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Day Fifty Three (Year Four)

Well, I had three goals heading into today, they were:

1) Get the rest of the music sorted out.

I got all of the artists A-Z sorted and put into the racks and spinners.  I've got about 3/4 of a rack of empty space remaining.  I'm not thinking that all of the soundtracks and compilations will fit into that space, those will most likely be relegated to one of the boxes that I emptied out last night in my effort to get the entire alphabet onto the racks.  That being said, I am grateful for the extra space, if only because I know for a fact that there are a few random piles of CDs around the house still.  Oh, and there's one box of random stuff that the people helping me sort weren't sure what to do with... probably should've gone through that box first, but it's too late for that now.  So, yeah, if I can spend a bit of tomorrow getting the spinners exactly where I want them, and then sorting through the random box, all will be well in CD land.  Hopefully I'll be able to post picture with tomorrow's post.

2) Get some work in on the lesson binder.

Most of the work that went into the lesson binder today was me looking through the different categories that I've got (lead, rhythm, songwriting, etc.) and being pretty happy with what I've got picked out so far. Next step in the process is integrating some of the piles into the binder itself, but that might have to wait until I'm a little bit more awake, so... tomorrow.

3) Get some practicing in.

As for practicing, I didn't get much in today.  With most of my time in the studio being spent organizing CDs, the playing never really materialized today.  I did pick up a guitar for a bit, but didn't get  much of anything accomplished when I did.  Need to hit it hard tomorrow and put in some serious practice time.


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