Accidental activist, small business owner, sports fanatic, trail and ultra runner, craft junkie, dog mom, 🫘 leguminati 💙💙💙https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mzlbqfrdms2pElection Night gives us a picture of the results. The days afterward are when those results are checked and made official. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/the-election-is-over-now-what?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Nov 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlbqfrdms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mzdtphw4e22yNo matter what happens tomorrow, or in the days that follow, the sun will rise again. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/the-sun-will-rise-tomorrow?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true02 Nov 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdtphw4e22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3myzlhxvt3k24One of the things I've appreciated most about my election-related activities has been the opportunity to help people find answers to their questions. Because voting can be confusing. And the enormous amount of information flying around right now doesn't necessarily make things easier. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/be-someone-they-can-ask?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true29 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzlhxvt3k24https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3myxthacxxc2iElection Day is Nov. 3 and I'm doing everything I can to turnout voters. This virtual social bank looks like a really fun (and easy) way to motivate voters the night before the election. Join me and let's make a difference in the midterms! social.redwine.blue/s/GGBJ6pnC https://social.redwine.blue/s/GGBJ6pnC28 Oct 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxthacxxc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mys3pssnpc2hSupporting democracy isn't just about encouraging people to vote. It's also about helping make sure they can vote. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/another-way-to-show-up-for-democracy?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true26 Oct 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mys3pssnpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3myhxikjak22nI created a few graphics featuring quotes like these because sometimes someone else has already found the words for something I've been thinking about. And sometimes it's worth setting aside the long explanations and simply sitting with those words for a moment. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/words-worth-remembering?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 Oct 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhxikjak22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3myajcnzrss2kAnd this morning, nature had a little surprise waiting for me. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/a-little-quiet-thing?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true19 Oct 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3myajcnzrss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mxwmxav4z222Of course, there's a difference between doing things that matter to you and trying to do absolutely everything. I'm still working on that distinction. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/nobody-asked-me-to-do-all-this?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Oct 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwmxav4z222https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mxor6u7qk22pWhen 42 people each do a little something, the result can be pretty extraordinary. #getoutthevote #midtermelections https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/2000-little-loud-things?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true12 Oct 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxor6u7qk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mxjzrtit6k2mVoting early isn't just about avoiding long lines. It's about giving ourselves, our neighbors, and our election systems more room to handle the unexpected. Here's why that matters. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/why-experts-call-early-voting-a-form?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true10 Oct 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjzrtit6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mxen2xicwk25When someone says their vote doesn't matter, my first instinct might be to launch into a passionate explanation of why voting is important. But perhaps a better place to start is with a question. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/does-my-vote-really-matter?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true08 Oct 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxen2xicwk25https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mx4usfkmds2cSometimes democracy looks like a paint marker and the back of an SUV. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/one-small-thing?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Oct 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4usfkmds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mwtm5fzpps2t“I’m going to vote” is a good intention. Let’s turn it into an actual plan. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/make-a-voting-plan?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true01 Oct 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtm5fzpps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mwlxpw67622nEvery election gives us a chance to have a say in who represents us and in the decisions that shape our communities, our states, and our country. But only if we show up! https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/your-voice-your-vote?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true28 Sep 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlxpw67622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mwbm5logkk2nThis isn't a pop quiz. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/read-the-whole-ballot?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Sep 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbm5logkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mw4wcduxlk2gTwo tiny tasks. Check. Check. Done. ✓ https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/tiny-act-of-democracy?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 Sep 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4wcduxlk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mvisudhjrs2yNobody has to do everything. And your thing doesn't have to be someone else's thing. You just have to find the place where you're willing to show up. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/what-gives-me-hope-dd3?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvisudhjrs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mv6hdxgads22Georgia gives us three weeks of advance voting before the November election. This year, early voting begins October 13 and runs through October 30. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/why-im-voting-early?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true10 Sep 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6hdxgads22https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3muxbrq4mak22While we're enjoying the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day is also a good day to remember that things many of us now take for granted, including the weekend, the eight-hour workday, workplace safety protections, and child labor laws, didn't simply appear. People organized and fought for them. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/i-didnt-know-this-either?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true07 Sep 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxbrq4mak22https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mumplt3y422uMaybe the things we once took for granted shouldn't be taken for granted anymore. Maybe they should be taken care of. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/things-i-used-to-take-for-granted?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true03 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumplt3y422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mufo7hpqgc27None of us has to change the world all by ourselves. We just keep doing the small things we can do. Yesterday, we did 287 of them. 💌🗳️ https://carrie471660.substack.com/p/287-little-reminders?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true31 Aug 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufo7hpqgc27https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mu3b4y2phs24I would like to be one of those people who says, “I don’t really follow politics.” It sounds so peaceful. Unfortunately, I have questions. Like...how? https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-to-be-into-politics-anymore?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true27 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3b4y2phs24https://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mtti66baqc2nLately, I've been noticing mushrooms. Tiny ones tucked into the grass. Big, dramatic ones that seem to have appeared overnight. Strange shapes, beautiful colors, and varieties I couldn't begin to name. And I've realized I probably wouldn't see any of them if I were always focused on moving faster. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/what-running-teaches-me-slow-down?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtti66baqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mtjh2oap6c2qI've always believed the best gifts aren't necessarily the biggest or most expensive. They're the ones that make someone think, You really know me. And when someone in your life cares deeply about what's happening in the world, a gift that reflects those values can be especially meaningful. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/the-gift-of-knowing-what-someone?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true20 Aug 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjh2oap6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3mtbwa3iyqc2aFive minutes. One little task checked off the list. And one less thing standing between you and the ballot box. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/five-minutes-for-democracy?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbwa3iyqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3msybeza55k2wWe are the Responsible Adults. And occasionally, being responsible means being inconvenient. https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/the-case-for-being-a-little-bit-difficult?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true13 Aug 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msybeza55k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3msqfcnsv6c2wOur book club meets Thursday, and I already know this one is going to give us plenty to talk about. If you like books that help connect the dots between law, power, truth, and the strange political moment we’re living through, put Liar’s Kingdom by @weissmann.substack.com on your list. 📖🔥 https://carrie471660.substack.com/p/something-worth-sharing?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true10 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqfcnsv6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carriefdix.bsky.social/post/3msge4pdsp22fIf you could wear just one word... ...what would it be? https://littleloudthings.substack.com/p/sometimes-one-word-is-enough?r=f9xac&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:vycslft64us53bublxpvrhe5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msge4pdsp22f