Wow, I hear you about when things don't go according to our plans. Way to roll with it and press on.

Also, when people join steemit, they frequently do an #introduceyourself post to introduce yourself to the community. (Some people check it regularly to welcome new steemians in) Also, popular tags can be found here - https://steemit.com/tags - so if any of them apply to your posts and you use them, they can help get more views and attention.

Welcome to steemit!