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.

You are cordially invited to join me for the #CelebrateCheesecakeSK #TwitterParty 7/28 @ 8pm EST! #ad

Guess who loves Cheesecake and is a contributor to an upcoming twitter party devoted entirely to the subject? That's right, ME!!!!

I hope all my butterflies will join in on the cheesecake fun and goodness, here are all the deets:

What: A twitter party to talk about all things cheesecake deliciousness in honor of National Cheesecake Days 7/29 and 7/30

When: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 8-9pm EST

Where: Twitter - If you don't already have a twitter account, get on that PRONTO! (I like using software such as hootsuite to help me keep track of my outbound and incoming tweets that are directed at me in real time!)

Twitter Accounts to Follow: @TheRebelChick (Jennifer is the host) and the party is organized by @SheKnows and yours truly is a contributor, my twitter is: @Tracy_Iglesias

Sponsor: @Cheesecake

Hashtag: #CelebrateCheesecakeSK

RSVP: NONE - Come as you are, just make sure you are using the hashtag on all your tweets so you can gain entries for the sweet prizes!

Plus wait there's MORE:

(1) The Cheesecake Factory is offering any slice at HALF PRICE from July 29th to July 30th in honor of National Cheesecake Day!

(2) Watching your weight? Check out their low-calorie options on their 'SkinnyLicious' Menu

(3) There is a CONTEST! Take a photo of yourself with a slice of any of The Cheesecake Factory's Cheesecakes and then post that photo on social media using the hashtag #SayCheesecakeContest on Instagram or Twitter. You can also enter on Facebook by posting your photo in the comment section of the #SayCheesecakeContest pinned Facebook Post on The Cheesecake Factory Facebook Page, the entry period is from 7/29-7/31. Approved entries can be viewed HERE, official rules HERE, guests will be able to cast their vote on their favorite photo, whoever gets the most votes is the Grand Prize Winner and gets a $1,000 Grand Prize AND nine runner ups will receive The Cheesecake Factory eGift Cards worth $100 each! - Pretty Sweet right?

The Cheesecake Factory's White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake

MY TAKE:

If you haven't tried The Cheesecake Factory's White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake, your taste buds are in for a treat, that one is by far my favorite flavor, although in all fairness I haven't tried them all, and I may end up finding a new flavor during National Cheesecake Day this year!

I would love to  keep track of how many of my butterflies/readers will be joining us, if you plan on attending make sure to include your twitter handle as a comment (not required, just an informal way of knowing how many of you will be there), and if you have a favorite Cheesecake Factory flavor, please let us know which one it is!

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FTC Disclosure: While this post is NOT sponsored, I will be compensated for my participation in the twitter party as a contributor, this post and the party are brought to you by The Cheesecake Factory and SheKnows Media.  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.

Find out how @Vitabath is helping me keep it #FruityFresh for Spring, plus a #Giveaway and #TwitterParty too! #client

While the weather here still has a bit more to warm up before it truly begins to feel like Spring, small signs are starting to pop up everywhere, birds chirping out the window in the mornings, tulips in the local flower shops and direct to me from Vitabath two new products to put a little 'Fruity Fresh Spring in my Tub Time'!

The folks who have been putting Vitamins, Nutrients and Anti-Oxidants in their bath products for 50 years and counting while always keeping it all free of harmful chemicals are hitting us with two new scents for Spring called 'Pineapple Sunset' and 'Raspberry Vanilla Velvet'.

And if you are thinking 'butterfly that name sure sounds familiar' - (A) I commend you for your sharp memory and thank you for being such a loyal reader and (B) affirm that you are right, I met the Vitabath team in person at one of my favorite New York City Lifestyle Events, Getting Gorgeous! There were featured in my recap of Getting Gorgeous 2014 HERE.

Let's get all 'up close and personal' with the two scents and their notes:

About Pineapple Sunset:

-Sweet Pineapple

-Sun-Kissed Melon

-Passion Fruit

-Coconut

-Cashmere Musk

-Blend of Vitamins A, B3, C, E, and pro-vitamin B5

-Anti-Oxidant Blend of Acai Berry, Goji Berry, Coffee, Noni and Pomegranate

About Raspberry Vanilla Velvet:

-Black Raspberry

-Mirabelle Plum

-Rich Vanilla

-Caramel

-Amber

-Blend of Vitamins A, B3, C, E, and pro-vitamin B5

-Anti-Oxidant Blend of Acai Berry, Goji Berry, Coffee, Noni and Pomegranate

My Take:

I am super picky when it comes to scents and my bath products. And while I normally keep all things 'fruity' contained in the tropical umbrella drinks I enjoy beach-side while on vacation, I am stoked to report that the 'fruity' in these new scents is actually subtle and not cloying sweet despite their sweet names. They both contain one of my favorite base notes in the perfumes I like to wear, the cashmere musk in the Pineapple Sunset and Amber which they use in the Raspberry Vanilla Velvet. I can also tell you it's a good Vanilla smell in that one also, I know most Vanilla scent lovers are very particular, this one doesn't dis-appoint.

And I do love to layer so I was happy to have the duo of the Body Wash and Fragrance Mist.

But wait there's MORE, A Twitter Party:

Not only are you going to be rewarded for reading this far by the giveaway we are hosting, but our friends at Vitabath are hosting a Twitter Party! Giving you another chance to win! Here are the deets:

What: #Vitabath #FruityFresh Twitter Party

When: Thursday, April 16th at 8pm EST

Where: Twitter! Once you are logged in, type the party hashtag into the search box on twitter to follow along

Who to Follow: @Vitabath (Please direct any questions about the party to the host, @Vitabath)

Hashtag to Follow: #Vitabath

RSVP: You must RSVP for the party, which you can do HERE

So dear butterflies, you can get with THIS:

or you can get with THAT:

or have a chance to win them both for yourself, because that is where it's at! (for my music lovers did you like my 'The Choice is Yours' by Black Sheep reference? LOL)

WIN IT:

Use the rafflecopter entry widget below to have a chance of winning the Scent Duo (Body Wash and Fragrance Mist) of YOUR Choice from Vitabath!

As always the first entry is easy peasy!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Which of the new #Fruity Fresh Scents would you choose and WHY? + Tell us if you are going to RSVP for the Twitter Party! (You are NOT obligated to RSVP for the Twitter Party to enter our contest!)

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FTC Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, however 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 check our Giveaway and Disclosure Page for additional information regarding Ascending Butterfly Disclosure.

While @Ascending1 is away, I expect my butterflies to play, on the @BestBuy #GreatestGrad #TwitterParty that is!

Butterflies I am off on my first adventure of summer, but while I am away I very much expect you all to PLAY!

I wouldn't be doing my job as #TheOfficialTwitterPartyDJ if I didn't let you know that there is a great Tweet Chat/Twitter Party coming up being sponsored by our friends at Best Buy and hosted by @DebThompson, here are the full deets:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - RSVP FIRST ON THIS PAGE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WHAT: BEST BUY #GREATESTGRAD  TWITTER PARTY

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WHO: @DEBTHOMPSON, @LATINMAMI + @STACIEINATLANTA ALONG WITH @BESTBUY, @BESTBUYWOLF AND @BESTBUYSUPPORT - BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL ACCOUNTS SO YOU DON’T MISS ALL THE GREATEST GIFT IDEAS FOR GRADS AND CAN GET THE DIRECT MESSAGE IF YOU WIN!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WHERE: ON TWITTER BY FOLLOWING THE HASHTAG #GREATESTGRAD

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH from 8:00 pm -9:00 pm EST

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - PRIZES: One of (4) $25 Best Buy Gift Cards, Two winners will receive the Dyson AM06 Fan (I have this fan and I LOVE it!), and lastly Two Winners will win an Insignia Flex Tablet!

PLEASE NOTE: I am not hosting this one, so if you have any questions direct them to one of the twitter accounts mentioned in the "Who" section above!

Will you attend the #GreatestGrad Twitter Party? If so, Good Luck, there are sure some SWEET Prizes and even greater gift ideas for your upcoming grads! Please show Deb Thompson some extra butterfly love, she is one of the coolest tweeps I've Met IRL (in real life), and I hope you will all RSVP and spread the word too!

I know you will miss my inspirational messages and silly butterfly humor as well as peeks and behind the scenes of where I have been and what I have been up to all these past few weeks, but that's for an upcoming post in the future when I return!

Have fun Butterflies! Use #MotivationalMonday as a reminder to share this great twitter party info with a friend or two, or three!

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FTC Disclosure: I am a Best Buy Brand Ambassador. This allows me the opportunity 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 contains affiliate links.

The Greatest Gifts for Grads brought to you by @BestBuy + #GreatestGrad #TwitterParty Alert!

#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!

With Graduation season in full swing and everyone searching for just the perfect gift for the Graduates in their lives, I thought I'd share some tech/gadget recommendations for your upcoming Grad!

I have quite a few of my nephews graduating this year from different grades, but just like their favorite Aunt, they are tech and gadget lovers so I have curated a gift buying recommendation set for 'Future Networkers', and I have a feeling any of these would resonate with upcoming Grads:

Future Networkers definitely NEED these:

Press Above to Purchase the Apple - iPhone 5s 16GB Cell Phone - Silver (Verizon Wireless) - the one pictured is for Verizon, but you can select whichever carrier you prefer!

Press Above to Purchase the Lenovo - Yoga 2 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop!

Press Above to Purchase the SONOS - PLAY:1 Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music!

Press Above to Purchase the SanDisk - Connect 32GB USB 2.0 Wireless Flash Drive!

Press Above to Purchase the Google - Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player! (You will be happy to have this on Long Road Trips this summer too!)

Press Above to Purchase an Apple® - $50 iTunes Gift Card - Pick up two these are always great to have on hand for last minute gifts for pretty much anyone! (sorry the image size is so small on that one!)

Press Above to Purchase a Jawbone - MINI JAMBOX Wireless Speaker! (You can change the color if you don't want it in Black!)

Press Above to Purchase a mophie - space pack 32GB External Battery Case for Apple® iPhone® 5 and 5s - Black (so if your grad already has the phone, they will LOVE this case, and if you are buying them phone you definitely want one of these to go with it!)

Press Above to Purchase the Microsoft - Surface 2 - 64GB (AT&T 4G LTE) - Magnesium (I have the Surface Pro 2 and I LOVE mine, can't wait to try the Surface 3!)

Press Above to Purchase the Microsoft - Type Cover 2 - Black (You can get this in other colors beside black as well)

Press Above to Purchase the Seagate - Backup Plus Slim 1TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Portable Hard Drive 

Press Above to Purchase the Linksys - Smart Wi-Fi Dual-Band Wireless-AC Router

But WAIT, there's MORE! TWITTER PARTY ALERT!!!

When: June 19th at 7pm CST/ 8pm EST

Where: Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #GreatestGrad in all of your Tweets to be eligible to win

RSVP:  Make sure to RSVP in the linky widget via domestic executive online website

Follow: @thedomesticexec @BestBuy, @BestBuyWolf, @BeingAlison and @KittyBradshaw

Prizes: One of (4) $25 Best Buy Gift Cards, One winner will receive the Dyson AM06 Fan (I have this fan and I LOVE it!), One Winner will receive the Dyson DC 65 Vacuum (I have this and posted a full review on it HERE in case you missed it and want to check out my thoughts), and lastly Two Winners will win an Insignia Flex Tablet!

MY TAKE:

There are tons of amazing gift ideas for Grads at Best Buy, you can't go wrong with any of these! And by the way a little birdie told me there is yet another Best Buy Twitter Party coming up! (But sssh! don't tell them I told you!)

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FTC Disclosure: I am a Best Buy Brand Ambassador. This allows me the opportunity 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 contains affiliate links.