I hope everyone made it through Christmas okay this year, now we're on to New Years. It always seems to come so fast... I've learned that it's best to enjoy life while it lasts, because it really is pretty short!
Today is Sunday once again, and as always I will be doing my HSBI giveaway post. I also give out some DUO tokens and a legendary Splinterlands card as well (or two HSBI units.) This past week we had 23 participants in the contest who shared what their favorite treats were around the holidays. I'll highlight of few of these before jumping into the new contest for next Sunday.
Chocolate Cake
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Chocolate cake was a popular pick, and with good reason. I think everyone loves a good chocolate cake, I know I do! Thanks for this choice @dewabrata and @ronnie10 ! The best part about it is that there are so many different kinds to choose from and they all taste great. From chocolate cheesecake to Black Forest cake, now I'm getting hungry!
Pumpkin Pie
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Pumpkin Pie was the pick by @ryosai ! I love it as well and as a kid, we always had it around the holidays. If you haven't tried it, it's awesome, I recommend trying it out! Especially with whipped cream on top, how can you go wrong there? In my family we usually had Pecan pie as well, very rich, but very good...
Aebleskivers
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This was a pick by @whywhy as a Dutch specialty around Christmas. I have family from Denmark and also made these, not sure of the name in the Netherlands. These are amazing tasting pancake balls but much better than pancakes! I used to make them for my son, it's a family tradition. You really need a cast iron specialty Aebleskiver pan to make them and a good recipe which is easy to find online. They are worth it as they are heavenly tasting...
Chocolate and Chocolate Cherries
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Chocolate covered cherries were a pick by @silvertop that he and @elizabethbit gave their kids for Christmas every year. I personally love these, and my parents gifted us these often at at Christmas time as well. They taste great, worth trying if you never have. I'll include this with the chocolate category because it was a popular one. Thanks also to @jpatrick28 and @mmoline (for orange chocolate, Terry's in particular.) If you haven't tired Terry's orange chocolate you are missing out!
Now for next week's giveaway...
This weeks entry questions will be: Do you have any New Years resolutions? Feel free to share one!
The Giveaway
I will be giving out two prizes of five (5) HSBI. Third prize will be 2 DUO tokens, the token I recently launched with @bulliontools and @bitcoinman . It offers those who stake sufficient tokens daily curation on quality posts, dividends, and a tipping bot. It also helps to onboard and retain new Hive members. At the end of the post there is a link to the white paper and where to purchase the tokens. There will also be one legendary Splinterlands card as a fourth prize. If you don't play Splinterlands just let me know and I'll send you two HSBI instead. To participate you need a reputation level of at least 25 and bots cannot win. And please one entry per person to make it fair to everyone.
If you have more questions about DUO feel free to ask, it's growth is exceeding all of our expectations!
Legendary Splinterlands card up for grabs this next week:
If you would like to be placed on a weekly reminder list just let me know and I'll make sure you get tagged each week. The list so far is rather short:
@hiveborgminer
@kungfukid
@stekene
@elizabethbit
@ronnie10
@whywhy
@cositav
@hatdogsensei
@yusmelys
@moonthumb
How to Enter
Every week this will change. I'm looking for engagement rather than just saying "I am in". There is no need to upvote or re-blog, although if you choose to do so I would appreciate it. This week's question is an easy one:
Do you have any New Years resolutions? Feel free to share one!
HSBI
If you are unfamiliar with the prize you can learn more here:
https://ecency.com/post/@steembasicincome/hive-sbi
Or check out my recent post:
https://labs.inleo.io/@thebighigg/hsbi-what-are-they-my-experience-and-a-starter-guide
Choosing the Winners
All valid entries will be placed on the Wheel of Names and I will spin it four times. The first prize will be 5 HSBI units. The second prize will be another 5 HSBI units. Third prize will be a legendary Splinterlands card or two HSBI units, winner's choice. Fourth prize will be two DUO tokens. And since I am spinning the same wheel four times in a row it is theoretically possible for the same person to win all four prizes! Although I have yet to see it happen, maybe this week?
Deadline
One week from today which will be Sunday January 5, 2025 at 8 A.M. California Pacific Time.
Now to choose last week's lucky winners!
And the first spin!
Congratulations to @henruc ! You won five HSBI units!
And the second spin!
Congratulations to @rainbowdash4l ! You won five HSBI units!
The third spin
Congratulations to @dubble ! You have won your choice of the Djinn Oshannus card or two HSBI units. Just let me know which ones you prefer and I'll send them off!
The fourth spin
Congratulations to @chaosmagic23 ! You won two DUO tokens!
That will wrap up this edition of the giveaway, a great week 41. Now moving onto week 42. I'm glad you all enjoy the giveaway! Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below, and thank you for all of your support. It's made these fun giveaways possible. Have a great Sunday everyone!
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My resolution is to enhance interaction by providing even more personalized responses.
That is a good goal. It's time consuming but worth it. I've worked on that one this past year quite a bit and I've got to know some really cool people.
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I appreciate it very much, have a wonderful day!
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My goal is to be more patient with my children.
That can be hard at times, I know all too well. lol That's a great goal!
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My new years resolution is to practice hospitality more, inviting friends and family over to our house regularly. Even though it's a lot of work, with a family of 9 people, it's very much worth it. !BBH
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It is a lot of work, I rarely have people over at my place. I live alone now so I really have gotten to enjoy the silence... I'll have to try to invite friends and family over more myself!
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My New Year’s resolution would be removing laziness in my life. haha
A good goal, no always easy. Every now and again it does feel good to be lazy. I find I reserve my lazy periods to near the end of the day to just relax!
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I don't really think about New Years resolutions because it's a very arbitrary time to set goals. You can set new goal at any point of the year. I'm satisfied with my job so I don't have to worry about getting a new one. The only thing I can think of is to be my physically active.
I don't make resolutions anymore either, I usually work on one item at a time throughout the year. Getting more active is a great goal, good for overall health!
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My only New Year's resolution is to try to "orange pill" my two grown sons to stack Bitcoin😇
That might be a tall order.....Lol!!😇🤣😀
I wish you luck on that one. I'm surprised they don't already because you are so into crypto! I bet they do stack silver though, I got that from my dad!
I have been able to get my sons to stack Silver!👍😍
I guess because they can hold Silver in their hands!😇
They are not the same I listed last week tbh but these we have as well in The Netherlands they are called poffertjes and they beat pancakes ass and require their own pan.
My choice was Olliebollen because they are end of year treats but Poffertjes or Aebleskiver are tastier....thanks for reminding me !PIMP
My plan for the new year, change FUD for Faith
Cool! Now I know the difference. Aebleskiver's are much tastier aren't they? Beating FUD can be hard, I focus on the long play and hope for the best. Unless it's a quick flip, then I sell when I have a profit!
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I want to write daily, and I am hoping this will inspire daily posting, but I can only hope.
It's tough, I manage most days but take one day off for my sanity's sake. Finding a topic daily takes a lot of effort, but once you get a streak going it's keeps you motivated!
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My new years resolutions would be (pretty personal one)
share more how I am realy feeling to my loved oned (when I am not feeling well), if I feel the urge to suppress my feelings - tell my wife. If I have a relapse - be open and honest about it, just a moment of weakness.
Eat more healthy
Don’t take my loved ones for granted - reflect weekly and tell them once in a while what they mean to me.
@thebighigg curious about your resolutions aswell!
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To be honest, none at all... I gave up on them a few years back. If I find something I want to work on I write it down (so I don't forget) and put it somewhere I will see it every day and work at it.
You've got some great ones there, sharing and expressing as a male doesn't come natural, I understand that one all too well. Eating healthy is important, one I work on every day!
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You're welcome! HSBI curations are always a good thing to receive!
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My new year resolution is to write daily here in Hive and find a new job!
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Both great goals! Daily posting can be hard, but worth it down the road. Good luck on the job hunt, those are harder to come by, especially the good ones!
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Just heard about DUO from seeing someone give a tip this morning; convenient to see a giveaway right after! My New Year's Resolution is to do more to document my land stewardship and sustainability projects, and write more.
Good goals! DUO is a great project, and still relatively inexpensive to involved. Once you stake 200 you can get daily curations, and daily liquid Hive dividends.
Writing more is on my list of things to get done, I've got a couple projects I'm in the middle of and looking for inspiration to finish them off!
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I am aiming 5000 HBD saving, gonna pick high target so if I miss, I would not be sad about it.
That would be a nice savings account wouldn't it? $5K at your fingertips should you ever need it! Give a shot, you never know until you try!
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I am surprised that only 2 ppl has chosen chocolate cake. XD.. Anyway, for the new year's resolution will be getting fit back again!
I was too, but people were creative which is always fun! Getting into shape is always a worthwhile goal. Sticking with it is the hard part...
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Interesting..
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My new year resolution is to continue staying healthy and catching up more time with my family!
Stay healthy for sure, once you're not it's hard to get back to health. Catching up with family is always a time well spent!
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my New Year resolution is to become physically active
That's a great one and good for your overall health. I think we could all stand to be more physically active!
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The chocolate cake looks intriguing and mouth watering.
My new year resolution is half done already. I will switch my company and earn less hours while earning more money at the same time. I also want to do my yearly fasting again which I didn't this year for some reason. 5Kg less would be good. I also want to walk the Megamarsch which didn't happen this year. Megamarsch is hiking 50 km in under 12h.
Please HSBI if I win.
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Your welcome! Adding onto your DUO stack! Now 50 km in under 12 hours sounds painful, you'll have to get in shape for that one for sure. Reminds me of those good old long marches I did in the Army! lol
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50 km will be painful. I got 22 km in the summer this year, so half way done. 😂 50 km will be mentally and physically a challenge. But that is the part I like. I did other things already like climbing up a mountain or hiking and climbing down a dry waterfall (Torrent de Pareis is without water in some summer months).
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MY NEW YEAR'S GOAL IS TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMORNY, ABUNDANCE AND MANY EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES
Great goals! ¡Espero que estes super bien!
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My new year resolution is to get back to posting on Hive regularly again and rebuild my account to where I was at.
Feel free to tag me in this posts going forward.
Once you get in the habit it's pretty easy. Getting started is tough, at least it was for me. I still take one day off a week though!
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my new years resolution is get back in shape. eat healthy foods and go to gym. :D
A good one, but hard to stick to the change. Good luck, I hope you can get into Hugh Jackman wolverine kind of shape!
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My resolution is boring and common. Excel at my work and aim to continue climbing up the corporate ladder. :)
I'll keep my resolution HIVE focused. Accumulate more HIVE in 2025 than I did so in 2024! 🤑 Hopefully alt season begins in earnest somewhere in that time frame and HIVE gets pulled up along with it too.
my goal is to save more money
end of the year resolution ? hmm maybe just live more my life without worrying so much ;)
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I do not do New Year's resolutions.
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