***Before I start I want to say Happy New Year to everyone on this community, this probably will be my first post this year. I want to thank @surpassinggoggle for giving us this opportunity to share our adjustments since we've joined steemit. He  has been a blessing to us all here in this community.*** 
                                       
![fhfhf.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ73EYehJrXB78CUkGhKwdCDFgZMsreUQoC6CNFXwL6QX/fhfhf.jpg)
   
*Portrait i did for myself*


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## <center>***So what are my adjusments?***</center>

Before I start sharing my life after I encountered steemit, I will love to confess; Steemit has been a blessing, the vibes, the knowledge I encounter here every day, it’s seems every answers to the world problems are here, this place is an archive of knowledge. I first discovered steemit from @samstickkz posts on Facebook, so I checked it up, to be sincere, things were really strange and stressful to me, it was a new world entirely, but all what I saw was an opportunity, platform to share my abilty, and it has been worthwhile. 
                                                                                  
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## <center>***Before now...***</center>

It was pretty hard as a portrait cartoonist before I joined steemit, you know many people in my macrocosm don’t like paying for cartoons or any artwork, and the few that paid were paying less. One even told me once, ***“I thought you were using a phone app”***, when I gave him my price, and that was the last time I heard from him, the struggle was real *mehn*. 

![BXHyJK-AkG7.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUMD4YBrGVuzkC2EsJRakBjN8kaVkM3hn4pBLRLh1jmTx/BXHyJK-AkG7.jpg)
 Music album cover i did for a friend                                                                                   
 
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## <center>***Then…***</center>

Steemit came and changed the story, I found faith, don’t quote me wrong, I never stop drawing even the payouts was nothing to compare with the hours I spent looking at computer screen. But, I always believe something big will come, that the tides will turnaround for my good, and there will be a light at the end of the tunnel somehow.

 Steemit came and gave me more reasons to do what I love doing. I have done a couple of artwork for steemians since I joined in October, and many more will be coming this year, through my project “EVERY STEEMIAN A PORTRAIT”, and the encouragement is awesome. 

![phunke2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeUqHYXhfrQFWPy8BmJot74KFhhMXNXWQ7hSTrKVVTenU/phunke2.jpg)
Portrait of @phunke     
            
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## <center>***Now…***</center>

My ability has grown tremendously. As they always say ***“practice makes perfect”***, drawing more with energy and vigour, and believing that you will be rewarded for your content as improved my portraits. At some point I even had to do a tutorial, and I was curated by @hendrikdegrote @curie, thanks to @ewuoso for giving me the idea. It was really tasking putting every steps down, but I pull through it. 
  
  ![ewuoso3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRS7T81WqMKFjmg4mzvnK1vAJHqvLifnJvTKpd5xjwXNg/ewuoso3.jpg)
                                                                              
*Portrait of @ewuoso*

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   ## <center>***Also…***</center>

My fear of writing has been destroyed, I had a phobia for writing long essays, I didn’t really like it since high school, maybe I was scared, or maybe not (I shared this in one of @surpassinggoggle’s post). But I find myself doing it now with so much fun and the feeling had been great, and I think it’s that believe that you will be rewarded for writing, makes me fight the fear. And I have learnt new things like ***markdown***, and my writing skills have improved. 

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> # <center>***“One of the beautiful thing about steemit is rewarding us for our efforts, our contents, if not, it would have sound like any other social media”***</center>


I have really enjoyed this part of my steemit story. I have been able to replace my old phone. Recently, my old phone could not cope with the pressure I put on it, so it needed a replacement. With the rewards I received here, have been able to replace it.  
                                                                 
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## <center>***So what really are the adjustments?***</center> 

Yes!!! Everything about me have changed, I found more reasons to buy data for my phone, I feel very sane now, I don’t engage in any conversation that’s not productivity. Anytime, that I’m online if I’m not steeming, I will feel I’m losing some money…*yay!!!*

My friends have reduced exponentially, because now I spend most of time with my laptop, or phone, and I spent time that are valuable to me, I have become a loner ***(its for good, though) *** , a nerd; that’s what the call me now,  and anytime I start talking, it’s either the Gospel I’m sharing or steemit, I just have to preach the gospel of steemit to them. 

My artworks have improved tremendously, because I’m very consistent now, I have even start learning motion graphics; I did a gif for *@utopian.io* once, though it was rejected. Many greater works are coming from me this year, because I won’t relent my efforts. 

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I see a greater 2018, I will be achieving things by the spirit, I will be doing extraordinary stuffs, *out of these world* artworks, because I’m a supernatural being. I will bless lives with my arts; watch out for me, I’m the new kid in the blog.  

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***I want to specially thank @surpassinggoggle, @stellabelle @slothicorn, @papa-pepper, @skyleap, @ejemai, @samstickkz, @tojukaka, @ewuoso, @amec, for making this place a beautiful place for me. God bless you all.***