Proud of my last post...?
I guess my answer would be both yes and no. I am proud over what I achieved and mentioned in that post, but I can't say that I am proud over the actual post. Not sure if I have ever been truly proud over any of my posts, but on the other hand, I am rarely satisfied with anything I do.

That being said, quality is subjective. I agree that a photo of a cat with a single sentence of text wouldn't be high quality, but I honestly can't say that I am ready to put in even more effort into my articles.

My articles might not be amazing or super-awesome, and I don't compare myself with others, but if I would, I could easily say that many of my articles are of at least the same quality as many others. Other users have told me the same thing many times. Still, I don't earn anything near what they do, and some people publish 3-5 posts per 24 hours and earn 5-7 times more than me on every single post they make, on average.

Look, I am really grateful for the support I have and I am satisfied with what I have achieved so far. What I do seems to work for me and even though I would love to receive even more upvotes at some point, I can't allow myself to put in a bunch of extra time and effort into my contributions to have a small chance of getting an extra vote or two occasionally. The average of about 2 hours it takes me to publish an article is enough.

So, I'll continue to do what I do. I'll continue to be grateful for the support I have, be satisfied with what I achieved and who knows, at some point I might actually score an extra upvote or two because more people will realize that I am far from being a shit-poster.

I am in Steem-marathon mode. I don't expect massive rewards and I will grow my audience slowly. One article after another. It should yield me good results in the long haul... And if not, I will still be grateful for the support I've had.

So, proud of my latest post?
Perhaps not, but I am proud over the things I have accomplished and I am proud over the fact that I continue to grind, regardless of my earnings. That is worth more to me than an extra upvote or two in the long haul anyways.