7 Years on Steemit!

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Yip! Seven years ago, on September 26, 2016, one minute before 10:00, I created my Steemit account.
Little did I know what was in store for me and the road I would be traveling for years to come.

Today I am not going to tell you about my Steemit journey but about my celebrations. If you want to read about my journey, you can read My first experience of receiving an ample vote on steemit
I want to tell you about my discovery and how I’ve celebrated the past seven years.

Firstly, what I discovered

I am forever thinking about the fact that I gave up on Steemit after only being active for a couple of months. My Steemit friends from years ago all left Steemit for greener pastures. If I were still active on Steemit, I most likely would have followed them, and in the process, I would also have lost everything.

Thank heavens I didn't, as with my return, I've discovered that all things happen for a reason and that I can now write my own story and follow my own path.

Now for the celebrations

My day started as usual in the early hours of the morning. After a bit of work on Steemit it was time for coffee and tea for two. Coffee for my husband and tea for me.

Last week, I bought my stepson a flight ticket to go visit his mom for a week, as it is the spring school holiday. As for my husband, he has been working mainly from home so that he can help with the supervision of the builders. This made my morning routine of making breakfast and packing lunch boxes so much easier.

Hubby decided to go into the office for a while. He just left when the builders called me to tell me that they'd run out of cement. Grrr! I had my whole morning planned, and now I had to go into town. I bought the cement and rushed back home. By this time, my husband was also back from the office.

Time to fill those cups again.

I don’t know what I did, but somehow I hid my finger on the kitchen counter.

Last week, I hid it against the bathroom cupboard, and I’ve been battling with it ever since. I just burst out in tears, as I had long last felt this kind of pain.
Little do I need to tell you that I broke my finger, and I now have to wear a cot finger splint for six weeks.

Working on Steemit, writing two posts, choosing winners, doing verifications, and commenting on replies and invitations with a hurting finger were daunting tasks. Not much of a celebration, I thought.

As with all bad things, my bad luck came to an end.

Hubby decided that we were going to have a “braai,” South Africa’s version of a barbeque (BBQ). Living in South Africa, you will always find a good excuse to light a fire.

On the menu, were 21-day-aged beef steak, BBQ spareribs, and “roosterkoek” which is a must with a braai. They are bread dough balls that have been fried on a grid over coals and then eaten with butter and syrup. We had them with herbs and garlic butter. With that, I served a beetroot salad.

For me, it was the best way to celebrate 7 years! Well, so I thought until my husband disappeared and came out of the kitchen with a Black Forest chocolate cake.
Okay, a Black Forest chocolate cake with a number 7 sparkle on top! I felt so blessed and spoiled.

All that remains is for me to say thank you!

Thank you to the Steemit team, my Steemit friends, and each one of you for your support, ongoing engagements, and words of encouragement! May we still celebrate many more years together on this amazing platform.

And now, I am ready for the next 7 years!