Congratulations! You're just a couple of steps away from becoming an Orca. Yes, you can quickly get those 1k HP by publishing content and putting it all into the Author Rewards program. I understand that posting daily is currently quite difficult for you, but I'm confident that if you don't miss a week, you'll do well and achieve your goal this year. I can confirm that right now, with HIVE's low price, it's a perfect time to accumulate and grow your account. In these last few months in which I have been very active I have obtained (with 50/50 Author Rewards) an amount of around 500 HP each month.

All the best.