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Day Forty One (Year Four)

Okay, so I didn't have quite the day I was hoping for when I got up this morning, but all told it was still a day filled with solid progress in the studio.  Still working on getting things organized, but I'm definitely getting closer.  Here are some updated photos of the way things look:

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and the other side of the room...

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It won't be long now until I can start putting the resource bookshelf together.  And once I get that into the closet, I ought to have enough space to get the work table moved in.  After that, the real fun begins!

I've given myself a goal of Sunday for getting the studio set to rights.  Actually being in town all week should really help in that regard.

All of the music is alphabetized, and most of it is even put away. I'm sure there are some random CDs here and there in the rest of the boxes, but I can always add those in as I come across them. And if I take out some of the doubles, that will open up some definite room in the racks, so that's cool.

Good day today.  With another one tomorrow, things should be in excellent shape.
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