Today is Labor Day. There is no class here in the Philippines. But one church is celebrating its anniversary. I was asked to be one of the judges at their event. While waiting, I am taking this opportunity to write and publish for today's HIVE Power Up Day (HPUD). I almost forgot about this activity. My mind has been preoccupied with what's going on with the LeoFinance campaign. After completing one quest, I powered up 10 HIVE. Today is the 1st of May. Until now, I haven't written a single post for the Splinterlands weekly challenges. 11th January was the last article I made. Such inactivity affected the growth of my Hive account. Nevertheless, despite the decline in my HIVE accumulation, I am trying my best with the aid of my savings to hit next the 3,000 HIVE Power. My goal by the end of the year is 5,616 HP to reach that Dolphin status. What is different this time is that I haven't received a notification yet from @hivebuzz. Maybe, because this post is too early. While waiting for that notification, allow me to share with you the slow but steady growth of my HIVE Power: Date Starting HP Ending HP HP Growth % Growth Cumulative % Growth 01 January 1,240 1,518 278 22.41% 22.41% 01 February 1,518 1,732 214 14.09% 39.67% 01 March 1,732 1,841 109 6.29% 48.46% 01 April 1,841 2,016 175 9.50% 62.58% 01 May 2,016 2,135 119 5.90% 72.17% So in today's PUD, my HP growth in terms of percentage suffers a huge drop from 9.50% to 5.90%. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with my cumulative growth of 72.17%. Within two to three months, I hope to achieve my 3,000 HP goal to contribute to the transition to Dolphin status. Happy HIVE PUD and wishing all Hivers a bullish 2023! Grace and peace! What is Hive? What is LeoFinance?

 Today, I powered up 10 HIVE eight hours earlier than last month. Thanks to my brother-in-law for fixing the time zone on my laptop. The month of April is also my birth month. I consider today's HIVE PUD significant for this will mark my 56th birthday. As I shared in my last post, my HIVE accumulation dropped significantly starting the month of February due to my failure to participate in Splinterlands' two weekly posting activities. Missing these activities, I estimate that I am missing at least 150 additional HIVE. Because of such failure, achieving my 2,000 HP goal has been delayed. I thought it will take me until today to reach the 2,000 mark. 11th January was the last entry I made for Splinterlands. I hope that before reaching the third month on the 11th of April, I could find time to write just even one post. That will add at least 10 more HIVE to my wallet. And so despite the decline in my HIVE accumulation, I was able to reach 2,000 HIVE Power last 29 March. That to me was a milestone. I am wondering now how long will it take for me to reach the third thousand. Earlier, while checking Hive Now, it was my first time observing this graph:  Though my curation rewards are small, I find this tool very helpful in monitoring my HP growth. Through this app, I could see the value of my voting power and at what time of the day. This made me curious to check which votes of mine gave me the higher HP. And to my surprise, it was my upvoting of micro-posts published by a few members of the SoMee tribe. Another tool I find helpful to monitor my HP growth is hivestats.io:  By just checking the graph, you can immediately see if you have done your part in powering up HIVE both in PUM and PUD. So the above chart is my current status as a result of powering up 10 HIVE earlier. And then I received a notification from @hivebuzz:  As for the outcome of my participation in HIVE Power Up Month (PUM), I am still waiting for confirmation. I am not sure if I hit all the days in March or if there is any day that I missed powering up HIVE. Anyhow, as for the update of my account, the chart below shows my slow but steady growth in HIVE Power: Date Starting HP Ending HP HP Growth % Growth Cumulative % Growth 01 January 1,240 1,518 278 22.41% 22.41% 01 February 1,518 1,732 214 14.09% 39.67% 01 March 1,732 1,841 109 6.29% 48.46% 01 April 1,841 2,016 175 9.50% 62.58% So in today's PUD, my HP growth in terms of percentage is a little bit higher than last month from 6.29% to 9.50%. My cumulative growth so far for this year is now at 62.58% starting with 1,240 HP last 01 January and ending with 2,016 today. My short-term goal now is to reach 3,000 HIVE Power onward to that Dolphin goal. Wishing all Hivers a bullish 2023 and more HIVE Power to all who are participating in today's HIVE PUD! Grace and peace! What is Hive? What is LeoFinance?

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Last night, as I was checking on the mechanics of the next Power Up Day via the HiveBuzz app using my mobile phone, I noticed that two sections are not completed yet. This is the consequence of moving around Hive without familiarizing myself with the basics. [Source](https://hivebuzz.me/@rzc24-nftbbg) The two sections I am referring to are the "Configure Your Profile" and the "Introduce Yourself" categories. It's a shame. Last month, I actually published already my self introduction to Hive, but I did not tag it properly. This to me explains why I did not receive any comment. And how can I reply without anyone commenting on my post? Thinking how shall I re-introduce myself to Hive community, I decided to do it using SoMee as a platform since it allows short posts like this. Here is the link to my personal introduction that I published last month: A Personal Introduction After Five Months. I hope that next time I will check HiveBuzz, I wll see items under those two categories already turned green and checked. But in case, it won't, no problem, I am just simply experimenting on the platform. Not sure if its proper to tag the designers of HiveBuzz: @arcange @techybear @captaink. If this is improper, I beg for your patience for someone new in this technology. Grace and peace!