I have 103 days left to get exactly 600 SP.
I originally needed 1,400 or 8.43/day when I started this goal 166 days ago.
I've averaged about 400 SP/month since, which I could buy in a heartbeat, but refuse to. I want to prove to others who don't have the means that you can earn your way through hustle, making friends, networking, consistency, and more hustle (for fun).
My intention is to have this be a marketable case study in some way down the line, or to give people who can't buy Steem hope. I made a goal and will meet it. Plain and simple.
Progress/Feedback:
From my last update 18 days ago (my 1,000th blog post then), my daily target fell from 6.57 SP to 5.82 (~11% acceleration).
Despite the improved rate, my blogging rewards have dropped sharply since. Maybe less people are around, or I'm not as interesting or entertaining. Maybe I said something wrong in a post or didn't cheerlead enough. Who knows, but I can only be myself and try to have fun.
My daily curation rewards are in the 1.25-1.50 SP range, so not all of this has come from blogging.
Even if rewards fizzle, I'll always want to post about my upcycling/recycling/thrifting since there's a bigger picture involved for people to learn about in the future (facilitated by historical blog search functionality improving).
Fortunately, the downtick in rewards has been offset by the excellent SBD/Steem ratio, so my progress is a bit deceiving. I did have two successful drum videos lately that got 
At this rate, I might try to drum more since it's a lot of fun and
I haven't self voted once during this initiative. Proof of the past is in the link above.
Thank you to everyone that's given me a boost along the way here. Every little bit and name I see helps. I most enjoy when I know people have given me a look to read or their ears to listen. Below is a snapshot since my last post.
Special thanks to 
Sidebar:
I had a choice to make recently: invest big into Steem for a new curation/delegation account, or not. At this time, I chose to pass because I thought it'd undermine the spirit of this initiative. I put my money into my core holdings for this phase. Maybe I'll regret it, but my gut told me to wait on Steem for now.
Once I get to 5,000 SP, I'll be more liberal with investing fiat since I proved that I could do it without buying my stake. I'll also be at peace with my other long-term holdings so I can focus more on Steem as my under-the-radar investment to build up, as the chain and ecosystem hopefully works some kinks out.
I hope those who've been following this have gotten some encouragement or regular insight into what it's like to be an average content creator who prefers not to vlog or get intertwined in politics. To those who are on a similar SP trajectory, feel free to share your progress or struggles below.
