I Need to Come Clean..
I’ve hinted at it on several occasions in the comment section and I made this mysterious post when I did it. Some have suspected, others guessed it, and a few have assumed from the start that blogging on Steemit is my full time job, but that hasn’t been true, until now.
So here it is: I quit my job as a cook and I am now a full time Steemit blogger and taking baby steps into crypto trading.
I’ve been contemplating if I should tell you this and decided that I wanted to be honest with you.
I’m not going to go into detail about the reasons why I quit my job, but it was both mental and physical heath. I did make a very detailed pro-con list that I might share on a later date. And btw, I was really good at my job. My boss was truly bummed that I quit, which is kind of funny because I’m an asshole, but a really hard working one. And I know @escapist will miss her sidekick at work.
I’ve work really damn hard towards this goal for the past six months, 5-7 days a week in the kitchen and using every spare time I have to take pictures and being active on Steemit. It finally started to pay off and I’m forever grateful. You chanced my life, for the better.
This decision has been the most scary and exciting one I have ever made. I couldn’t be more happy about it. But like I said on my mystery post, now the real work begins. Now I’m fully in control of my own life and how I spent my time, if, when and how I choose to work. Taking full responsibility, adulting and shit.
I’m a little bit of a pessimist so I’m afraid all of this might come crashing down any minute. But I will work my hardest and do what ever I can in order to provide content YOU want to see and feel there is some value to it. My posts will always be picture heavy and I want to make sure that I will bring you interesting, diverse, witty and beautiful material, weather it’s self portraits, travel or nature pictures.
So, what do you want to see from me?
And I do not accept answers like:”What ever you want to show us!”, I’m looking at you @reinhard-schmid and @mejustandrew 😈 😈
Well done .. really difficult decision
Beautiful how much life carries for the brave of opportunities and gifts
It makes us stronger and more positive
Thank you for sharing with us your experiences
My hat's off to the bravery it must have taken! I feel like a lot of us live in the shadows of these platforms maybe hoping for a "get-rich-quick" to fall into grace but little of the time does that happen. It takes hard work and persistence and not being afraid to fall. Especially with how tricky it is to navigate through all the shit of people that are here just to make money rather than push good content. I'm still new to the scene but that's been my main observation is people just peddling garbage to boost their post to make a buck. I wish you the best and hope we all grow on here together and have something to show for it.
Sidebar, that gin quote is fantastic. Sub gin for craft beer and it works perfectly for myself! Cheers!
How have I missed this comment!? I'm so sorry to be getting back to you this late, two days is an eternity in internet time!
First of all, thank you!
I think most people will never realize that the get-rich-quick does not actually exist, other than in a lottery, and the changes for the win are minuscule. I really wish we'd get a better filtering system for weeding out all the shit in this platform and for making it easier to see better content from all areas that interests us.
You made me chuckle with your bio, very unique. I like unique.
you're so cute forsure
We want to continue seeing more and more of YOU--authentic, unfiltered, "uncovered", etc. We wanna to know (and see) what inspires you, what excites you, what disgusts you, what delights you, what motivates you, etc. Basically, you be you and let the world watch.
Wishing you the best,
Sean and Cindy
❤️ A huge thank you for you both, you have been a big part of my success in here. Thank you for the support and kind words you always have for me. I am forever grateful. 😊❤️
@sean-king the thing which motivate me is that one day people on steemit will know me by my name @zshah that why i am here want to make friends across the globe
I really will miss my evil sidekick! To whom i roll my eyes now!? At least you can not kick me out of your normal life! 😂I’m truly proud of you darlin’!
It sure would be hard to kick you out, as you have the key to my apartment 😂 Thank you for always supporting me on my (sometimes stupid) adventures❤️
:)
Go crypto trader!!!!😀
But, you still gonna combine this with modellling too, I hope?😀 I can tell you that ‘unless it’s a Hollywood movie about crypto trading’ I sure haven’t anything sexy about watching green and red bars on the screen all day😂😂😂😂😂
Ok, actually, large green bars can be ‘sexy’ in a way.....but only if you can picture converting the proceeds into a ‘lambo’/etc.... , and preferably with a hot girl posing in front of it😂
Hahaha my blog will never be about trading, don’t worry. And what comes to the proceeds, I did just order the sexiest pair of shoes, it’s not quite a lambo but they will take me to places, slowly but surely, like from the bed to the fridge, and back 😁😁
And hey, nice to see you are alive!
Thanks, that’s really sweet of you to say!!😍😉
(‘Shoes will take you places’.... 😂 haha .....yes, maybe if the heals are not too ridiculously high that you can’t actually walk in them😄. Actually, now that’s given me my request in answer to your question: I want to see the shoes 👠 s!!!😀)
I’ve missed you! What have you been up to?
Okay, I’ll show you a sneak peak of the shoes if you promise not to tell anyone! I have to do a proper photoshoot with them some day😝 and yes, they are very high and I can still walk in them, though slowly.
As a suspected!😄
You probably wouldn’t make it very far wearing those ...e.g. in the forests of Finland, and maybe a bear was chasing you!😄
But apart from practicality, any posts with: ‘high healed shoes’, ‘platform shoes’, ‘strappy sandles’ etc😉 .... should just about guarantee a full upvote from me! (based on my totally fair and objective upvoting criteria of course😂)
As for me I was day trading pretty much 24/7 up to the end of the year; now I have quit....although in hindsight should have sold out more crypto (like many people are thinking today! 😢). Apart from that, planning to move to another country - for tax reasons! - hopefully in the next two months😄
I could always stab the bear to death with these heels😁
😂😂😂 I fully approve of your voting criteria! Though I might be a little bias.. Thanks for the insane upvote😝❤️
Ugh, I see how that has been keeping you away from social media. It might not be a bad thing to take a little break from day trading 😁
Where are you thinking of moving? And from where?
Yesssss! I’m imagining you as like the Uma Thurman character in Kill Bill, or similar: The bear would have no chance against your superior and super-fast martial arts skills😄
Yeah: it’s always a good thing to not be day trading, ha ha. [i had to dive back into today, just to try to catch the bottom for a quick trade, but other than that...hehe].
Looked at various places: Bahamas, Monaco, Switzerland and others - but it came down to either Malta or Dubai (From uk.). Currently trying to go for Dubai - one reason is there is not even a tax return required (and would actually be half the problem - the complexity!). But if you are in the EU, Malta is a great option too, as you only pay tax on money ‘remitted to a Malta bank account’; on the downside though, it’s a very small island ;-/
Louboutin black patent
aka sexiest shoes in the world ❤️❤️❤️
Are those So Kate's?
Well yes they are! #dreamcometrue
Hahaha.. ok 😇
But first of all, I'd like to congratulate you to this decision! Being "self employed" is not for everyone, and it takes guts to leave the safety of a regualr income and all social security and tax and so on sort of being taken care of.
I have lived this way for as long as I can think of. The only time I was ever "emplyed" was in the navy and during my training for becoming a glass painter. But I'm not good at taking orders and that's why it was my best opion to try it on my own. I never thought about failing, just did it.
Of course there were some really tough times, but I think you paved your way nicely and I've been wondering for a while already, why you wouldn't make this change in your life.
You have a real gift there, young lady :-)The way you sometimes take on different "roles" but always remain yourself, how you tell your stories, down to earth but with an unpretencious grace and elegance its all so very special and its no surprise, that your audience is naturally drawn to you.
So, what would I like to see? Hm... ok, as an artist (naturally egomaniacs) I'd say, that this isn't what you ask your audience, because that forms, whith what you show them.
Plus, if you still want to know, I'm most likely the worst person to ask... if I like something, I can always look at the same "thing"... maybe from different angles 😎😇
I do like the polaroids as you know and I think in the end, part of the secret to your success is your variety. And don't worry... you didn't start blogging with asking people, what they want to see. Its YOUR creativity we all enjoy, letting us participate in all the things you enjoy, be it taking pictures of yourself with that very special atmosphere or showing us your surroundings and your country.... and maybe a few others in the future!
Haha.. ok, I'm starting to repeat myself 😛
I wish you all the best for your future and all the success, you so well deserve 🚀🚀🚀
Good morning! I'm always a little giddy when I see a comment from you, especially a long one. I actually already read your comment before I went to bed but wanted to savour it until the morning and answer with a clear brain :)
I'm right there with you on being bad at taking orders and working for someone else, I have a huge problem with authority. It's going to be interesting to be finally working for myself and only with myself every day, it's something I've always wanted to do. I have a tendency to sleep in way too late and just lazy around all day if no-one is forcing me to work, so it's going to be a good kind of challenge for me to make myself work harder.
I love that you get me and my roles, the fact that it's all me, just different sides, not many people understand that. And of course I'm not just going to start doing what ever people ask of me, it needs to suit my niche, but I like to hear if there is anything in particular you want to see, like the polaroids. I promise I'll take something for next Sunday! By then I will probably have something quite special in my possession and on my feet, that I have a need to share an excessive amount of pictures! ;)
Thank you for your support and encouragements <3
Hehe... out of bed yet?
Thank you very much for your elaborate answer! Glad you liked my comment, it was late for me too and when I got up this morning I wasn't sure my words made any sense ;-)
When I was young, I was quite disciplined and had a rather fixed schedule I followed, like being at my desk at 8 in the morning... now, after life has given me a few good spankings and I adjusted my principles accordingly, I'm a lot more relaxed about many things... I'm sure you'll find a way, that works for you 😀
I know you will never be everybodys darling, posting whatever they ask you to. Its a fine line for an artist. Like I said, you have a following because of what you have done so far and not for making any sort of "promises" or compromises. On the other hand, one does need the confirmation and appreciation. But that always comes with quality! 😊
Looking forward to all the wonderful things you are going to share in the future 😘
Just wanna say that this comment thread is full of positivity and that I love it! #ArtistsUnite
WOOOOHOO! Cheers @eveuncovered, I’ll have a beer to that! Hope to join you in the free world soon!
Don’t be pessimistic about this, you just made an epic life choice! Go enjoy yourself :)
Wowooo! I’ll be waiting for you here with a G&T. In the meantime, keep stealing more company pens 😝
Now for suggestions....
Since you’ll have a lot of time on your hands and you don’t have to cook for anyone but yourself you should start a “Cooking with Eve” segment where you take sexy selfies while eating and making food hahaha
That is kind of a good suggestion, but I need a looooong break from cooking. I could eat cake and make a mess of it on myself, but I don’t play with food 😈
I’ll help you with that...
nice one! keep it up!
Holy Eve, I hadn't much time to write here at all, but scrolling here a bit earlier, I have noticed your post and I said to myself that I will read it a little bit later. Now seeing my name in the footer makes me feel bad for my choice to postpone reading it, ops :)
At first, reading the title I thought that something bad happened, but now I realize that you made a really big step moving entirely to blogging. I don't want to hear you ever saying that you don't have courage, because you have a lot making this great decision! I believe that this will be good for you for the long term, but you may also find the need to have a hobby or something else to do with your tine now. I am very curious to hear how is it going from the emotional point of view the shift from a full time job to being a successful (don't try to disagree) blogger with pretty much free time.
What makes me a little bit sad about this is the fact that sometimes it is possible that you don't want to post anything and just go to a vacation or lay all day in bed. At that moment I would ask you to skip making a post because I don't want that your interaction with the platform and with us to feel like something you have to do in order to be successful. I wish that when you reply to some comment you receive, you will really feel that you want to write that reply back and not make it for being polite. I also hope that your positice interactions with us here will become better and that we will preserve the same will of talking and sharing ideas to each other.
As a last point in my comment and to answer your question about ideas on what you should share with us, let me say first what you should start easily. I think that you found (or made) a niche here. Posting beautiful artistic photos, sharing impressions about them and interacting with people, I believe these are your strengths. Maybe including crypto analisys or news on this topic won't make your current followers base happy, at least not all of it, espevially that people who just appreciate you for your art, but who are not so interested in cryptocurrencies. My suggestion will be to make a separate account for the second topic and use it for crypto news/ideas/opinions only. You can say that this account is affiliated to you, or simply that it is yours, I guess it will be easy to promote it and people interested in crypto and you will follow that account too, while the people who are only interested in you (your current posting style) will keep following your actual account and you will not lose any follower, but you would even get some more.
For the beginning I would say that you could start sharing with us how do you feel now as a full time blogger and how was your experience going from work to just writing here.
PS: These are just my opinions, but I guess that some of them are worth a try even they sound like a lot of work.
PPS: I envy you for your courage, keep on going like that!
Wow. First of all, thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy day for writing such a long comment to me Andrew, makes one feel quite special😊
It’s definitely going to take time to get used to the new life and find new routines. I will write about that in the future for sure.
Now that this is my job, there is a real possibility that this all might start to feel more like a task, not just something fun. But I really like doing this, all the commenting back and forth and making the posts. It’s not always fun but that is way I like to change it up between nature, self portraits and other things. It makes it both interesting to me, and to you guys. And no, my blog will never ever be about crypto. It’s just something I do on the side, and I know way too little and I have no desire to try and give anyone any advice regarding crypto trading. 😁
Thank you so much for being a follower and a very active commentator on my posts.
Ps. you forgot to include your cat!
Oh, how could I forget about the cat? It looks like you won this one, I forgot about it, but you remembered :)) I guess it was because of the late hour I have written the comment, and more important, the idea of your article which made me concerned about you :D
Let me make up to you for this :P
There you go, btw, what is his name?
I don't know why I hate this question :)) He had a lot of names, but right now my sister is calling him Mehmet or sometimes Pus (it is funny because I don't know if you will be able to pronounce it as I have written it).
No wonder he is so grumpy! You need to give him a proper name! I'm pretty sure I know how to say Pus, we Finns speak the same as everything is written. English is not your mother language either, right?
I expect to see what you are spending your free time on like probably photos of you travelling and the like otherwise, keep doing what you were doing. Much love @eveuncovered
I will be doing some travelling soon and of course I while share all that on Steemit :)