๐Ÿ’– It's My One Year Steemiversary!!!

in #community โ€ข 6 years ago (edited)

Woot woot! I've been here over a year!

Apparently my one year anniversary on the Steem blockchain came and went without me clueing in. Whoops. Tonight in the Castle, @zipporah mentioned her Steemiversary is now-ish, and we went digging to find out when mine was. Thanks to Zippy, I discovered I started my account on January 6th, 2018.

Iโ€™ve been here for a year, blogging my happy little heart out, making friends, making music, writing an outrageous number of poems, and jetting off to three Steem meetups.

Yeah!

Hereโ€™s my intro post, in case you want to see how I jumped into the waters of Steem:

Hi! Iโ€™m Katrina Ariel: part lioness, rebel for life, author, musician, and yoga teacher. I smile a lot.

Yes, it was a long title. And here's my intro picture with my lovingly crafted, handwritten sign symbolizing the things I thought I could bring to the blockchain, and things I hoped to find here:


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The Highlights


Thereโ€™s no way I can tag everyone who has made an impact in my life, but Iโ€™ll try to name a handful of highlights from the past year without getting carried away.

There have been so many individuals Iโ€™ve connected with via this blockchain. So. Many! Therefore, highlight number one is definitely all the people who have brought more laughter, love, and a sense of belonging into my life this last year.

If weโ€™ve connected, youโ€™re part of that, so thank you!

The communities I am a part of make all the difference. @thealliance, @helpie, @thesteemengine, The Ramble run by @shadowspub, @freedomtribe, @ssg-community, @thewritersblock, @steemusa, @msp-waves and too many others to count. I am soooooo grateful to be part of these overlapping communities.

Open Mic has been especially important to me, and Iโ€™ve written more original music in the past 6 months than the last 15 years. Iโ€™m also a better musician than ever before. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of making that happen, your encouragement means so much!

This past year Iโ€™ve been happier than the three years that came before, and I havenโ€™t had nearly the amount of anxiety and depression that I was dealing with prior to surrounding myself with friends from around the world.

I count myself lucky I chose to dive down the rabbit hole of Steem, and that I kept coming back for more.

I know youโ€™ve probably seen this picture before, but itโ€™s so much fun!


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photo: Greg Eymundson/www.insight-photography.com


I hit the jackpot in my first week on Steem when I stumbled onto @thealliance.

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This happened after Iโ€™d been on the blockchain for only a week! Talk about getting off on the right foot. I was adopted into a family of people who cared about me and encouraged me. I couldnโ€™t be more grateful for them.

Hereโ€™s what I wrote in my Application to the (Rebel) Alliance:

What do I have to contribute? Iโ€™m fun, enthusiastic, I care about the people I interact with, and I write kick-ass comments!

Yep, that about sums me up. That application post made $57!!! And I got a @curie soon after joining Steem, as well. Those payouts went a long way towards helping motivate me, but the comments people took the time to write were the thing that made me stay when my posts didn't even break a dollar, which happened a lot. I didn't care. Either way, I was having fun.

@saffisara, you hooked me in with #haturday, and you're one of the people who has constantly showed up to encourage me. hugglepounces forever!

I was super fortunate that @topkpop adopted me as her minnow a week or so later. I will always be grateful for her generosity, both with SP delegation and with her time. I was saved from running into bandwidth issues, and had a friend to go to with anything for a couple of months. Thank you, Jenny. I miss your Friday night show.

Iโ€™d start tagging more people, but that could go on forever, so Iโ€™ll stop there and fast forward to more recent eventsโ€ฆ


The Meetups


Iโ€™ve been to three Steem meetups in the past year.

One was in Tennessee, one was in Georgia, and then there was Steemfestโ€ฆ

I WON A TRIP TO STEEMFEST!!!

Iโ€™m not sure Iโ€™ll ever get over that, and my gratitude just keeps on going for everyone who nominated me and helped me get there. Steemit, Inc. flew me to Poland for Steemfest3, where I had a chance to perform live for the first time in four years, and where I apparently didnโ€™t stop smiling.

Prepare yourself for Steemfest picsโ€ฆ

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with @llfarms

steemfest
with @lukestokes

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with @luzcypher

steemfest
with @meno

steemfest
with @nathanmars

steemfest
with @reggaemuffin and @yidneth

steemfest
with @roelandp and @yidneth

steemfest
with @sjennon

steemfest
with @steemcafe

steemfest
with @derangedvisions and @gtg

steemfest
with @enginewitty

steemfest
with @soyrosa

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@yidneth and @hedac

steemfest
with @yidneth, the @steembirds, @edprivat, and @enginewitty... comic courtesy of @blewitt


That was an excessive amount of Steemfest pics and tags I didnโ€™t intend to do, but hey, itโ€™s my party and Iโ€™ll reminisce if I want to.

Plus, most of these never got posted in the aftermath, a.k.a. Sleepfest, which was a thing for about two weeks after I got back from Poland. ;)

And what makes Steem so special? The people. All the beautiful people.

So yeah, Iโ€™ve been here for over a year now, and I love it. I really do. To everyone who has been part of this journey with me, thank you!

Peace. @katrina-ariel

Katrina Ariel
Photos mine unless otherwise credited.


Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steem.

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dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne


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Congrats, steemiversary buddy! โญ๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผโญ๏ธ So glad to be on this spectacular journey with you. ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฆ‹ xo!

Thank you! Likewise. I'm so glad to have found you here, Zippy! ๐Ÿค—

Hey Lady. Great pic. Congratulations. You have really made the most of your short time on Steem. Great content. Sharing your gifts. Connecting with people. And going out into the world and meeting Steem users in person. Hugs & High Fives!!! See you down the road.

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Happy one year!!!! Funny, we have a baby boomers generation here (my one year was on the 10th.. Ill get a post out eventually ๐Ÿ˜‚) I have loved seeing all of the posts and had no idea all of started about the same time. I agree, the people here are the heart and soul, and the reason Iโ€™m here โค๏ธ It was amazing meeting you, you have such a kind and beautiful soul. ๐Ÿค— Keep on Steeming my dear!!

Happy Steemiversary to you too! So glad we connected at Steemfest, talk about a beautiful soulโ€”just a reflection of you, my dear. Much love! Steem on! :)

Happy 12 Moons!!!!

It's inspiring to learn about the incredibly positive impact that being here at Steemit has made on your life Katrina. Your poetry and singing and especially your enthusiasm have certainly added such a beautiful energy to the spirit of Steemit.

Congratulations on your first anniversary ~ May there be many more happy returns. !tip โ™ฅ๏ธŽโ™ฅ๏ธŽโš–๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธŽโ™ฅ๏ธŽ

Aw, thank you so much for the thoughtful comment and your generosity. So glad you're here, too. I raise my glass to you!

Congrats...@katrina-ariel wonderful to have you around and sharing the positive vibes all along.....love to see you always on Steem....

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Thank you! It's always good to see you, too! Good on ya for showing up, again and again. That's what it's about, right? ;)

That's true...๐Ÿ‘ Good to be around all the time...helping and sharing ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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That's true...๐Ÿ‘ Good to be around all the time...helping and sharing ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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Congrats on hitting a year! You seemed to have got quit a bit done in that time, sure looks like youโ€™re bound to kick ass on steem for years to come!

All the best!

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Thank you! Hope you're kicking ass with me. ;) My best right back at'cha! Steem on!

The STEEM blockchain is a brighter, sweeter, and more melodic place with you in it! So very glad you are here! ๐Ÿ’–

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Thank you! You're one of the first people who made me feel comfortable on Discord, which gave me access to communities, and is a massive part of why I'm still here. So you can take partial credit. ;) Love you. Thank you for being you. I'm so glad I met you here. ๐Ÿค—

Happy anniversary to you @katrina-ariel! <3

Here's to another year of beautiful moments and friendships! Keep shining bright! :)

Thanks so much, sweet Nikolina! You always make me smile. Shine on! :)

Congrats ๐Ÿ‘

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Thanks, man!

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