Check Out How I Use My Intel 2In1 For Blogging! #Intel2in1 @Intel @Lenovo #Ad

    Any blogger will tell you that his or her laptop is one of the most important tools of their trade.  You will often see us at media events toting them and whipping them out during interviews and meetings.  It goes without saying that having a reliable and efficient device is necessary to being a successful blogger in the blogosphere.     Recently, while I was at the nail salon enjoying some of the little "Me" time that I manage to fit in between taking my sons to basketball games and teaching middle school students in New York City, I noticed that my nail technician was streaming movies on a new tablet.  The thing that struck me about her tablet was that it was a laptop that you could turn into a tablet.  When she explained to me that it was a convertible laptop with Intel 2in1, I knew right away that I had to have one for myself.     The moment I was notified that I would have the opportunity to review the Lenovo Yoga with Intel 2in1, I knew that my life as a blogger would … [Read more...]

What Inspired You To Start Blogging?

    Take a journey with me back to 2009, if you will.  I was 32 years old with a 3 year old and a 6 year old while battling a chronic medical condition.  Over the years, I have always considered myself to be a writer and used writing as a way to vent and to express myself.  It was a natural progression for me to document this new journey that I was on and blogging about it seemed like a great idea.     I can still remember when I wrote my first post.  It felt so good to get all of my thoughts and feelings out but I worried about how they would be received and perceived.  On one hand, I couldn't believe that anyone would even want to read anything I wrote and, on the other hand, I was terrified of revealing too much of myself and being criticized.  As a result, I quickly deleted that first post shortly after I published it.  This is something that I regret to this day because I would have liked to be able to reflect on how much I have grown from that first time I blogged.     … [Read more...]

Monday Mingle Blog Hop #140

    The time has come for another Monday Mingle. It is always a pleasure to meet those of you who are linking up for the first time and to see those of you back who have been linking up for a long time. It is so exciting to link up with you guys week after week!     I'm happy to report that this weekend and Easter Sunday was a big success!  We took the kids to LegoLand today and they had a ball.  It's amazing how nourishing for the soul some quality time with the family can be.     I'm exhausted from running around with my boys all day but it was totally worth it and it's a good kind of exhaustion.  I hope you had a wonderful Easter/Passover weekend with your own family and that you are ready to mingle with us this Monday!     There are always exciting things going on here at Tough Cookie Mommy. We discuss important topics, try out new products, attend great events, travel with the family and conduct exciting giveaways. Please make sure you don’t miss any Monday Mingles and remember … [Read more...]

How Can You Keep Readers Coming Back To Your Blog?

    When I first started blogging in 2009, I wasn't prepared for the amount of work that would go into running a successful blog.  Perhaps part of my naiveté had to do with the fallacy that "If you build it, they will come."  In my mind, as long as I poured myself into my writing and posted regularly, it would guarantee that my readers would keep coming back for more and more.  Boy, this couldn't have been further from the truth!     This August will make 5 years since I started blogging for the first time and I have learned a lot about how to keep readers coming back to Tough Cookie Mommy.  Although great content still trumps when it comes to making people want to return and read, there are other things that bloggers do to keep the spice in the relationship with their readers.  I'm hoping that some of my experiences will prove to be useful and valuable to other up and coming bloggers so that they too may have a successful blogging career. The following are the top 5 ways that I … [Read more...]

Monday Mingle Blog Hop #139

        The time has come for another Monday Mingle. It is always a pleasure to meet those of you who are linking up for the first time and to see those of you back who have been linking up for a long time. It is so exciting to link up with you guys week after week!     It is finally starting to look a little more like Spring here in New York City.  The days are getting warmer and it is starting to rain quite a bit.  Although I'm not a big fan of rain, I will definitely take it over the snow we had this past Winter any day.  I hope you are all enjoying some warmer weather too and that you are ready to mingle with us this Monday!     There are always exciting things going on here at Tough Cookie Mommy.  We discuss important topics, try out new products, attend great events, travel with the family and conduct exciting giveaways.  Please make sure you don’t miss any Monday Mingles and remember to subscribe via email.     This blog hop continues to be for everyone with NO RULES. … [Read more...]