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Beccatessy 

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So recently, some of my friends decided to join the hive blockchain, registering via ecency. They have been asking how it really works, So I thought making a video tutorial will help guide them to begin with.  Ecency is a really nice platform and a game changer on hive blockchain. So in this video we will be exploring how to;
1) Login to your hive account via ecency using your user name and password or hive keys

2) How to join  community 

3) How to publish your post using ecency

4) How to upload photos and video and insert them in your post without  having to  leave ecency.

5) How to use waves features or short posts

6) How to upvote 

7). How to claim your ecency points.


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Hive Reachout

A video tutorial on how to use ecency

Hello everyone, and a very happy new year to everyone of you reading this. May the year be filled with lots of happiness for you and i.I was totally tired and needed lots of rest due to an ethic day i had yesterday so i totally forgot to post my clean up yesterday. Today is 2-1-2025, and i decided to make my post anyways.

*A little brief on how my day went*

 On the eve of the new year, as we all know, alot of christians go to church and i happen to be one of them. After church i went out with my husband to have fun. Got back in the early hours of the morning, didnt get enough sleep because i needed to leave the house early to go for my business. So was a little weak but i had to work. But i closed earlier because i was feeling very sleepy and i needed to sleep so as to be able to do other things and get enough rest for the next day's work. And more so around the hour of 6pm, most customers were already in their houses having fun with their familie so i closed my store and went home. But before closing , i decided to clean up and not leave my surroundings litterd and dirty.

*Heres how my clean up went*


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Thanks for taking your time to go through my blog, do have a lovely day.🥰


Cleanplanet activity on 1-1-2025

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Hello everyone

Most times, getting topics for your clean planet posts can be a drag. We have witnessed cases where people use AI for their posts, probably due to the fact that they know not what to write. 

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For this reason, three topics will be droped every week - mondays, wednessdays and fridays. this is for the purpose of giving authors a hint of what to post. 

Note, these topics are totally different from the biweekly prompt. other authors can write on the topics too, but support from the cleanplanet account will be for authors that attach pictures to their clean planet activity for the day. However, authors that use the inleo.io frontend, will stand a chance to get support from the leo.voter account. 

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<center><b> TOPIC </b></center>

BEST GIFT

What is the best gift you have received in 2024? What made the gift special?

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Meanwhile, if you have not joined the biweekly prompt, do so through this [link here](https://ecency.com/hive-150210/@nwothini335/clean-planet-fifth-biweekly-prompt-results-new-prompt-shopping-satisfaction-kpx?referral=nwothini335)


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# RULES

Write in as much detail as posible, if you want to write the topic in two posts, you are free, but connect both posts by putting a link of the previous post, in the recent post. Also, make it clear that the recent post is a continuation of the previous post. 

- Read follow the [community rules](https://peakd.com/hive-150210/@cleanplanet/what-you-should-know-about-clean-planetlo-que-debes-saber-sobre-planeta-limpio)

- No AI

- Everybody is welcomed to participate. both cleaners and none cleaners. 

- Take a minute of your time, to kindly suggest a topic in the [discord server](https://discord.gg/zYSZ27kdd3)

- Write a minimum of 200 words

- Click the link below to understand how to navigate and post through the inleo frontend.
https://inleo.io/@olujay/navigating-inleo-your-ultimate-mobile-handbook

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<center><b>IMPORTANT LINKS</b>


[CLEANPLANET DISCORD](https://discord.gg/2Y3DhEsEgY)

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*<center><b><I>@nwothini335 for the cleanplanet commnity</I></b></center>*

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CLEAN PLANET

TOPICS FOR YOUR CLEANING POST: BEST GIFT IN 2024

The Ink Well

The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #201

<center><h2>Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #116</h2></center><center>
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<h3>Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction prompt!</h3><p>

In this post, we'll provide the prompt for the coming week.</p>
<h4>Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...</h4><p>
We ask that you read our <a href='https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/creative-nonfiction-what-it-is-and-tips-for-success'>Creative Nonfiction Tips</a> post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.</p></center><p><b>
Important notes:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Creative nonfiction stories are based on your <b>real-life experiences</b>.</li>
<li>We are looking for real short stories! Not advice columns, reports on crime or corruption in your city, observations on nature, recipes, religion, politics, or any other nonfiction content. Just real-life short stories.</li>
<li>Ideal story length is between 750 and 1500 words, but your story must be at least 350 words, at a minimum to be curated. </li>
<li>Please focus on quality content. Read and edit for errors! Use a <b>grammar checker</b> before you post your story.</li>
<li>We expect everyone who posts in The Ink Well to <b>read and comment</b> on at least two other stories for each one published.</li>
<li><b>Do not post stories featuring physical abuse, graphic violence, erotica or NSFW content.</b></li>
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<center><h2>Last Week's entrants</h2>
<p>Thank you to all who participated in <a href='https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/creative-nonfiction-prompt-115'>last week's prompt : </a>Blow away the cobwebs.</p>

<h3>Last week's participants</h3><table>
<tr><td>@kilvnrex</td><td>@zain-ab001</td><td>@zali.bee</td></tr><tr><td>@zerah</td><td>@luckydrums</td><td>@young-tari</td></tr><tr><td>@marynn</td><td>@jennyzee1</td><td>@coolbabe88</td></tr><tr><td>@rare-gem</td><td>@marriot5464</td><td>@rammargarita</td></tr><tr><td>@nathy33</td><td>@aloysiusmbaba</td><td>@thesegunvictor</td></tr><tr><td>@bisolamih</td><td>@amarachi22</td><td>@abigail04</td></tr><tr><td>@fashtioluwa</td><td>@offia66</td><td>@bipolar95</td></tr><tr><td>@nancybriti1</td><td></td><td></td></tr>



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<h2>Featured</h2></center><center>

<p>Highlighting  <b>@zerah</b>, with the story:</p><h4><a href='https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@zerah/garden-whispers'>Garden Whispers</a></h4><p><img width='600' src='https://images.ecency.com/DQmZWNjAqtdoeMX1gD8snRYcK3KxgXWuPtWrKz8D7kA29XL/1733803434789.jpg' /></p><p>I smiled and nodded my head. If my Mama were to be here to see what I have accomplished, that little patch of earth and pots filled with green pumpkin leaves, pepper and every other little thing you could think of, I'm sure she would be proud of me. Who wouldn't be, I sure as hell was proud of myself.</p><p><b>Curator's comment : </b><p>zerah writes a lovely, thoughtful and insightful CNF that comes to life through her skilfully use of dialogue. Zerah gives us the lowdown on how her garden gives her peace and comfort. However, there’s more because thanks to her effort her friend manages to find comfort in the garden too. So the garden turns into a double blessing. Nice!</p><hr>

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<p>Highlighting  <b>@rammargarita </b>, with the story:</p><h4><a href='https://peakd.com/@rammargarita/grandma-tell-me-a-story'> Grandma, tell me a story.</a></h4><p><img width='600' src='https://images.ecency.com/DQmQjZAtuPPuspq37aZ4VLUQHkZMiS9sjNB1M6RwKbKp4ib/image.png' /></p><p>As what entertains me and makes me feel good is to write my stories in the Hive. I immediately wrote a non-fiction one and published it. From that moment on I couldn't write any more because my computer was damaged, it was useless. Then I began to feel bored, a little sad and depressed. </p><p><b>Curator's comment : </b><p>rammargarita writes a lovely CNF piece about her recovery and months spent on her porch telling stories to young children. She has the voice of oral tradition in this writing, and this reflects the content of the piece. </p><hr>

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<p>Highlighting  <b>@nathy33</b>, with the story:</p><h4><a href='https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@nathy33/at-last-i-found-myself-engesp'>At last I found myself</a></h4><p><img width='600' src='https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/nathy33/23yd5wAT2NbzPhmxwbJFxeSCzmAK2pkdcSUUR3JEHxMFxBYVqr7qYzshJyPa7hF3BMWxn.jpg' /></p><p>For a long time I let myself go and let others decide what was good or not good for me, for the sake of not doing things wrong. But when my son turned 2 years old I didn't recognize myself anymore, I lost myself. I could not even say what my favorite food was, read a book or a story, which was my passion before, but everyone said that as a mother I should stop wasting my time, so I did not read anymore, I did not leave the house either.</p><p><b>Curator's comment : </b><p>nathy33 writes an absolutely wonderful CNF about how she dealt with judgment and opinions by anyone and everyone when she became pregnant and then more so once she had her child. I remember this exact thing happening to me. Everyone feels the need to comment and soliloquize on childcare and rearing. For nathy33, she found herself hiding away, not going out, all in an effort to avoid the watchful eyes. Then finally she realized she had lost herself and wanted her freedom back, a few months after her son turned two.</p><hr>
<h2>Featured</h2></center><center>
<p>Highlighting  <b>@nancybriti1</b>, with the story:</p><h4><a href='https://peakd.com/@nancybriti1/creative-nonfiction-a-knot-in-front-of-the-sea-un-nudo-frente-al-mar-eng-esp'>A knot in front of the sea </a></h4><p><img width='600' src='https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/nancybriti1/23yJM4iAkrgSenwcKAPsiyRsTjURU4GGKAEb2AKcfL11iQ76gXXqbT2jbZgSjZUhwARL1.png' /></p><p>Anyway, I don't know if it was because of so much attention or because this guy was really handsome, or because in previous lives we knew each other, I fell in love that week with a complete stranger.</p><p><b>Curator's comment : </b><p>nancybriti1 writes a dreamy, lovely, CNF love story about a first love when she was very young. It had me caught up in that amazing feeling of joy and tenderness that seems to be associated with young love, and memories of what those delightful and painful heartsick feelings were like.</p>

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<center><h2>This Week's Prompt 116:</h2></center>

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Gift of time

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<p>Write a personal story about something that happened to you or someone close to you that focuses around a "gift of time." You can write about a conflict situation in which every minute counted or an experience where extra time made all the difference to the outcome or anything else that comes to mind and would make a good story. </p>

 
<p><b><i>Tell us about it! And remember to integrate storytelling elements like characters, scene setting, dialogue and action to bring your story to life!</b></i></p>
<p><b>Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories.</b></p>
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<h2>Rules</h2></center>
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<li>You have 6 days to write your story from the date of this prompt post. Be sure to check the deadline countdown.</li>
<li>Write a real-life story with the creative elements of fiction, like characters, dialogue, scene setting and a story conflict.</li>
<li>Post your story in The Ink Well Community.</li>
<li>Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. Other possible tags: #writing #inkwellprompt #nonfiction</li>
<li>Stories must be written in English. If you've translated the post, it's best to add the original version below the translation. Do not write mixed language paragraphs.</li>
<li>Read and comment on at least two stories in the community.
Add a link to your story as a comment on this post.</li>
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<p>And be sure to remember to join The Ink Well community!</p>

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<h2>Prize</h2>
<p><b>A prize of 20 Hive will be awarded to one submission every four weeks.</b></p>
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<h2>Procedure</h2>
<p>Two or three stories will be featured every week. One of the featured stories will win the grand prize every four weeks.</p><p>The winner will be featured in a special announcement post.</p>
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<h3>How to Follow Our Curation Trail</h3>

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<h4>How to Delegate to The Ink Well</h4>

<p>We welcome delegations! These support our community in many ways, including helping us to provide support to quality content creators through curation and contests.</p>
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Creative Nonfiction Prompt #116

Hello everyone, how are you all doing today?. The day seem to be bright and beautiful. I hope its also like that at your end as well. Yesterday was a bit stressful for me.  As we all know this is a holiday season and almost all the kids are presently on holiday, so i had to take my kids to go visit my parents.
 
We took off yesterday's afternoon after church on Sunday, and arrived in the evening. It was stressful because i took a public transport and its not really easy with kids . Got really exhausted with the ups and downs of the road.But I'm grateful we arrived safely.Met everyone in good health. The whole Christmas decorations were given and we loved that we came.

However, waking up in a different environment from home, hearing the sounds of the birds and feeling the fresh breeze from nature, makes me feel relaxed and energised. It also gives a cool feeling of home away from home. So i took a walk around the house to the street. As cleaning is part of my daily routine, I decide to do some clean up around granma's compound too.Picked every little garbage i saw on the floor, sweep those that needed to be swept, and made sure my surroundings were kept clean.
 
While i was on the street, a lot of people passing by kept staring and wondering what i was doing , even some people in the car and bikes were just smiling. But i continued with what i was doing . Its the goal that matters the most. I made sure that both the compund and outside the compound were clean. Even the surroundings were beautifully touched.

# This was how my cleaning activities went # ;

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#cleanplanet 
#solarisfuture
#cleaning
#cleanyourcity

My Cleaning Activity Today Monday 16/12/2024.

@Beccatessy food shop introducing myself.

## About myself 

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An entrepreneur, a wife and a mother. A graduate of History and education at Lagos state University in Nigeria.
My name is Mercy Iyere, from Edo State, southern Nigeria. I'm the last of  four children of my mother with 3 siblings,(two boys and a girl).

My parents got divorced when I was 2years, my mom had to sponsor our education.she was a teacher in a private school and also does extra lessons for some kids at home to earn extra money in order to be able to take care of her kids.she was able to send us to a private school for our primary education. She couldnt keep up with the private school so she sent us all to a government secondary school.i and my brothers got to know our dad when we got to secondary school...i was 15years old then.

My dad took my immediate brother and i to the village to complete our secondary education just because he does not want to have any encounter with my mom.i went to a borden school and my brother went to a government day school.my experience of borden school in the village was not a palatable one.i got to do hard labor whenever my seniors wants me to just because they were given authorities to punish anyone who disobeys them.Even if they are a class ahead of that person ,they get to punish as they wishes.

I was invited by my dad to come spend Christmas with his new family on 22nd of December 2008, and i went.on the 23rd of December, i was sitting with my dad in the compound of his home watching funny comedies on his phone and my step mom saw us from the window.she quickly sent for me and as i entered she closed the door behind me and beat me up.she got into a fight with my dad that night and i was sent back to the village on the 24th of december .it was a sad experience for me .

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I came back to Lagos on my dad's request in 2009 after my secondary education .But to my surprise,my step mom wasnt there, they were divorced too. So i stayed with him till he got married again. And this woman changed as well after a year of marriage. Making me a slave and beating me up at every provocation.after gaining admission into the university in 2010, i couldnt keep ip with the maltreatment so i ran away from home and went back to my mom.I called and told him i was with my mom and so from that time on , he stopped paying my school fees.

I went into business after year 2 in school to assist myself through school.i sold shoes and necklesses, from one faculty to another,from one department to another. At my free time the only thing i do is to move aeound the school, selling jewelties and shoes, under the sun and in the rain just to make sure i can assist my mom in taking care of me in school. I started that business with some thrift money my mom gave me the . And my siblings also made sure i graduated from school. Infact they went to a polytechnic and acquired a diploma and i acquired a degree.

After school , I went for National Youth Service Corp ( NYSC) in the northern part of Nigeria which was essential for every university graduate in Nigeria. After a year of service , my dad called to apologize for all he has done and he said he didnt know that i eventually stayed in school, that he got to hear the news through someone that i was serving in the north. I forgave him .

I went to a fashion school to learn how to sew and in the process of learning I went into selling ready to wear African wears .was into that business from 2016-2017 when I lost my only maternal sister whom I loved dearly. Also my two brothers relocated to South Africa in 2017 and I was left alone here in Nigeria with my mom. I went to Peterkings college of Music for a year to learn the basic knowledge of music. 

Got married 2019 and also got pregnant and had a premature baby at 7months...it was another phase of Life. She survived and was named TESTIMONY because it was a wonderful things, she is 5 years old now.Had my second baby 2021, this time it was a full term baby..I went into teaching from 2018- 2021.Had previous experience about teaching in school, taught both secondary and primary schools.

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## How I started @beccatessy food shop

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After teaching for six years I needed to settle down and have more time for my family, that was how I started running a foodstuffs business.
I currently run a business where I sell food items like frozen foods, rice, oil mayonnaise, butter both in wholesale and retail. I started my business  in a very small container, but in 2023 I got a bigger shop and expanded my business.
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## How I got to know about hive.

I got to know about hive through my customer @kachy2022, who comes regularly to shop at my store. She told me about #hive and explained the benefit of accepting hbd in my business. She invited @beauty197 a trusted local guide on hive to come and list my shop with the username @beccatessy and that's how my store became listed and I've been accepting hbd since then.

## My experience with hbd

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When @kachy2022 first told me about accepting payments in hbd, I was a bit skeptical about it and wondered how I would convert back the hbd to my local local currency. I was surprised when the trusted local guide helped me to convert the hbd into our local naira, that is when i became really convinced that it's a real deal.

Am finally here to create content, and join in the shopping project.

