Each week, I culminate what you may have missed from me on Steemit.

In addition to my own published works, I was generously curated by a few of my friends and a few new faces. I've included links to those posts alongside my articles they've featured. Each author took time to read my work, understand its themes, appreciate their favorite parts, and share the praises with their audience. One of the best investments you can make in the overall quality of Steemit is to continue highlighting posts that resonate with you!

My two biggest Steemit lessons this week:

1. Well thought-out and pre-planned posts formatted and edited ahead of publishing can make a HUGE splash in your community. Earnings aside, your post might be picked up by voting trails, could inspire tons of comments, may garner a large amount of new followers, and be featured in curated posts outside the @curie + @ocd circle.

2. Using voting bots in a personal choice. It's a heated topic almost anytime it's brought up in discussion, but after careful review of my own performance and return, I'll be utilizing @buildawhale, @postpromoter, and a few others I am watching on Steem Bot Tracker 48 hours after a post has been posted but before the three-day marker.

Look out for a Steemit Beginner's Series feature on Voting Bots next week!

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My favorite post this week:

Almost all of my header photos, including this one, are downloaded license-free from Unsplash.

I celebrated my first month on Steemit with a case study of my own profile.

In this post, which highlights the specifics of my account growth and experience, I discussed each of the lessons I've learned this month that contributed to my success. Success has different meanings to everyone, so I encourage anyone eager to learn about Steemit to learn from others, experiment to find what works for you, and get acquainted with aspects of Steemit that may be confusing at first!

Thank you to the generous curators who featured this article in their published collections:

1. Curation of the day, a @buildawhale #curator-application by @fxf999

2. 📌'Eyes On'👀- Issue #2📓 by @thealliance, of which I am a member and #Teacher in The Classroom

3. Minnow University: Class is now in session. Let's chat about time and effort. by @kubbyelizabeth

4. c0ff33 vlog 170218 - mistakes I've made a few, but in life you can't help being you by @c0ff33a

Read the full post here.

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Ladies of Steemit celebrated a month in curation!

This week, we celebrated Valentine's Day with five Ladies of Love, sharing in their own words how they're experiencing, enjoying, and emanating love in their lives. While this day carries a variety of meanings, some positive and some not-so-much, we spent our curation celebrating Love the way the Ladies of Steemit see it.

Featured this week:

• Unafraid, A Love Poem by @authorofthings

• Love, Love, Love! - HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! by @beautifulbullies

• Dark Chocolate Truffles~ * Vegan, Herbal Aphrodesiac Infused ~ a little fun this Valentine's Day;) by @laurenbrindock

• 「Valentine Special」Paris, je t'aime. (travel tips compilation for la ville d'amour) by @joythewanderer

• Yet another Love post - Ladies of Steemit + Steemsugars together on Valentine's Day! by @meanmommy333

Read the full post here.

@LadiesofSteemit is a weekly initiative curating exemplary posts by the female voices on the Steemit platform, covering all subject matters and introducing you to authors from every corner of our Steemit-universe.

New curations every Wednesday, and this week, we launch our Introductory Post!

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I spoke with Freya Dowson, international humanitarian photographer, for this week's Women Taking Leaps interview.

Freya is an unmatched up-and-coming documentary photographer taking the animal conservation cause by storm. She's genuine, down-to-earth, and honest that even though her talent shines like a spotlight, she's just like us: Flying the seat of her pants, making it up as she goes along.

An unmissable Freya quote when prompted for advice for those of us with big dreams who may not feel ready or confident enough that we can accomplish them:

“Do something every day. Keep working toward your big dreams. Don’t make a perfect plan and say “this is it, this is what I’m going to do.” and then wait until the right time to make it happen. Start now - do whatever comes into your head. Do what feels right. Focus on what makes you happy. Keep following that path.”

One of Freya's stunning works which propelled her to be the Shortlisted Wildlife Photographer of the Year, by the National History Museum. Shot on-assignment with David Sherman Wildlife Trust.

Read the full post here and see Freya's incredible photographer displayed on her Instagram account, @freyadowson.

Many thanks to the curators who featured the Women Taking Leaps initiative with their community:

1. GET DANTELIZED: DANTE'S MINNOW CURATION PROJECT (DMC) : 15/02/2018 by @dante31

2. Rising Stars - SE by @syndicates, an account in #TheAlliance family

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Building my own home has taught me so much about planning and the importance of staying organized long-term.

I shared the project plan details, the programs we use, and our progress on the Slow Rolling Home conversion. If this is your first time seeing the Slow ROlling Home Journey, know that my partner and I are converting a 1989 Blue Bird school bus into a tiny house, taking it one day at a time.

Read the full post here.

Catch up on previous conversion progress posts:

• Conversion Progress: Week Five
• Conversion Progress: Week Four
• Our Road Trip to Tennessee
• Conversion Progress: Week 3
• Conversion Progress: Week 2
• Conversion Progress: Week 1
• What Are We Going to Do in the Skoolie?
• We Bought a Bus to Convert to a Tiny House
  
  

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My sweetheart and I spent a rainy afternoon exploring the Knoxville Museum of Art and I captured a few of my favorite pieces.

About my favorite piece:

Love Laughs by Jane Hammond

This piece is my favorite of the whole exhibit. However, because I'd only perused it briskly, I barely saw each of the ornate details that made it so special. This piece is a hand-colored lithograph collage, crayons as the primary color medium that features crudely illustrated wives' tales in each section of a scaffolding-structured house. It's entertaining, incorporates multiple mediums/artistic styles, and I'm sure if I spent even more time with it, I'd discover deeper themes amidst those rooms.

Read the full post and experience a diverse selection of featured artworks!

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Lady Ink was a photographic hit!

Some of you have asked if this is me, but it is not! This is my gorgeous friend Melanie and her ink is beyond compare. I snapped this photo at her sister-in-law's wedding and I'm humbled that so many of my friends took the time to view and comment on this photo.

Also this week in photography, I shared:

• Frozen Head State Park | Tree Tuesday

• kalanchoe | macro photography

Visit the original post for Lady Ink and consider joining the @photocontests community for #portraitphotography every Friday.

Many thanks to @syndicates for featuring Lady Ink in their Rising Stars - SE curation.

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Thank you all for quite possibly the best week on Steemit!

Stay tuned this week for another installment to the Slow Rolling Home Journey, a #LadiesofSteemit curation, a live interview podcast with Meg Dixon about her food healing journey, and a travel photo diary from my Girls' Weekend in Asheville!

If you're a new follower, please introduce yourself in the comments so we can be properly acquainted. 🎈

Hi, I'm Amelia! It's nice to meet you.

I'm a writer, minimalist, tiny home dweller, and maker living in East Tennessee, USA. My blog has lived at www.amelia-bartlett.com until I discovered Steemit, where I now post most of my work. To learn more about me, check out my introduction post, get up-to-date on my school bus tiny house conversion, and follow me for articles on slow living, sustainable fashion, self-expression, and quality curated resteems!

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