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Day Forty (Year Four)

Good day today.  Family was down to the new place to see how things are going.  They brought along one of my small victories of late.  There was a small organ that had been in the dinning room of my Grandma's house.  It was one of the things that I had said I'd take if nobody else wanted it.  Apparently nobody else wanted it, because it is now in my music room.

The other thing I feel good about today?  I'm down to "H" and before on CDs.  So, admittedly, that's the good news.  The bad news?  I'm almost out of space in the CD racks I have.  I knew the Mrs. had a lot of music, but, wow... it's still awesome, though, because there's that much more to listen to.  I've got a plan for the rest of it in the meantime, though, so hopefully some of tomorrow can be spent finishing up CDs, and (hopefully) starting in on organizing resources.

This week is going to be busy, but not "drive across the state three times" busy, so that should really help with progress.  The second round of the #STARTexp is ending this week, and I'm glad it sounds like there's going to be a Round 3, because I feel like I got about 10 days of focus out of this 24, what with moving and other family stuff and all.  Not entirely sure what the risk is going to be for the next round, but I have started kicking around a couple of ideas.  They'll change, I'm sure, but I'll find something definitive in the next few days.

That's really all for today.  I'll post updated photos tomorrow, if I can get as far as I hope to.
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