I have a new toy! After months of living without a piano of any sort, I have used my tax money first to pay off my credit card and next to purchase a keyboard! It is something I didn't dare to dream could happen this year, but it is something that is a dream come true at the same time.
I have been going through honest withdrawal for the past several months. Since I was very young my piano has been a form of therapy I took for granted. Happy I pound away. Sad I pound away. Angry I pound away. Bored I doodle around and sometimes I just sit down to really practice and play.
Although there have been periods of time when other things replace it, this year my fingers have ached to touch the keys and hear them play the notes I love.
This keyboard feels pretty much like a piano and it sounds pretty much like one too. It has the advantage of being able to plug into headphones so I can play as late and as loud as I want without any fear of someone being upset by the sound, the song, or the mistakes. There is only one pedal so that is somewhat limiting, but I don't miss the others that much.
And last, but not least, I am out of shape. My back is tired and my fingers stiff, but that will go away too.
It was delivered by UPS today, but they took it to the office and I had to carry it back here myself. I hadn't realized how much just a keyboard can weigh. I finally managed to get it all but the last half block when a nice young woman from the apartment next door swooped in and carried it the rest of the way for me. It was a little sad because she said something really kind like, "I would want someone to help my grandmother if she were doing this." But I met a new and very sweet neighbor in the process.
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