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Day One Hundred Ninety (Year Six)

Well, I got a few of the goals on my list from last night crossed off today, and I didn't spend nearly as much time in the studio as I had hoped to at the start of the day.

The biggest goal on that list was getting things streamlined a little bit in the studio, and while I didn't get all of the excess stuff put away quite yet, I have it off to the side enough that things are looking a whole lot better for progress heading into the last day of January and the start of February.

I fit in a bit of listening today, but am saving the other two items on the list for tomorrow.  The Mrs. has a paper due tomorrow night for school, so I should have a decent amount of time tomorrow to get into the studio and work on both original songs/recording projects, and the lessons that have been out there this week.

The other thing I finally got around to doing today was small, but it has been on my list since I saw my brother a month ago.  I went out today and picked up an ink pad, so I'm actually able to make use of the chord & tab stamps he got me for Christmas.  This is going to help nudge my soloing forward, in that it will be easier for me to transcribe the bits I need to look at more closely.  Silly, I know, but it will be good to have going forward. 

Can't wait for tomorrow!
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