A lot of people struggle to maintain work-life balance these days. Of course, what’s one of the top suggestions for ways to focus on personal fun while you’re not working? Picking up a hobby — like learning how to play a new instrument. But what if your livelihood revolves around playing instruments? If you’re a […]
Maintaining a Work-Life Balance When You’re a Musician Read Post »
How the guitar, songwriting, and music production helped me through the COVID pandemic. Looking back, March 2020 was a crazy month. Leaving the office to work from home, the lockdown, and an end to gigs for the foreseeable future. But it was also a really productive time for me, a time of renewal. I’d got
COVID Diary: We’re lost in Music Read Post »
Discover how Pigly can help with a problem most of us Guitarists face at some point: Debt. The cost of being a guitarist Before I reveal what Pigly is, a little background. Let’s face it. Guitars and guitar equipment are expensive. Luxury items if you will, and unfortunately I’m as guilty as the next man
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The second wave of COVID isn’t even close to peaking yet, so why does it appear we’ve given up already? As I waited at the busy crossroads today I was stopped in my tracks by an old man in a running suit and facemask, cutting across the centre of the 4-way traffic light system, oblivious
COVID Diary: Throwing in the Towel. Read Post »
As Autumn kicks in and we approach the flu season, are we prepared for what lies ahead? We’ve been blessed with a glorious spring and summer, COVID or no COVID, but today the heavens opened for what seems like the first time in months. Sure, it’s only a spot of rain, but it got me
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One of the obvious headlines throughout the COVID pandemic has been ‘Get our Children back to school’. But now they are back, what are the less obvious effects? It’s been a tough time for parents. Pretty much a six-month-long summer holiday slog, homeschooling, and to cap it off, travel restrictions stopping any means of escape
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It’s been almost 6 months since I started working from home. 180 Days and nearly all of them have been the same. I’ve worked from home before, It was great, but that was before I had the daily routine of children. I could switch it up, go for a bike ride, do some music, all
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A few months ago, every Thursday at 8pm, we clapped for the NHS. Have we forgotten why? Has the United Kingdom gone mad? Only a few months ago we were in such a bad situation that the whole nation felt the need to come together to show solidarity and appreciation for the hard work and
Covid Diary: Remember clapping for the NHS? Read Post »
Just like Brexit many moons ago, we’ve been bombarded with information, disinformation, and contradicting beliefs. Somewhere in the middle, there’s a truth to all this, but does it matter who’s right? We could argue till we’re blue in the face. Some just don’t believe we need restrictions or lockdowns. It’s just another type of flu,
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