Belle is 1 this week!

Happy Birthday Belle! Yes, Belle is 1 this week. It has been a year since venturing into this wild and crazy but oh so fun adventure. In reading my blogs I have referred to escorting as many things but if anything, it has truly been a wonderful adventure.

This week my blogs will be all about my past year. I know I have written a lot about individual experiences but now I would like to share with you the things that I have learned, not only about the business but about myself.

I am sure some of you will be able to personally relate to things I have to say because it is you who have been a big part of getting me to where I am today. I will do my best to keep my references anonymous and I apologize if you take offence to me opening up about all of you. Again, not wanting to intrude on your privacy but to make you aware just how you have all affected me.

A year ago I sat on my front porch with a dear friend of mine discussing sexual experiences and my desire to be with a woman. It was that conversation that led me here. This wasn’t something that I jumped into feet first. I researched the prospect. I contemplated the ramifications and I questioned if this was something I could do. The question I asked myself most was “Is this business for me”?

I am not sure just where I found that answer but I know that for the first time in years I felt excited, even overwhelmed at the thought of awakening my sexual spirit. But these women, I thought, are so beautiful! They are young, their bodies firm, their breasts so supple. Just how could I compare? So this is how my first week prior to my first appointment went.

First it was reading the review boards. Being completely removed from the adult entertainment industry my entire life I have to say that the abbreviations took some getting used to. I would call my mentor many times asking to fill me in on this foreign language. Abreviations understood, it was now time to see if there was a place for me out there. And so went my first post.

“For some time I have been considering becoming an SP, more seriously in recent weeks. I am curious to know from a gentleman's perspective what he likes to see in an SP. I understand YMMV but just a general perspective as I have some concerns, primarily a small chest size (although good things come in small packages) and evidence of child bearing (which on the positive side denotes experience!). I have an adventurous personality and love to be in the company of gentlemen. Just not sure what to expect or where to go from here, any helpful feedback would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I remember thinking :What the hell are you doing”! It just seemed so crazy to me, I had never thought that this would be my desire in life. Then the replies start coming. Words of advice and encouragement from so many in the hobby. The just of it all? Basically, be yourself and have fun! That is what they all said. Just be myself and have fun. I can do that!

So then it was deciding what to do from there. I had decided that this was something I wanted to try out, now I had to decide which agency to work for. Again, it was the advice of the boards that led me to the agency I chose. So I made the call. It was awkward, I had no idea what to say so I wrote it out ahead of time.

“Hi, my name is……”. Wait, what is my name? Do I give my real name? No, I have to make one up. Because I had posted on the boards using the name “Sleighbelle” it was just suiting to shorten it to Belle. It was at that moment that Belle was born. The phone rings and a man answers. I give him my real name. So much for being in control. We agree to meet the next day at Tim Horton’s.

So there I sat in the front seat of his car. I have to say that this is the most awkward interview I have ever been to. It’s not the usual questions like : “Where do you see yourself in five years?”, but instead it was more like “Just what are you willing to do?” and “Are you a GFE?”. I showed him my identification to prove my legal age and he asked me for my stats. I had no idea so he sized me up and wrote some numbers down. I told him I could start in a couple of days and that was it. I was hired. No waiting for a phone call or more interviews. I was now officially an escort.

I went home and posted on the board:

First I'd like to say thanks again to all of the ladies and gents for your replies and pm's. I met with ********* today and am excited to say that as of next Tuesday I will start booking on with their agency. My schedule will be a little up in the air for the first couple of weeks but much more flexible after Labour Day weekend. Next week I will be booked on for Tuesday and Wednesday 2pm till 2 am........so who's gonna take one (or 2 or 3) for the team???? LOL.Looking forward to meeting everyone and having a great time!(Pics are soon to follow)

Looking back now, a full year later and it all just seems so funny to me. The shyness that had inhibited my life seems such a distant part of me now. The insecurity I harbored about my body has been replaced with contentment. For the first time in my life I feel comfortable just being me. I have learned through this business to accept the person that I am inside and out. A lesson that I could not have learned on my own. You have given to me much more than I could ever give to you.

Life is a journey and it we tend to take a few wrong turns along the way. But in each wrong turn I think we learn a little of ourselves. I have found the strength to stand up for myself. A new found confidence within that I am so grateful for. I can’t say what the next year will hold for me but something tells me that it will only get better from here.

Next entry: My first appointment. Ugh!