Not As Often as I Would Like

Today, someone asked me if I was still writing, and I had to admit that while I still am writing, it's not as often as I would like.

Over the course of the past decade I have had a few periods where I have had the privilege of keeping up with my blogs and other writing rather more than previously, thanks to my involvement in crypto social venues such as Steemit.

During such times I could actually justify my participation here for quite a few hours a week, because the rewards we were getting were substantial enough that I could get away with almost calling it the equivalent of a part-time job.

Well, I suppose I could get caught up in being sad that those days are no longer here, but I am definitely very grateful to have had the privilege of being able to sit down and partake in one of my favorite activities and get quite substantially compensated for my efforts.

As everyone undoubtedly realizes, we now live in a time where our efforts are instead rewarded with just a small handful of coins and I am definitely still grateful for anything at all that helps the cause. However, I end up with the answer that I don't write as often as I would like because we happen to be in a financial situation where preference has to be given to activities that are income producing.

Of course that's not something that is specific to our household, but rather a reflection of how many people in the United States live in this day and age. I've seen statistics that we have reached the point where more than half of the population would not be able to come up with $400 for an unexpected bill... like a dental emergency or something major going wrong with their car.

We have been part of that category ever since Covid lockdowns so I know very well what that feels like. And one of the definite downsides is the fact that you give less time to the things that give you joy... unless those things happen to substantially contribute to your income stream.

Ironic as it might be, one of the fringe benefits of the price of Steem being quite low is the fact that I have no interest in taking out any of my rewards and selling them at these prices... so I'm just gradually continuing to build my stake in the platform, and I hope that one of these days things do turn around again.

Heck, I would even be very grateful if we were back to 25 cent Steem again, and I don't think that's asking for anything ridiculously miraculous. But these days any kind of improvement seems to almost be like a miracle.

I try to make time to write as often as I can, but it is hard to feel creatively inspired when somewhere at the back of your mind there's always a little voice that says "I should be doing something else that helps our bottom line, not sitting here wasting time" even though doing something enjoyable that isn't exactly time wasting.

Being a Danish national living in the USA, one of the things that sometimes makes me feel a little bit depressed is the extent to which the rich get richer and everybody else gets poor in this country. I know it's a trend that is replicated in many parts of the world, but here it just seems so blatantly extreme.

But, enough of that! I didn't sit down to take a few minutes out of my Saturday in order to be a Debbie downer! I just wanted to put down a few words as we draw to the end of another month and start entering the summer... Which is one of my favorite parts of the year.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

How about YOU? Do you find yourself akways having to choose income prodicing activities? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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Created at 2026.05.31 00:37 PDT
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