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October Fun

After doing some cleaning in my office on Thursday, I spent the bulk of the night immersing myself in music. I took out my guitar and was terrible, but that's OK. I also took out my trumpet, which I haven't done in a long time. I want to get back to it. I also sang along to some songs like Black Velvet and Creep. It was the best evening I've had in awhile!

It probably sounds random, but I've switched to the ukulele path on Fender Play for a bit. Who knows, perhaps I'll prefer it to guitar? I'm almost mid way already. I might have ordered an electric tenor one that is due to arrive this week...

My finances are improving. I was approved for a line of credit, so I'm able to get rid of one credit card or reduce the amount down to keep it as an emergency for necessities. As soon as the line of credit is active, I should be able to move my balance from my main credit card to it at a much lower interest rate. And we're still in an interest free status on student loans, so it's looking up!

Aside from some much needed items like some car repairs and a dental crown, this line of credit may help me with my publishing goals, so I'm really excited about it!

I brought some boxes to donation this weekend and I'm slowly reclaiming more and more space in my condo. It feels great!

On tap Sunday was a cemetery walk, a Hallowe'en market, and B-movie night and I enjoyed all the spooky fun :)

I have no idea if they're relatives, but this plot was right outside my parking spot.

I meant to post this yesterday, but it was a long day. My Lehanu tenor ukulele came three days early and it's so much fun! Nearly halfway through the lessons, I found something hard that I'll stick with for a bit. 

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