{"id":31860,"date":"2016-06-24T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T20:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/?p=31860"},"modified":"2016-06-24T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T20:59:11","slug":"friday-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/friday-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July Recipes, Successful Blogs & More (Friday Favorites)"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\"frriday<\/a>\n

Happy Friday! One and a half more days of school are left. The countdown has definitely started in the Coleman household. Anyway, this week held a lot of fun things. Below are my favorites:<\/p>\n

1. Settlements:<\/strong> Although I didn\u2019t personally get anything, it was fun to see my friends get excited about unexpected vouchers and credits in their accounts.\u00a0Although many are not happy with the concerts eligible for Ticketmaster\u2019s free vouchers (that were given out as part of a class-action settlement), there was <\/strong>initial excitement about them. Also, if you purchased e-books from Amazon<\/a> during a certain period, check to see if you have an Amazon credit in your account due to an eBook settlement.<\/p>\n

2. Parental love:<\/strong>\u00a0From the Mom who saved her son in Orlando shooting being laid to rest <\/a>to the\u00a0Kansas dad who purchased a head tattoo to match his son\u2019s cancer scar<\/a>, parents\u00a0brought me to tears this week. Parenting is definitely not for the faint of heart!<\/p>\n

3. The truth about blogging:<\/strong>\u00a0 It was refreshing to see some blogging colleagues and friends share about the reality of professional blogging. As I tell interested friends and family members, \u201cIf you want the blogger perks, then you have to do the blogger work!\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (If you are<\/strong> interested in blogging for fun and\/or profit, I can definitely help you start your own blog<\/a> though.)<\/p>\n

\u2013Where Blogging Really Went Wrong<\/a> (Chelsea of Someday I\u2019ll Learn<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u2013How 3 moms became successful bloggers<\/a>\u00a0(Featuring Vera Sweeney<\/a>, Audrey McClelland<\/a> and Linda Grant<\/a>)<\/p>\n