I really like doing these weekly reviews again. I realise that they’re mostly relevant for me, but the rhythm of posting them on this blog is providing me with a lot of value. I just hope that they inspire you in some way too 
Progress report on goals
Goal 1: Get rid of 100 things
Goal 2: Strength training everyday
Goal 3: Make music
I made no progress in the 100 things goal this week. It’s been a busy week, with a funeral and some busy days at work after a holiday week. I did sell the cat door this week though, so the total cash in for this activity is €54 now. But this goal needs some more attention, but I have no doubt that I will come to the 100 things before the end of the 42 days.
The strength training goal has slipped a bit this week. I missed two entire days, and that’s not good. But reporting it daily made me aware of the days I’ve missed, so that’s a good habit! Although I was also late with two daily reports…
The music goal made progress this week. I did not practice much, mainly for the same reasons as last week. When I have time, I can’t make noise anymore. I went looking for alternatives to enable me to make music without making noise. It had to be an instrument that I could play while listening to headphones. I discovered that most keyboards (if not all) have that functionality, but I also discovered that it was possible to play electric guitar that way.
That posed a little dilemma, because I want to learn to play the guitar, and I want to make music. Yet I’m an absolute beginner when it comes to the guitar, so playing music on the guitar is something a bit further down the road. And to get there I’d have to buy an electric guitar, the headphone-box and (in time) a guitar amplifier.
So I decided to buy a keyboard. I found a good deal for the Yamaha YPT-410, a nice keyboard with touch-sensitive keys. This means that the keys respond to the amount of force you play them, which kind of resembles the response a piano would give.
I took my 3 year old son with me to the music store. He loved it there, an enormous amount of instruments and they sell all the stage stuff there too. Anyway, we bought the keyboard and ended up playing with it for three hours straight when we came home. Toddlers learn fast! He loves music, and really enjoyed playing with the keyboard.
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Wow! You took an impediment and transformed it into an opportunity. You redirected the music playing to something that is possible in your current situation, engaged your son in the process and went for it! Very inspiringI
I’ll have to take another look at some of my choices and how I can redirect them.Thank you for sharing.