I joined Steemit how many days ago...?

....Okay 15 days ago... I just had to look it up. It feels like so much longer than that, does anyone else feel that way? haha

I originally did join Steemit because my husband told me about it as a cool way to earn money

And obviously it is nice to receive the upvotes and the dollars on your post, especially when you worked hard on taking the time to write it, Steemit definitely does require a lot more effort than anything like Facebook or Instagram.

However, one thing that I wasn't expecting was to meet so many people that I could connect with, have great conversations with and be uplifted by as well. Steemit definitely has made me smile everyday since I joined!

It has been great to connect with other people who were just starting out at the same time as me, and all learn the ropes together and pass hints and tips on to each other as we go, like with my friends @vinnu, @princessmewmew, @andyluy and @dontstopmenow.

What can we as individuals contribute to the Steemit community?

I have loved when I have been able to contribute anything of value, like when I made a post for my fellow Australians on how they can put their Steemit money into their Aussie bank account. It was an awesome feeling to see people write in the comments about how I have helped them do something.

Unfortunately, with that post I did have one fellow Steemian who accidentally forgot to put the memo in when he was trying to transfer the money, and I felt so bad for him because he said his wife was going to angry at him for messing it up!

But I was so happy today when he reached out to me to let me know that he had emailed Living Room of Satoshi, and they had transferred his funds to him.

It really was a reminder to me that we all have something of value that we can contribute to others, and not just financially in terms of our upvote.

We are all unique and different, and every person has something they can pass on to others. You can help support others and add value by writing your own posts and also just by being supportive in the comments on others posts. I love that Steemit is such a positive place, and it is great that we all have the ability to uplift one another, and make each other smile.

Speaking of community, I also recently discovered the group @teamaustralia and was excited to find so many other aussie steemians, and @bearone customised a little footer for me which I can now put on the bottom of my posts! I also persuaded my mum @cyclingchef to join steemit, and my dog @dogwithablog, so if you are looking for new people to follow, please go and check them out!

Have you guys experienced some good vibes during your time here on Steemit? 😍 Let me know your experiences in the comments!!