This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and Amway. I have always wanted to be my own boss. Ever since I was a child, I can remember being in awe of family members who owned their own businesses. They always had the freedom to attend family events on a whim and generally seemed to be happy most of the time. My Grandfather's brother owned a motorcycle shop and dealership and I can recall all of the fun that us kids had pretend riding on all of the bikes in the showroom. We never worried about getting in trouble because well, let's face it, our Uncle was the boss and he would never get angry at us. As I became an adult, my career path took me in the direction of education. Although I never abandoned my dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur, I also had a desire to impart knowledge unto the youth so I put my business plans on hold while I pursued my degrees in education. It wasn't until I started blogging that I realized that my … [Read more...]
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We Attended A Blogging Conference In Chicago!
As many of you know, my family and I attended a large blogging conference last week in Chicago. This is the second time that I attend a conference and I wanted to have my family with me because I just couldn't bear to be away from them for even one minute. Before the trip, I set personal and professional goals for myself that would keep me focused throughout my stay. My husband and I drove for almost 14 hours to get there and I cannot even begin to describe the excitement that I felt when we finally arrived in the city of Chicago. I felt right at home since I live in a big city myself and I found that there were a lot of parallels between New York City and Chicago right away. I was very fortunate to have had my ticket to the conference sponsored in part by Noodle.org. Our collaboration was a match made in heaven because of my experience being a NYC public school teacher for the past 13 years and the fact that they are the first education search engine. … [Read more...]