{"id":5939,"date":"2013-05-05T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2013-05-05T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-05T14:57:56","slug":"blog-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/2013\/blog-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many aspects to blogging I enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>The escape I feel when I&#8217;m able to sit and write &#8211; uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<p>The joy I still get when I write with the 5 interruptions I&#8217;ve gotten so far writing this particular post.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy getting comments that lead me to new and amazing blogs.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy the conferences I go to. Okay, <a title=\"Bloggy Boot Camp Review. Part One.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/2010\/bloggy-boot-camp-review-part-one\/\">the ONE conference I&#8217;ve been to.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am beyond appreciative for the many opportunities it&#8217;s given me.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for the support I&#8217;ve gotten from local bloggers that I know are there when I need them for blog related stuff but for whatever reason we haven&#8217;t formed friendships.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6082\" alt=\"chalktribe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chalktribe.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chalktribe.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/chalktribe-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, none of that compares to the REAL friendships I&#8217;ve made from blogging. The women that are not only there when I need blogging advice but there when I need advice about my kids or about my life. These are the friends I invite into my home and meet for delicious food and cocktails, or shopping.<\/p>\n<p>I can text these woman any time of the day or night and vent or tell them about my joy.<\/p>\n<p>These are the woman I trust.<\/p>\n<p>These woman have become my &#8220;tribe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I would have never met these women if not for blogging , and these women need not be named.<\/p>\n<p>These women know exactly who they are.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/blog-every-day-in-may-challenge.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1131.photobucket.com\/albums\/m553\/jennilu07\/May200x200_zpsf8349f10.png\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many aspects to blogging I enjoy. 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