🎙️ Episode 8

Title:“Do Four Guitars Make Me a Musician or Just Sentimental?”


The ADHD art spiral, brought to you by keyboards and one tiny violin.

🎵 [Imaginary intro music: Ukulele strum → record scratch → grand piano flourish → squirrel squeak → whimsical music box fade-out]

Hi. I’m Angela. Queen of Focus-ish.

And I have… a confession.

I currently own:
4 guitars
2 ukuleles
1 baby violin
5 keyboards
(collected from friends, family, and possibly a neighborhood yard sale where I blacked out emotionally and woke up with a Yamaha under my arm)

Now before you judge me — know this:
I am not a minimalist.
I am an emotional curator.
 I don’t collect clutter.
I collect versions of myself I’m not ready to let go of.

🎤 Every Instrument Is a Portal
One guitar was from my friend Bobby when he passed. This guitar was the closest thing to actualize my singer songwriter career during my brief stint in Franklin Tennessee.
One tiny guitar was for bonding with Cody, who strummed one C chord and promptly wandered off to play Minecraft instead of learning Suzuki Method.
The baby violin? Oh, that was aspirational energy. Inspired by a Pixar movie and three YouTube tutorials of kids who could play concertos by 5.
And the keyboards? I swear they just… appear. Like piano cats. Needy. Slightly dusty. Occasionally majestic.

They’re not just stuff.
They’re soundtracks to versions of me I miss:
🎤 The artist
🥁 The brave one
🎧 The one who believed music could fix everything (and honestly… maybe it still can)



🎶 The Music Spiral

One morning, I decided to “tidy up.”
Just move things around. Reclaim space. Vacuum up some glitter.

Instead, I pulled them all out — every instrument.
I laid them across the room like a music museum curated by a very distracted squirrel.
Then I sat in the middle of it all, holding a sparkly guitar pick, crying to a playlist titled:

“Who Even Am I Right Now”

Because in that moment, surrounded by strings and potential…
I remembered I don’t just own music.
I carry it.

Even if I haven’t played in a while.
Even if my guitar is dusty.
Even if I only know four chords and they’re all moody.

🧠 The Real Breakthrough

I don’t need to master all of them.
I don’t need to form a one-woman ADHD folk band.
I just need to remember:

I am still the kind of person who keeps instruments in the house…
just in case a feeling needs a sound.

I made a little shelf for my ukuleles.
I gently dusted the keyboards.
I gave the violin a nod like, “Not today, friend. But someday.”

And that was enough.

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Next episode: I try to sort my craft supplies… and end up applying for an LLC.

Until then:
Play something
Even if it’s one note
Even if you’re rusty
Even if your squirrel squad covers their ears in tiny headphones



🐿️✨
Learn more (or find show notes, playlists, and possibly emotional ukulele content) at AngelaDiCarlo.com

🎙️ Episode 8
Title: &ldquo;Do Four Guitars Make Me a Musician or Just Sentimental?&rdquo; 
The ADHD art spiral, brought to you by keyboards and one tiny violin.
🎵 [Imaginary intro music: Ukulele strum &rarr; record scratch &rarr; grand piano flourish &rarr; squirrel squeak &rarr; whimsical music box fade-out]
Hi. I&rsquo;m Angela. Queen of Focus-ish.
And I have&hellip; a confession.
I currently own:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">4 guitars</li>
<li aria-level="1">2 ukuleles</li>
<li aria-level="1">1 baby violin</li>
<li aria-level="1">5 keyboards (collected from friends, family, and possibly a neighborhood yard sale where I blacked out emotionally and woke up with a Yamaha under my arm)</li>
</ul>
Now before you judge me &mdash; know this: I am not a minimalist. I am an emotional curator. I don&rsquo;t collect clutter. I collect versions of myself I&rsquo;m not ready to let go of.
🎤 Every Instrument Is a Portal
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">One guitar was from my friend Bobby when he passed. This guitar was the closest thing to actualize my singer songwriter career during my brief stint in Franklin Tennessee.</li>
<li aria-level="1">One tiny guitar was for bonding with Cody, who strummed one C chord and promptly wandered off to play Minecraft instead of learning Suzuki Method.</li>
<li aria-level="1">The baby violin? Oh, that was aspirational energy. Inspired by a Pixar movie and three YouTube tutorials of kids who could play concertos by 5.</li>
<li aria-level="1">And the keyboards? I swear they just&hellip; appear. Like piano cats. Needy. Slightly dusty. Occasionally majestic.</li>
</ul>
They&rsquo;re not just stuff. They&rsquo;re soundtracks to versions of me I miss:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">🎤 The artist</li>
<li aria-level="1">🥁 The brave one</li>
<li aria-level="1">🎧 The one who believed music could fix everything (and honestly&hellip; maybe it still can) </li>
</ul>
🎶 The Music Spiral
One morning, I decided to &ldquo;tidy up.&rdquo; Just move things around. Reclaim space. Vacuum up some glitter.
Instead, I pulled them all out &mdash; every instrument. I laid them across the room like a music museum curated by a very distracted squirrel. Then I sat in the middle of it all, holding a sparkly guitar pick, crying to a playlist titled:
&ldquo;Who Even Am I Right Now&rdquo;
Because in that moment, surrounded by strings and potential&hellip; I remembered I don&rsquo;t just own music. I carry it.
Even if I haven&rsquo;t played in a while. Even if my guitar is dusty. Even if I only know four chords and they&rsquo;re all moody.
🧠 The Real Breakthrough
I don&rsquo;t need to master all of them. I don&rsquo;t need to form a one-woman ADHD folk band. I just need to remember:
I am still the kind of person who keeps instruments in the house&hellip; just in case a feeling needs a sound.
I made a little shelf for my ukuleles. I gently dusted the keyboards. I gave the violin a nod like, &ldquo;Not today, friend. But someday.&rdquo;
And that was enough.
🎵Subscribe to Doom Piles &amp; Distractions.
Next episode: I try to sort my craft supplies&hellip; and end up applying for an LLC.
Until then:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Play something</li>
<li aria-level="1">Even if it&rsquo;s one note</li>
<li aria-level="1">Even if you&rsquo;re rusty</li>
<li aria-level="1">Even if your squirrel squad covers their ears in tiny headphones </li>
</ul>
🐿️✨ Learn more (or find show notes, playlists, and possibly emotional ukulele content) at<a href="http://angeladicarlo.com/"> AngelaDiCarlo.com</a>

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Discover energy boosters, motivation, songs, business lessons, focus plans and other positive distractions designed to empower you to live better, think clearer and activate your true potential. Created to help everyone live better lives today.
Lots of Love, 
❤️Angela DiCarlo, MBA aka Prosperity 💡
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