Hi everyone,
I’m Jo and I’ve just touched down on Steemit Island. I’m embarking on a brand-new chapter in my life - a self-employed business that doesn’t feel like work - and I’ve left a lot behind to pursue it. I want to share this journey with you all and learn about your life and business tips along the way.
A few things you should know about me - I’ve been a pescatarian for two years now and I can’t believe I ate meat for 26 years, it boggles my mind. I live in England at the moment, but I’ve traveled a good chunk of the world (a few times) and there are still SO many places on my list. I’m not stopping until I tick them off. There, I’ve said it.
Traveling in India and Australia, 2015
Why Steemit? Why now?
Two months ago, I quit my job at a huge charity in London, left my flat in Peckham and moved back to my Mum’s house in the Sussex countryside. Rash? Yes. Sensible? Maybe. Needed? Very much so. Due to stress, unhappiness and more importantly losing my stepdad, I was burnt out from London life. So, I decided I needed to reset myself, embrace my grief and realign my lifestyle so that I can be the best version of myself moving forwards.
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I’ve since dived headlong into pursing my interest in wellness therapies and I want to share this career change…alongside my travels, nutrition tips, ethical living and everything in between with the Steemit community. Thank you for having me! This is an incredible platform to share content and learn from each other – I’m excited to become part of it. Of course, I need to thank my special friend @yasminep for introducing me to Steemit and encouraging me to get going – she owns her own boutique fashion label, Hux and if you haven’t checked her out go, go go!
Me and @yasminep in KL, Malaysia
What are a few things about me that might grab your attention?
I’m obsessed with sauerkraut (the famous German dish)
Now unless you’re into fermented foods, you may not be aware of sauerkraut and be wondering what the hell I’m on about. Fair enough. But if you do, you’ll know that it’s healthy, doesn’t taste like vinegar and it’s DELICIOUS. I make my own (it can take two weeks but it’s worth it) and I’ll be sharing this recipe along with many other vegetarian based insights.
I’m a qualified (almost) deep tissue and holistic massage therapist
Office life just wasn’t for me. I tried it for 5 years, but I’d finally had enough this year and QUIT. Damn it felt good. I’ve always had an interest and love for alternative, holistic therapies – massage, yoga, meditation, nutrition… so I booked a massage diploma course to kick start it all and I’m almost finished. Hurray.
I’ve run a half-marathon
I know what you’re thinking, not that impressive right? But running 13.1 miles two weeks after losing my stepdad was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and I’m bloody proud of myself. Tips on how to fit exercise into everyday life and much more coming soon. Might help that my boyfriend is studying to be a Personal Trainer, so I’ll share all his tips too, don’t you worry.
I love my menstrual cup
HOPEFULLY you know what a menstrual cup is (boys, even you) but if not, stay tuned for my tips and thoughts on bio-degradable sanitary products, menstrual cups and all things beauty, environmental and ethical.
So, there you have it, I hope I’ve given you a flavour of the type of content I’ll be providing – and I hope you’re looking forward to it as much as I am to creating it.
Can’t wait to share this journey with you all. Happy Thursday!
Jo x
Welcome to the community! I hope you like it
Thanks @jkenny :)
Hi, powerful and great intro :) Plus I learned what a pescatarian is!
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Thanks very much for the warm welcome and for resteeming! Really appreciated :)
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Thank you!
OMG. BEST. NEWS. EVER! Welcome on board, Jo! It's been too long since I've seen your beaut face at my 25th(?) birthday party?! Has it been this long?! Super excited to have you here and look forward to reading your content! Good work @yasminep - think I need to kick Alicia to join next! :-)
YAY. You joining definitely spurred me on too so thank you! I know, it's been WAY TOO LONG. Now that @yasminep is back, there's no excuses - lots of summer bbqs and drinks please. Will be so nice to see you soon and catch up. Will get reading all your posts too, seen a couple already and love them!
I know, I can't wait. By the way if you have no plans on the 19th - I'm organising a mini Steemit picnic at St. James' Park so come come come! Pimm's and scones all the way :-)
Oh balls, I just commented on another post but I'm away this Sat. Next one, I'll be there x
Upvote and resteem. Where exactly are you located now? You can show how to use a menstrual cup on DLive but I will not watch it.
Thanks for the upvote and resteem @lucky.digger - ha I think I'll avoid any menstrual cup demonstration videos!
You can still do a video on the subject by talking and explaing and demonstrating diagrams etc.. I am quite sure you will find a whole lot of people interested.
Hello welcome to steemit!! it's really nice to have you here enjoy the platform and explore the community.....wish you all the best.
Hi - thanks so much, looking forward to joining the community properly :)
Welcome to the steemit family! We have been through a similar situation. Being burned out by our corporate jobs, the Belgium weather and mentality. Happily living in Cambodia now for the past 4 years! Looking forward to your shares. Btw... I am obsessed by the spicy version of sauerkraut, Kimchi and everything else fermented!
Hi @amy-goodrich, lovely to meet you - wow Cambodia is beautiful - really liked Battambang and Siem Reap when I visited a few years ago. What do you do there? Really nice to know there are others out there that have a similar feeling of discontentment and want to change their life. Feel like I'm just starting my journey but I'm excited to see where it goes. Yes - a fellow fermented food lover! I'll have to find a recipe for Kimchi. Had a look through some of your posts and will definitely use your healthy meal ideas - I eat a lot of vegan meals already but need more inspiration :)
Oh we lived in SR for 1.5 years. Lovely town but was getting too busy. My hubby is involved in crypto projects, I run food; health website and coaching programs. Right now we are also opening a bakery and coffee shop/health food cafe. We love kimchi. Posted my recipe a few months ago on dtube if you are interested
Steemit is such a great place for vegan recipe inspiration. Take care!Wow that sounds amazing - next time I'm in Cambodia I'll have to visit! Thanks for the recipe too :)
Welcome to the platform @joham..have fun and keep steeming.:)
Thank you @annalorin28, will get my next post out very soon!
Hi there @joham! Welcome again, since I just did in @yasminep's post. I applaud you for your courage to pursue what you really want to do. I am in a career transition myself. But with a baby on the way, I still have the whole maternity year to nurture my baby and my dreams to a better life.
I'd recommend you check out some of Jerry Banfield's youtube videos or an inexpensive course on Udemy for Steemit. With all the crypto jargon involved, it can be a bit overwhelming, but that sure helped me out!
Hi @jessicapixie! Thanks so much, that means a lot. It's tough to give up a familiar and comfortable job but it's so worth it in the long run. I applaud you too for following your dreams - keep going, we can do this! Thanks for your suggestions, I'll check them out :) All the best for your pregnancy too, very exciting.
Awesome,
I wish you a great success and the best positivity, from a brazilian friend. I'll stay tuned for your content as I think we share a lot of ideas.
I've learned that steemit is all about patience and perceverance, good things definetely happen here.
"Today, better than yesterday; Tomorrow, better than today"
obs.: I'd like to know more about menstrual cups, we never know when we'll need to face one :p
~Arthur
Cheers Arthur :) I'll be keeping an eye on your posts too. Thanks for the tips, I'm looking forward to learning from like-minded people on Steemit. Ha, menstrual cups are the future!
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Hi Jo, I'm Aly, nice to meet you! Your menstrual cup section cracked me up, it was all wellness -- yoga, mediation, and suddenly menstrual cup. LOL. Have a great steemit journey Jo. :)
Hi Aly, lovely to meet you too. Thanks for reading my post . Haha, glad it made you laugh - got to mix it up eh. I'm on a mission to convert women to menstrual cups!
I've heard about it for years, but have been afraid to try. I have heard of some people's cups leaking :( And how do you clean it up after emptying it in public toilets? Wouldn't it be weird to rinse them over the sink? D:
SO...I will do a post soon about this in more detail BUT you just need to persevere with it. Use a liner with it at first if you're worried about leaking. Also to rinse it, just take a little bottle of water in your bag while you're on your period so if you're in public and need to empty it then you can rinse it out in the cubicle. But they hold a lot of liquid so you won't need to change it too often. Hope that helps but as I said keep an eye out for my posts on this.
Will do, thanks Jo. :)
Upvoted! Welcome, hope you like the platform and will do well.
Inspiring story, hope this new chapter is bringing what you want.
Always good to see more travel-minded people joining Steemit.
I love traveling and did so for four years post about it now, for now back in Amsterdam but thinking about my next move.
Keep sharing
Thank so much @heyitshaas, appreciate that :) I'll keep everyone posted on this new chapter and my travel tips so keep an eye out. Sounds like you've got the travel bug like me - make sure you share your next adventure with us all, will look forward to reading that!
Welcome! I'm sure you'll do well and quickly too! I read about menstrual cups a while back, thought they sounded disgusting lol, but understand it's the best option environmentally speaking. Fortunately I'm no longer concerned with all that, growing older has it's advantages! Your reference to the pineal, I hope you find enlightenment.
As for steemit, a suggestion ... if you use the #newbieresteemday tag you'll meet a lot of helpful, supportive people - they're a great community.
Hi @leighleigh, thanks for your warm welcome and the tips, that's really helpful. Haha I know what you mean - I'm on a bit of a mission at the moment to bring environmental sanitary options to the forefront, but I totally understand that menstrual cups sound a bit strange to start with. Look out for my environmental lifestyle posts coming soon and maybe you'll be converted to tell all the women in your family :)
My future daughter-in-law first brought the cups to my attention. She studied environmental science at university. I was really proud of her when my grandchild was born, and she decided to use cloth nappies instead of disposables. Looking forward to your posts!
YES YES YESSSSSSS!!!! SO unbelievably happy to have you as a part of the steemit community!
Thanksssss - excited to be here at last!
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Hey, welcome to Steemit. Nice intro :)
Thanks so much!
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Thank you @hazelicious, it's a pleasure to be here!
@joham... welcome to this great community..I'm positive you'll do well , I've followed you, please do well to follow back..peace!
Thanks for the warm welcome @greatestman, it's great to finally be on Steemit :)
welcome aboard.
Thanks so much @danieldoughty :)
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Welcome to Steemit, you are very beautiful, I followed you, I hope you will follow me, too. Always glad to meet new people!
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Welcome Jo! Looking forward to reading more!
Thanks @theodora.austria - I'll get posting very soon!
Hi I welcome to Steemit, I'd love to see more of your posts... :-)
Hi @paulnulty, thank you - I'll get posting soon :)
Welcome to Steemit. Hope you have a great time here. Blessings
Thank you @rockykelley!
Welcome to the blockchain. Good luck spreading your menstrual message. :P
Thanks @geekpowered - it's an important one! :)
Welcome to steemit Jo --Great intro. Wishing you lots of growth and success on this amazing platform :)
Thanks so much, really appreciated :)
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STOPhi@ Joham ! Welcome to Steemit !
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Thank you @emrah67!
your pictures are so beautiful !
I look at your picture below! How did you jump so high? :)
Aw thanks so much - ha I think it seems higher than it really was, I'm not an olympian high jumper or anything!
Excellent timing with this shot, nice work ! Nice to meet you !
Hola & welcome to steemit @joham!! wish you all the best.
Hola @mro - thanks so much!
You are exciting, lovely, creative. I'm Oatmeal from Oregon. Did charity in Hawaii. Taught English in Vietnam but have not been to Malaysia or London like you. Love the British accent. Love Asians too. Vietnamese love Korea so much. I eat from my gardens. love health, travel, art, music. I make videos. You are exciting for sure. Nice to meet you.
Lovely to meet you too @joeyarnoldvn - glad you like the sound of my upcoming content. Wow, charity work in Hawaii - I would love to do that!
Yeah, working in Hawaii was great.
Welcome to Steemit! On the wellness therapies front, have you tried cold showers? Brutal at first, but they have a ton of benefits! In any case, looking forward to following your posts.
Thanks very much @brenthale - funny you say that, I actually have and I try to end all my showers on the cold setting but it's easier when I'm in a hot country! Weather in England makes it tough ha. Although it is getting warmer here every day now :)
welcome to Steemit! looking forward to reading more about your travels. What is your next destination?
Thank you @thomasjmitchell :) Well I've just visited Kenya (incredible) which I'll be posting about very soon but my next upcoming trip is to Chamonix, France so keep a look out. Hope I get to read about your travels too.
@joham - very well written and comprehensive intro post. Good luck on Steemit!
Thanks so much @mmo-mmo!
Hello @joham, that is really fantastic intro!!!. im really very impressed. Please check my blog in which i put your photo as well. if you like it then please donot forgot to upvote and follow me too ;)
wish u all the best
https://steemit.com/life/@sultanmr/best-new-steemers-introductory-posts---page-2-1525386188-8027673
Thank you @sultanmr - glad you like it!
Hi @joham, welcome to Steemit. Thanks for the fun and cool introductory post. I am here to support a newcomer with a little upvote. Also, I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you.
Thanks @culgin, that's really helpful!
Welcome to Steemit, @joham! I see Steemit more as an archipelago, where we are all the islands :) I hope yours will grow and flourish :) Enjoy and have fun!
Thanks so much @herverisson - really appreciate your good wishes :)
Welcome on Steemit =)
Thanks very much :)
Yes, those are grills.
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Welcome to Steemit. I love your photography and you seem like a warm person. I hope you enjoy your experience here. :)
Thanks so much for the warm welcome @omitaylor :)
Thank you @fosterswisdom!
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