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.

Looking for a #vacuum that cleans across both carpet & hard floors? @Dyson DC65 available @BestBuy! #DysonatBestBuy

#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!

The writing is on the wall! Had to snap a picture of this infographic on the event space wall - With the DC59 cordless being able to pick up as much dust a corded vac and the DC65 cleaning better than any other vacuum across carpets and hardwood floors both with the Dyson Digital V6 Motor, what's NOT to love?

I am an Apartment Dweller based in New York City, which means hardwood floors (YAY for old pre-war apartments), but cramped for space. Keeping up with hardwood floors isn't very easy, and I have found that many vacuums weren't an option for me as they were great with carpets, but not so great on the hardwood.

Back in December I got to test out the Dyson DC44 Animal Stick Vac and I have to admit I was pretty impressed with the versatility, if you missed my review on that unit, press HERE.

Dyson Rep giving us a product demonstration of the Dyson Digital Slim DC59

Recently I got to attend a Dyson Event in New York City where they walked us through their available units, and gave us a live demo to show us how Dyson Products directly compare to other leading brands on the market. We were amazed just how much 'stuff' other products left behind! I loved that the demo area offered us the opportunity to see the products perform on variety of surfaces.

Dyson Reps giving us a product demonstration and showing us how Dyson compares to the competition!

My friends at Best Buy pimped my floors by sending me the Dyson - DC65 Animal Bagless Upright Vacuum in the Gray/Purple Color Combo, unlike the DC44 which I tried and the DC59 that are cordless, this one is corded, and right away I appreciated not having to worry about the 20 minute time frame that you are restricted to with the DC44. This unit being corded meant I didn't have to worry about whether or not it was on a full charge, and there was no time limit, so I could do the entire house in one shot instead of just a couple of rooms at a time until the unit re-charged. SCORE!

I thought you would appreciate seeing how Dyson compares to the competition in Video!

 About the DC65:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Brush Bar Power increased by 25% for superior carpet cleaning

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - New Configuration of bristles dig deeper into carpets to remove more dirt

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Remodeled air flow helps to remove more dirt, dust and allergens from the home

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 180AW of suction (vs. 160AW in the DC41)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Self Adjusting Baseplate

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Long-reach telescopic wand

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Closer edge pick up

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Hygeniec Bin Emptying

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Available at Best Buy!

How to Assemble the Dyson - DC65 Animal Bagless Upright Vacuum Video Below:



 

My Take:

Bye! Bye! Traditional Broom and dust pail, hello Dyson DC65, finally an upright that can tackle hardwood as well as carpet! I was impressed to see the side by side product comparison at the recent NYC Dyson Event, the proof was definitely in the pudding seeing what the other vacuums actually left behind, but getting to try it out at home on my own hardwood floors is what truly cinched the deal for me.

I am actually glad to have both the DC44 and the DC65 as they both have different strong points for me. To organize and get closets ready for spring I will be using the DC44 to stuff a ton of clothes into my Space Bags and save space! But it's the DC65 that will get the most day to day use on my hardwood floors! And like most people I look for ways to save, so while I like the DC44, having to leave it plugged into the wall, and having it always pull energy is not ideal for me, not to mention as an apartment dweller it's hard to find a dedicated plug for one item for me that stays there at all times, making the DC65 the one I would lean to a bit more often.

I don't have a coupon to share this time around, but I will definitely keep an eye out for them and update this post as soon as I find one.

While cleaning isn't quite 'sexy', the right tool for the right job is certainly helpful!

Do you already own the Dyson - DC65 Animal Bagless Upright Vacuum, if so, what do YOU think of it Butterfly?

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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! This is a compensated campaign brought to you by Best Buy and Dyson who provided the DC44 Animal Vacuum for editorial consideration. 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.