Hi @emmaleigh, welcome to the steem community. Besides steemit, please also check out the other dApps on steem blockchain here: https://www.stateofthedapps.com/rankings/platform/steem?page=1. I use several of them. You may, depending on your interests and inclination, pick a few.

Steemify app is useful for notification of all that happens on steem blockchain. Check that out too!

I use steempeak.com instead of steemit.com more now because steemit.com will be phased out sooner or later. Steempeak.com has a better UI, and comes with a notification feature which lists out all the activities on your account, including people who have upvoted you, which is important if you want to know who is supporting you.

Stay blessed.