My new FFF Murray 💜🦋💜 My niece Chelsea’s #dog #sundayfunday☀️💕

Beautiful Athena is a wee bit spoiled but has good manners 💜🦋💜 #dog #germanshepherd

Handsome Biscuit deciding whether I’m worthy of his attention. According to my beautiful niece Chelsea, he loves her and sparingly likes very few family members/guests 😻 He couldn’t resist The Social Butterfly 💜🦋💜 #cat

Voted early 🇺🇸 #vote #voteearly

Reuben is great! 😋 #reuben #wavessandwichshop #hopewell #virginia @VisitVirginia

Where is this relic in Chester? 📞☎️ #phonebooth #phone #virginia

Thank you for all the inspiring comments, calls, texts and messages. Not sure what my next adventure will be, but this warrior princess will be A-OK. 💜🦋👑🦋💜

East Coast Expo is fabulous! #eastcoastexpo #rva @VisitVirginia

Lunch, hugs included, with Lyra and Bill. 💜🦋💜 @BAtkinson_PI @ProgressIndex @NewsLeaderNOW @USATODAYNETWORK

📸 “Smoke Break” #train #smokebreak

Had fun with Sharon Pilarinos, a former photo journalist with The Progress-Index, and her sister at Prince George Regional Heritage Center’s 15th annual Beefsteak Raid dinner.

Social Butterfly step 5: #hugtherapy 💜🦋💜 #artist #henrykidd

Social Butterfly step 4: 🥩🥔🫛🍰 🎶 #foodtherapy #steak

“It is … what it is” 🙃 #HappyHour #route44 @sonicdrivein

Have a great day! 🦋💜🦋 #aromatherapy

Still in Princess Warrior mode. Warrior Princess will don her armor soon 👑🗡️ #retailtherapy

This is hard news to break. Unfortunately, today is my last day with USA TODAY Co. For nearly 8 years, it has been a joyous and exciting ride. 💜🦋💜 NOTE: This executive decision had nothing to do with my job performance. Muck Rack’s list shows where my reads have appeared.

My baby quilt crafted by Grandma B 💜🦋💜 #quilt #grandmalove

C👀L venue in Carytown #RVA #richmond @VisitVirginia #revelerexperiences #carytown #billymacband

Julia’s lovely Luna and Forrest’s sweet Jyro #cat #dog