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Day Two Hundred Forty Eight (Year Six)

Today was... interesting. 

It wasn't the huge day I was hoping for, but it wasn't a day where nothing got done, either.  I'm getting a better handle on some of the recent music purchases, both in terms of listening and getting the relevant things uploaded into the iTunes.

I'm also keeping up somewhat with the bluesy stuff that I've been working with for the last three or four days.  I didn't get my marathon practice session that I was hoping for today, but I dipped my fingers into the music a few times today, and when I did, I kept coming back to the blues.

What I really need to get back to, hopefully this week, is the GT lessons that came out a couple of months back, and then the GW columns that I made an abbreviated run at last year.

It's a little early to be writing about this yet, but we're taking a week in the middle of April and getting away, just to get a chance to rest and recharge.  One of the things I'm taking with me on that trip is all of the music for the recording projects that are on the list for the year.  I'm hoping to get some time to work on lyrics that week.  I can't believe I'm already starting to think about that, considering it's 4 weeks away, but there it is all the same.  So much to do before then.

I need to be smart about making the best use of my time this week.  If I can do that, I think it could be a week that has a jump forward in it.

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