day 58 of #tracywearswool: singing in the rain

#tracywearswool and singing in the rain!

Which is easy to do in the Pacific Northwest! But really, any reason is a good reason to sing.

In 2017, I had spine surgery on my neck. I went in as an alto in a church choir. When I woke up… I sound like a middle-aged, alcoholic chain-smoking man… with a 4 note range. Seriously. Not only was my range limited, so was my volume… i had no voice when I went to call my dog… nothing… not noise at all. And totally unpredictable. I never knew what was going to come out of my mouth

It slowly got a bit better. But it would never be the same. Apparently, there was nerve damage to my vocal cords. One side was paralyzed.

But I decided to look at is as a new voice, not a broken voice. And.. there is always the blues, and more Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan, and Tom Waits. And I started playing the Ukulele with a group that met the same day my Choir was meeting. And that led to picking up the guitar again… and then drumming. And starting singing classes. And I have grown so much vocally, with my new voice.

And as I worked on it… it has become so much better than it ever was before. And I have a wicked “break”… which is pretty fun!

So this was actually the best thing that happened to me vocally. Funny how that worked out!!

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool& — Same dress. 100 days. (And yes, you can wash it!) Part of my reasons for deciding to do this was to simplify my life, especially with my lifestyle.

What’s in store today:

It’s a beautiful day in Portland! Doing a little singing and dancing… as it rains outside before I head to the beach.

I did get a new pair of Frye boots to try out for dancing…. here is me trying them out in the bathroom!

See more of my Appalachian Flatfooting & Clogging journey HERE!

Super thrilled — I found a product that I love at Sally Beauty Supply for my hair — Main Attraction… it is a wax product, and helps give my hair body and chunky messiness. YAY.

Outfit today includes my favorite JJill sweater!

I borrowed this pashmina/wrap from my daughter’s rather large selection of neckwear. It has leopard print and sequins… which I would have never worn before my new way-of-the-wool!

Gray Leggings, of course, and my fabulously comfortable wool socks and new Frye boots.

These are going to be the best boots, slightly larger than my normal size, they make lots of cool percussion noise!

Tips on working from home HERE!!

Thanks for joining me on my “singing in the rain” post. Stay tuned for the next 42 days of #tracywearswool!

Be well, and learn something new!

–Tracy

As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative outfits that I can come up with!