Hi Carolyn,
You don't have to, with 500 Steempower you will be able to upvote 0.14$ on 100%. This is an amount that can be reached with creativity and consistency. I was just convinced we are at a very early stage on steemit, so i invested. I checked your blog, thank you very much for resteeming.
One tip for you, try do write 10-20comments everytime you do a new blogpost. That way you make others happy and people will find your blog and follow you. Its as important as blogging