Ahh the first merit... 
Congrats!
Getting first, second and third merit was almost a "mission impossible" for me. After that I wasn't focused that much on earning merits and somehow they have started coming in slowly (I'm not overly active on this forum); but now is earning the 100 merits needed for levelling up something like very distant future to me.
if you are patient and continue to make quality posts then 'merit will find you'... Congrats!Getting first, second and third merit was almost a "mission impossible" for me. After that I wasn't focused that much on earning merits and somehow they have started coming in slowly (I'm not overly active on this forum); but now is earning the 100 merits needed for levelling up something like very distant future to me.
I am a housewife at the moment, even though I don't really understand blockchain, I try to keep up by making posts that I'm good at. You have been pretty good at collecting 17 merits since you started joining. continue to believe, and try hard to make quality posts.