Milestones

Don't we all just love those special milestones - some we can't remember; like when we took our first baby steps. Our parents will certainly remember as that is when they started putting everything and anything that was precious and could break, out of harm's way.

So I reached a very special milestone here on Steemit last night - the magic number of 60 - to me it felt like I'd come of age, almost a big fish, but not quite!

Many of my special Steemian friends have passed the Big Five some time back and are also nearing their sixties :)
I think my very good friend @sultnpapper is right on my tail!

I blindly joined last year in July on my son @deanoza's prompting (you won't find him active here at all these days). Not knowing anything about cryptos but having a love for blogging and taking photos, many subjects came to mind; airbnb'ing, food, health, travel and life in general.
But I felt very lost here with all these strangers around - thank goodness my son could guide me in the beginning. When he moved away from Steemit, my nephew @therneau was my mentor, so thank you to him :)

I had a lot to say, but soon found what my real passion was - food blogging!

I've always loved a challenge and soon started entering the Sandwich Contest run by the fabulous @jaybird, that was at Week #19 with my Christmas Tree Stack which won that week's contest. I do not like making plain old sandwiches so always try and think of something different and it's quite amazing where ones imagination can take you once you get going:)

I've met the most amazing people here on Steemit; one that stands out is the very kind author @ericvancewalton who always is there encouraging with his beautiful poetry and stories. Eric gifted me with his fabulous book on meditation, The Perfect Pause. I was super excited when it arrived in the mail, and I must add it was amazing that it came at just the right time in my life as I had been going through some difficulties. Meditation is the most powerful tool and gift you can give yourself, check out his blog and be inspired!

I love entering the weekly food contests - #steemitsandwichcontest, #steemkitchen, #cookwithus and of course #steemit-ironchef which is taking a break at present.

The contests are great for growth as we are challenged to create better posts as we compete and learn from our fellow contestants. I salute all the wonderful people running the contests; @jaybird, @freetissues, @chefsteve, @offoodandart, @pandamama & @progressivechef; all working hard trying to get sponsors with some of them sponsoring the contests all on their own, not easy now that Steem is so low, but they do it!

There is amazing interaction between everyone in the various communities with friendly vying for that main prize, thank you to all my special foodie friends for your friendship as well, I really treasure that!

I would highly recommend that any new steemians look out for contests here on Steemit in whatever field they enjoy - it's not just about winning, it's about growth on the platform and meeting great people - kindred spirits I call them!
Have a look at the Discord channels as there's more direct contact there and you can drop your post links there as well.

So whether Steem goes up or down, I'm here for the long run and hope to see my next big milestone one of these days and be the king of Rock!

NOTE
All the art shared here is the work of my super talented sister in law, Mandy Saunders, whose head is always in the clouds and way too busy creating new artwork, so I've been unable to get her onto Steemit, but am showcasing some of her work here with my Steemit big 60 celebration!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends celebrating this day tomorrow :)

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