It’s Time to Nest, But Not Time to Rest

I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach. Not because it’s November 1 and the official start nesting season (my fave). Not because I enter the final year of my 30’s next week (eek!). Not even because the holidays will be here in blink. I feel anxiously excited this morning because in six days we have the opportunity to make major changes in our country.

While I know most don’t come here for politics – though I’ve touched on it here more than a time or two – I cannot have a platform such as this and not say something. For those less interested, there’s a beaut of a home tour in today’s images if you continue to scroll.

While I’m confident you, dear readers, are from many different backgrounds, embrace different faiths, varied belief systems and even values, I think we can all agree on one thing – the discourse coming from the very pinnacles of power in our country is an embarrasment. It is disgraceful. It is not the world I want to raise my son in. And it must stop.

Voting on November 6 is the ONLY way to show elected officials that we reject fear. We rejrect bigotry. We reject anitsemitism. We reject racism. We reject predjuidice of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. My grandmother left Europe to escape Nazis. My parents lived through the divison, assinations and amazing hope and change that was the 1960s. I never thought that we would retreat in my lifetime. I never thought that growth and progress would be yanked backwards. I never thought I’d be brought to my knees in sadness and disgust as babies are ripped from parents at the border, as worshippers are gunned down in their synagoge, as a couple is shot while grocery shopping, simply because the shooter didn’t like the color of their skin. In 2018.

ENOUGH.

This is isn’t a reality show. This isn’t a game. This isn’t entertainment.

My son is now three. I can only shield him from the disgraceful chaos much longer. And we brought this on ourselves.

But there is one way to push back. To stem the tide. To create a balance of power. To shove the hate, intolerance and bigotry back to the dark cave from which it came.

VOTE.

I am asking you to vote. Vote today if you can. VOTE ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6 because we must. Vote with your heart. Vote with your concious. Vote because our children deserve to have us be responsible stewards of their future. Vote because we’re lucky enough to have institutions that hold our government accountable. So many other nations do not.

This weekend I plan to be knocking on doors of my fellow citizens, asking them to pledge to vote Tuesday. Have you ever done it? It’s a bit nervewracking but also really fun. Especially when you’re excerisizing your responsibility as a citizen and doing something you truly believe in. If you have a couple of spare hours I highly recommend you try it. You can find out how to volunteer here.

No time? Then simply talk to your friends. Your sister. Your coworkers. This isn’t the time to hold your cards to your chest. This is the time to ask everyone and anyone if they’ve planned to vote. Remind them where their polling place is. Offer to give them a ride. Go as a group. Make an outing out of it. Take your kids so they see what it is like. I still remember going to the high school gym to vote with my mom. I think it’s why I care so much about voting to this day.

Thousands upon thousands of people have died to give Americans the rights we most often take advantage of – and many Americans still do not enjoy – today.

Vote to honor their memory.

Vote to honor yourself.

Come November 7, then we can nest.

Here are some more resources to help you vote: 

Don’t take my advice on why you should vote, take Oprah’s.

Need help figuring out who is running for office where you vote? CLICK HERE.

Do you think we’d be in this position if women ran the world? Me neither. Check out this article to learn about all the amazing women running for office right now. Maybe you can vote for one!

One good vote deserves another. Learn how to help get your friends and neighbors to the polls on November 6 RIGHT HERE.

 

To go back to fall nesting inspiration, CLICK HERE.

 

home designed by kate davison / photography for dwell by leslie santarina / styling by rosy fridman / additional images via the everygirl

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