Thank You People of Steemit!

Three short months ago I joined Steemit on a whim. It was around the Thanksgiving holiday, and I had some time to spare. My boyfriend, the fabulous Hive account@johnelder-org, had stumbled upon it and thought it was worth giving a try. If I'm being honest, I figured I'd have some fun over the long holiday and eventually just sort of fizzle out. You know, most shiny and sparkly new things go dull pretty quickly in our over-stimulated lives. "Real" life is busy.

But then I started reading. And sure, I was in awe of some of the big payouts I saw. And knowing nothing about this platform I was just sure I'd be making thousands per post any day now. Meanwhile, as I'm seeing my 3 cent payouts, I'm reading. And laughing, crying, and learning as I go. And I connected. In a big way. Much bigger than I imagined I would.

So this isn't really a hey, thank you Steemit for building my retirement fund. Although the money is fun (still haven't seen that $1000 post yet LOL) it's become more and more about the people. This amazingly diverse global community I've come to love. This post is a thank you to the community. To the people I now call friends.

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I'm terribly afraid to give shout outs by name, because I just know I'll miss somebody important. You know who you are. But a huge than you to the amazing people at #teamgirlpowa #steemsugars #thealliance #promo-mentors

Thank YOU for all you do!