Hi Victoria, welcome to the community and the dog house. Knowing a little music will help with theory latter on, and any experience that you had playing classical guitar can help with fingerpicking. Consistent strumming just takes practice and following Justin’s advice. Have fun learning songs, especially in the website song lessons and you will master strumming.
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Welcome to the forum Victoria !
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Welcome to the Community!
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I’m in, old dog here enjoying the journey…
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Welcome, Marla @MJBinTkPk! I think you’ll like it here in the “kennel”. 
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Welcome, Marla! 
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I’ve used the “old Dog” metaphor for a long time - even had an email “OldDogNewTricks” once.
But, I’ve been thinking. If we are old enough to remember the Beatnik era, shouldn’t we add an honourary animal to describe us? We are, after all … cool cats.
: )
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Hello all, I’m Dave and I turn 65 tomorrow. This is my second attempt at learning to play guitar. Some 20 plus years ago I bought a Ovation Celebrity guitar and almost never found time to play it. Sold a it two years later. Come this September. I will have been practicing guitar every day, except for a few days, for two years. I attribute my success to making guitars practice convenient. I have a Les Paul withing arm reach from my computer desk, a Yamaha acoustic hanging on the living room wall and a DIY TC in the garage workshop. Speaking from experience, storing them in the closet does not work well.
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Hi Marla @MJBinTkPk ,
Also welcome in this topic ,have fun
Hi David @ajaxcrypto
Welcome here and I wish you a lot of fun
This time is the best time because this is the best guitar learning site, but you already figured that out 
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And yes guitars should be in plain sight, they like that and they reward you for that
Greetings,Rogier
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Hello and happy birthday for tomorrow. I agree you want a guitar close at hand. I mostly play my acoustic because it’s resting right next to the couch in the living room. I don’t play the electric nearly as much because it’s a bit more out of sight.
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This is such good advice! Right now the guitars are in the guest room, and that is not someplace that I justc naturally hang out. So, playing guitar has to be a destination because I have to go in that room to do it.
I’m going to put one in the living room and put one in my office. This idea of keeping them within reach strikes me as a fantastic way to get more time in.
Thanks for these words of wisdom!!
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Different people have different ways of doing these things. I’m not a spontaneous person. Even when my guitars are within easy reach in their stands (during the months of the year that there is sufficient humidity in the room) I never simply pick one up and start playing. I have a specific time of day that is guitar time. So I play them no more or less than when they’re in their cases with humidification devices in the winter.
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You are indeed - you have a cosy corner up top now. 
And welcome @ajaxcrypto too. 
Learning guitar is so good for the brain, especially as we get older 
Add me to the list of young at hearts learning guitar
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Welcome to the forum Albert
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Thanks Stich!
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Welcome Albert! Learning guitar is definitely good for the brain. I think it’s also good for the soul.
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Yes Judi, very calming and someone could probably show it slows the heart rate!
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And it brings nice people together 
welcome to the community!
Cheers Withold
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