So, I Guess This Is Goodbye.

Change is hard.

Goodbyes are even harder.

And for me, this post is both. It’s a goodbye because of major, major change.

As the Chicks mentioned a few weeks back, I will no longer be writing for Chicks on the Right… as of TODAY. Yup, it’s my last day, and it feels sort of surreal.

As I’ve mentioned, I recently got married. My husband and I bought our dream house, and are building our lives together in Phoenix, Arizona. As you also know, Facebook has made it increasingly difficult to make much money doing what we do. Hannah, my former fellow Chicklet and BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE had to pull the plug months ago – she is now doing FABULOUSLY at Breitbart. She is KILLING. IT. (I hope y’all have been keeping up with her over there. She’s a rock star.)

Losing her as my partner was… hard. To say the least.

Two days left as work partners. A lifetime left as best friends. I’m having such a hard time putting my mix of emotions into words right now, but @hannahbleau_ knows I’ll still love her when those mountains behind us crumble to the sea. pic.twitter.com/DvRons28ge

— Ashley D. (@RedIsTheNewPunk) May 30, 2019

Fortunately for me, I was able to wait it out longer. My family situation gave me more financial flexibility – and for that I am immensely grateful. The past few months without my partner have been tough – but we’ve been chugging along.

It came time, however, to make difficult decisions. As I said – change can be hard, but change can be good. While I have absolutely loved being a part of COTR, I ultimately have to do what’s best for my new family – and that, at this point, means change.

I’ve been doing this for three years now, and in those three years, many of you have gotten to know me pretty well – I’d like to think I’ve gotten to know many of YOU pretty well, too. This site is a community, and it’s one I’m going to truly miss. While I’m very excited about what’s next for me, I’m really sad to let go of something that has become such a huge part of my life. I have no doubt I’ll be stopping by the comments every so often. (I’m also very excited to hear what the new interns have to say – go get ’em, Girls! Best of luck!)

So, what’s next for me? I will be working with my husband to build and manage his law firm. We make a great team, and I’m excited to be his partner in every way possible.

This also affords me the opportunity to dive in to other interests and exciting opportunities. I’ve been training to become a mediator – and am looking forward to exploring that further.  In fact, I’m going to a really exciting conference next month! I’m also going to real estate school – because I love, love, LOVED our home-buying process, and most of all – I hope to always continue writing. What that looks like, I don’t know yet – but I’m excited to find out. Stay tuned.

I will always, ALWAYS be so grateful to all of you – and of course, to Mock and Daisy. They took a chance on a girl with a dream – and that dream became my reality for three amazing years. They also brought me together with my best friend for life. Hannah is the Mock to my Daisy, (Or the Daisy to my Mock? What do you all think?) and will be for the rest of time. How incredible is it that through this “job” I found my voice, I found a like-minded community, and I found my lifelong best friend?

I’ll always hold what we had near to my heart… because how could I not?

It’s been a dream, folks – and now, it’s on to the next one.

I very much hope to stay in touch with you all. If you have a twitter, follow me at @RedIsTheNewPunk… where I’ll try my very, very best to keep you all updated. And you know, post pictures of my dogs.

All my love, always.

“Kimber”