{"id":959,"date":"2018-06-04T01:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T01:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/?p=959"},"modified":"2018-06-04T01:30:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T01:30:04","slug":"welcome-to-collectively-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/welcome-to-collectively-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Collectively Carolina!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, you are reading my first <strong>EVER<\/strong> post on my newly re-branded blog! I decided to totally re-make my website and change the name of the blog to <em>Collectively Carolina <\/em>for those of you who may not know. I&#8217;ve been working on the site for a few weeks now and am <strong>so excited<\/strong> to finally release it to you! I&#8217;m so happy that you&#8217;re here and hope that this can be a space for you to discover modern-classic southern style and meaningful inspirational content!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-20.jpg?resize=564%2C846&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lilly Pulitzer Two Piece \" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-20.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-20.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-1-2.jpg?resize=564%2C846&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lilly Pulitzer Two Piece \" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-1-2.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lilly-Two-Piece-1-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- COLLECTIVE WIDGET CODE START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"shopsense-widget\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mobile-optimize=\"true\" data-options=\"%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%225b1487e4be7a446acecc3e70%22%2C%22version%22%3A1%2C%22pid%22%3A%22uid5761-39693319-18%22%2C%22size%22%3A200%2C%22columns%22%3A3%2C%22rows%22%3A1%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.shopstyle.com%2Fapi%2Fv2%22%2C%22iframeHeight%22%3A275%2C%22iframeWidth%22%3A705%7D\"><script> !function(doc,s,id){ var e, p, cb; 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Initial Pendant Necklace \u2022 $58 <\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/api.shopstyle.com\/action\/apiVisitRetailer?id=343553949&amp;pid=uid5761-39693319-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Spade New York &#8216;idiom &#8211; Heart Of Gold&#8217; Bangle \u2022 $28 <\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/api.shopstyle.com\/action\/apiVisitRetailer?id=514490221&amp;pid=uid5761-39693319-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tory Burch Logo Circle Stud Earrings\/Goldtone \u2022 $78 <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>WHY COLLECTIVELY CAROLINA?<\/h5>\n<p>I decided to change the name of the blog because ultimately, I want this little corner of the internet to be bigger than just myself &#8211; I want it to be <a href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/about\/about\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\">about all of us<\/span><\/a>, collectively! Because I spend so much time in both North and South Carolina (and most of my content comes from those places), it made sense to me to call the blog &#8220;Collectively Carolina.&#8221; Also, the blog is a collective of all the things that I love: <span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/2018\/05\/25\/2018-summer-reading-list\/\">books<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/2018\/06\/01\/memorial-day-sales\/\">clothes<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/2018\/04\/23\/whats-in-my-make-up-bag-vol-1\/\">make-up<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/2018\/02\/02\/easy-valentines-day-cookies\/\">holidays<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffbac6;\"><a style=\"color: #ffbac6;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/2018\/05\/28\/farmers-market-finds\/\">recipes<\/a><\/span>, and so much more! 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