Julia

TGIF!  

Hi magnificent followers,

I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long.  I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating).  Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming.  It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.

It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back.  It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.

There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around.  Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"

I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.

I really have missed you all.

I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way.  I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this.  I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason.  I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort).  It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.

As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW.  The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )!  I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.  

Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!  

Hi magnificent followers,

I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long.  I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating).  Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming.  It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.

It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back.  It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.

There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around.  Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"

I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.

I really have missed you all.

I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way.  I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this.  I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason.  I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort).  It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.

As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW.  The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )!  I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.  

Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!  

Hi magnificent followers,

I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long.  I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating).  Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming.  It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.

It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back.  It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.

There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around.  Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"

I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.

I really have missed you all.

I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way.  I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this.  I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason.  I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort).  It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.

As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW.  The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )!  I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.  

Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!  

Hi magnificent followers,

I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long.  I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating).  Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming.  It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.

It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back.  It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.

There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around.  Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"

I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.

I really have missed you all.

I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way.  I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this.  I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason.  I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort).  It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.

As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW.  The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )!  I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.  

Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!  

Hi magnificent followers,

I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long.  I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating).  Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming.  It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.

It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back.  It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.

There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around.  Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"

I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.

I really have missed you all.

I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way.  I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this.  I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason.  I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort).  It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.

As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW.  The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )!  I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.  

Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!  

Hey Kevin, what's up? I'm kinda missing you around. hope everything is fine for you and you keep up practicing. 

Not much practice this week due to the flu. All is better now. Started just playing songs on the weekends for a change. Went back to songs I'd practiced with previously. Enjoyed the process. Quite happy with how my routine is coming together.

Hope everyone is well and practicing regularly.

Life update:  my beautiful cat has had a medical crisis and is in emergency care.  I am feeling highly stressed.  I received updates today that she is stabilizing.  She has acute kidney disease which, once controlled at the emergency vet, will continue to be treated at home.  I will need to administer subcutaneous fluid, which apparently is a common thing that moms and dads of older animals need to do.  

It will affect my drumming practice availability in ways I’m not sure about yet.  I’m just trying to get to the other side of this and see what’s what.  

I may be checking SDS more often, because the forums bring me cheer, or less often if I am preoccupied and adjusting.  But as you know, in the long run I’m always around.  

So cheer me up!  Drop me a message.  Check in.  Tell me how you are doing with your practice, what songs you are playing, what makes your drummer brain and limbs go, “Heck yeah!”  Even tell me what you do when you’re not banging on surfaces with sticks.  

Life update:  my beautiful cat has had a medical crisis and is in emergency care.  I am feeling highly stressed.  I received updates today that she is stabilizing.  She has acute kidney disease which, once controlled at the emergency vet, will continue to be treated at home.  I will need to administer subcutaneous fluid, which apparently is a common thing that moms and dads of older animals need to do.  

It will affect my drumming practice availability in ways I’m not sure about yet.  I’m just trying to get to the other side of this and see what’s what.  

I may be checking SDS more often, because the forums bring me cheer, or less often if I am preoccupied and adjusting.  But as you know, in the long run I’m always around.  

So cheer me up!  Drop me a message.  Check in.  Tell me how you are doing with your practice, what songs you are playing, what makes your drummer brain and limbs go, “Heck yeah!”  Even tell me what you do when you’re not banging on surfaces with sticks.  

Hi Christine, Playing open handed is so different it’s fun to learn. I actually practice playing that way quite a bit. For me personally it’s fun to experiment and try new techniques.