A Day In The Life.. Part 1

The new music room/studio - now I can get serious!

Ok thought I'd introduce you to my manic life so yesterday I made a note of what I got up to. It's certainly not a normal day but that's what I love most about this life, every day is an adventure.

I'm an insomniac so I generally fight sleep all night but last night was particularly urggggh. Kids are home so I don't need to get up early but it's 5.30 and I'm up and at it! Some people start their day with a coffee, shower or maybe a run but for me it's a quick jam on the piano for a wake up session.

6.25am - Ok so trying to practice Spain by Chick Corea probably wasn't my best move but the result was funny & and yes a little frustrating. I soon warmed though and progress has been made YAY.

It's 10am and I've just rearranged half my house to finally put all the instruments into my new "home studio" - music room is probably more accurate but it doesn't sound as cool does it! This was hard hard work (my old business was selling children's toys, see just below here for a pic of their new playroom - crazy right) and I'm already exhausted but it's on to the next thing. I feel a bit guilty because normally by now I would have done a couple of hours of guitar but I had to get this done.

Soooo many toys :)

I've been working solidly to get the bass recorded for the blues song. I have it all worked out but playing 12 bar blues complete with "twiddly breaks" (see I'm so technical!) thrown in on an instrument I don't play (at all), in time over a drum track that's a long way from perfect is HARD. It's 11.30am now and it's a rough recording but it's really sounding like the blues now at least.  Cliche blues, poorly recorded blues, in desperate need of guitar blues - but it's the blues!!!!

2pm - Most days I do a 3-4km walk to go buy dinner. I'm not a weekly shop kind of person, I like to wing it and I walk because I like the exercise and because it's time to chill and listen to music I love! I've just got back and it is HOT today so I'll open the windows and annoy my neighbours with a couple of hours practice on drums and guitar before feeding the brood. Not before I do a very naughty thing and eat the muffin I bought for pudding - damn insomnia, I'm so tired by this point I actually just ate hubbys too, he'll understand 😳

5.20pm - opps I got carried away with practice but I'm off to cook spaghetti carbonara.

8.00pm - Zak (guitar teacher) arrived early before I got a chance to eat my dinner (haha), that'll teach me to get carried away earlier! Poor fella had heat stroke ☹️ from work and had just 1 hour to turn me into BB King - ok not literally but I needed urgent direction and guidance for the blues song guitar parts.

The lesson was awesome fun and now have an idea of what to do - pulling it off will require a miracle even though he made it really simple for me.  There are some pretty cool ideas in there so I'm going to do my best. I'm might just sneak in another 30mins playing for the fun of it then chill for a bit with my better half before I pretend to sleep. 😴. Thanks for following my day.