Thank you so much for all of your kind words following the first anniversary of We the Voters. I am so excited about everything year one brought — and everything year two has in store. The best is truly yet to come. Today, I wanted to continue the Saturday Shoutouts Read more…
Somehow, I blinked and an entire year has passed. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been working on We the Voters full-time for a full year now…but it’s true. To mark this milestone (which is also fittingly #100 on the blog!!), I decided it was time to take it to Read more…
Without further ado, the news. Note: As a disclaimer, I want to say that the links I share below do not necessarily reflect my own views, either politically or personally. Some are left-leaning, some are right-leaning, some are more in the middle. I am constantly challenging myself to consider issues Read more…
There are loads of small businesses and creators making amazing work all over the country. I started Saturday Shoutouts to send a little love their way since I can’t visit them in person (for now!).
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you that my boyfriend received a presumptive positive COVID-19 diagnosis on Wednesday. Presumptive, as there are no rapid screenings around where we are in rural Georgia, but he tested negative for both strep and the flu. (He’ll receive an official diagnosis after the Read more…
Happy Monday (and new month!). Hard to believe that it’s July already. What was Independence Day like by you? Here in Hart County, Georgia, Fourth of July festivities were cancelled for the first time ever. With no town-sanctioned events happening, many residents held their own private parties with friends and Read more…
One of my favorite things to do while traveling the country has been talking with small business owners and shopping local. As I’ve said throughout the past year, I often find that small business owners have strong insights about their communities because they are so invested in their success. In Read more…
The Fourth of July marks the day in 1776 when the 13 original colonies declared independence from Great Britain. 12 years later, the Constitution was ratified and the United States would be officially born, but today — July 4th — is widely acknowledged as the birth of American independence. The Read more…