Thanks for the advice. I mean, i realize that most of my favorite guitarist are way older than i am and it is their means of making a living. And i know HOW to practice i.e. gradually playing licks faster, playing with a metronome. But i feel like i don't have the patience with all these other things going on in my life right now. I don't really think I'd ever just stop playing all together because music is my passion and i've spent the past 8 years not only playing guitar, but learning about the mechanical aspects of guitars as well as amps and a bit of recording. I want to get lessons again or at least find someone that i can sit down with face to face and kinda mentor me in the styles I want to play. Whatever ends up happening, im not gonna dwell on it or beat myself up over it, but i'd like to find some kind of balance between playing, progressing, and the rest of my life.