Phew, it feels like I get to this part later and later in the day lately, the part where I get to sit inside my mind and have my afternoon meeting with my friends the Architect and the Oracle while I write...
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Participating here on Steemit has been such a mental workout of toggling between the structured and analytical side of my brain that I get from my German Dad, and the free spirited creator brain my Italian mother gifted me.
Art and data collide here, and I'm finding that I love being in the eye of that storm.
Writing has been incredibly therapeutic for me here. I set out with the intention to be as authentic, honest, and transparent as I could be with you and with myself while here. I'm not interested in presenting a picture perfect existence the way Instagram demands, or just cranking out witty quips the way I do on Twitter. I had been wanting to start here on Steemit for nearly a year and when I finally built in enough time into my schedule I promised myself I wouldn't strive for perfection.
I just wanted to show up and take part.
So take part I did, my first day on Steemit I noticed a writing contest put on by @melkay in the tag womenofsteemit, for a writing contest/introduction post. My post ended up getting featured and I won an SBD prize before I even had a complete grasp of exactly what SBD was.
Game on. I was PUMPED, not so much about the prize or the"winning" but the show of positivity and support from the rest of the ladies on that post, stopped me dead in my tracks. I was beginning to realize things were different here, and I couldn't wait to crank through client work so that I could get writing each day.
Then the confusion set in...
Blogging, making, these are things I know how to do, but questions about the intricacies of how to more deeply participate on this platform started to take shape. I almost did @teamhumble's head in with questions while he was helping me through the process of powering up with my winnings from the week previous (so thankful for that dude's patience levels <3).
There are bots, and vests, and upboats oh my! Don't get me started on delegates and witnesses, either.
And forget doing your own research here through articles on steemit. Dear Whales and Dolphins (and even some Minnows), when you explain crypto concepts to me as they pertain to the steemit platform, this is what I hear....
"Yes yes you must first transmutate and descale all of your shell core duo bits, and then reroute them through the mainframe so that there's a decentralized encrypted router to your deep space 9 accounts."
OH OK lemme jump right on that.
I'll get there. And although I'm not necessarily too concerned with understanding the why's behind the why's but I want to, like I said, take part and understand the community and the unique culture and etiquette here. So if I missed upgoating you or didn't do a thing right, plz pardon my ignorance, like I said, working on it.
Started from the bottom now we here?
Where exactly? I'm not sure. I know I like it here, I know the folks have been awesome and supportive and kind (once you wade throughout the spam commenters to find 'em).
In a little, over two weeks I've tried recipes, written silly short stories, recorded @texttosteem audio posts, participated in color challenges, shared my voice over work, won contests, cried over my laptop remembering an old 4 legged friend, and been more open and vulnerable than I've ever digitally been.
If during these first two weeks you've taken the time to hit "Follow" and join me as I explore the depths of my creativity, crypto, value, and the Steemiverse, welcome!
I truly want to thank you for being here with me. As of this post date, there are exactly 70 of you which is kinda staggering to me. I'm honored to have your support and at least a little bit of your attention and I'm looking forward to many shares with you as I pour my jokes, dreams, fears, intentions, and memories into the blockchain.
The beast needs feeding after all.
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