Alright! Today the Global Homestead Collective proudly presents a special post all about...
@simplymike!
1.) Would you consider yourself more of a hunter or a gatherer?
When my girlfriend wanted chickens earlier this year, I agreed. But she had to promise me that when hey would die, we would not eat them. Instead, I will be giving them a proper burial.
2.) Crayola just added you to the crayon box, what color are you?
3.) What has inspired you the most to live a self-reliant life?
4.) You've been given an elephant. You can't give it away or sell it. What would you do with the elephant?
Other than that, I really don’t know. My garden is not big enough to give an elephant the room it needs, so it would be really sad to keep it.
5.) If you were to walk outside right now and find 1 million dollars what would you do with it?
6.) What's your ideal climate and terrain?
A small piece of land would be perfect. Just big enough to have enough space to do what I like most: experiment with all kinds of out-of-the-ordinary fruits and veggies.
7.) What was the last gift you gave someone?
8.) How long would you say you've considered yourself to be self-reliant?
My love for experimenting with fruits and veggies I don’t know isn’t really beneficial when it comes to living a self-reliant life during summer. Every year, I waste quite some time and space growing food of which I’m not 100% sure if it will actually thrive in our climate, nor if we will like the taste of it.
Some of those experiments are a huge success – this year we have more than enough Chinese Artichokes and Yacon roots to last us through winter – but that is not always the case. Two seasons ago, we gave away our entire harvest of tomatillos, because we both thought they were disgusting.
Becoming self-reliant is not my goal, because that would require proper planning and organization, while my garden is my stress-free zone, the only place in the world I manage to be spontaneous and love to experiment with new things, without being held back by the fear that something might fail.
In order to be self-reliant, you need to know what you’re doing and when to do it. You don’t have the luxury to make mistakes and risk losing an entire harvest.
In my case, half of the time I don’t have a clue what I’m doing, because I’m growing things only a handful of other people grow here. Most of the time, I just follow my intuition. Sometimes that turns out great, sometimes it doesn’t. I’m at peace with that.
9.) How long have you been on Steemit?
Initially, I had signed up with an impossible username, and after mistyping it myself for the 100th time, I decided to create a new account with a new, easy to remember username. That’s why my current account was only created in January 2018.
But I was already here during the crypto bull run in December 2017, when Steem reached it’s ATH.
10.) How did you hear about Steemit?
Back then, the price of Bitcoin was still a lot lower than it is now, and after informing myself a bit more, I decided to go ahead and invest. That’s how I was introduced to the world of crypto. Since I had quit my marketing biz, I spent all the free time I had trying to learn how everything worked.
When the price of bitcoin started to go up, I used my profits to diversify my portfolio.
At one point, I was on the lookout for promising, low-cost coins, and I stumbled upon Steem. I decided to buy some. It wasn’t until I wanted to move the Steem I bought out of the exchange and into a wallet, that I found out about SteemIt.
11.) With price of Steem being so low, what keeps you coming back?
First, I believe in blockchain technology. All the possibilities make mass adoption inevitable. It’s going to take some time and effort, but I’m convinced blockchain tech is the future. Maybe the Steem blockchain is not one of the ones to survive, but I do think it stands a fair chance.
But the main reason I’m still here, and not on any other blockchain, is – surprise, surprise – the community. 2018 has been a pretty rough year for me, and often SteemIt was the only ray of light in my life.
If you would have told me 2 years ago I would feel such an emotional attachment to people living on the other side of the world, and even consider many of them to be my frends – even though I never met them -, I would have laughed and walked away.
Still, that’s exactly what happened.
I’ve met so many people here - all with a completely different background - and every single one of them has had an impact on me and my life in one way or the other.
I’ve shared things with people here that I haven’t shared with anyone before. During these 14 months, I laughed, I cried, I cursed, I ranted… and always there was someone there for me.
A community like the one here on SteemIt is unique. I’ve been on many platforms, but I have never experienced anything that comes even close to what it’s like to be a part of this community.
I’m not such a community-minded person in real life, mainly because I don’t like expectations and obligations, but SteemIt has thought me that a community can rise above those things.
12.) Who has been the most inspirational for you on this platform?
I’m doing others injustice by naming only one, but I assume it won’t be a surprise to anyone that if I have to name one, it’s @davemccoy. During my first months here, I was flying solo, and I was completely lost. If Dave hadn’t picked me up and invited me to join the @newbieresteemday initiative he and @mudcat36 just started, I probably wouldn’t be here anymore. He was the one who showed me that small things can make a huge difference and that anything is possible if you believe in yourself.
Up until today, Dave is still my anchor. Whenever I’m lost, or I need advice or just someoe to talk to, he’s always there.
I wouldn’t be who I am today i fit weren’t for him.
13.) Can we find your work on any other platforms?
14.) Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized horses?
15.) If the GHSC were a physical location, full everything homestead and self-reliant, where would you find yourself the most?
16.) If you could interview anyone within the self-reliant community, on Steemit or otherwise, who would it be?
If I had to choose one, it would be @frejafri.
I think I met her through one of my gardening challenges. She was living a nomad life in an amazing looking van. Later, she moved to Denmark and had big plans with a piece of lans she bought.
I actually haven’t been in touch with her for a while, but I’m really curious to know more about her adventures.
17.) If you were in charge of the GHSC mess hall for a day, what would you feed us all?
That’s probably not the answer you were looking for or expecting, lol
18.) Which animal would make the best type of president if the animal kingdom ever rises up and takes over?
19.) Has there been one thing in particular you've learned about yourself this past year?
I consider life as one big, neverending learning process and I try to become a better version of myself every day.
20.) If you could meet any one person in the GHSC community who would it be?
She’s like the guru of gadening for me, lol.
Another great interview! I was really impressed by how long and thoughtful some of the answers were! Thank you @simplymike for letting us in a little bit and seeing more your world!
If you enjoyed this interview and saw questions you liked or know of any you would like to see, please let me know in the comments!
Like always, the Global Homestead Collective is here to Unite, Educate and Encourage! Please join us on discord, and be apart of this amazing community! We couldn't do it any of this without you!
Much love,
Stacie D
@freedomtowrite
