Hello! Newbie here...This is my introduction

Hello everyone!
I am excited to be a part of what I have read and heard is a great community. I must honestly admit that I have been stalling on posting my introduction post. I have been browsing through a couple of posts and it is quite intimidating as there are so many talented people out there with a lot to offer. I am not sure that my version of originality can meet these standards, so I will just go with the truth and not try to be anything other than myself.

How did I find you?
I heard about Steemit from a friend, but never did I imagine it would be like this. The little I have learned so far got me so intrigued that I have been wrestling with ideas for my introduction post for weeks now. Normally I would lose interest in something like this, but the more I read about it, the more I wanted to pursue it. I am looking forward to see and read about what other people are experiencing daily. Obviously, the idea of making a bit of money is a bonus!

My introduction picture?
I am generally a very private person, so I regret I did not feel comfortable posting a picture of myself. However, that is my very real hand in the picture. When I was initially considering maybe posting a picture of myself, I could not find one of me anyway. Apparently, I don't like to be in pictures. Finding me would be the same as finding Waldo. So, there you go, see if you can find one of us:

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About me?
So here goes.... I am a born and bred South African female in my twenties, currently staying at home with my 2-year-old. English is not my first language so please excuse any grammar errors, I will try and do spell checks as much as possible! I used to be a career-woman, driven and motivated to climb the ladder to success. In the process, I neglected relationships, my family and had little time left to spend with my new born. Then everything changed… My father was diagnosed with lung cancer and unfortunately did not win the fight, although he fought very hard. He passed away last year and this started a process of change in me. My husband was very supportive when I decided to quit my job and stay at home with our son. I am not the same person today that I was a year ago. Although the pain of what happened is beyond what I can describe, something good did come from his passing. It was an eye opener in all areas of my life.

What will I write about?
Honestly, I am not sure yet. I may draw ideas and inspiration from my journey the past year, what I discovered and how life changed. I realized how important it is to focus on the right things in life, forgiving and moving on. I will also focus on my spiritual life and the exciting world of raising a 2-year-old.
There may be different topics, but for now I am still figuring everything out. Speaking of, I am also still figuring out how to use Steemit, so if this format or layout looks weird, please feel free to share tips. Hopefully the next post will look better.

So, there you have it. I do not have a degree, sing opera, sleep in a different city every night, paint beautiful canvases or eat 500 hot dogs in 1 hour.
I am just figuring out how to deal with the changes that occurred after a huge loss and life changing event, how to raise a 2-year-old in the process and embracing this new approach and outlook I have on life.
I am looking forward to starting this journey with you all here on Steemit!

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Welcome to Steemit! aidanblue, Upvote & Follow is ou great strength.
Let's try to get along.

Thank you! Will have a look at what interests me and start following so that my news feed can actually have something on there :)

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Welcome To Steemit! @aidanblue, I hope you find the platform useful for your ideas and posts. Heres is a link to a video of Andrew Levine that helped me understand steemit a lot better, good luck! Video

Thank you for sharing the video. I was glad to hear that I do not have to worry about them and that I can watch it a couple of times :)
Regardless it did help and gave me a bit of an overview of the three types. Will definitely watch it again as soon as I start receiving something that I can use or cash out.

Hi @aidanblue welcome to Steemit. I do hope that you have a wonderful time on this platform, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with do not hesitate to ask, I will be more than happy to help.
If you would like to stay in touch please Follow me @pastorlea

Yes thank you so much. I have clicked "follow" and might just take you up on that offer! :)

you will find some tips here: www.SteemTools.com

Thank you, I have that site open as well and will go through it. Thank you for the help!

you are welcome!

Hello and welcome to Steemit family and our ever-growing platform. You have made a great decision by joining us and helping us to create decentralized entity that will change the way social media and other business models work in the future. I would like to help you out in your early days by using my steem power to upvote your first few posts. Simply follow my account and tag me by @czechglobalhosts in your posts and I will make sure to read your post and upvote you! Good luck and steem on! Tomas

Hi Tomas, thank you so much. I have followed and look forward to reading about your travels.
Another thing for me to research is how to tag someone. I guess I just mention you by @czechglobalhosts at the end of my post and you will get notified? Is that how it works? Just good to know for future use as well :)

Yes, that should work! Have fun steeming and once again warm welcome!

Welcome! Sorry to hear about the loss of your father. I hope this community will be uplifting to you and your family as you begin your Steemit journey. Thanks for sharing, this is a great intro post. I'm sure if you post things about your 2 year old, we'll get to read about some interesting things for sure. Looking forward to hearing more!

Thank you, I appreciate it.
Yes and after making my first post and being eager to see what happens next....my attention was demanded by this very same 2-year-old boy. Forcing me to put Steemit aside and only be able to return 5 short hours later :)

Hi @aidanblue welcome to Steemit. I do hope that you have a wonderful time on this platform, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with do not hesitate to ask, I will be more than happy to help.
If you would like to stay in touch please Follow me @fshllc

Thank you, I have followed :)

Thank you @aidanblue. Cheers!

Welcome! Hope you enjoy Steemit! It is a great community to meet people from all over the world. I am a Brazilian writer and videomaker, living in London. Here I post about photography, travelling and stories. Have a look at my profile and if you like it, follow me. :-)

Would love to read your stories and about your travels. And I cannot say no to good photography...I have followed :)

Welcome to Steemit @aidanblue . I hope you are going to enjoy this platform and will be able to contribute positively. Below mentioned website will help you get through this initial phase:

https://www.steemithelp.net/

In case you got any questions, feel free to ask. Let's connect, Following your blog. :)

Thank you for the greetings and the website link. I will definitely work through it.
Following your blog too :)