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Heather L. Barmore

Heather Barmore is a blogger and avid watcher of C-SPAN. Her personal blog, No Pasa Nada chronicles her life as a recent college graduate and first impression of adulthood. Seven years later, she is yet to be convinced that she is a ‘real’ adult. She’s working on it. She also writes about public policy, current events and the intersection of women and politics at Poliogue: The Art of Political Dialogue. She has been a speaker at BlogHer, Blogalicious, the AMP Summit and Mom 2.0 covering everything from being a ‘digital diarist’, the relationship between PR companies and bloggers of color and, of course, political engagement. She is currently a lobbyist living in her hometown of Albany, NY just five miles from her parents. It’s awesome, except when it’s not.

Scandal in Washington: How much do we really care?

Scandal in Washington: How much do we really care?

I have a question about scandals and not those of the Shondaland variety. I mean those are good and perhaps later we can get into why Fitz keeps going back to Mellie and whether or not Olivia and Fitz will ever get back together and how do we get Quinn to go away?

Can A Childless Woman Lean Into Motherhood? Yes. Yes, She Can

Can A Childless Woman Lean Into Motherhood? Yes. Yes, She Can

In high school I despised children. I thought they were loud and annoying. This feeling continued well into college, when I knew that I not only had no interest in having children of my own, but that children would harsh my (career) vibe. Children wouldn’t allow for late evenings for fundraisers or casual dinners. Children MORE »

Seven Organizations For Giving

Seven Organizations For Giving

I was such a selfish child. Actually most children are selfish but I feel like I had a particular brand of selfishness unheard of because if it’s mine it’s ALL MINE. And did I mention that it’s about me? Thankfully, as I got older my parents instilled in me a sense of community and that MORE »

A Reminder That Non-Parents Can Attend Blog Conferences, Too

A Reminder That Non-Parents Can Attend Blog Conferences, Too

A few weeks ago I scribbled “write about conference season” in a notebook hoping that at some point I’d find the time and inclination to discuss the nitty gritty of attending blogging conferences. Who to see, what to do, why you shouldn’t care about what you’re wearing, that sort of thing. My intentions of such MORE »

“Look for the helpers”

“Look for the helpers”

On a Friday night when I was ten years old a bomb exploded at the World Trade Center. I was visiting my grandparents in Queens, NY some 15 miles away. 20 years later I don’t recall being scared. I do recall playing Sega Genesis and eating McDonald’s cheeseburgers. I remember my grandmother turning off the MORE »

What’s Your Passion?

What’s Your Passion?

I’m often asked how and why I ended up so passionate about Congress. The story is in the video below. More importantly, what are you passionate about? What drives you? And high fives if representative democracy is your get up and go. Keep the conversation going with Heather Barmore at Poliogue: The Art of Political MORE »

The Rape Culture We’ve Created

The Rape Culture We’ve Created

While checking Twitter for something unrelated the following tweet came across my screen: “@TIME I don’t believe in “sexual assault” is never your fault” in every situation. The 16 yr old girl wasn’t forced to drink – [she] set herself up” – @TheDianeLe When this tweet entered my timeline I wasn’t thinking about rape. I MORE »

These Are My Parents

These Are My Parents

These are my parents. That’s my little brother in the middle. This photo was taken during my brother’s graduation from law school last year. These are my parents with me and my younger brother. This photo was taken in Manhattan a few years ago. We’re smiling. Or at least we are mostly smiling save for MORE »