Welcome to Episode 181 of my podcasts, the view from the crow's nest. And it is Tuesday 22nd of December, 2020, only a few days till Christmas. Today it was a really really good day. I can't remember what time I fell asleep last night, but I don't think it was too late I think it was before midnight, the consequence of this was that I woke up at about 10 to eight. I think they're not I woke us up, which is earlier than I've been waking up because I've been going to bed so late. And before getting out of bed, I said, Okay, I need to, like, I've been wanting to kind of get back on track with some of my studying and by studying I mean I'm doing, Italian, and also some music study, I've got a bunch of apps, both for languages and music on my phone. And I wanted to get back to the point where I was doing a little bit every day because about the last five days, something like that. I've been doing 1015 minutes of drumming every day working through the first, you know drumming book that I've got relearning and some basics. And, you know, that's how I know that that's how you improve massively as by doing kind of 1520 minutes a day rather than you know everyday rather than once a week for an hour or two hours or something like that. And so I thought before you get out of bed. Don't start checking your phone for this at the other do these practices. So, I did my Italian. And the reason that Italian is particularly important I've passed my exam, which is what I needed my speaking exam or oral exam which is what I needed in order to be able to qualify to apply for citizenship. But because I'm intending on starting to gig again next year, and basically build up my build up my live act in the south of Italy whereas pretty much no live acts going on. I figure that either the complete lack of competition or relative lack of competition added to apparently according to sumana my exotic nature being a musician from London. May will play into my hands, or it will play completely against me, I don't know, but what I figured is it will probably be here's a really practical use for me apart from living in a country to be using Italian, because if I'm gonna be on stage talking to an audience or whatever or goodness knows if I get any publicity and I need to answer questions. It'll be helpful if I'm actually able to, because obviously I don't leave the house otherwise so I don't speak to anybody otherwise so I don't need Italian. So I started with it restarted with Italian practice, and then went through a bunch of apps like sight reading rhythm training ear training, that kind of stuff, key signatures and this. And so that was a really good way to start the day took about half hour 40 minutes. Got our bed, went straight into the kitchen. Did the washing up yes rock and roll. So we left the stuff from last night, and that took you know 45 minutes or an hour, but at least you know help out with some chores, and then being a bit it was a lovely morning, we all went out for a family walk. So we've got outside got some fresh air, went out with the kids, just an hour or so up the back like into the mountain next to us. And that was really pleasant and then came back, I put the washing out so did some more chores helped around the house, then I did my drum practice, then it was lunchtime ate lunch outside on the balcony because it was glorious sunshine top off sunglasses on. It was lovely. And then sat reading a book with a cup of tea outside of the sun. That was really pleasant they thought right come on you got to move on. Came back in the lounge did piano practice that's the first time in years, he is in years, so I'm going to try and start doing again 1015 minutes a day. Today I did something I don't think I've ever done, which was start learning my scales on the piano. I don't even know them properly on the guitar. So I thought it's about time as a musician that I learned these things, so you can see how they're related. And you know, using two hands
