Things I’m doing all of 2025, sipping tea, minding my own business and peace - and, if I send this photo then “I’m not coming” and or “I’m not doing it.” No explanation needed as per @MichelleObama.

If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.
Shirley Chisolm

Res ipsa loquitur, a chair for me and a chair for you. Let's rest, enjoy the holiday season, and then meet at the table.

My first post on Bluesky represents my last NC Council of State and LGC meetings as State Auditor, and the first Black woman to ever sit at the COS table. New beginnings 🦋 Photo Credit: Jacob Emmons, Carolina Journal