c0ff33 vlog 24th March 2018 The Road Warrior 🚙💨 - with me @c0ff33a ☕️

It's Saturday - and that means it c0ff33 vlog day with @c0ff33a ☕️ 👈🏽 That's me! It has been a relatively steady week this week, after spending another Saturday writing up last weeks Vlog, we had even more snow so Sunday I bravely decided to stay indoors rather then drive on the snow covered roads.

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Sunday was a good day to catch up with jobs around the house, but not going outside also made it a little more difficult for me to come up with something for #SublimeSunday - fortunately I have an extensive photograph back catalogue in my iCloud so with the help of a few #FunkyEdits I managed to pull something out of the bag. We had some wonderful posts using the tag this week though, @lymepoet treated us to a snow filled walk which contained a real covering of snow - not the powdery dusting I get. @smartphoto continued to amaze me with his Photo Editing Skills with this statue that looks so very familiar - I don't know how he does it. I enjoyed some wonderful beach views by @maruharraca and discovered the beach had a very naughty name 😳 and then I enjoyed a family day out with @mcoinz79 who looked to have a great day for his Brothers Birthday. And @old-guy-photos shared some tasty eggs Benedict during an amazing journey of a day including lunch at the Clinton Inn and a walk that included an incredible photo of a wooden pier. Finally I took a swim in the sea with @hazem91 which sounded decidedly chilly to me. He had been busy though, with a Steemit meet up and while still finding time to a rest in a coffee shop with a friend.

@snowpea came up with a clever idea for a challenge Love it or Shove it where you list 5 things you like and 5 things you dislike. It's spread incredibly quickly, I got tagged in by @saffisara in her challenge post and then it kept growing and growing. @thekitchenfairy did her own post which was really creative fun, and then I learned alot from this post by @redheadpei which presented a fascinating insight into her. It's hard to think of who has not done this challenge - I really enjoyed this one by @felobtc as well. And one of the most comprehensive of these posts has to be this love it or shove it by @warpedweaver a fascinating read featuring snakes and bears! I was impressed with the photo's of each love in this post by @askmee . And @baby07 came up with some inspirational ideas including reading books in her love it post @snook made her own post quite unique, with amazing banners and text breaks . It's amazing how little ideas like this can really take hold and grab everyone, it's really impressive and I have enjoyed reading many people's posts for it.

Tuesday I was out all day driving for work, leaving very little time for Steemit although the driving footage at least did make for an interesting dashcam post At least while I was driving I had some good music to listen to - @sweetscience had a special St. Patrick's Day Mix set up so I enjoyed listening to that on the way, it was funny in places where he dropped in voice samples from leprechaun in Alabama news cast. Well worth listening to his radio shows if you get chance. I also went back to @cygon post with the Electro Swing Beats such great music, it's a shame he has been too busy working to post recently though. And of course the gif loving musical genius that is @avesa continues to blow up Steemit with his original music - this track Brownies features his very own vocals - when he is done he will release the full album on Steemit - I can't wait for that one.

Wednesday was therefore a day of catching up after my Tuesday out, that meant plenty of work to do and not so much time for Steemit. I did manage to take a trip to the other side with this Grave Encounter post by the formidable vlog star @crazybgadventure who is producing some amazingly lengthy posts right now. And talking of vlogs, this life is stressful post by @mikesthoughts reminds us that life can be full of ups and downs - but it is how you step up to the challenge that defines you. And I caught up with @carmalain7 the writing and poetry master who seems to be taking over Steemit with Poetry - this piece Fear and Loathing in the United States of America is excellent and is part of a 100 day Poetry Challenge - a Poem every day - I can't even manage to come up with 1! I then discovered about being a Vegan, or a partial vegan through this reasons why veganism is the future post by @moonunit - it's quite an educational post and well worth reading. If you are into deep reading Contectual Thinking by @tibra taxed my single brain cell to the limit. I did however enjoy a trip to the farm by @alvinauh - and can appreciate his apprehension of taking long journeys. I have also discovered contrasting experiences can lead to appreciation by @zen-art , a very thought provoking piece of writing about how the negatives we come across help us find and appreciate the positives.

On Thursday I had the video footage to edit and upload for my trip to Wales post, leaving very little time to get around to the constant flow of Steemit posts. But a little time is all I need, diving straight in to enjoy Bob Marley painted in coffee by the incredibly creative @huslein.slash - quite amazing the quality of art he can produce painting with coffee! I love Bob Marley and this picture of him really impressed me. Always look on the bright side of life sang Eric Idle in Monty Python's the life of Brian - and in Bright side of life the Steemit powerhouse that is @nainaztengra helps us realise that life isn't really a piece of 💩 when you look at it. Taking #FunkyEdits to a new level, this Photo Manipulation post by @tygertyger is a real gem - layering multiple different edits of the same photos to create one new unique picture. For inspirational words and poetry you do not have to look further then Glass Houses by the incredibly talented @battleaxe.

By Friday I was pleased to see this wedding venue Market Friday post by @deadgrlsuppastar it's been some time since she was well enough to post so it is good to hear she is a little better at least. If you want to Tone Up for summer then this work out post from @aussieninja has some great tips for your gym routine - made me feel tired just reading it. I throughly enjoyed this poetry reading video - you all really need to watch this one. @steemflow gave me a fascinating insight into using mud as mortar very interesting read this one with some good demonstration pictures. Catching hold of a bird can be a tricky job, so I was impressed to see @fishyculture with this bird in the hand. This wonderful wooden bench photograph by @longsilver reminds me of the ones you find in many of the woodland National Parks of the UK - sturdy and reliable. And benches have been a popular theme @deerjay shares some lovely benches in a park with fascinating bird outlines in the background.

You can't think of Friday without #MarketFriday and this weeks kicked off with some Incredible coloured flowers pots and flower photography by the lovely @dswigle she has just hit dead on 2000 followers as well - congratulations! I love reading through all the post that use the tag, so fascinating to see like this Precious Thai Gold by @hangin some incredible photography of so much Gold it is quite unbelievable. There is a market for anything, this art market by @vee2180 is incredible to see all the artists work on display in the open. And then you can enjoy Angels and Gnomes by @icybc. And for true American Mega Mall this Market Friday from the master of photography @tattoodjay can not be beat. I could go on but I need to start wrapping this vlog up!

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This week's charity section is a little short on action, I have not had chance to get around enough posts to check out. But of course charity accounts like @youarehope can only do they great work they do with help from donations - Steemit provides a unique way to support charity you can simply upvote their posts and support that way - it really does cost you nothing. And if you have any little to spare you can easily send a donation through your Wallet. Of course it isn't just people that need help, @rhondak runs a wonderful charity account called @tarc which is a dog rescue charity - anyone who has owned a dog or know people that do will be aware of the unrequited love and joy they can bring. But they are also a big commitment in time and money, sometimes people can not keep up with it and they get abandoned. It's a terrible shame, and supporting rescue charities like this that will take them in and re-home the is a big step toward giving them a brighter future. And for a personal favour I would love you to show some love to this (Black and White Photo Challenge}(https://steemit.com/sevendaybnwchallange/@crisangel/seven-day-black-and-white-challenge-day-06) by @crisangel the rewards from this post go towards helping him upvote and support new entries to #thealliance

And this weeks vlog journey has reached it's end, another steady week for me this is of course by no means every post or account I have visited - I would love to include every one but this post is a day in the making as it is. I like doing this format though, apparently it's a "curation" post but for me it's a way to recap on the posts I have visited and also make sure I keep up with my favourite regular posters. Sharing the content you enjoy on Steemit is a wonderful way to help connect people, maybe one or two people will read this and find a new account sharing content they like from it. If you look at my Blog, it might appear like I post every minute of the day - my resteem level has reached such incredible levels even I can't find my own posts amongst everyone else's. Sharing is caring though, my entire account has stopped being about me - and grown to become a focal point for content - it's still the content I like and enjoy, but if you are every looking for a new post or account to find it is only a quick scroll of my blog away. One final post to close with Google's blockchain will change everything interesting points by @maxabit I wonder if the new trend of browser hashing will extend to google.

And now for some shameless self promotion, it's been a turbulent few weeks in the Steemit world with Steem valve dropping along side other crypto's - most of you I am sure feel like me that riding the waves of market value is part of the course - our investment in this platform has to be long term - the value has risen before and will again. It's been hard work for me though, I invest a large amount of my earnings into Delegated Rented SP - the price is the same whatever the Steem Value is - so low value and lower post rewards has made it a struggle to keep paying for that SP. Many will wonder why I bother - 33 Steem could be just be powered up - but renting 1000 SP for a month with it makes my upvote much bigger and that makes a big difference - not so much benefit for me but when I upvote it has a bigger impact on the posts I support.

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It's been costing me to keep up the delegation renewals this week, but I always say this a hobby not a job for me personally - the rewards are not just monetary it's enjoying quality posts and sharing time with the amazing virtual friends I have found on here. I have come a long way - and it's all thanks to every single one of you that take your time to upvote my posts, and leave such wonderful comments on them. So many comments in fact I am still two posts behind replying to them - I always do, it might take a while but I do my best to always remember when people take the effort to leave a comment on my post to reply to them.

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As Steemit grows making your content stand out gives it a greater chance to be seen and enjoyed, I try to work on making one post every few days - but making it as big and content rich as I can. I don't know if this is the right way, but I enjoy the most big content rich posts - and a wise man on Steemit once said to me - make your content like the content you enjoy.

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