Where to begin when the topic is ourselves?
Right here, I guess. Some key words... I'm a professional dancer/performing artist, an American expat living in Sweden, a mom to a little 15-month-old bean, a lover of travel, a constant crafter, a childbirth and breastfeeding enthusiast.
I'm a reluctant participant in social media, but lack the conviction to give up my daily dabblings. The platforms I engage with regularly have gotten away from me, feel impersonal, and I often don't remember why I've signed on and swiped the time away in the first place.
Steem came to me via my mom, who is convinced the block-chain is where we'll all be hanging out in the not too distant future... secure, no middle man, decentralized information. Usually I fight her on her wild ideas (picking my battles has never been a strong suit), but maybe she's onto something? I love the platform, I love the wider, more inviting windows into people's worlds... After snacking for so long on glossy bites from Instagram or Twitter, etc, it feels like an invitation to share something authentic and substantial.
I'm at a place in my life that feels fertile yet tenuous. I am a member of a large international dance company housed in an even larger opera house in Göteborg, the second largest city in Sweden, located on the west coast. I've been married to my craft and the stage, a complete devotee since I was young... then desperate to have a baby once my late twenties rolled around. Now, with my little one here, a passion for parenting that I never expected has fundamentally shifted this most primary and central role of being a dancer and performer in my world. I've enjoyed some of the best maternity leave time anywhere in the world #thankyousweden, and now the chapter is ending and I re-meet myself on the other side, as I go back to work in September.
I'm excited to share here, and to create a sense of community on this platform, as well as to hear and enjoy your stories.
Welcome to Steemit. I hope you will have a good time here :)
Me too! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Thanks for the support!
The blockchain is truly going to be huge in the future, probably the biggest thing on the internet. Welcome to steemit and I hope you have a lot of fun being here :)
Thank you @trendo! I really appreciate the welcome and look forward to sharing more.
Welcome to Steemit Jennais !! Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me at @mekong
Done! I'm a new but eager follower. Thank you for the message and the support!
Welcome to Steemit! From me apvote. If you have questions - ask me @cranium
Thanks @cranium! I'm enjoying your content and following you too.
Welcome to Steemit! I can't believe your mom introduced you to the chain! My mom hardly knows how to switch on the PC :) I hope you have an awesome time here! Much love, @sweetpea
I know, I've got a pretty groovy mom! I've just been enjoying coming through your content, looking forward to reading more about you and your journey! Thank for the support @sweetpea!
Good to have you here :) :)
Thanks for the support! Excited to be here!
welcome to steem
follow me
have a great meeting
Have you ever done Irish dance? I miss it so much. Father of two here, passionate home baker :)
I like people who mark their existence through making. Hope you'll share a lot of it. I shall follow. Check out my profile, of you like it, feel free to follow too.
Hello @breadcentric, thank you for the warm welcome. I'm stunned at this community already! I've never done Irish step dancing unfortunately! But I am a lover of music and rhythm and certainly it falls into that category... I took a much stranger route into the world of contemporary dance. Hoping to share more about it in the near future, and I'm following you and your bread journey!
Every dance is strange, it's just that we got used to some types :)
Soft Irish dances are awesome too.
Anyway, enough of it, hopefully next time I mention Ireland will be in Irish soda bread ;)
And that's how you do an introduction. Applaudes wildly! You seem to lead a fun and full lifestyle.
Well isn't this a lovely reception! Thank you and I loved reading yours just now, well done to you too! Ireland is a place I've wanted to go for a very long time, you're not helping matters much! Order me a green Guinness and I'll be on my way!
@jennais -- Welcome to the steemit Community. I like your post & picture (with mystery. I hope you will enjoy your stay here.
Stay Connected!
Hello! Welcome!! I think your Mom might be on to something. I reallllly like what you said here about Steemit:
"it feels like an invitation to share something authentic and substantial." That's one of the reasons I joined as well. I've got a little one too-19 months. Being her Mom is so amazing. Following you now! :)
Just read your synopsis... I'm SOLD! THANK YOU for the warm welcome and I'm really looking forward to exchanging some juicy word-meals with you!
Haha! Yes!!! Me too!!!
A new Steemian :-) hello @jennais I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I Have upvoted and will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
What a great welcome, thank you! Just read your Intro, browsed your content, and am a new and eager follower. Looking forward to seeing more!
Thank you, i appreciate it!
Your intro is amazing. I am a pastor and I am open to pray and help you any way possible. Also welcome to Steemit, you will surely enjoy here. I believe you will have a wonderful time on this platform, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with do not hesitate to ask, I will be more than happy to help.
If you would like to stay in touch please Follow me @pastorlea
Thank you so much! What an incredible community . I'm overwhelmed! And I will always appreciate any positive energy, in whatever form it takes, being sent my way. Thank you so much and I am looking forward to sharing more!
Here is something I will like you to know about this platform, we all face the challenge of not been followed and upvoted as we want on steemit. Here is a solution for those of us looking for more people to follow us and enjoy our posts. If you think you are in that category of people, then you are welcome to join SteemFollower and you will be amaze of how fast you will go here. Here is the link, simply click it and follow the instructions given: https://steemfollower.com/?r=430
G'day @jennais! Welcome to the platform :]
hi and welcome on steemit :) there are for sure interesting times ahead :D