Let me preface this by saying that, in terms of sleep, my brain and body are not in agreement. When I am awake and my feet hit the floor, it’s over. I am officially up.
As my wife’s pregnancy has progressed, she’s been more prone to waking up in the middle of the night. Within the past month, she’s had a really hard time getting back to bed and this inevitably wakes me up. I can’t imagine how hard this is on her, so I’m in the routine of staying awake with her and maybe grabbing a snack with her and talking until she can fall asleep. Unfortunately, this means that I’m pretty regularly awake at 3:00 AM with no hope of getting a couple more hours. I am also aware that this (and even more sleeplessness) will be my reality for quite some time.
I have chosen to take this lost sleep and reinterpret it as gained time. I have always wanted to learn to play the guitar. I grabbed all of the correct(ish) parts online to Frankenstein together my favorite guitar model: B.C. Rich Mockingbird. Some parts weren’t a perfect fit so I channeled my highschool shop class experience and made it work. Now, when I have a couple of hours free in the absurd hours of the morning, I head to another room on the other end of the house, throw some headphones on and teach myself to play. I’m working on basic chords and major scales now. Should be shredding by the time our baby is in her own room.
