International Women's Day- (A not that late) Tribute to the amazing Steemit ladies I've met

Yes I know International Women's Day was a few days ago now, but those who know me, know I'm always on Mom time, so I'm actually just in time :P

Credits to happywomensdayquotes.com

I did start writing this post that day, but have had to finish it bit by bit since then. And now I finished this up as I was tuning into My Life in 8 Songs, and 2 of the awesome ladies that I feature here in this post were actually live on the show tonight :D

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I wanted to do this post because I've met quite a few amazing ladies through steemit (some in real life, some on the platform), in fact every single female steemian I've met in person has been amazing in some way. I've already learnt a lot from some of them and continue to be inspired. So for this post, I wanted to focus on all the these ladies I've had the pleasure to meet in real life.

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In the order that I met these awesome people since I started my journey on Steemit:

@michelle.gent

(Credits to @planetauto)

I met you after the London Investor Show last year, and you were open and kind, it was great to get to know you and hear about your ventures. I love and was very inspired by the fact that you are not shy in exploring all your interests in life :) Very excited for you to get your Porsche!

Favourite memory: Sitting and chatting with you and @s0ul, I loved hearing about your very interesting pasts!

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@evequirk

I met you because you came down with @michelle.gent, and although we didn't get to chat much at all, you were very sweet and obviously very passionate about what you do. I hope your love for cars has only grown, and I hope you find time for Steemit again :)

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@allasyummyfood

I met you at the meetup you organized last year after the London Investor Show, you were very friendly and happy to chat. It was fun to listen to how you got started on Steemit. I've since gotten to know you a lot more after the Christmas Supper Club you hosted, and especially at the more recent meetups/events, and have had some good fun with you. You are crazy hardworking, and very focused and driven, we're both 1988 babies and although we currently live pretty different lives, you inspire me, and I really enjoy working with you :)

Favourite memory: Your 30th after party, not going to say much about it but it was so nice to see you "let your hair down" ;)

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@rea

(credits to @ivargereiko)

I met you at Alla's Christmas supper club, I knew about you through promo-steem, but had no clue you'd be there, so it was a very pleasant surprise to meet you. I was so glad to meet another Chinese steemian in person, and was delighted to find that you are a really genuine and kind person too. I love your dedication to your blog, and am so glad to be getting to know you more.

Favourite memory: Sitting across the table to you and @ezzy at the Supper club, some amazing conversations and a lot of laughs later, I concluded that you guys were awesome :)

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Yuta of @extremeromance

I met you at the Supper club, and you were so awesome to talk to, I loved your vibe, and very excited for what you guys are up to at the moment. Shame we couldn't do a leaving do for you guys, but I'm sure our paths will cross again one day!

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@ashleykalila

I met you because of Humans of Steemit, I loved the project and came to love you and what you do here on Steemit. We became friends, because why wouldn't we? And we met in real life because my little family went to Amsterdam for a family holiday, and we were able to plan for us to visit you in Rotterdam. You are awesome, and I'm so happy for you now that you've transitioned to being a full time Steemian! I haven't forgotten the collab ideas I mentioned, just let me get my shit together, and I know they will all happen at the right time.

Favourite memory: Just sitting and talking deep with you while the kids were playing in the park in Rotterdam, hope we get to do that again :)

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@teodora

I met you because of Steemsugars, we did a little London meetup and little did either of us know that we'd get along so well. I enjoy our "candid conversations", recorded and not recorded, and know there will be many more to come. I love your wisdom and philosophies in life, and love how you choose to live life and travel, as you know. You're on another travel adventure now, and I am so happy for you ❤️

Favourite memory: Quite a few to pick from, but that night at Leon with @meanmommy33 was pretty cool wink wink wink and also when you came to meet the family :D

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@immarojas

I also met you, Ate, because of Steemsugars, and was very glad to meet another Filipino steemian in real life :D You are so sweet, and sooo funny (sometimes very very unexpectedly!). You have such a kind and generous heart, and you could never switch it off even if you tried. It's amazing that you are also an NHS nurse (but not for much longer!!), so much respect for you for that. I will miss you when you move, but I'll come see you in the Phils!

Favourite memory: Lots to pick from, but my favourite for now is definitely the first day we met. You were meant to leave at 4pm after a short afternoon meet, which of course didn't work out that way at all, did it? :P

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@bristena94

You were one of the steemians I found by chance on Steemit! And because it was obviously meant to be, I met you on steemit just in time to invite you very last minute to the small London meetup I was having with @teodora and @immarojas, and you were able to make it too! We had such an amazing afternoon together, getting to know each other and connecting through our very different paths in life. You're about to embark on an amazing adventure, I'm grateful to have met you, and look forward to seeing how your life has changed when you come back from all you experience out there ❤️

Favourite memory: The first time we met! When we were chilling at the pub and getting to know each other :)

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@gillianpearce

You were the first new Steemian I met that day at the big London Meetup, we didn't get to chat much then, but did get to at the Wholefoods meetup. I love that you always have so many questions about Steemit, you obviously really want to understand the platform. I may not follow your posts closely, but I know you engage a lot in the community, and that's amazing!

Favourite memory: Getting to know you more at the Wholefoods meetup

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@rimicane

We met only very briefly at the big London meetup, where you travelled down from Birmingham for, and hardly got to chat. I love that you were happy to make that effort to join us, you are obviously very enthusiastic about Steemit. Looking forward to getting to know you more in time, and hope to see you again soon!

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@ultravioletmag

We met at the big London meetup we joined forces in organizing. Was great to finally meet you in person, after chatting with you behind the scenes. You are so kind and helpful, as it shows with the meetups you were eager to organize for the sake of newbies. Glad to get to know you a lot more at the Wholefoods meetup, and looking forward to having some fun with you this summer with the ideas we've mentioned!

Favourite memory: The conversations that wouldn't end in Wholefoods. Watching you and @adetorrent debate :P

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@ingaaa

So I actually met you at the Supper club first, but I'm not counting that because we only said hi to each other. We properly met at the London meetup in Jan, I'm so glad you finally decided to be active on Steemit (probably not as much as your sister though :P), because you're fucking awesome. You love fun, I love fun, so we get along just fineeee.... We will 420, maybe :P

Favourite memory: Hmm... everytime I see you, we have a ton of fun, but I guess the one that pops out most is during the recent promo-steem meetup we had at yours :D

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@jayread

I met you at the Wholefoods meetup, thanks for Sara, and you were really friendly and fun to chat to, I hope to see you again at some point, especially if we work out a yoga get together :)

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@meanmommy33

Where do I start? We met on Steemsugars (you being the creator and all :P), and I remember it was because you told @ashleykalila to invite me onto the server after you read my Humans of Steemit interview. We didn't necessarily click straight away online, but we sure did when we finally met in person, when you came to London in Feb. We had so. much. fun! I love that your last night here ended up being such an epic night! You are soo awesome, passionate and full of personality, you do soooo much on Steemit and for Steemit, and you absolutely inspire me. Looking forward to our collab ideas! I better find a way to make it work so I can come to @copensteem, because I reallly want to see you again soon!

Favourite memory: The 2 days you were here in London were legen - wait for it- (and I hope you're not lactose intolerant) dary. But actually my favourite memory is the moment we first met, I loved that you were so surprised that I had a deep voice (because you somehow expected me to have a high pitched voice), I find it hilarious because I thought the exact same thing about you hahaha <3

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Norma of @buttpacker

So glad to meet you at the recent promo-steem meetup, more than anything, because I finally met my first fellow Hong Kong Steemian, hells yea! I only got to chat to you a bit, but you are awesome and so fun (BLUEBERRY CIGGIES <3), and I hope we get to do something before your big travel plans to milk those Cathay pacific benefits!

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So these are the lady steemians I've met in person, all amazing in their own way. I know I will continue to meet more, but I am grateful for the ones I have met so far and even more grateful for the ones I've become good friends with since. Thank you all <3

Happy (belated) International Women's Day, to all reading this, I hope you feel loved, respected and valued!

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I mentioned #Steemsugars a lot here, so in case you didn't know, it is an amazing community created by @meanmommy33 after Steemfest2, with the purpose of helping to bring more female presence onto Steemit and into crypto. Anyone is welcome (especially if you share that sentiment), just click this banner to join :)

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Thanks for reading!

Much Love from RedRica :)