Twitter Party Calendar June 29 - July 5 Schedule of Parties w/ Prizes - Continuous Updates

Twitter Parties

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Master Twitter Party Calendar - Including USA & Canada

Get all the details in this free constantly updated Master Twitter Chat Party Calendar listing tons of family friendly parties including specifics on prizes you can win and links to RSVP and participate. Includes Twitter Parties in the U.S. and Canada. A new weekly Twitter Party Schedule is published every Sunday at 9 am ET.

Be sure to check back often during each week as new events are added on an ongoing basis -- often with new prize-winning opportunities added several times per day. You'll also get a sneak peek at Twitter parties coming up next week and in the month ahead. Now listing Facebook, Pinterest and Google+ parties with prizes too.

Be the first to know when the latest Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party schedule goes live by following MBE on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ and/or subscribe now.

Most parties are for U.S. only, unless indicated otherwise. Look for highlights in pink for Twitter Parties where CANADA residents are eligible for prizes.


THIS WEEK

Monday, June 30

Zours Face Twitter Party at 12:15 pm ET with @thedomesticexec @dentistmel @jamieharrington. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #ZoursFaceRSVP

Bob's Red Mill Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @momsmeet @bobsredmill @kiwimagazine. Prizes: TEN (10) prize packs of Bob's Red Mill products. #BobsRedMill RSVP

Kmart Summer Fun Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @kmart @enzasbargains @happyhousewife @savings. Prizes: FOUR(4) prizes total, including one Kmart giftcard in each of the following denominations $25, $50, $100 and $150. #KmartSummerFun RSVP

Banana Boat Best Summer Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @momcentral @bananaboat. Prizes: SIX (6) $50 Amazon gift codes. #BBBestSummer Details

Brew Over Ice Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with @keurig @kellysluckyyou @blueviolet and others. Prizes: FOUR (4) $100 Walmart giftcards, THREE (3) Keurig $250 prize packs, ONE (1) Grand Prize $100 GC + $250 Keurig prize package. #BrewOverIce RSVP

Mission Smile Twitter Party at 6 pm ET with @missionsmile @latinomarketing @latinamomblogs and others. Prizes: FOUR (4) winners each will receive two prizes, one to keep and one to give to a friend. Prizes include one pair each of the following: $25 Target Giftcards, $50 flowers GCs, $75 spa GCs, and $100 grocery GCs. #MissionSmile RSVP

Being Girl Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @doubledutydivas @beinggirl. Prizes: FOUR (4) prize packages that include $25 Spotify giftcards and P&G products (ARV $75), ONE (1) Grand Prize includes $50 Spotify GC + P&G products (ARV $100). #BGSummer RSVP

Love With Food Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @lovewithfood. Prizes: Sneak peek at prizes. RSVP

Gold Emblem Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @whitneymws @classymommy @farmersgarden @cvs_extra. Prizes: Assorted products and some $25 CVS giftcards. #GoldEmblem RSVP

Explore More Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @travelingmoms @debmomof3 @cindyrichards and others. Prizes: TWO (2) Nokia Lumia Icon smartphones. #ExploreMore RSVP

#SummerWithGolds Twitter Party 7/1, 1:30p ET

Tuesday, July 1

Prep With Power at 11 am ET with @duracell @blm03 @formulamom @aboutamom and others. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #PrepWithPower RSVP

Silk Almond Blends Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @lovemysilk @dawnchats @frugalgreenmama and others. FIVE (5) $100 Safeway giftcards. #SilkAlmondBlends RSVP

Tru Care for Troops Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @armywives101 @adlupher. Prizes: $1000 in Visa giftcard prizes. Plus MSB is donating a $1 for every RSVP (up to $250). #TruCare4Troops RSVP

Summer With Golds Twitter Party at 1:30 to 2:30 pm ET with @joyofkosher @joyofkoshermag @kosherfoodbloggers @jamiegeller @tamargenger @mommyblogexpert. Prizes: FIVE (5) copies of Jamie Geller's Joy of Kosher Magazine, TWO (2) Gold's product prize packs valued at $50 each or equivalent gift cards. #SummerWithGolds RSVP

Earth to Echo Chat Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @resourcefulmom @earthtoecho. Prizes: TEN (10) $25 Visa giftcards + branded frisbee, FIVE (5) First Prizes that include $50 Visa GC + branded merchandise, ONE (1) Grand Prize that includes a $500 Visa GC and ONE (1) Grand Prize includes a Schwinn bike, walkie talkies, bike glow safety kit. #EarthtoEchoChat  RSVP

Mosquito Free Summer Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @5minutesformom @thermacell. Prizes: FOUR (4) prize pack that includes Patio Lanterns + $100 giftcards - BOTH US & Canada residents eligible for prizes. #MosquitoFreeSummer RSVP

Mas Lejos Llega Tu Equipo, Mas Cerca Estas Celebrate Closer Crest Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @lbconnect @laflowers @crestlatino. Prizes: $500 total in Visa giftcards including one each in the following denominations $25, $50, $75, $$150 and $200. #CelebrateCloser RSVP

Pass the Love Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @beinglatino @lancerios @paulabendfeldt and others. Prizes: TWO (2) $50 Target giftcards, ONE (1) $100 Target GC and ONE (1) $200 Target GC. #PasstheLove RSVP

Wednesday, July 2

Backyard Bash Twitter Party at 12 Noon ET with @freebies4mom @smashbravoteam @hotmamanthecity @mamamoiselle. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards #BackyardBash RSVP

2nd Chances Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @WPA_NYC @alysiareiner @piper @missnewyorkmao and others. Prizes: SIX (6) KiraKira pave sapphire lockets ARV $100, TWO (2) Orange is the New Black signed books. #2ndChances RSVP

L'Oreal It's That Worth it Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @verasweeney @audreymcclellan @lorealparisusa. Prizes: TBA. No RSVP, participate in party with hashtag #ItsThatWorthIt Details

EpiPetSummer Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @charlottereed @michaelfleckdvm. Prizes: FIVE (5) Epi Pet Summer Survival Kits including $25 Visa giftcards, additional prizes include $25 Visa GCs for Tweeting before the party & for photo contest. #EpiPetSummer RSVP

Living Now Foods Twitter Party 9-10:30 pm ET with @bookieboo @nowfoods @way2gomom and others. Prizes: FIFTEEN (15) Prize Packs that include Living Now Flour & Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Mix. #LivingNowFoods RSVP

Walmart to Go Twitter Party at 11 pm ET with @walmart @bayareamommycom. Prizes: THREE (3) $25 Walmart gift card codes. #WalmartToGo RSVP

Thursday, July 3

U of IKEA Twitter Party 12:30 pm ET with @ikeamiami @ikeaorlando @ikea_tampa @ikea_sunrise. Prizes: $400 in prizes. Participate in party with hashtag #UofIKEA

Share it Forward Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @sweeptight @amomsimpression @littlemamajama and others. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #ShareitForward RSVP

Moms and Brands 4th of July Twitter Party at 7 pm ET with @momsandbrands. Prizes: Prizes from R.W. Knudsen Family and Life is Good. #momsandbrands #USA RSVP

Friday, July 4

Happy Fourth of July!

NEXT WEEK

Monday, July 7

Travel in the 50 States Twitter Party at 9 pm ET with @travelingmoms @kimorlando @cindyrichards @debmomof3. Prizes: TBA. #TMom RSVP

Tuesday, July 8

Walgreens Beauty Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @walgreens @dawnchats @smashbravoteam and others. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walgreens giftcards. #WalgreensBeauty RSVP

Royal Canin World Pup Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @clever_network @royalcanin @akcdoglovers. Prizes: SIX (6) $50 Petco or Petsmart giftcards and ONE (1) Grand Prize Winner $50 Petco/Petsmart  GC + 1-month supply of puppy formula. #RoyalCaninDogs RSVP

Thursday, July 10

Physicians Formula Summer Glow Twitter Party at 1 pm ET with @beautystat @alywalansky @pfcosmetics @joannschlip. Prizes: ONE (1) $100 Target giftcard with an assortment of PF products, NINE (9) $50 Target GCs w/ PF products assortment. #PFSummerGlow RSVP

Banana Boat Best Summer Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @blm03 @formulamom @laughwithusblog and others. Prizes: FIVE (5) $100 Walmart giftcards. #BBBestSummer RSVP

Mom Inspirations Twitter Party chatting about grilling at 10 pm ET with @cafeyak. Prizes: TBA - BOTH US & Canada residents eligible for prizes.  #mominspirations RSVP

Friday, July 11

Making the Most of Summer Verizon Wireless Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

COMING SOON

Thursday, July 17

Garden of Life Social Moms Twitter Party at 2 pm ET with @socialmoms @gardenofliferaw. Prizes: TWENTY (20) $20 Amazon giftcards and ONE (1) Grand Prize $250 Amazon GC. #GardenofLife RSVP

Friday, July 18

Disaster Preparedness Verizon Wireless Twitter Party at 3 pm ET

with@theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

Friday, July 25

Mobile Security Check-up Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

Friday, August 1

The Mobile Conversation Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

Friday, August 8

Back to School Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

Thursday, August 14

Love Your Skin Again Twitter Party at 8 pm ET with @skinagain @twipartyexpress @s8r8l33. Prizes: SIX (6) winners will receive full-size skin products ARV $64, ONE (1) Grand Prize winner gets a full set of products ARV $196. #LoveYourSkinAgain #ESPGals RSVP

Friday, August 15

How to Choose a Smartphone Twitter Party at 3 pm ET with @theonlinemom @robynsworld @geekbabe @thetechdad. Prizes: TBA. #VZWBuzz RSVP

About this Weekly Twitter Party List
Compiled by MommyBlogExpert.com Twitter Parties are listed free of charge in this weekly schedule. However keep in mind that each party is run by a different brand and/or hosts and MommyBlogExpert, unless specified otherwise, is not responsible for any dealings readers have with these events including, but not limited to, prizing of any party on the calendar.

For Brands

How to Add a Twitter Party to the Calendar
Add an event to the Mommy Blog Expert Master Twitter Party Calendar free by emailing janis@janiselspas.com with Twitter Party in subject line including all details and links in the body of your message.

Hire Me to Plan, Promote and/or Host Your Twitter Party
Also available, for a nominal fee, to host, co-host or serve as a panelist for your own brand Twitter party. To inquire, please email janis@janiselspas.com for information with Twitter Party Consulting Query in the subject line.

FTC Disclosure: MommyBlogExpert does attend some Twitter parties as a guest and also works as a host, co-host, and panelist on others. I am being compensated for the #SummerWithGolds Twitter Party on 7/1. However, I did not receive payment or compensation associated with any other party on this calendar. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Mutineers David Gray Album Review - Soulful Listen Provides Refuge from Hectic Daily Life

Music

by Benny Balazs
Lifestyle Writer

This is a sponsored post

Silent Sunset w/ Seagull, Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Sometimes, amidst the rush of day-to-day life, you find yourself burnt out and exhausted. It’s on one of those days where the smallest of things can set you off, and you just want some time to yourself. That is, time with David Gray’s tenth new album, Mutineers, which was just released on June 17, 2014.

Gray's voice is crystal clear, soothing, and non-intrusive, but it’s not just his voice that makes this album the perfect thing to relax and tone down to -- it’s the instrumentals behind it. The slight kick from the lower bass notes of his tunes serves as a sort of pillow to the even softer notes that he chirps.


Watch the Gulls YouTube video to sample Mutineers




I can perfectly picture his tunes in movies, serving as the backdrop to footage of someone running through a wheat field in slow motion on a beautiful day. His music, much like trance in techno, has an inimitable ability to tap into one's nostalgic sensations.

Mutineers Album Tracks 
1.  Back in The World
2.  As the Crow Flies
3.  Mutineers
4.  Beautiful Agony
5.  Last Summer
6.  Snow in Vegas
7.  Cake and Eat It
8.  Birds of the High Arctic
9.  The Incredible
10. Girl Like You
11.  Gulls

Blue Sky Dotted With Clouds, Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

In Gray's song, Beautiful Agony, I can’t help but feel like I’m floating on a cloud, slowly drifting along with the reverberations of his vocals. I think of my childhood, and the happier, care free moments in life, and I just smile. Towards the song's end, you can hear the hi-hats slowly getting louder as they ebb the stress of the day out of your body.

Simply put, I love this album! A keeper indeed. Seriously enjoyed it. In fact, I could listen to this for hours and be at complete peace. If you need some time to relax, or just a moment to reflect on life, give this album a try. You won’t regret taking a listen, and your soul won’t either. Who knows, it might even keep wrinkles away.

Iceland Ice Bergs, Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Mutineers is available for download for $9.99 from iTunes  and Amazon. And be sure to follow David Gray on the official website DavidGray.com, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram for more about the artist and his music.

About David Gray
This British bloke is a GRAMMY Award-nominated singer. In addition to releasing his latest album Mutineers, David Gray recently completed an 8-city sell out tour of the U.S. and Canada. 

Iceland Hot Springs, Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

About the Author
A California resident, Benny Balazs comes from a Hungarian family on both sides and describes himself as a writer by day and a singer by night. A newly-minted graduate, he received his high school's top music award, he was a member of an a cappella group, editor in chief of a student literary magazine and originated/wrote a newspaper column. He also penned an original play performed by students.  Following his passion for performing and literary arts, he hopes to join an a cappella group soon and aspires to write a book.

FTC Disclosure: MommyBlogExpert received a complimentary download of Mutineers to facilitate this review through a One 2 One Network influencers program. However, opinions here are the writer's and MBE's alone. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Softcard Mobile Wallet iPhone App

Technology

Softcard Mobile Wallet App for iPhone 5

I participated in an #MC Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Softcard. I received a promotional item to facilitate my review.

Smartphone mobile security just keeps getting better. When last I wrote about the secure Softcard Mobile Wallet app, it was to share the experience of trying it out on my daughter's new Android smartphone which included the Sim card needed to run this secure application. I'm a huge iOS fan though -- so I have to admit I was a little jealous of my teenager having access to this indispensible smart wallet app that at the time was running only on select Android phones by switching out the Sim card. So when I was offered the opportunity to review the app on my iPhone 5 with the new Incipio Cashwrap Mobile Wallet Battery Case that runs on the Verizon Network it took me about 5 seconds to say yes.

ByeOverstuffed Wallets, MommyBlogExpert.com

The Softcard wallet app for iPhone is the best thing since sliced bread because it allows you the convenience to shop with all of those credit cards and loyalty memberships safely stored on your smartphone. No more having to carry around a classic wallet overstuffed with cash, coins and plastic cards of every description like I used to -- that is so old school. 


With this new add-on Softcard wallet ready case, all I have to do is bring my iPhone 5 along (and of course my driver's license if I'm driving) when I run out to the store to pay for products and services I've been buying for years. 

The Incipio Cashwrap case is built with a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna that makes it possible to use your iPhone to send payment hands free at checkout. The case also features a Secure Element Micro SD Card that archives and protects the contents of your Wallet in the off chance it falls into the wrong hands. The app is PIN protected as well as can be locked remotely in the event of loss.

The Softcard Mobile Wallet app that I tested for this review was fast and easy to download and use. After opening the Incipio Cashwrap product box, in less than 5 minutes, I snapped my iPhone into the 1500mAh rechargeable battery powered case, then plugged it in to the wall to charge. 

As soon as the device was fully powered, downloading the Softcard Mobile Wallet for Verizon app onto the phone from the App Store was a breeze, too. The last step to get this ready for your next shop is to connect your participating credit cards from American Express, Chase or Wells Fargo Bank. 

Whether or not you have any of those eligible bank cards, you can always set up an American Express Serve prepaid card to turn your phone into a wallet. Then simply transfer as much or as little additional funds as you'd like on demand into that AmEx Serve account from your preferred credit card or a U.S. bank debit card.

Softcard Makes Shopping Fun Again, MommyBlogExpert.com

Now you're ready to go shopping at your favorite stores that accept this new age way of paying for goods and services. With just a tap on my iPhone I can pay for many of the things that previously required a physical credit card or cash. In my neighborhood there are more than 50 places where I now can use my smartphone to make purchases with this Mobile Wallet, and the list of merchants that accept it is growing. 

Stores in my area that offer the ability to pay by Mobile Wallet include big chain stores such as Verizon Wireless, PetCo, Walgreens, CVS, Chevron and Guess to thrift shops like the Council Thrift Shop and Goodwill, to restaurants including Jamba Juice and McDonalds and even small local neighborhood businesses such as Tannenbaum Chiropractic and Artistic Hair Designs, plus many more.

You can pay with your Softcard enabled smartphone on both select Android and select iOS devices, depending on whether the carrier is Verizon, AT&T or TMobile.

FTC Disclosure: I received the Incipio Cashwrap Battery Case and compensation to facilitate this review of the Softcard Mobile Wallet app through a Mom Central Consulting Influencer Activation. I also disclose that I am a Verizon Lifestyle Brand ambassador which was not involved in this particular blog project. However, opinions here are my own. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.