Dear Hivers! The last month have also flied by🐝, as usual right? And we are already in **August**, wow! Yes, it's the middle of summer here, a summer unlike any I've had recently in the last past years. So I'm enjoying a relaxing time, quite hot, of course, to rest from an intense year and look forward to next month, the new routine that will begin again, and to moving forward with our dreams, while we take a dip in the sea for now... Happy August!🍉 ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQma7W5TmRLCqA3upxTU3wbZZKPgbB54Z9WzS886FJdGDfV/power_up_day.gif) More Summer Thoughts -------------------- Well, yes, as I said, it's summer, we're enjoying the heat, going to the beach, and peacefully enjoying our free time. But truly free time for myself, for small things and also for nothing, to relax and rest. After a long time, it was necessary, and we need to recharge our batteries for a new, exciting and hopeful school year. And despite having more time, I haven't increased my presence here on Hive too much, because I've been doing other things, because it's time to spend more time outside or away from the screen, but despite that, I'm here, I'm still here, being part of Hive. Today I participate in the HPUD, but also in other contests like the _Guess The Shadow Contest_ in the Shadow Hunters community, or the _Unto&Bisunto contest_ in the Italian Olio di Balena community, and from time to time in photography contests like the _Friendlymoose Photo Contest_. And I also write reviews, of some books and also of series and movies, now that I can dedicate a little more time to these hobbies. While I'm leaving thoughts and ideas in those posts, as well as in the comments on other Hive friends' posts, which I enjoy reading. Thanks to all of you who read, comment, and vote, thanks to all of you who are creating contests that encourage participation, and thanks to all the Hive users who make such interesting posts... I'm reading, commenting, and voting whenever I can, during this lazy summer time! Let's make the most of it. After all this, to the point, now let's see how this past last month has resulted for me: Hive Power Up Day ----------------- Well I'd say nice, I keep somehow my presence here, and now today, day 1st of the new month let's focus on the HPUD, it is therefore _my 32th Power Up Day_ in total. In my case it is the 8th of 2025 obviously after January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August now. I am growing on Hive by doing monthly power ups always... so let's go with this new **Hive Power Up Day,** hivers!💪

So here I have done as usual **a new POWER UP of 100 HIVE** again because I have checked my HIVE count amount and I still can power up a big amount also this month, great! Not sure I will be able to do a big one the next month but we will see how August is going to be... And not a problem because _the big goal was already reached! 10k HP_. So anyway, let's see and let's keep growing!

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**The last month (in July) I reached the big milestone: 10.000HP**. And I see now that my HIVE POWER keeps growing, now _10,302HP!!!_ Although the total with delegations and support is _more than 9,507HP_ taking into account the done and received delegations (-795HP). In addition I hope that delegations will help me to increase my HP even passively although it will be a slower increase, but I would like to reach my next goal despite all.

And **my goal** now... which is it? _15000HP??? So let it be._ It will take some time obviously but goals are every time more ambitious and bigger, and that's not bad just some extra patient is required. In the meantime, let's keep growing! Ah! and **I'm being a Dolphin**, which is great. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPXCGSijwf4xTa9VBeL3F828x2Cut84qAmngj1aGR3diR/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_8.01.11.png) Savings & Stats --------------- Some time ago I decided to start saving some HBD, in very small amounts, time to time I add maybe 1, 2 or 3 Hive Dollars, and the amount saved has grown thanks to the interests! And I also added 50 HIVE just one firts time. Now just seeing how these figures are becoming bigger and hope my savings (=ahorros) will grow more! Now I have more than 301 HBD!!! And the last month I ended with 297, so in a month I have increased my savings almost with 4 HBD! ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdXxBXaSfTeMuZLNod6T9cBNvww3R8QE8PNLz8PQLcqAd/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_7.56.24.png) And also I have accumulated also many **Ecency points** thanks also to some contest like _"guessing Shadow Hunters authors"_ and other contests too, and the wheel on the app (and that I usually use again for promoting my posts a bit), although I do not use all so I have a good amount. Thanks Ecency!

As I always say, my goal is to **keep growing** on the platform, but I am posting somehow a bit less now, I try to be a bit present at least. Here my growth in these last 30 days, despite all not bad, the orange line is up! (Checked on [hivestats.io](https://hivestats.io "https://hivestats.io")) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUEzEfN4JdMiMqZTuRqtNrHm98fXVK6R6Bjtj1wn6Y2Pv/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_7.59.11.png) Reputation Level ---------------- And so, about my reputation, some ("long") time ago I reached the **level 73** on #HIVE! And I check now on PeakD that it's 73.7 (from 73.66 last month). So it's easier now to think in the next step: level 74 although it's being really a slow process... every time the growth of that figure is slower but it's still growing... patience! ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmciP43pRNp6gU5vBNH8tBGuE54ABBphwnQxDKCYJS7vNC/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_8.00.25.png) Holozing & More Tokens ---------------------- I started late to this interesting project **_"Holozing"_**, starting in my case from _January 16th, 2024_, but I'm more than one year, and a half, in this project now! And since then I have started to claim my rewards and I have added a bit to the liquidity pool and delegated some HP too to @zingtoken to get more interests as well. And then with the ZING rewards staked I'm earning more every time! **Most of 3224 ZING earned** in total! (from 2908 last month). And my current contributors position is 943 (from 951), a bit better again! ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNkQxiGrrpZg9cCg86hJ7isLAU511Mb723s6AtRP6vNnB/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_7.54.01.png) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmY985GaDKQ1eG92qjfoT3PgFcac8AuUnBLikvoVQnaTn2/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_7.54.33.png) And well, I check **my tokens wallet**, where I still keep a nice amount of LEO and ALIVE tokens and other ones. For example, I have also some LOLZ, PIZZA, etc. and of course ZING. But what happened to the LUV token? It is not working anymore after some months... So I have swapped that token for some very small LEO, that is. Also I am earning more LEN thanks to some contests, and I got INDEED too which it seems interesting and HOPE while I increase my BBH amount too to reach 1000 (but still 342, no earnings this month). Also two more, HBIT and DIY, let's see how all is going... and it seems there are new others like ZOMBIE, but I don't still know much about it. Any suggestion? ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQ3GVb9K1urGUeSTQTs3xAk5xbZvyqqkBbvHU1FfP4yQU/captura_de_pantalla_2025_08_01_a_las_8.06.26.png) Acknowledgments & HPUD and HPUM information ------------------------------------------- Finally, I want to thank @traciyork for the long-time **HP delegation to me**, thanks! And also this time to @apis.hive that have delegated to my account more than 320HP (oh the amount has been increased twice!) thanks to the great project [Apis.Hive](https://apishive.blog/ "https://apishive.blog/"). Visit the site and web, grow and get supporting HP delegations! THANKS A LOT!

And if you do not know much about all this, ask and look for information Hive users always help, and I share here a post with useful information. Here the updated link: * [Hive Power Up Day - August 1st 2025](https://ecency.com/hive-122221/@hivebuzz/pud-202508 "https://ecency.com/hive-122221/@hivebuzz/pud-202508") by @hivebuzz Come on, don't miss this day there is still time left to take advantage of the **HIVE Power UP Day** and the possible prizes without forgetting some appropriate #hashtags on your post about the _Hive Power Up Day_. And soon you will have a badge too! Just hurry up! It's just today day 1!

**_Happy HPUD💪🐝 & Happy August!_**🍉 Thanks for reading! Have a happy and powerful day. -------------------------------------------------- ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQ4qfRBn8gHWWB8n2TjhKvEEU5MKuzeZuLRWYa1DqgnK9/flowers_banner_3.gif) ### The text is mine **©Duvinca** with screenshots from my profile, and I have created the lead/first image and the banners with Canva.com -NO AI- ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWs8W1Ds9ouj1D64AEqrpNBkE34NjUq3JpHs63YfrBLs4/bannerduvinca.gif)

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