Good morning from Cape Town!
My name is Pia, I am currently living in Kalkbay, which is a quaint fishing village on the South Peninsula, with the man I believe to be my soul mate, David.
I added a steemit account last year and have finally got my act together to join this community, I must say after doing some exploring I'm blown away- and a little overwhelmed to be honest (there is a lot to learn, to figure out and a lot more to explore...)
I saw an article on this platform called "Steemit for dummies..." I will be reading into this !!
So, this is me:
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Yay, the image is there.. took me a while. Hahaha.. as I said, I have a lot to learn :)
I was wondering what I would be writing about and I decided on "Life, food and everything inbetween," I have had a colourful life thus far, I have made mistakes, I have my struggles, my strengths and weaknesses.. which I will be sharing in further posts.
I feel on a platform like this, we can inspire and learn alot from one another, which is getting me super excited for my steemit journey.
I turned the big 30 last month, I am dutch by heritage but consider myself more South African to be honest, as I have been living in Cape Town for 27 years.
I have become in some ways more introverted over the last two years, by doing some soul searching I have come to realise I enjoy my own company, and spending quality time with the people I love way more than socialising now days..
I am living a clean and sober life which I have been doing since last year June. I have never been more satisfied, content and happy with life since doing so.. ofcourse sometimes I still go on the rollercoaster of life and have some really bad days, but overall my life has improved dramatically since I put the drink and drugs, by the grace of God, my sponsor, NA, and AA, I am over 15 months free from that life.
Life is worth living now, by being present, being grateful, kind and honest, I can be the best version of myself.. I dont always get it right but I make a concious effort to do so on a daily basis.
I have applied to study addiction counseling next year, so fingers crossed, I hope to get enrolled into next year February classes!
Currently, I am busy signing my apartment in Muizenberg (also in Cape Town,) up for holiday rentals on Airbnb, I will post photos of the final product at a later stage.. I must say painting an entire apartment is not for sissys... alot of blisters, time and paint went into the revamp of my apartment which I am very proud of.
David helped me for weeks on end, devoting his time and weekends to getting it in top notch, I am very blessed to have such a loving and supportive partner.
I am a qualified chef by trait, although I am not working as a chef anymore, I absolutely love food... soooo I will be posting photos, recipes I love and anything that inspires me at a later stage.
Thanks for reading,
With Love,
P
Welcome to Steemit @ piajessica!
@janusface Many thanks :)
Why indeed??? Welcome! Your beautiful presence is blessed.
Welcome :D
Thank you @steemik :)
Hello, @piajessica ! Nice photo. Great history!
I'm glad to welcome you on STEEMIt!
I followed you and UpVoted to you!
I wish you happiness! You will be happy on SteemIt!
@igor-steem thank you! Very nice of you :)
Welcome to Steem @piajessica I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Thank you so much @bottymcbotface
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STOPHi, @Piajessica, Let me welcome you to Steemit. Hope you gonna have fun with our community. Feel free to follow me @rightuppercorner Have a great time @rightuppercorner
Thank you so much! :)
I am super excited!
Welcome to Steemit! If you have questions - ask me @dobroman
Thank you!!
Welcome to Steemit and congrats on living a clean life for over a year now! That's a huge accomplishment!
@thewritelife Many thanks, it really is the best decision I have ever made.
Thank you for your kind words!
Hey Pia, Welcome to steemit, Glad to have you on here. I heard cape town is a beautiful place and their food is amazing, would love to visit there some day.
Feel free to ask me any question you have. I would love to help if i can.
Would be super happy if you follow me @kingbach I follow back. We can grow together. Thank you
Thanks so much @kingbach
Congratulations. I never had alcohol or drugs in my life. Those vices tore apart my family growing up. Lots of death and heart ache all around me, it scared the shit out of me. Yes, being self content is so important. Good luck
@jetblack Thanks for sharing, addiction is a terrible disease that effects the whole family, sorry to hear how hard it was for you. Welldone for never touching alchahol or drugs!
Thank you. I left home at age 17 1/2. I rented a place from an elderly couple. I finished my first degree at age 19 (I have three total). I played professional hockey until age 27
I have been a research scientist ever since. I guess I stayed out of trouble by means of hard work and personal achievements. I can tell you will be just fine. Nice to have a new Steemit friend
Well-done to you, it sounded extremely tough.
Thank you for your kind words!
Hello and welcome to steemit my friend. Looking forward to reading more of your posts!!! :)
Many thanks @paulieg
Hi welcome to steemit
Thank you!!
welcome here and enjoy with steemit
Thanks so much
Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Love the quote, thank you.
Hi Pia,
welcome here.
I wish you all the best.
May your dreams come true.
If you have questions feel free to ask.
All the best.
@modernpastor appreciate the welcome. Many thanks
welcome to steemit \o/
Thank you!
just be yourself \o/
Welcome fellow capetonian. Dont forget to look up @teamsouthafrica on here.
@rogerblu
@rogerblu awesome, thanks for the welcome!
Nice post. Spending time alone and with a small circle of people that you love is what I considered quality time. Socializing may be another thing which is less personal and should not be the main of your life too. I also get tired socializing much, some time I feel being alone, collect myself together, meditate, read, excersice or write (steeming) is a way to express yourself and know yourself better. Keep up with your great work :)
@kimzwarch we sound like similar people. Thanks for the message :)
No prob! All the best to you
Welcome pia to steemit. As a chef by training, writing about food will be your forte. For a start, ask yourself this question, what can I contribute to Steemit. The answer to this question can bring you success.
Steemians Ask Not What Steemit Can Do For You But What You Can Do For Steemit
@positivesteem thanks for the advice :)
welcome and good luck to you, great post!
@peterveronika
Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit! Stick around for the long term though and follow some established authors here to quickly learn and grow with the community.If you have any doubts, you can always join Steemit.chat and ask for #help.
@firepower great tip, thank you!
A new Steemian :-) hello @piajessica I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
@tradewonk thank you :)
Congratulations @piajessica!
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@arcange amazing, thanks for letting me know :)