Quite the predicament you are in Pepper. Congrats on the 10k milestone, with steemits continued growth that number could start to grow exponentially if you're not careful ;).

Like a lot of others have posted, just keep on doing what you are doing. People come to your posts for a reason, whether it is one of your contests, your willingness to interact with everyone or just some helpful advice you are the steemit version of Mandela, (big shoes to fill).
I haven't been able to participate in many or even any of your contests because my feed is filled with a lot of content and if my feed is that bad, I can only imagine how clogged your feed can get.

Just keep being awesome and a model Steemian. That or you can start paying the little peppers to curate and do some more administrative duties for you