Hey fellow Steemians!
I am @bymelissaclaire and I'm in the (very) early stages of my creative career. I currently work a non-creative 9-5 while working on my other interests on the side, and working towards location and financial independence (amirite?).
This is me:
And this is my sweet, sweet cat, being cute in her cat-sized Ikea chair:
The chair apparently wasn't soft enough on it's own, so gave her an extra cushion. #spoiledcat
Her name is Zoey, but I call her Bunny way more frequently, and sometimes Baby Meow Meow. She's 15.5 and I want to throw her a "sweet 16" birthday party, but mostly so I can make cute cat-like cupcakes and make everyone dress up with cat ears.
This is Zoey being derpy:
I learned about Steemit from this article by David Kadavy, @kadavy.
I tried having a travel blog for a few years, but recently learned that what I went into it for is not what I was getting out of it.
I learned that I want to create freely. I want to explore and learn and just try things, and I really felt confined to "rules" in the world of "making it as a blogger."
So - I'm here to just be myself, and not worry about all the trends of the online world.
I like discovering and talking about:
• photography;
• travel stories;
• bakeries;
• thoughts and reflections;
• writing (I want to become a better creative writer!);
• chasing that freedom;
• and who knows what else!
A little more about me...
After I completed my master's degree in criminology, and before I got a "real job," I backpacked solo around Europe for three months. I mainly carpooled and couchsurfed and it was one of the best times. It made me realize that I don't want to look back fondly on it as "the good old days" and just something I did while I was young and unencumbered. It made me realize I just don't want to be encumbered. I want to look forward to all the exciting things ahead, rather than surviving off memories and nostalgia, though of course, it's still nice to reminisce.
This trip also made me realize I want to be really good at taking really awesome photos. Up until now, all my photos have been taken with my Canon T1i, but I will be upgrading in December, because I know I have no chance of making it as a professional otherwise, and it's kind of embarrassing that I haven't upgraded yet.
Here are some photos from my Europe trip:
Schloß Schönbrunn, Vienna
Parliament building in Budapest, which holds the title for "prettiest parliament building" in the world for me (so far)
And here are some more recent ones:
Belfountain Conservation park in Ontario, Canada
Belfountain Conservation park in Ontario, Canada
La Jolla Beach, San Diego - this one actually won me prize in a German photo contest
So, that's it for now, but I'm pretty much an open book so feel free to ask questions! I'm excited to be part of the Steemit community!
Welcome to Steemit! Beautiful pictures, and you have a very beautiful cat as well!
Thank you! I usually take full credit for her outward appearance haha. #proudcatmom
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Welcome to Steemit :D
Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit!
Really liked the intro and welcome! Hope you feel at home, it's a great community. Will follow and look forward to more! Feel free to follow or contact if you need anything!
Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit fellow Canadian! Followed you! Good luck!
Thank you! Nice photos - followed back :)
Thank you very much! Your photos are awesome!
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Thank you - I'm still learning the ropes, so that's helpful!
Hey Melissa. Welcome to The Steemit Community. Nice post, Upvoted and Followed. Feel free to follow back and ask for friendly favors. Thank you!
Thank you! :)
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Welcome to Steemit from Hamilton, Ontario 👍
Thank you! I'm glad to see other Ontarians here!
hello! Welcome to here! I am writing about photography and travel too and I will glad to happy if you read it! ;)
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Welcome to Steemit. Good content will be eventually rewarded, but it's a hard graft at the start. Keep at it and hopefully, you will get noticed. Once you do, this whole thing begins to make sense and hopefully you will feel like giving back to the community by searching out good content yourself. It's a long hard journey on here, but worth it in the end. Good luck and hope to see your future posts doing really well.
Thanks! Nothing worth it was ever easy, right? =D
Pleased to meet you @bymelissaclaire!
Thanks for sharing your hobbies and life with us.
The photos are lovely too!
Welcome to Steemit!!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Cheers :)
Lovely to meet you! Canada shots are my favorite, especially the 'water drops' one! Very awesome shots! Followed you and looking forward to more! :)
Thank you! The water drops photo is one of my favourites too!
Hi claire.
Im @danihwang.
Warm welcome to steemit
Upvoted. See you around
Thank you, looking forward to steemiting!
Welcome to Steemit! Winnipegger here! :)
Yeah, Canada!
It's winter there now, right? Haha
Nice post!
If you like bakeries then beiker is your man hahaha
Good luck steemiting
Is that so?
And thank you!
i own some bakeries, traditional style :)
greetings!! 😊
Warmest regards =D
welcome to steemit to have the best!
Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit!
You seem very interesting and the fact that you had travelled to Europe! :O jeeealous
You take really amazing pictures, especially of those waterfalls.
I had upvoted :)
Please follow me, I am new to steemit as well.
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STOPI like your outlook on life. I also like Baby Meow Meow as a name.
Also from Ontario.
Welcome to Steemit!
Hello and welcome :) thanks for sharing. have a good time here ;) best regards @tommithomson
Welcome to Steem
Welcome to Steemit. You have got a cute cat! I will look out for more post about your cat. Fantastic photography. Thanks for sharing. Keep Steeming On.