A week in the office! That means lots of phone time and fundraising. I must say that my least favorite thing about campaigning is raising money. I’m the girl that hated asking people for rides to soccer practice, let alone calling up someone and asking them to donate their hard earned money. Sadly, it is a completely necessary thing when running for office, especially statewide (if you want to help out and donate anything from $10 to $10,000, I would love it!! Click here!). The thing that makes it tolerable, however, is being at the headquarters with our campaign team. It’s a blast. The energy of our crew is totally fresh, intelligent, vibrant and motivated!
The hours that a campaign demands can get very long-g-g, indeed. You eat lots of chicken dinners, shake more hands than you can count, and knock on more doors than a deliveryman. There are some days that I’d like nothing more than to just lay in bed watching Carey Grant films. But the issues facing this election cycle and the policies in our platform motivate us all to push forward. This campaign has been different from any that I have ever worked on. I think that can be attributed to the cohesiveness of the group as a whole. The sarcastic humor thrown back and forth, the nicknames that have somehow stuck (“captain absentee”), and the games that spur competition while we work (“office challenge”) all help keep energy high as we move through the frenetic pace of a campaign day. For some, this is the first campaign they have worked on and they are eagerly learning the process. Others, are seasoned pros. At the end of the day, I leave the office thinking that our campaign team has morphed into a pretty cool family. We all have very different personalities and are talented in our own ways, but it makes for a perfect chemistry as we work towards a common goal.
From the beginning, my dad has said that the reason he is running for Governor is for Michigan families. It makes sense then that our campaign starts and ends with family! Family is the reason we got in this and family is the reason we are going to win this. How timely that Sunday is a day to celebrate our dads! Papa Bouchard will probably just request a relaxed day of grilling out and a movie (Braveheart, Dad?). It should be the perfect way to recharge for busy, back-in-the-mix Monday with a wild week to follow. However you celebrate with your family, I wish you a wonderful and restful day!
xoxo
