Happy New Year (just a little late)! I currently find myself in the winter blues and am revisiting my own Strive to Thrive mentality. A year ago at this time I was aggressively battling my growing limitations. The attempt to feel better and get stronger was a full time job. If I wasn't at physical therapy, I was exercising on my own with little to no improvement. Being a "girl of summer", thriving outdoors was effortless. While I keep myself busy with books, ukulele and jigsaw puzzles in addition to the usual chores, I can't help but feel trapped by the winter weather. That being said, I need to change my focus to improving my ukulele plucking and strumming . A year ago I struggled to learn new chords and while I have improved considerably, I still have a long, long way to go. Next week I will attend my first lesson at the community college and am eagerly looking forward to getting feedback. YouTube and books have been my only instructors thus far and while they have been great, I still struggle with certain skills and chords. In addition to lessons, my plan is to record and post 100 ukulele songs as part of the 100 day project I will not post daily, but am committed to posting 100 songs over by December. I have watched countless videos that other (much more talented) uke players have posted for the 2021 challenge and am truly inspired. Check out the website and join the challenge! https://www.the100dayproject.org. |
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May 2022
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