{"id":5436,"date":"2019-09-01T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T02:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2019-09-01T19:43:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T02:43:56","slug":"always-a-band-at-sea-09-01-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=5436","title":{"rendered":"Always A Band \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [09\/01\/2019]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"You mean in front of people? Oh then no\u2026no I don\u2019t play ~ Willow<\/i><\/p>\n

I dearly wish I\u2019d brought Strange on this contract.<\/p>\n

Yup, I miss my guitar. A lot.<\/p>\n

You see, in the organize chaos leading up to the wedding, and the crazy amount of red tape involved with immigration and a dozen other things, I put Strange down and I\u2026stopped picking her up. There were other things to do, I told myself, other things that were more important. Other priorities I should be spending my time on.<\/p>\n

And so \u2013 with the exception of one afternoon weeks ago where Amras and I actually sat down and had a proper lesson (which I *loved), she has been sitting lonely in her case.<\/p>\n

I really need to change that. Because I love<\/i> my guitar, and despite not picking her up nearly as often as I should or would like, every time I do<\/i> practice, there is a distinct jump of improvement. I know<\/i> I could play \u2013 I could play really well \u2013 if I would just allow myself to make time for it!<\/p>\n

Part of the problem, I think, is sheer fear of practicing in front of anyone<\/i>. I\u2019m a natural singer, but I\u2019m not a natural instrumentalist, and everyone else in my family is blessed with the ability to read music. My Dad can pick up a horn and play apparently anything that\u2019s put in front of him? Me, I still sound like a grade school kid on her first day of band practice\u2026and I\u2019m ashamed of that. So I get it in my head that I can only try to play when people aren\u2019t around to hear me\u2026<\/p>\n

Which leads me in a circle\u2026<\/p>\n

Because I end up just missing my guitar\u2026<\/p>\n

Note to self: tune and practice when I get home.<\/p>\n

No matter what my stupid head tries to tell me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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