There's nothing wrong with revising a goal to a realistic, achievable level. You're still doing really well, and sometimes taking a bit of pressure off (especially when real life is crazy) actually helps you get better results.
Also, if there's one thing I've learned about Hive it's that it is unpredictable. Just last week, I spent ages on what I thought was a really good post and it only got a few cents worth of upvotes, and then I did a really quick post and it did really well. If you add in the compounding effect that your ever-growing stash gets you, I think you'll be pleased with how it's gone at the end of the year 😀