{"id":413,"date":"2008-06-27T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/?p=413"},"modified":"2021-07-08T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T02:30:14","slug":"mom-in-the-city-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/mom-in-the-city-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom in the City Q&#038;A"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p>Here are four questions that I get asked the most by members and readers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What exactly do you do work-wise?<br>\n<\/strong><br>\nIn addition to being the lead blogger and event planner for \u201cMom in the City\u201d\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>-My first and full-time job is raising my two sons Michael (4) and Sean (16 months).  Hopefully, this will be my primary job until they are both in school.<\/p>\n<p>-Then, my \u201cfor-pay\u201d job is New York City &amp; Long Island Major Metro Local Guide for BabyZone.com \/ ParentZone.com.  There, I maintain a family-friendly events calendar and share local resources (everything from pregnancy services to playgroups).<\/p>\n<p>-I also write a weekly column for Harlem News Group, a series of local community newspapers, as their Family Editor.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, I do various speaking, writing and consulting projects as they arise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When do you find the time to get all of those things done and have a life?<br>\n<\/strong><br>\n-For the most part, I\u2019m pretty organized.  I have a weekly work schedule that I (pretty much \u2013 life permitting) stick to.  I don\u2019t usually work more than three hours a day (one hour in the morning; one hour while the kids nap\/rest; and one hour after the kids are in bed.)  Also, since the focus of all of my work is parenting, it\u2019s easier.  I basically write about my life!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are giveaway winners chosen?<br>\n<\/strong><br>\n-My dear husband created a random number program.  For the majority of giveaways, I simply put the number of people who enter the contests in and it pops out the winning number.  (I\u2019m too sentimental to be objective in picking!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>You rarely include negative information\/reviews on your site.  Do you get paid for posts?<br>\n<\/strong><br>\n-No, I don\u2019t do \u201cpay \u2013to-posts\u201d.  In fact, at this point, I don\u2019t even accept advertising.  In general, I only mention and review things that I like or think that my readers will like.  If I don\u2019t like something, I simply won\u2019t write about it.  No need to waste my time \u2013 or yours. <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are four questions that I get asked the most by members and readers: What exactly do you do work-wise? 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