tully's Blog

Great picture! Catches the mood perfectly.

I have been contemplating down sizing recently also.

I definitely have a GAS problem. It's fun.

Enjoying your thread.

Thank you skydog52. Im glad you are enjoying my journey into uncharted(for me) territory.

Y'know, it could be a bunch of wrong moves and foolishness strung together.

Nah!

 

The transition from large space to small space was finalised tonight. I got home to find the carpet guys had come in and blitzed the place.

My bigger old room looks amazing. It also smells kind of new. My daughter had already started with the move and had all her furniture in there and had started organizing where it was all going to go.

Some paint, new carpet and curtains according to a young womans taste and sense of colour has transformed the room in to a lively and exciting room. There seems to be a sense of possibility and excitement in there. The room now seems to have purpose and flow. I felt quite a profound sense of happiness and of weight lifted by seeing the transformation.

 

My move into the smaller room was easier. I set it up as I imagined I would, as symmetrically as possible. There is no way around that for me.

My new desk is a little under 1/2 the size of my old desk. Every other item remains the same size.

Once I had all the essentials set up I was surprised at how much space was left over. This is not going to be cramped in anyway. There is plenty of room for a Greyhound to stretch out. We could actually make do with less space.

I did a volume test by turning up Cat Scratch Fever and walking around the rooms in the house and going back and making adjustments to suit. I will be able to play loud enough to suit my purposes. My guitars sound different in here, or rather, my amps do.

 

Im really happy about this stage of the downsizing. It feels incredibly right.

My wife is still trying to wrap her head around what Im doing and why but I think she is enjoying the changes and the journey as both a travel companion and also as a spectator on the sideline of a sport they cannot fathom but can see that the participants are having fun.

 

 

and now on to the next phase

A week in to the smaller abode.

Smaller spaces get messier quicker.

Shouldnt seem surprising but it was/is.

Smaller spaces require less heating. Again, it seems like it should go without saying, but here I am continually turning down the heat. Not even 1/3 power is required.

The closer the amp is to your ears the more noises you can hear. Its very easy to get over analytical of......everything you are hearing!

Can just imagine OCD personalities blowing ,000's in sheilding, pickups, speakers, amps and noise gates.

Fortunately Im not OCD. Yet. It could become a problem though.

Nice read - enjoyed that. Especially the 'The room I have retreated to...' sentence. And that your prior destination is now your daughters. Circle of rooms it is.

 

And Dooverlackies. Yes. That's gonna be my next band's name.

 

Cool pic, too.