Wherediditallgo’s ‘path to enlightenment’ bankruptcy diary

madoldbat

WDIAG I can only ecco every one elses words,your story has inspired and given hope,your help and support has given strength and comfort.Thank you.
May 2008 hold many gifts and pleasent suprises for you.x

wherediditallgo

1 Jan 2008 - A new year has started, & what a start! I already had invites to two New Year parties, but when I went to an open mic night at a Hove pub on New Year's Eve Eve I ended up on stage singing & got invited to a third by some musicians! It wasn't a hard decision to choose which party to go to, as I knew the last one I'd heard about would have live music played rather than cds, & the guys I'd met the night before had said they'd want me to sing with them. It was definitely the right decision - aided & abetted by only one glass of white wine all night (I can't get over that myself, as I've previously been a "rum into a drip" kind of girl ), I went up to sing about 11pm, was back there at 1am & then up again just before the fireworks at 4am! I had an absolutely brilliant time. I made lots of music contacts, got lots of encores & people coming up to praise me on my voice - that was so good, not from any vanity aspect, but because I haven't sung live for so long, & to do it totally unrehearsed with musicians I didn't know & in front of people I didn't know was a real test. After being ill & not having sung properly for so long, I didn't know whether I still had a good enough voice for public singing & could actually perform on stage, but it seems I do & I can - the guys I played with have been working musicians for over 30 years, & one went to the mic & said it was a privilege to play bass for me, which was a bit embarrassing but very much appreciated. It seems I haven't forgotten what it takes to really perform after all - thank goodness for that! :j :j

Singing was one of the things I really wanted to concentrate on this year, so to have it so well received was so reassuring. I've got open invites to two Hove events - they told me to ring before I next come down with details of what I want to sing, & they'll learn the songs ready for me to do a proper set. In the meantime, I've got a few days before I go back to work, so I'm going to work on my repertoire & find more open mic events to go to nearer to home.

I've had less than 4 hours sleep & I'm exhausted even though I'm on a mental high of the sort that I haven't felt in ages. I've done all my dirty washing, I've got my tootsies soaking in the foot spa as I type & I'm going to put my feet up for the rest of tonight with an orange juice (what a raver I am ) & some double choc cookies while I write down all my music ideas before I fall asleep & forget them.

Hope everyone had as great a start to the new year as I did. The year couldn't have had a better start for me, & I'm so happy I could burst.

madoldbat

Fantastic news WDISG.:beer: Looks like your New Year is off to a good start.:j :j

G-G_4

I've just read your entire journal and it was brilliant! Well done on being so strong and sharing this with us..

I've been bankrupt for one month now, so i've got all this to come. Luckily for me it is going smoothly for now..

Happy New Year

Gem x

loopy_lou1

That thread is inspiring. And I think we can all safely say that you've come such a long way and been such a help to many.

All the best for 2008 - you've been so good to me and you deserve every happiness and that NEW MAN. I hope I get one too x

wherediditallgo

Oh, thanks hun. Here's hoping we all get new men, & that includes the men amongst us who might want one.

fiveyearplan

Congratulations on your singing. You deserve a brilliant 2008.

betterlatethannever

Glad you had such a good new year WDIAG..i'm now wondering if i should offer to be your manager, sounds like you have a career ahead of you in singing.
I was dicussing 'Men' with a friend the other day and we were trying to decide at what point do you tell them your a BR its hardly first date or pillow talk stuff. I wonder if they would then run a mile when you told them?
I did this years ago, when dating a guy who told me he was about to lose his house and go BR and i dumped him:eek: what a cow i am. But then i didn't realise what BR was all about and had all sorts of horrible images of him. It wouldn't have worked anyway but i should have given him more of a break.

Richard_S

I'd be more than happy to have a bankrupt girlfriend; after all I've got a bankrupt wife.:D

The conversation would be so enlightening: BRO's BRA's BRIEF's BRU's; would have to think of a word more romantic than "discharge" though.:eek:


(Wdiag - apologies for being off topic; I'll delete this Post if you'd rather)

I didn't realise you were a singer; if ever you're looking for a manager my financial abilities are awesome; just not with my own money.:D

wherediditallgo

Richard_S wrote: »

I'd be more than happy to have a bankrupt girlfriend; after all I've got a bankrupt wife.:D

The conversation would be so enlightening: BRO's BRA's BRIEF's BRU's; would have to think of a word more romantic than "discharge" though.:eek:


(Wdiag - apologies for being off topic; I'll delete this Post if you'd rather)

I didn't realise you were a singer; if ever you're looking for a manager my financial abilities are awesome; just not with my own money.:D

It can stay, Richard - it made me laugh too much to be deleted.