I have been here for almost a week and this is not my first post, but everyone is making a huge deal about introduction posts, so I figured I should get one up here. I do hate talking about myself and when asked to do it, I'm always reminded of my mother anytime she heard me say a name she wasn't familiar with. I would say "Suzie was talking to Fred today and he says the world will be ending in 2 hours" and she would respond with "Who's Fred?" then I would say "Fred is who he sounds like...he's Fred...the guy that says the world is ending. I don't understand what you want from me." I'm sure you've gathered this introduction could be painful for both of us.
So, I am Mel. My birth name is Melissa, but I'm lazy and my full name makes me think I'm in trouble, so I go by Mel. Not Missy, not Melanie and certainly not Martha. Yes, I have somehow been called Martha by more than one person. When not face to face or over the phone, almost all people assume I'm a guy, but I'm good with it because they still call me Mel instead of Melanie or Missy.
I currently live in NL, have an 18 year old daughter (@electa, who is also in the progress of getting started with Steemit), an English Bulldog and am owned by 2 cats. I joined Steemit about a week ago and I'm finding I enjoy it more than I expected. I expected it to be something like Facebook, but with longer posts, but I'm pleasantly surprised by the amount of intelligent people there are here. From baking, to inside glimpses of how other countries live, to research and information articles, to personal opinions...it's great. It seems like a genuine community and I don't even have anyone telling me I'm heartless if I don't type amen and share lol!
Anyhow, I don't want to make this too long, but it's great to be here and I think I'll end up hooked in no time.
welcome to steemit , be happy best of luck .
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Thank you so much :)
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I love your picture with your cat =)
I have 2 cats as well, very clingy and playful. But anyway welcome to steemit! =)
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Thank you! He's a feral rescue and it's taken 4 years to get him to this point. He'll let the odd person pet him now, but I think he just limits his affection so he can offer it as a bribe when he wants something. He knows I'll cut my own leg off if it's what makes him happy, so he clings to me 24/7. I call him "selectively feral" since he only reverts back to his feral ways and fears if it suits him.
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Welcome to steemit!
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Thank you :D
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Hello, welcome to Steemit! This place is amazing.
There are some great tools for Steemit to help too like the Steem Follower tool that will get you more upvotes and followers.
https://steemfollower.com/?r=3027
And most importantly, Have fun!
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Thank you!
I'll have to revisit stuff like you mentioned later. Right now, I want to make sense of the basics before anything else. For example: My first payout of $1.03 is tomorrow. What does this mean for me? What is that in comparison to actual dollars? What do/can I do with it? Am I ok to just let things sit in my wallet or should I be doing something with them as soon as they come in?
I need to go one step at a time lol
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