Elegant Symphony Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication...

I started Playing my Alto Saxophone again this past Sunday (Feb 28) after about a year. As I was playing I found that I was doing pretty good for having absolutely zero practice hours logged in quite some time.

After about an hour of playing, I found myself sucking air and losing the ability to hit those high notes with authority and correctness of tone. My mouth just wasn't as strong as it was when I was playing regularly, which is only natural. The next morning my mouth was sore and for about half of the day there was general discomfort.

Here we are two days later, and I feel as though I am very close to my old form. Granted I'm probably not as good as when I won two first place medals (top right of the picture) back in the day, but hey that was over 10 years ago. I plan on getting back there, and hopefully beyond that skill set.

Is there anything that you were good at but gave up due to life? Do you plan on factoring it back into your life at some point?