Busy Mom Reviews

Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the finale of its “Wicked Wednesdays” musical summer series on, Wednesday, August 15, 2007, with special performances from the lead stars of the smash musical blockbuster, “Wicked.”

“Wicked” stars Eden Espinosa (Elphaba) and Megan Hilty (Glinda) join John Rubinstein (The Wizard), Emmy® nominated and Tony Award® -winning Best Actor, and hundreds of “Wicked” fans for the finale performance.

This special event also marks a homecoming performance for Eden Espinosa, who previously starred in several of Universal Studios Hollywood musical attractions. She and Megan Hilty will entertain “Wicked’ fans with a selection of the musical’s most memorable songs, including, “The Wizard and I,” “For Good” and “Popular.”

“Wicked Wednesdays” offers fans an opportunity to enjoy special performances, meet the stars and collect autographs from the cast of the L.A. production. Tickets for the L.A. production of “Wicked” at the Pantages Theatre will also be on sale during “Wicked Wednesdays” at Universal Studios Hollywood .

If you're in the LA area, be sure to check it out!

I am pleased to announce that the fine people at Omron Healthcare have offered to sponsor me in the Omron Overstep Your Bounds Challenge, held during BlogHer 2009 in Chicago, IL.

Along with me in the competition will be the esteemed group of:

Christine from Fromdatestodiapers.com
Briana from Bargainbriana.com
Shannon from PhatMommy.com
Tanya from MommyGoggles.com
Liz from This Full House

We each get a Omron GOsmart HJ-720ITC Dual-Axis Pocket Pedometer to wear, and the blogger with the most steps at the end of the conference (7/24 - 7/25) will be awarded $5,000 to the charity of her choice!

The Omron GOsmart HJ-720ITC Dual-Axis Pocket Pedometer features:

- Dual-axis acceleration sensor counts steps when placed horizontally or vertically
- Includes Omron Health Management Software to track you progress
- Counts every step quietly and accurately
- Separately counts Aerobic steps
- Calculates distance
- Calculates calories and fat grams burned
- Stores 7 days of information on display, 41 days stored in memory
- Resets at midnight automatically so it is ready to go every morning

Many of you know I've been battling a knee injury, and this is exactly what I need to get going and get the exercise I need for it to get better. I am very honored to have been asked to participate in the Overstep Your Bounds Challenge!

Follow me on Twitter (@busymom) and I'll let you know how I'm doing this Friday and Saturday.

This post in conjunction with Weber Shandwick and Omron. In participating in this challenge, I received the pedometer as described above (it rocks, btw), a pretty blue t-shirt and they sponsored my trip to BlogHer 2009

America's Biggest Sleepover is happening on November 7, 2009 and girls from everywhere are invited!

Sponsored by Always and Beinggirl.com, this nationwide, online event will bring together girls across the country for a night of fun, sleepover-themed activities.

America's Biggest Sleepover is hosted by American Idol's Jordin Sparks and she also performs a live, online concert and answer's questions from beinggirl.com members. You can also find sleepover party tips including recipes, fun games and hairstyles.

For every girl that signs up to participate on beinggirl.com, Always will donate $1 to the Protecting Futures program, which helps girls in developing regions stay in school, up to $25,000.

No compensation or products were received for this post.

On Thursday, December 17, 2009, Nashville-area shoppers are encouraged to rest their weary feet in one of several rooms at Netflix’s Watch Instantly Holiday House in the Opry Mills Mall.

The Netflix Watch Instantly Holiday House features all the comforts of home from comfy couches, recliners and beanbags, to hot cocoa, cookies and popcorn.

Lounge in the family room, a child’s bedroom, a teen’s hideaway, the media room or in the kitchen to instantly watch TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix.

Each room is equipped with Netflix-ready devices including the X-Box 360, PlayStation3, TiVO HD DVR, Roku Digital Video Player and LG Network Blu-ray player so you can have the chance to try these gifts out before you buy them.

Don't forget, Netflix is not only the world's largest online movie rental service, but members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed to TVs and computers.

So, if you're in the Nashville area on Thursday, come on out to Netflix’s Watch Instantly Holiday House at Opry Mills!

Giveaway

If you can't make it, you can still have some Netflix fun here at Busy Mom Reviews! Enter for a chance to win:

Netflix slippers, two luggage tags, one messenger bag, a business card holder, soccer jersey, and autographed CD’s from Julianne Hough and Jennifer Hudson.

Rules:

1. Visit Netflix and leave a comment telling me if they have your favorite movie.

2. For an extra entry, Twitter about this giveaway and leave me a separate comment

3. Contest ends Friday, December 18, 2009 at 10pm CST and winners will be chosen by random number generator.

No payment or compensation (although I think I'm going to a breakfast there that day) was received for this post, I'm one of the bloggers in the area and I agreed to do this giveaway.