave a separate comment for each entry option. Contest runs through Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 5pm PST.  Good luck!

Entry options:

1. Click HERE and tell me one of the types of classes offered at Team OC – 1 ENTRY

2. {Like} Team OC on Facebook - 1 ENTRY

3. {Like} Tiny Oranges on Facebook – 1 ENTRY

4. Follow @TinyOrangesOC on Twitter – 1 ENTRY

Good luck!

*Winner may choose their choice of one week (Monday – Friday) of half day summer camp or a 5-day half day play pass.  Reservations for the week of your choice or the 5 days you want to use the play pass must be made prior to June 19th, 2011 so Team OC can reserve your space accordingly.

{Disclosure: Team OC is a Tiny Oranges Sponsor}

I woke up on New Year’s Day this year and after sleeping yet another night on our caved in, squeaky old bed and told my husband, this is the year we HAVE to buy a new mattress.  Seeing that the lifespan of a mattress is typically 7 – 10 years, and ours was close to 14 years old, we were long overdue.

We kept putting it off because honestly, the thought of entering a mattress showroom and a sea of white mattresses all seemingly similar lined up in a row was overwhelming to me.  Innerspring vs. memory foam. Plush vs. firm. Tons of different brands and prices.  Where do you even start?

So it was completely serendipitous that this past week I was invited with seven other bloggers to visit Chicago to see the new iComfort Sleep Systems by Serta and had the opportunity to learn all about their revolutionary new memory foam mattresses.

I actually had never even laid on a memory foam mattress before in my life and knew nothing about them.  But now after testing them out and feeling the difference from my head to my toes, I have to say their iComfort beds are the GREATEST invention to me since sliced bread and DVR!

And, just in case you missed the earlier announcement, make SURE to keep checking back here or subscribe via RSS or email to Tiny Oranges because coming up SOON I am going to be hosting my BIGGEST GIVEAWAY EVER!!

Serta has been so generous as to provide me with a giveaway of  an iComfort mattress and base of the WINNER’S CHOICE! I am so excited one of my readers has the opportunity to win one, I can’t even tell you!

This bed, no joke, is truly something out of a dream. Words can’t even come close. They are in stores now (<– just enter your zip to find a store near you) and next time you are out shopping, stop by to experience it for yourself and start dreaming about which model you would pick if you were the giveaway winner!

Warning: You might not want to get up. Ever. So curl up, take a nap, and dare the salesperson to make you leave.

This is what the cool display looks like in the stores. Don’t you LOVE the tailored upholstery at the bottom? That comes on all of the 4 different models and definitely stands out in the sea of white mattresses…

So I want to share what I learned about MEMORY FOAM and what makes Serta’s new memory foam different from traditional memory foam. Even if you are not in the market for a new mattress right now, keep Serta and their memory foam in the back of your mind when it comes time comes because you will not believe the difference in comfort!

Among the many benefits of a memory foam mattress, there are some unique characteristics that set it apart.  To be exact, memory foam offers:

* Great pressure relief
* Conforms to the body
* Motion isolation
* Relatively even wear

However, traditional memory foam also has some common complaints or drawbacks like…

* Sleeps too hot (not good!!)
* Long break in period (VERY hard at first and takes time to soften up)
* Sinking in feeling like quicksand (hard to adjust positions during sleep)
* Feels stiff when cold

With a mission to REINVENT the traditional memory foam, the Serta experts set out to make a NEW and IMPROVED memory foam addressing all of the above complaints while making new improvements. What resulted is Serta’s Cool Action™ Gel Memory Foam, the FIRST memory foam infused with the support and cooling touch of Serta’s MicroSupport™ Gel.

So what does this mean to you as a mom who no doubt probably looks forward to sleep more than the average person?

The new iComfort Sleep Systems by Serta provide…

* Superior pressure relief (meaning you get a deeper, more restful sleep with less tossing and turning)
* More support where you need it (traditional memory foam sinks in and might not support your whole body, the iComfort memory foam material contains millions of MicroSupport™ gel beads that work to provide extra support to cradle you without sinking in.)
* Sleep cooler (the iComfort is 12 times more breathable than ordinary memory foam and will not trap heat against the body)
* Unchanging comfort (exceptional comfort from day one = no break-in period!)

Which essentially means they have created…

{Now only if you could get your kids to cooperate!}

And with that, I am off to take a nap!  But seriously, you will not be able to fully imagine what this incredible technology means until you feel it for yourself.  It is simply devine, comfy-cozy “let Mommy sleep in” heaven.

I can go on and on about these beds, but I will break them up into subsequent posts because there is just SO much to share!

On the trip, we were allowed to select a new iComfort bed and base for ourselves and I honestly thought it was too good to be true.  It should hopefully arrive sometime in the next couple weeks and I can’t WAIT to share my experience SLEEPING IN IT!

We ending up choosing the Prodigy with Motion Perfect® Adjustable Base (insert tears of gratitude from me.)  The adjustable base is so amazing it deserves it’s own post.  To be continued!

I hope you have a great weekend mamas and a beautiful, restful night’s sleep!

xo Jen

www.iComfort.com
{Like) Serta Mattress on Facebook &  follow @SertaMattresses & @SertaSheep1 on Twitter for special promotions!

P.S.  I can’t resist ending this post without including the cute Serta Sheep!

{Disclosure: I will receive a free iComfort bed and base compliments of Serta and they paid for my travel costs, hotel, one spa treatment in the name of relaxation and meals to attend the iComfort Blogger Experience.  Serta will also provide me with a stipend for tax purposes. The opinions and reviews here are my own and have not been changed or altered by anyone else.  Regardless of receiving a bed, of which I am utterly, eternally grateful, I would sing this bed’s praises ALL day long!}