La Bene Vita

The List: Monday (and a whiny introduction)

<whine>I tried to give up Minecraft for Lent. Then I proceeded to play it all afternoon Saturday and Sunday. Under normal circumstances, this would be acceptable behavior. It's the weekend, after all, and I'm very productive during the week and on weekend mornings. But I'm sick! Again! Head cold, congestion, meds and morning Nyquil hangovers. And I have to sub again tonight. </whine>

Back to The List:

1. Enrollments: We have a talented reception staff handling all that. "Handling" - they could use a little help.

2. Minecraft addiction: But it's educational and fun!

3. Weight: Scale at the doctor's office revealed not quite as bad as I thought, but still sort of bad. So I'm giving up overeating for Lent. Right after I finish this cookie.

4. Poor Witch: Still need to edit chapters 30-35, and then go through the whole thing again for characterization and voice and possibly to massage for my target market (once I pin it down). Then (or during that phase), I exchange peer reviews with WDC peeps. After that...? Like I have time for a book launch. Maybe submit to agents. It's going to have a lot of potential. But I have a bit of local clout in my (roughly defined) target market, so it might make more sense to go for a local indie launch.

5. Gigs: Added a few songs to the rep recently, but I would still like to modernize a little. Much as I hate to do it, I think my target market would appreciate an acoustic rendition of "Let It Go" *shudder*

6. Reading: Finished the Hunger Games and working on Eragon. Expect to exchange peer reviews soon.

7. Violin: Still practicing every day, 20-60 minutes.

8. Teaching: Hired one teacher to take over my Tuesday lineup. Interviewing another instructor later this morning, but he only teaches percussion. I need at least one more instructor.

9. Performance Evaluations: I have have have to do this. Every year, I blow this off until it "falls" off the list, but the three managers reporting to me finished theirs, so I need to review those AND write my own. I can do it if I just set aside a chunk of time and freaking do it. They don't take that long.

10. Negativity: Scratched from the list. I have my own things to take care of without letting myself get bogged down by other people's stupidity.

11. Monthly Accountability Forum: Keeping up with reading. Keeping up with promotion by default, because I'm just good at it. I'm not keeping up with editing like I should. I'm giving myself permission to "Let It Go" (see what I did there, hee hee?) until I get my health back on track. But that better only be a week or two, because every time I stop editing, it takes time to get the details of my story straight. I do a better job when it's all fresh in my head.

Peace.

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