Join me for the #HowWeFamily Twitter Party 9/22 8pmET RSVP http://goo.gl/ywi3iz #ad

My Twitter "Alter Ego" is #TheOfficialTwitterPartyDJ, I was a Twitter Early Adopter and have been hosting, co-hosting and participating in Twitter Parties since pretty much their inception.

If you are wondering how I got the twitter nickname, it's because I can always find the right song to play that goes along with any Twitter Party's 'theme', because of that regular party participants would see me join a tweet chat, and tweet "There comes @Tracy_Iglesias, she's the official twitter party DJ", some even tweet me song requests now when I join a Twitter Party!

I don't think there has been a Twitter Party yet that I couldn't find a fun song for.

Well it's #TwitterTuesday and I am going to be participating in a fun Twitter Party tonight and thought I'd share the deets here, I would love to see my butterflies join me! And because I am participating as a SheKnows Media Digital Influencer, I am NOT eligible to win any prizes, but guess what? YOU are! So please join me!

Twitter Party Details:

When: September 22, 2015

Where: Twitter (If you don't have an account sign up NOW!)

Time: 8 PM EST/ 5 PM PT

Hashtag: #HowWeFamily (be sure to use this hashtag in every tweet you make during the party)

Host/Moderators: @lbconnect + @laflowers

Co-Hosts: @ElianaTardio, @LorraineCLadish, @7onAShoeString, @ThePositiveMom

Prizes: FIVE winners will receive a $50 Gift Card

RSVP: You need to RSVP HERE by 7:55 PM EST on 9/22/15 to be eligible for prizing.

Sponsor: Tylenol

NOTE: While I am participating as an Influencer, I am not the one taking RSVP's or Moderating, so please direct all questions to the host(s) or co-host(s), and be sure to be following them all so if you are selected to win a prize someone can Direct Message you to collect your information for prize fulfillment. As an influencer I will do my best to re-tweet all winner announcements, so be sure you are following me @Tracy_Iglesias as well!

As this is a fully Bi-lingual Twitter Party, I may have to rock some Salsa tunes during the party, stay tuned! (or maybe some Pitbull ones, wink, wink, check out yesterday's post for another cool way to win a fun prize, HERE).

NO PURCHASE OR SUBMISSION NECESSARY.

Are you going to join me for the #HowWeFamily Twitter Party?

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FTC Disclosure: I am a Digital Influencer in the BlogHer/SheKnows Media Network, I will be compensated for participating in the Twitter Party, NOT for this post. All my opinions are 100% MY OWN. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR, Part 255 - Guides Concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, you may check our Giveaway and Disclosure Page for additional information regarding Ascending Butterfly Disclosure.

@BestBuy #GreatestDad #TwitterParty this time co-hosted by yours truly @Tracy_Iglesias #TheOfficialTwitterPartyDJ

#ad: Ascending Butterfly is a member of Best Buy's WOLF Blogger Program and this is a Sponsored Post. Compensation in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or product/services at no or reduced cost has been exchanged, as always, all opinions are my own!

Remember when I told you there would be two Twitter Parties for Dads sponsored by Best Buy? Well number two is coming at ya, and it's going to be co-hosted by yours truly!

Best Buy is hosting another Twitter Party, don't forget to RSVP! Prizes include: Four (4) $25 Best Buy eGift Cards, Two (2) Dyson DC 65 Vacuum Cleaners (which I reviewed HERE), and TWO (2) GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will win an Insignia Flex Tablet!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - What: Best Buy #GreatestDad Father’s Day Twitter Party.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Who: Make sure to follow everyone, so you don’t miss any of the fun: @SunandSipCups and @BestBuy, plus @bestbuywolf, @mommymaestra, and ME! @Tracy_Iglesias

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - When: June 11th (6/11) at 11 AM CST/12 PM EST Twitter Party – #GreatestDad

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Where: On Twitter, use the #GreatestDad hashtag on all of your tweets, and make sure to follow everyone above.

What Best Buy Gift are you getting your Dad for Father's Day?

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FTC Disclosure: I am a Best Buy Brand Ambassador. This allows me to share information, sales, product reviews and deals on a regular basis!  All opinions are 100% my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR, Part 255 - Guides Concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, you may visit our full giveaway and disclosure page for complete policy information. This post may contain affiliate links.

Weekly Moment of #Gratitude + Winner Announcement!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Twitter Parties! - I hadn't had much of a chance to participate in any in the past few weeks because I have had so many events, but on Thursday I had a chance to participate in the #LivingBeautifully twitter party and I won one of the party prizes.  It's no surprise how much I love Twitter Parties, that's why I'm 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ', but since I host so many and when you host you can't win the prizes, people sometimes forget I like to sometimes just attend them and have fun too!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - My Disconnect Time! - I wasn't as good with this for this week as I worked through the weekend, so I'm going to have to factor in some down time or maybe a long weekend soon. How were YOU at disconnecting this weekend?

I have been keeping my own daily list of things I am grateful for and taking time to acknowledge my blessings daily. A bit of concentrated focus on what you do have, instead of on what you lack or need, can make a huge shift in your life!

What are YOU most grateful for today Butterfly?

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Active Giveaways!  - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Winners Announcement:

BuDhaGirl Core Cuff Bracelet

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Congratulations to 'Big Fat Happy Buddha' (we post our winner usernames instead of full names, this is why it's in quotes) the winner of Ascending Butterfly's BuDhaGirl Core Cuff Bracelet Giveaway! (ARV $395), the winning entry was #10, and it was a Facebook Extra Credit Entry, for writing on the sponsors wall, so see folks, extra credit entries really can pay off! Join me in congratulating our latest winner!

Please Note: Just a reminder to giveaway entrants, please follow mandatory entry instructions very carefully, some of you are not doing the mandatory entry which means you are not entered in the final draw. We eliminate the entries that do not follow the mandatory entry instructions BEFORE we go to draw the winner which means that those going into the final draw have followed all the entry instructions! (We like to keep things fair!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Our next giveaway is going to be another pick your prize promotion from one of our favorite intimate brand partners, so stay tuned!

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it (I love that it gives you writing prompts for when you feel stuck on what to say!):

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored post, all opinions are 100% my own. Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html

Who won the Tiny Prints 100 Business Cards Giveaway, was it YOU? + #Giveaway + #PGmostloved Twitter Party!

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Betzy Carmona who won our Ascending Butterfly Win 100 Business Cards from Tiny Prints Giveaway! (her winning entry was #30!) Join me in congratulating her!

Our annual 'It's MY Birthday, but YOU Get the Gifts' promotions has begun! Don't forget to enter our first giveaway in the promotion:

{NEW RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY}: Get your #makeup bag ready for Spring! Win the new @janeiredale PureGloss Lip Gloss and Longest Lash Thickening & Lengthening #Mascara

Look for the next 2 giveaways coming soon and I hope you will join me tomorrow for the #PGmostloved Twitter Party Wednesday 3/27 at 3pm ET! I will be live tweeting with the She Speaks Team at a Special Event hosted by P&G Everyday! RSVP for the party HERE

**Please Note, Ascending Butterfly is not the host or co-host for this party, so please direct any questions to @SheSpeaksUp! Do NOT comment here with RSVP's as they won't be processed, you must use the RSVP link provided above to register for this party!**

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FTC Disclosure: This winner announcement is NOT sponsored or compensated. Giveaway sponsors for all giveaways are responsible for prize fulfillment. Ascending Butterfly and Giveaway Sponsors are NOT responsible for lost or mis-directed mail or prizes damaged in transit.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude! My #Electronics Got Pimped Edition!

My Electronics Got Pimped!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ My Love of Twitter Parties -  Before I started hosting them, I was attending them. Lot's of them. I became known as the official Twitter Party DJ because I would be the one to make fun song suggestions based on the theme of the party I was attending. Some might even call me the life of the twitter party! (Well OK, bragging just a bit!). But when I'm not hosting I still love attending them, I love the fast pace, catching up with my online friends and being introduced to brands in a fun and interactive way. I recently attended one and it paid off big time! My Television just got pimped thanks to Verizon's Somos Fios! I won the Grand Prize in their recent twitter party, a 32 inch Samsung HDTV Television! Check it out below!

Don't you just love my super cute Turkey Hill Cow sitting happily on top of the box?

You can get social with them to on Twitter and Facebook and via twitter use the hashtag #SomosFios, and hint hint, feel free to tell them on twitter and facebook that you would like them to host a twitter party with Ascending Butterfly, aka @Ascending1 as the host!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - New iPod Touch - While it wasn't from a Twitter Party, I did win a sweet new iPod Touch from BlogHer! I have been following the series of giveaways from their Life Well Lived Moments Sweepstakes, and I found out recently that I won Sweepstakes #8. Because to some degree bloggers often live their lives out loud, it makes many think we share often or easily, but I'm actually very much the opposite, I'm pretty shy mostly, and essay type entries where I have to share something personal aren't so easy for me. So when I found out that I won I was truly surprised and touched. I felt grateful that doing something (that perhaps for others comes easier) like sharing a personal story paid off in such a big way. I'm a total tech nerd, it's the side of me that doesn't come across on these pages nearly enough, but I have always been the one who sets everything up when it comes to new electronics or computers. And you know what's super cool? There is still time for YOU to get in on the fun, they posted Sweepstakes 9 in the Life Well Lived Moments Sweepstakes! You can enter to win a brand new iPod Touch and a $50 iTunes Gift Card by sharing your Life Well Lived Moment regarding an important tool in your life at: http://www.blogher.com/life-well-lived-moments-sweepstakes-9

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Out and About - I have had the opportunity to attend some fun events about town (the benefits of living in New York City is that there is something going on pretty much at all times) and I'll keep posting more recaps as often as possible!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Active Giveaways!  - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Giveaway Notices

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Don't be bummed as winners have NOT yet been selected in the two most recent expired giveaways. Winners will be selected & notified soon for the Wilson's Leather $200 Gift Card Giveaway and the Hollywood Movie Money Gift Vouchers for the What to Expect When You're Expecting Giveaway. Thanks for your patience butterflies! We will have our first giveaway posted soon in the annual Dads N Grads Buying Guide series soon as well! (It's June already? Seriously, where did MAY go?)

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post and I was under no obligation to share my recent wins from Somos Fios or BlogHer.

Weekly Moment of Gratitude - It's Motivation Monday!

What I am grateful for

 

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Family -  I had a great Sunday afternoon yesterday celebrating my cousin and uncle's birthday, I got to see extended family I hadn't seen in a long while and it was a great reminder of all the things that are really important in life.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Church - Late afternoon Sunday service yesterday after the family party at a church I hadn't been to in many years. The last time I was in that church was for a funeral. It was a bit bittersweet being back there. But it filled my spirit to spend time in prayer as I have quite a bit to be thankful for!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blogging Opps - One of my blogging opps is taking me on quite an adventure this week and I will be sure to share more as soon as I can!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Annual Mother's Day Buying Guide: Our annual Mother's Day Buying Guide this year, will open with a double whammy promotion, AND it will also include the May Featured Handbag of the Month, butterflies you are going to LOVE this promotion! If you love to travel, want to travel in style and love handbags, this promotion is definitely for YOU.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - STARTING TODAY MONDAY, APRIL 30th PLEASE ROCK THE VOTE: I could really use your vote on my Swag Mom contest entry! (If you are in a voting contest and need a return vote, please leave a comment on this post, I'd be happy to return the vote!)  - bit.ly/HGRmzN

Happy Motivation Monday Butterfly, May this be a week full of surprise blessings to be grateful for!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Active Giveaways!  - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Winners

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - All Winners in our #HHMilkBank Twitter Party have been notified, the list is as follows:

Door Prize: @LLLSummer

Party Prize Packs: @SecretsofKristi, @EileenCCampos, @soulfliesfree, @Shihtzuation, @candacki, @abbebrown,@kymnasium, @SweetmatchaJail

Grand Prize Winner: @Paramedic_Mom2

All prize packs will include an Amazon Gift Card and will also include some fun branded merchandise from our wonderful sponsor, Prolacta Bioscience's Helping Hands Milk Bank! As a reminder, the door prize winner receives a $50 Amazon Gift Card with their prize pack, the Party Prize Pack Winners will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card with their prize packs, and the Grand Prize winner's prize pack will include a $100 Amazon Gift Card with their prize pack!

I want to personally thank all my butterflies for your participation, by joining in this party, your participation has helped spread the word about how Helping Hands is working to save the lives of preemies everywhere, thank you! Stay tuned for our next twitter party!

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link.

Infant Nutrition Twitter Party TONIGHT, let's help save #preemies in the #NICU sponsored by @hhmilkbank

'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ', @Tracy_Iglesias of Ascending Butterfly (@Ascending1) is hosting tonight's #HHMilkBank Infant Nutrition Twitter Party along with @JessieNuez, the tweet chat is being sponsored by @hhmilkbank, not only will there be prizes, but we are going to learn ways to help preemies currently in the NICU! So many moms have reached out to me since the RSVP page for this twitter party was posted, to tell me that when they had their babies, they produced more breastmilk than they even knew what to do with. It's so sad to know that so much life saving milk is being thrown away when there are babies that desperately need it!

This will also be a bi-lingual twitter party conducted in English and Spanish! The English RSVP page is HERE, (the rafflecopter widget is also on this page, so you can just RSVP here as well) and the Spanish RSVP page is HERE.

Helping Hands Milk Bank is operated by Prolacta Bioscience, they collect excess breast milk to help save the lives of babies who are in the neonatal intensive care unit. Excess breast milk is used to make nutritional products from 100% human milk which has a significant impact on the lives of the infants and their families. They also make the donation work harder, for every ounce of donated qualified breast milk collected by Helping Hands Milk Bank $1 will be contributed to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of Breast Cancer Research.

Preemie who needed fortified human milk from Helping Hands Milk Bank

Here is the party 411:

Who: Helping Hands - Make sure to follow the sponsor on twitter @hhmilkbank and of course our party hosts: @Tracy_Iglesias (if I get sent to twitter jail, I'll then be tweeting from @Ascending1 so you may just want to go ahead and follow that account too), Co-hosts include: @JessieNuez from Hecho Para Mama - http://www.hechoparamama.com/

What: Twitter Party! - Follow along with the #HHMilkBank Hashtag

When: April 24, 2012 at 9pm EST/6PM PST - 2 hour party!

Where: You can follow along using the #HHMilkBank Hashtag or you can use a grid. Here is a link to the custom tweetgrid already created for this party, (you only need to be sure to change the username on the very right hand column to your own so you can see any tweets made directly to you!)

Baby Drinking Prolacta Fortified Human Milk

And of course, what's a party without presents?

Prizes:

Door Prize: Follow the RSVP instructions in the rafflecopter widget below for a shot at the $50 Amazon Gift Card and Prize pack just for RSVPing for the party! The party is come as you are, but only the folks who RSVP have a shot at the door prize (as long you actively participate during the twitter party!)

Party Prizes: There will be 8 $25 Amazon Gift Card and Prize Packs awarded during the party every 15 minutes!

Grand Prize: One luck party goer will win our Party Grand prize a $100 Amazon Gift Card along with a Helping Hands Prize Pack!

That's over $350 in prizes, so be sure to tell a friend. Tweet it out. Share it on Facebook!

RSVP using the rafflecopter widget below: (You only need to RSVP once, there will however be sign up widgets on each hosts blog!)

Baby Isabella, an underweight newborn who benefitted from Prolacta Fortified Human Milk

a Rafflecopter giveaway

BUTTERFLIES: LET'S GET THIS TWITTER PARTY TO TREND AND HELP SAVE PREEMIES!

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FTC Disclosure: While this post is not sponsored, the twitter party is sponsored. I will receive additional incentives for hosting this party. For full details on Ascending Butterfly disclosure policies: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html

Weekly Moment of Gratitude, Twitter Party Tomorrow + Winners!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Sometime the best lessons are learned the hard way -  {Motivation Monday Thought}: Sometimes you KNOW something, but you just don't apply it until life hits you HARD, and one of the lessons I've had to re-learn the hard way this year is that there are literally but so many hours in a day, and if I don't stop and take some time for myself to let my body heal and rest, it won't. So for the first time ever, I'm not answering emails within 24 hours and I'm not yet totally caught up since my return from my last hospital stay most of March and early April. The True Lesson: IT'S OKAY. And I know some people will understand and be patient, and others won't. The True Lesson? You can't be ALL things to ALL people ALL of the time. And yes, that's OKAY!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Twitter Party! - That's right, 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ' is hosting a great twitter party tomorrow! On April 24th from 9-11pm EST/6-8pm PST Ascending Butterfly's Editor @Tracy_Iglesias along with @JessieNuez will be hosting a twitter party sponsored by @hhmilkbank! (Make sure you are following all three twitter accounts before the party!) So if you haven't already done so, RSVP for the #HHMilkBank Infant Nutrition Twitter Party HERE. The prizes are amazing (Prize packs and Amazon Gift Cards that total over $350), and the tweet chat is going to be super fun and fast paced as always, they don't call me 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ' for nothing!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blogging Opps - I have some amazing Blogging Partnerships/Brand Ambassadorships to share with you, and will reveal them all one by one very soon.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Annual Mother's Day Buying Guide: Our first Mother's Day Buying Guide Gift Recommendation this year, is actually a double whammy promotion, it will be the first gift featured as it will cover two different regular features, our buying guide for Mother's day as a Mother's Day Suggestion, AND as our May featured Handbag of the Month, butterflies you are going to LOVE this promotion!

Happy Motivation Monday Butterfly, May this be a week full of surprise blessings to be grateful for!

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Active Giveaways!  - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Winners/ Closed Giveaways:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WINNER: ashleymorrissey90:  Ascending Butterfly Monthly Book Club: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Tough Times Book Giveaway! Ended 03/25 - Let's Congratulate our winner! I genuinely hope that the winner of this giveaway finds this book to be a huge blessing and source of hope!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WINNER: Nightowl: Think you've got the moves? Ideology by Macys DOUBLE Giveaway! (ARV $100) Ended 03/19 - 1 winner! - Congrats, Enjoy your new fitness gear!

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link.

Got Wanderlust? Then JetSet! Plus Twitter Party with SWEET Prizes!

I used to work in the Airline Industry many moons ago (won't say which one), and I learned the hard way as an industry insider, that the hours were super long, and the promised 'travel benefits', the main perk and reason most people are drawn to the industry in the first place, are not exactly made easy to use. You don't really get the time to use your perks and must fly out stand by so sometimes you pay for the hotel for a set number of days and do not even end up there the first day because you are still at the airport on standby waiting to get on a flight.

Don't get me wrong, I still very much love travel, it's my passion, I pretty much say I work hard to be able to play hard. I work to travel, I live to travel. Oddly enough I am able to travel more now that I don't work in the industry than I did when I worked for an Airline!

I was very lucky when I was younger that my mom loved to travel also, and no two summers were ever the same. Some summers were spent Horse Back Riding at a Ranch, others lazing on the Beach, and others were spent with friends visiting as many amusement parks as possible.

So of course the moment summer arrives and the sun comes out, I instantly get attacked by a major case of Wander Lust!

I've already hit the Beach this month, and took a sort of staycation long weekend at Atlantic City last weekend! What are your travel plans for this summer?

Maybe it's from my airline days, but I have packing down to a Science. I'm a great packer, and in fact have managed to keep all my travels so far down to only ONE piece of luggage and a tote. Both of which are industry regulation and can be carried on. I don't remember the last time I waited at a luggage carousel waiting for a suitcase.

My friends and family are lucky that they have me to help when it comes to vacation planning, I love researching vacations, family vacations, girlfriend getaways, I have a knack for finding the best deals on airfare, hotel stays, getting package extras like room credits, beverage credits and more. I'm kind of like their travel concierge!

Do you need a travel concierge?

Then try, JetSetVacations.com - your vacation concierge without the hefty price tag!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - JetSetVacations.com is a travel wholesaler with 15 years of experience that can serve all of your travel booking needs whether you’re looking for a family adventure, quick weekend away, or romantic trip for two.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Every booking provides you with white glove service which includes a vacation concierge to assist you with your needs while you are on vacation.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -  They guarantee the lowest rates to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Costa Rica and specialize in helping families travel on a budget. (It's like they were invented just for me, being a North East girl, most of my vacations tend to be Caribbean or Beach Centered, and I've personally visited Mexico and Puerto Rico multiple times for their beautiful beaches!)

Ready to PAR TAY? - Twitter Party Alert!

You know everyone calls me the Twitter Party DJ on Twitter, I LOVE Twitter Parties, they are always fast paced, and super fun, and you get a chance to win prizes just by doing something you already love to do, Talk Travel, Party and TWEET!

Our friends at JetSetVacations.com want YOU to enter to win a $1,000 vacation credit and more by participating in the JetSetVacations.com Twitter Party this Wednesday night (June 15, 2011) from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/ijMbgq

When: Wednesday, June 15th from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET

Where: #JetSetVacations tag on Twitter

How: To participate follow @JetSetVacations and host @ResourcefulMom Giveaway winners will be chosen at random from party participants

New to Twitter? Learn more about how to participate in a Twitter Party!

Twitter Party Prizes

(5) Five winners will each receive a Flip camcorder

(5) Five winners will each receive a digital camera

(1) SUPER GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a gift certificate for $1,000 toward a trip*

*The winner of the super grand prize must use the gift certificate for a trip this summer and blog about their experience. If the winner does not have a blog, they may write a guest post for ResourcefulMommy.com to fulfill that requirement.

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FTC Disclosure:  This post is part of a sponsored campaign with Global Influence and while I have been compensated for my participation, I am a Blog With Integrity blogger, and the text and opinions are solely my own.

#BWEchat Twitter Party – WIN a Free Pass to BlogWorld NY and More!

Exciting News Butterflies, I am helping the BlogWorld Expo spread the word that they are coming to NYC this year by co-hosting a Twitter Party! And as always, YOU are invited! Yes 'The Twitter Party DJ' is playing hostess again this week alongside @blogworldexpo 's @allison_boyer - I couldn't be more excited to see the Expo come to New York, while you all know I love to travel, my schedule would not have permitted me taking that week off, so to have the Expo coming to the Big Apple makes it a whole lot easier for me to attend!

BlogWorld will be hosting its first ever virtual Twitter party on Wednesday to help spread the word and answer your questions about the upcoming New York event. It will also be a great way to connect with others who will be attending, so I hope to see you there!

Here are the details:

What: #BWEchat Twitter Party

When: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 8:00 PM EST

Where: Twitter!

Twitter parties (also called Twitter chats) are held online, with virtual attendees all following the same hashtag (in this case, #BWEchat). You can follow through Twitter’s main website or a desktop client like Tweetdeck, but they move really quickly, so I recommend using a site like Tweet Grid or Tweet Chat to follow along.

Who: Attendees, speakers, track leaders, BlogWorld staff, and anyone interested in learning more about the conference and meeting others who might be attending or have attended in the past. The chat hosts will be @blogworldexpo and @Tracy_Iglesias so make sure you follow these accounts!

PRIZES: By attending #BWEchat, you’ll have a change to win awesome prizes:

• TWO 2-Day passes
• TWO 1-Day passes
• SIX Exhibits-only passes

This is important: To qualify for one of the prizes, you must tweet the following message sometime between now and the party:

I’m attending #BWEchat Wed 5/18, 8 PM ET. Join us for a chance to win a free pass to BlogWorld NY! http://bit.ly/mDHNXT #BWENY

RSVP: Once you've tweeted, let us know by posting the link to your tweet here: http://www.blogworld.com/2011/05/16/bwechat/

You can tweet it as many times as you want until the chat starts! You must also come to the virtual party on Wednesday and participate by tweeting at least once between 8 PM and 9 PM EST (introduce yourself, shares some tips, ask a question, etc.). We’ll announce the winners throughout the night, so the earlier you get there, the more chances you’ll have to win! If you have a specific question about BlogWorld NYC, please feel free to ask when you leave us your comment with your tweet link, make sure to put your twitter name in the comment field to, so we reply to you directly!

Please remember to RSVP by tweeting and posting the link to your tweets at the link above, do not comment here to RSVP, the RSVP's are being taken directly at blogworld's site!

I hope to see you at the Twitter Party and I hope to see you at the Expo next week too!

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Wordless Wednesday: Sneak Peak, Denim Day and More!

Couldn't resist a little sneak peak action of something cool coming up for Mother's Day! Wouldn't you like to find this waiting for you on your bed when you got home from a long busy day? (Hint, Hint: Stay tuned to find out how you can do just that!)

Also wanted to be sure you checked out a great post by Eva at Tech.Food.Life regarding National Denim Day, I hope you had the chance to wear Denim today and for a great cause!

I will be hosting and co-hosting some amazing Twitter Parties, so make sure you check back often, this is going to be a very busy month at Ascending Butterfly. Just like the movie, things will be coming at you Fast and Furious, seriously no pun (or copyright infringement) intended!

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