Hi @petsandanimals! I would like to direct you to THIS post as well as the two previous topics that I link above.
I see that you are brand new to Hive. Would you like to join my "Class of 2022"? Basically it just a bit of a (mostly local) support group of accounts, mostly new ones, all learning about Hive and tracking their progress. I would not mind adding you to that list.
Who are your friends? Is there someone on Hive that got you started?