I just reached one thousand followers on Steemit. It might not sound that much of a big deal to many of you, however this is the first time I reach 1k followers on any platform. I guess it goes without saying that this is a very special day for me. And of course I owe it all to you. Each and everyone of you reading and supporting my work. Each and everyone of you taking the time to comment on my blogs.
I created this account more than a year ago, however I was totally inactive until last November mainly because I had to serve time in my country's military, as it is mandatory for every adult male in Greece. I had just found out about Steemit and that was the definition of bad timing. See, digging the web is my thing. That's how I get things done. That's how I found out about this wonderful platform when all of my friends and relatives ignored its existence.
But my timing was wrong! Steemit can be confusing if you're a new member and especially if you do not know ANYONE around when you're starting out. Felt like I had a million questions and nobody to offer answers. I needed time. I had to spend long hours doing research, reading credible authors' blogs, trying to figure out who the credible ones were in the first place, trying to comprehend how the reward pool is distributed, learning the differences between Steem, SBD, SP etc.
Most of it might sound easy peasy to many of you, however let's keep in mind that this is reality from a newbie's point of view. Oh heck, it rhymes. Never mind, I often use such failed jokes. One of the reasons I still wonder why people do follow me. Anyway what were we talking about? Oh yeah, questions. Questions and time. I had to leave real life behind and forget about my computer and the internet. That's why I just signed up and never returned for the next 6 - 7 months. Worst mistake ever. One that I had to make though.
But I'm more than grateful that I did return in the end. I've met so many wonderful people on Steemit and created some strong relationships built on mutual respect since then. Learned lots of interesting stuff regarding various fields and had so much fun with my Steemit friends in the comment sections. I took part in funny challenges and met all kinds of brilliant Steemians on discord. I even met folks who appreciate my nerdy engineering blogs. I never thought I would be able to socialize and make new friends by being the nerd I am. Thank you Steemit.
I never thought this would be possible but thanks to the Steem blockchain it is. I found out about the 
Many thanks to the special people from the 
And that basically sums up my Steemit journey so far! I wanted to thank so many individuals on a personal level, however for some reasons I believe that tagging everyone in a post might be annoying for some people. And I hate being annoying! I have a lot of self respect. Or maybe I'm just mentally challenged. Once a pshychiatrist tried to convince me that I am, but then I ended up convincing him he was not a psychiatrist. Kidding. I know, I'm a clown. At least I got 1000 Steemit followers. I bet he can't beat that.
Have a great day!
