Welp, I made it. This post will be the last needed for the month of February in order for me to get my second consecutive "Monthly Author" badge. To be honest, I thought this day might never come. February is always a long winter month here in the north anyway, and trying to figure out what to write about every day made it that much longer. lol It's been a grind, but also very rewarding in the fact that I now know it's possible.
I've been on Hive for over 5 years and up until January 1st, I had only ever gotten the weekly badge. And I only did that once. So I'm certainly not a seasoned writer by any measuring stick. I see some of these people who have posted every day for years instead of weeks or months and I'm in complete awe. Granted, there are a few little tricks you can use to keep the streak going without spending a ton of time writing, but if you want to maintain your following and some of the voting trails that may connect to you, you can't use them very often.
One thing I've learned over the course of these two months is that you almost have to be "full-time" on Hive. At least I do. I've got games to keep track of, communities to visit, threads to do, quests to complete, and then there's the regular curation and reading that need to be done as well. Oh yeah, and I also need to write an article each day, which usually takes anywhere from 1-2 hours. It is all very time-consuming. That said, it's been fun figuring things out and coming up with new topics or new ways to talk about old topics. Hopefully I haven't bored the hell out of you people who have been kind enough to read me regularly. :-)
But, all good things must end. The simple fact of the matter is that while I've had fun doing this, and the rewards I've received both in tokens and conversations have been nice, Hive alone still can't pay the bills. My business basically shuts down in the winter months so I have lots of time, but come spring, it's full bore back to life in the real world. Unfortunately it's the only way to support my Splinterlands habit. lol
I do, however, plan to try and stay much more active over the months ahead than I have in the past. Spending these last couple months writing every day has made me realize that I actually like doing it. It doesn't need to be "work". Plus, with the advent of #threads, it will be much easier to at least stay active there and keep myself in the loop. I may even put it on my phone, which is saying a lot for me.
So, to make a long story short, my consecutive posting days streak will be coming to an end. It may be tomorrow, it may be next week, but there will definitely be a day in March somewhere I don't get something out. And that's okay by me. I'm actually looking forward to getting back out into the real world and seeing the sunshine again. It's been a long, snowy winter but we're starting to see hints of warmer weather to come.
Thank you to everyone who has followed along and voted and commented on my writings. I appreciate it very much. This certainly isn't the end so I'm not saying goodbye. I'm just saying that stories will be much less frequent at some point over the next couple months. I'll still be around curating and getting my votes in, plus threads. Regardless of time I still need to stay consistent by doing the little things. It all adds up and those are the things that keep moving us forward.
Thanks again and remember...
Hive is the Way.
LeoFinance, the Gateway.