Hi Karen
Firstly, well done on reaching 69.4! You have put a lot of effort into Steemit, and I hope this will be rewarded appropriately again sometime soon.
I think it's much tougher now to be rewarded, and obviously this is felt more by the people who have been here a while posting detailed and original content. This difficulty is apparent for all though, it does seem really tough to earn, I'm just hoping the 'glory days' will return in future!
My sentiments exactly my friend ! I really hope the glory days return soon myself !ππππππ