I have not been very active on here the last few months, my life outside of Hive has been very busy. What with new jobs and growing girls, my days are full, full, full. I have surprised myself with how I have been able to manage it all. But us humans are adaptable creatures, it's one of our strongest traits, as long as we remember it, that is. 


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I always seem to do much better, when I am busy. I am not really one for sitting idle, too much time on my hands and my mind can run astray. So busy suits me. When I joined here 8 years ago, my youngest was 6 months old and I some how managed to write almost everyday. I guess I was super excited to explore and connect with folk on here. 

Back then, I wrote a lot about parenting, my off grid lifestyle, birth and home schooling. I spend most of my time at home with my girls, totally immersed in motherhood. Being a mother has and still is the most important thing in my life. It was exciting times back then, before the whole world got turned on it's head by the plandemic. 

I remember connecting with so many wonderful folk back then, many that have since left, for various different reasons. I loved that we created such a colourful web around the world, sharing our lives, our skills, our insights. 


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I remember the first time I checked out Steemit, gosh I felt so overwhelmed. It took me a few days, weeks even to get my head round it all. Okay, lets me honest, there is still a lot i don't really grasp. Especially when it comes to tokens and the like and the other side projects. 

I'm a simple kind of gal, I'm here for the connection. I'm not a computer person, or a crypto person, what got me was the people that were/are on here. Also, that everything is up for discussion, not everyone will agree with you, some might take a disliking to you, but you can post about and share almost anything on here and you will find people that agree with you. At least one anyhow.

At the beginning, I didn't share any photos of myself, I was happy to share my experiences and my opinions, but I held back. Still not ready to share that part of me. I still don't like to share photos of my girls, but I have gotten more comfortable with sharing myself. 

That happens when you build real connections, with people.



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It's what I hoped for, but I also wasn't expecting how connected I became with some. of the folk on here Which led to some of them coming to visit me and even staying with me and my girls. It was quite the experience, meeting those who I felt like I already knew so well. @vegan-ninja and @edprivat are the ones that I am still in fairly regular contact with to this day. I certainly found some of my people on here.

Some of which I would love to meet one day, you all know who you are. I really don't want to be tagging anyone, but i really do hope you all know who you are. I have never made it to Hive Fest, I just have never been able to afford to go, but I do dream of one day, getting to go to an event and finally connect face to face with my Hive Folk. 

Eight years later and I'm still here, not so often, but here none the less. My priorities have changed, so my attention is needed else where, but I will continue to stay connected and in time hope to connect even more. For now, I just want to thank everyone on here who has supported me and connected with me and those that have made that happen, by creating and being a part of the Blockchain. 

>These last eight years have been feckin crazy, years that flipped my world upside down, many times. Experiencing many losses and grief, but also saw me expand myself. To once again find myself and I am grateful to have that all recorded on here. A record of my transformation. 

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