3000+ Steem Power-A Celebratory Post
Plus A Giveaway!
Round here we have cake when we are celebrating, but as that just won't do in this situation; I'm giving away money instead! Yay!
Today I rolled over to 3,000+ Steem Power!
WOW!
All of those little vests came through good old fashioned maximum effort! Many a night I labored, trying to write the best content that I could in the little allotted time that my life allows. It gives me the glowing feelz when I upvote something and it pays that person, like, a whole penny! Someday, I hope to be able to attain enough Steem Power to have an even higher payout when I upvote. That little thought keeps me chugging away when I feel slightly perplexed by something or incredibly naive and idiotic about how this whole thing works.
Okay, so I know it's probably weird, but I like to take the 50/50 payout on posts, and then when I get to a certain amount of Steem, I power up a big chunk. Most of this is because I have no idea what I am doing, but it's also kind of cool to actually roll that Steem into SP. It makes me feel like I am physically investing in the future of this platform.
When I first joined Steemit on November 18th, 2016, there were a lot of things that I have never done (A small sampling!):
I had never used Markdown-(It sounded like the title of a drinking game!)
I had never bought, earned, transferred, or traded a cryptocurrency.
I had never posted or shared any of my writing for anyone to read.
I had never been a part of or contributed to any kind of online community.
Speaking of community, this community has really challenged me in so many ways! I love to learn, and you all are so generous with your knowledge. One of my only legitimate skills is that I am really, really good at asking the right questions. I might be a librarian. If I can't figure out how to do something, I start typing queries like a mad woman, and somewhere one of you lovely Steemians have provided the data that I need.
How I feel most days as I try to figure it all out: I'm hanging in there!
In fact, today I am going to attempt a Markdown Table to showcase my stats. @steemitguide so generously compiled a post that listed all of their tutorials and guides, how awesome is that?
| Generikat | Stats |
|---|---|
| Followers | 148 |
| Reputation | 65.9 |
| Posts | 282 |
| Steem Power | 3,025 |
These numbers are mind-blowing to me!
Next week I am thinking about trying my hand at a couple of gifs that I have been ruminating about creating. That endeavor should be at least entertaining!
To all of you that have curated my posts, upvoted my ramblings, taken the time to read my musings, and commented on my scribblings, I just have one thing to say to you all:
Thank you!
And now, on to the giveaway! Another first wall that I want to break through is transferring something to somebody! That said, I am going to randomly select three comments on this post and send the authors of those comments SBD! You've all been so incredibly helpful, welcoming, and generous to me, so here's to paying it forward!
| 1st Pick Will Receive | 5 SBD |
|---|---|
| 2nd Pick Will Receive | 3 SBD |
| 3rd Pick Will Receive | 2 SBD |
Um, so I made another table, cause practice and stuff 😉
I'll be picking the random Steem Dollar Winners this Monday, 3/13/2017!
Keep on Steeming on ya'll!!
And as always, all of the images in this post were taken on the author's lemon, cream cheese icing covered iPhone.
@generikat Congratulations!
since you made a cake this means you can also make a crepe?
I hope you join the Steemit Culinary Challenge!
Thank you @englishtchrivy
I have made a few crepes in my time, perhaps this will be the Steemit Culinary Challenge theme that finally tempts me enough to jump in! I'll go take a look...
Looks like you are doing well with the markdown. as far as SBD, I've transferred at least 20% of my small wallet. Why, hell, I don't know. CONGRATS on 3000 STEEM POWER!!!!! Can't wait to reach that level myself.
Hey wow, thanks for that! Markdown and mystery both start with the same letter, and you should have heard some of the words that I hurled at my computer screen in the beginning of my Steemit journey, lol!
I think it's super excellent that you have taken out some of your earnings, I'm beyond cool with whatever anyone wants to do with their own Steem destiny! I'm sure that someday soon I will be commenting on your 3,000 SP post of celebration!
Thanks for the comment!!! 😊
I know someday soon I will have a 30 day introduceyourself post. Yayyyy. 100 followers would be a milestone.
I like your cat. Really. Not a comment to participate in the giveaway.
Well, I like most of the cats. They are so hypnotic to me!
Awe, thank you! His name is Tingy (We call him Old Man because he has this old man face thing going on), and he weighs well over 20lbs now. Big kitty! lol
We love cats too, there are 11 of them prowling around the farm on perpetual rodent patrol. Also, their entertainment providing value is without end!
And you are totally in the running for the giveaway, Tingy would be offended otherwise 😉
Thanks for the comment and stopping by!
Thank you for posting @generikat.
Lovely photographs and as we have come to appreciate from you...a well written commentary regarding a topic.
Congratulations on reaching SteemPower 3000. The more the merrier.
Yes please...cake and tea.
Wishing you and yours all the best. Cheers.
Awe, thank you so much for your lovely comment @bleujay!
I would love to serve you a slice of lemon cake and a cup of earl grey.
Hope you are having the most fantastic of days!!!
Congratulations on reaching another milestone!
I must confess that I do the same thing-- let my Steen accumulate on 50/50 posts and then roll everything into powering up at the end of the month. I sort of know what I'm doing when it comes to writing, but not so sure about how to "properly" use the site... I've never used markdown, either... I hardcode all my posts in straight HTML (because I'm OLD!)
Well, onwards towards 5000!
Ha! I think that hardcoding your posts in straight HTML is cool!
The realm of writing and story telling is one that I am comfortable in as well, but I feel like a plastic grocery sack in flight during a thunderstorm when it comes to everything else. It's all good though, I don't mind a bit of mocking at my expense from time to time, especially if I learn something.
Thanks for the congrats, and see you at the 5,000 mark someday (Hopefully soon:)!
It's all a learning process for many of us... I pretty much "knew what a bitcoin was" when I started here... and that was about it.
You have a really cute cat, by the way!
Ohh yummie! And wow congrts on reaching Steem Power of 3000! the more the better upvoted.
Thank you @simonjay! I still can't believe it!
Hope you are having a marvelous evening, and I followed ya 😎
Congradulations of your success @generikat. I'm fairly new to this whole social media. I also have never worked with bitcoin etc. I wish you much more success. Have a wonderful day. I will follow you
Awe, thank you @happyhousewife!
It looks like we are in similar boats regarding the world of social media, blogging, and cryptocurrency, and I hope that you have a lot of success too!
I already follow you, and I always enjoy your posts! Thanks for the follow and stopping by!
Your right I'm in the same boat.
I can personally vouch for the quality of celebratory cakes produced by @generikat!
Ah, Outreach Librarian of Excellence, you should drop by this Tuesday, for it is Miss M's birthday. I am presenting her with her favorite lemon cupcakes, with lemon mousse cream filling, and lemon-flavored cream cheese frosting! It shall be a citrus-tinged taste bud explosion!
Congratulations @generikat ! - Did you know you can double your STEEM using our doubler?