Strumming along

I haven't mentioned this yet but I did do something exciting in the past month.

I started learning to play the guitar.

I enrolled as part of the community college which was offering 8 sessions of 2 hours for this term. I thought I'd suss it out and see whether it was worth getting private lessons.

I must say, it's been a challenge. Trying to remember chords, read melodies and understand music, trying to stretch my teeny fingers across the frets...but it's been fun.

I have definitely enjoyed it. At the end of a hard day of work, strumming along has made me feel relaxed...at least for the couple of hours that it lasts. I'll admit, I'm not really strumming...it's more like picking and not yet finding the tune.

But I'm getting there.

My fingers have callouses on them and have the skin peeling off. But like I said...it's fun. Sadly next week is the last lesson for this term. But I'm definitely contemplating enrolling for the second term into the next level.

In the mean time though...I'll practice. Practice till one day, I will finally be able to play a song without stopping and looking and checking...

Until next time,

Cheers!!!