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Day Forty Two (Year Four)

Last day of Round 2 of the #STARTexp today.  This was a weird round, thanks to the move, but the 10 days or so of it that I had a chance to get things done were greatly productive.

Got a chance to work in the studio again tonight, and today was the day that exemplified the statement that "it always looks worse before it gets better."  Some things got pushed into corners, other things look half done (in some instances because they are, in others, just because), but all in all it was a positive day.  Here's what went down:

I went out and picked up a bookshelf tonight to start the organizing of resources.  The 5-shelf one I had was too big to fit in the closet, so a new 3-shelf one was put in its place.  Might swap the 5-shelf one for the 4-shelf one that's currently in the library, and thereby solve the bookshelf issue entirely, but we shall see.  On the shelf went the following:

- Tab books
- Technique & Instruction books
- Songwriting & Practicing books

That takes care of the bottom two shelves.  The top shelf has movies where music plays a prominent role. Above that, sitting on top of the bookshelf is a small DVD holder that will contain all of my music documentaries.  The docs did not get put away tonight, hence the half-done on some things.

Still, with some of the books and things getting put onto the bookshelf, I was able to clear out 3 or 4 of the boxes that had been in the closet.  Now most of what remains is magazines, and I'm pretty sure that those will fit on whatever bookshelf ends up in the closet next.  If I can solve that dilemma, and manage to get the music docs put away tomorrow, I might just be able to set up the work table.

Good day today.  Another one tomorrow, hopefully.

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