Well, @markymark, that's quite the question today as I just told all my HIVE nearest and dearest that I was taking a 48 hour break from HIVE to go camping, but due to unforeseen circumstances and a slight illness I am in the back of our Landrover in the driveway writing this post. As much as I was looking forward to a mini digital detox, as usual, I'm **still** happy to be here. 

In 2018 my husband started looking into trading crypto. He's the kinda guy that immerses himself in YouTube videos on various topics, learns all he needs, and moves on to the next topic. You know, ghost mines, astrophysics, stationary engines, the history of drum and bass, how to build a rocket stove, cycling across Afghanistan, and so on. So crypto was just another interest in a long line of interests, where I would just hear 'blah blah blah' whilst making dinner or scrolling through the bore of Facebook. I loosened the purse strings a little to let him buy a few hundred odd coins, because men should be given at least a little allowance to keep themselves happy. 


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**Me, cycling and thinking of HIVE**

One day he says to I, 'babe, there's a crypto social media si...' and before his sentence was complete I'd downloaded the keys for The Other Platform We Shall Not Name, and had made my first post. Whilst candles and day trades were interesting for others, I was fascinated by the fact you could blog and make money from it. Blogging was interesting to me as I love the written word..  it calms me as well as helps me express myself creatively. But any blog I tried to do online fizzled, as I wasn't a one topic girl, and that's kinda want blogging sites expected - that you an expert in a certain area. Besides EVERYONE was a blogger, and you would be lost in a sea of bloggers. 

Which of course I was, on TOPTSNOBN (That Other Platform That Shall Not Be Named). That clearly didn't shut me up though, because the more I blogged, the more I had to say, and the more people I connected to to share with. By the time HIVE kicked off, I was truly ensconced, growing my HIVE nest egg so I had more voting power and building the Natural Medicine community as well. 

By this time, the hubs had moved onto Landrovers and somehow disabled his Binance account and forgotten how to get back on, and I had started learning how to do a bit of trading myself, even buying some Bitcoin at around the 9 to 15k AUD mark, ETH and a few alts, let alone playing with tokens. I am definitely no expert - far from it - but I can get by, and learn anything really that I have enough time to put my attention on.



Why am I here today? Man. Where do I even start? I'm here because I am connected to people from all over the world - from Venuzuela to Mauritius to Lagos to Colorado. I'm here because people here are fascinating as well as kind. I'm here because I love to create.
I'm here because I believe crypto is the future. I'm here because it's kinda geeky and none of my friends in RL are here (how boring of them). I'm here because I could send my post rewards to someone that I have got to know in South America who  needed to pay for a family members medication, and others I can support in small ways when I can. I'm here because the global village matters. I'm here because HIVE doesn't censor alternative viewpoints like Facebook does. I might not agree with them all but I believe people have a right to speak. I'm here because there's so many innovative, creative, interesting people here that for the most part are real and not really trying to be someone they aren't. I'm here because, aside from your usual trolls, the vast majority of people here are bloody nice and would do anything for you. I'm here because the Natural Medicine community means a lot to me, and I've been in a good position emotionally and financially to keep that community kicking, with the help of a really solid core team. In turn, Natural Medicine helps support people that need it. It feels bloody good to give back to a platform that's given me more than I could express really - a sense of self worth, of belonging and connection. 

![Mr.+Bird+went+in.+And+there+was+Mrs.+Bird!+Sitting+there,+singing!+I+love+my+house.+I+love+my+nest..jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/EoySrJvXGGMKjP6MQZbLdPhPgrTXWjt6xwm3TwdXt32GFqsw1S7poT78hNifPEMCVkY.jpg)
**Me pretty much singing about HIVE**


A week ago we finally got the hubs back into his Binance account, and it was pretty awesome to see his small investment into BTC turn into a good few grand, which I made him transfer to me, because now I also have control of the crypto purse strings like any good wife should. 

He still gets surprised when I tell him how my account has grown from those first few posts that earnt mere cents. 

**@markymark asked Hivers three questions in [this post](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@themarkymark/how-did-you-get-here-and-why-are-you-still-here) you might like to answer.** 

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