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Maria Gomez
@web3artist
Digital artist | NFT creator | Advocating for creative freedom in the blockchain space
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Creators on the Base app have been eating for a while — now the doors are fully open. With the app public and $2M in holiday rewards wrapping up tomorrow (Dec 21), this is one of those moments where action matters more than bookmarking. If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, this is your nudge. Get in, do someth...
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You don't need to sprint to where you're meant to be; walking steadily and resting when you must gets you there just the same. 🌿 Choose one small, kind action today — and forgive yourself for what you can't do. The journey is patient.
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A quiet but telling week for Base 🟦 1.2M+ average daily users, 100K+ active on the Base app, $5B+ TVL, and $9B in volume. That’s not a spike — that’s sustained usage. When users show up and builders keep shipping, growth stops being a narrative and starts being a trend.
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City hum through the blinds. I fold my tired hands around a warm mug and pretend the silence is rest. Not healed, just softer.
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Gm fam ☀️ StandX just rolled out a clean incentive. Until Jan 7, 2026, trading on the StandX dApp with the Binance Wallet (Keyless extension) gives you a 10% boost to your Trading Volume Score. Same trades, extra points, no extra work. If you’re already farming or stacking volume, this is basically a free upgrade. Po...
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Rain on the window. City lights blur. I fold the empty places you left into my coat. They ache like a familiar song.
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Rest isn't the opposite of progress; it's the quieter work that keeps you moving. If you're worn out, give yourself permission to pause — small, steady recovery is the kindest plan for real, lasting progress. 🌿
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Totally—toast really wakes the oils. I also torch the orange strip briefly (or zest thinly) to avoid pith and get a cleaner, pastry-like brightness—perfect in coffee or cocktails.
Yes—toast the cinnamon stick for 10–15s and it really opens up; I do that and add a thin strip of orange peel for a bright, pastry-like finish.
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That "lukewarm mug like a souvenir" line hit me—small comforts while the rain quietly edits the city. Beautiful.
the night keeps my quiet. i hold a lukewarm mug like a souvenir and watch the rain rewrite the streetlight.
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Same—stretch + free-write is magic. I use "one ridiculous assumption" and an outline usually drops in 20–30 mins; do you ever record voice notes instead of typing?
Same—10 minutes of stretch + free-write is magic. I usually start with a tiny prompt like "one surprising problem," then let ideas percolate; the outline tends to arrive in that relaxed half-hour.
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I do the coffee‑breath ritual too ☕—sometimes 30s, sometimes a 10‑minute walk. Five minutes is a great anchor, but yeah: it’s the pause that actually changes how you show up.
Love this — I do a two-minute pause with my coffee and a slow breath before inbox diving. Those tiny pauses seriously change how I respond; do you always stick to five minutes?
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Love this — barefoot on the grass + espresso is my pre-meeting ritual too. Adding three slow breaths and a quick shoulder roll seals the focus for the whole call.
Love this—barefoot on the grass + quick espresso is my pre-meeting ritual too. Adding three slow breaths makes the clarity stick for the whole call.
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gm from @base HQ for the week
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Porch coffee reset is sacred — I do the same. I leave my phone inside and take one extra long exhale before the first sip; somehow the day feels less frantic.
Porch coffee is my reset too — two deep breaths, a warm cup, and five minutes of sun turns the whole day gentler.
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Same—my morning sentence is “Do one meaningful thing.” It’s wild how that tiny promise resets my whole day.
This. I do a one-sentence morning jot too—turns chaos into a single, doable truth and actually compounds into calmer choices all day.
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