Wherediditallgo’s ‘path to enlightenment’ bankruptcy diary

wherediditallgo

I only had the landings & stairs to do, & they're nearly finished, thank goodness.

My ill-health forced me to re-think my future anyway, but it was doing all that singing during the Christmas break that made me realise my heart was still in my music, & that I still have a good voice, even if I say so myself. I knew then that, if I was going to put some proper time & effort into it, there's no better time than now to get stuck in - no debts to think about (apart from my £50 IPA, which might go too if the OR says I can't afford it any more), decent computers & software to work with & a whole day a week in which to write, network etc. It might seem selfish to some, but I've given a lot to other people over the years, so I've deliberately not told any of my family of my plans. If I tell them, I'll be getting phone calls asking me to do such & such, etc - not loads, but enough interruptions & expectations to disrupt my thoughts & end up costing me a lot of valuable time. I will tell them eventually, but not for a good while, & definitely not until I've got all my plans underway. It's not about being a pop star, but about getting my music & poetry out of me & into listenable/readable form before I'm so old that people start clapping out of pity instead of appreciation.

Assuming my application goes through, I'm going to:

(a) do the shopping on a Thursday night (my local Asda's open 24 hours) or early Friday morning, so that I don't have to think about the queues on a weekend.
(b) spend Friday writing poetry & music, going to performances & related meetings/seminars, & working on the website etc, with the answering machine on.

That'll leave me my weekend to do all the normal stuff. I can't wait, so I've got everything crossed hoping it all goes through without a problem.

fiveyearplan

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and MSE off!;)

tigerfeet2006

All the best with it all WDIAG.Good idea not to tell anyone though, I made that mistake once :eek: . Hope you get lots of inspiration for you music :j .

wherediditallgo

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

All the best with it all WDIAG.Good idea not to tell anyone though, I made that mistake once :eek: .

My friend made that mistake too. She went part-time so that she could do an OU course, but made the mistake of telling her family. Guess who repeatedly gets called on for babysitting, picking up a child from school, getting forgotten shopping etc? Her. Instead of being able to study in the comfort of her own home, she's had to park herself at the library for several hours at a time, just to get away from the droppers-in, people who expect her to respond to an e-mail within minutes of them sending it just because she's at home & "obviously" has free time on her hands.

tigerfeet2006 wrote: »

Hope you get lots of inspiration for you music :j .

Thanks. I've got lots of ideas buzzing around in my head, & there are lists everywhere.

wherediditallgo

fiveyearplan wrote: »

and MSE off!;)

The computer I'll be doing my music & poetry on won't have an internet connection, to keep temptation at bay.

wherediditallgo

Just noticed - I've got my fourth star, for doing over 2000 posts. :j

rog2

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Just noticed - I've got my fourth star, for doing over 2000 posts. :j

Well deserved too, wdiag. :T :T

betterlatethannever

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Just noticed - I've got my fourth star, for doing over 2000 posts. :j

:T well done

tigerfeet2006

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Just noticed - I've got my fourth star, for doing over 2000 posts. :j

Woohoo!! :beer: Congratulations :j

fermi

wherediditallgo wrote: »

Just noticed - I've got my fourth star, for doing over 2000 posts. :j

:beer: Welcome to the club.

Tigerfeet, you won't be long either.

When you get to 10,000 posts the take all your stars away though................