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The Good Life. |
I am a professional musician ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But that's just my resume. My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress. |
I didn't blog yesterday?! I didn't even notice. ![]() This is my new mantra: I have no reason to be stressed today. Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() At this point, I commit to nothing. Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Weight: 161.2 and climbing. ![]() 7:00am Coffee (1) 8:30am Brat (5) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 6 |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Didn't track. |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Didn't track. |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 162.0. Seriously. It's a good thing it's Monday, because I can try to start again today. ...and then, I didn't track. |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 8:00am Coffee (1) and a bite of cornbread with pecan honey butter (2) 12:00pm The rest of the cornbread (5?), leftover fries (3?), and pulled pork (2?) 12:30pm Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 14, but this is mostly a guess. And it doesn't bode well for our "breakfast for dinner" plans at Bob Evans tonight. *update: No Bob Evans, but snacks all night, ugh* |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 158.4 TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 0 |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 10:00am Cereal (5) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 6 I'm hanging in there and catching up. I had a sense of urgency on my lease, but I'm letting it go. It will be what it will be, and whatever it will be, it won't be until next week. *shrug* When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary calls to me... |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() ![]() ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1.5) 8:30am Two graham crackers with icing and Nutella (5) |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 1 I had 15 points yesterday, and then I went out for Mexican. ![]() ![]() |
Is it really only Tuesday? Gah. Project scope creep... I volunteered to overhaul my church website, and I've been working hours and hours on it since the weekend. It's like that project where you take that single pile of random papers on the corner of your desk, sort half of the pile into ordered piles all over the office, and then getting interrupted in the middle of the project. Now you have thirty piles all over your office instead of one, and they aren't even completely ordered yet, let alone filed away. My church website is in thirty piles right now. Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 9:00am Coffee (1) and granola bar (2) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 5:00pm Crackers (4) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 15 |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 10:00am Candy (3) and coffee (1) 11:15am Candy (2) ![]() TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 7 |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: Eh. Bad weekend. |
Business websites are interesting animals. On the one hand, they give your customers a whole bunch of relevant information. On the other hand, they give the IRS and your insurance agent a whole bunch of relevant information. Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 11:00am Pound cake (3) and brownie bite (1), Fritos (3) (it's all I could scrounge up at church! ![]() 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 3:30pm Nuts (4) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 19 |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 8:15am Coffee (1) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 4:00pm Nuts (3) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 12 Yesterday was bad, too. Today, I will have a good day. Today, I will stay at 25 points. |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Bleh. I did some kind of manic overeating last night that I really can't explain. 7:45am Coffee (1) 9:00am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 2 |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Meanwhile, I landed a student for Allie, my other teacher; sent an email to a potential third teacher about meeting for coffee; left a voicemail with the City of Gahanna Development office, with whom I've been playing phone tag; and downloaded a trial version of Quickbooks, which I'm not in love with. Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) and a FiberOne granola bar (2) 9:00am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 4 |
Whew. Four blog posts to write (including this one), homeowner's insurance to obtain, and new accounting software to set up for invoice week... I have a busy morning ahead of me. Take a nap. ![]() ![]() Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 8:00am Coffee (1) 9:30am Leftover roasted potatoes (5) and coffee (1) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 3:00pm Candy (3) 5:30pm Ice cream (1) and two eclairs (2) 6:30pm Lasagna (8?) and coffee (1) 9:00pm Candy (6) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 35 |
Take a nap. Wait, where did this goal come from??? ![]() ![]() Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Okay, so I had a big brekkie with a pecan waffle and bacon (BACON!), two coffees, and Mexican (chips, chips, and more chips, with guacamole, a taco, a cheese enchilada, and a few bites of refried beans) for lunch. Doing GREAT. |
The 'rents are visiting for the long weekend. My financial adviser (mom) and I are playing with spreadsheets and accounting software. Took 'rents to see the two commercial spaces that have potential to house my music school. Mom & Dad both have feedback about the spaces, and we've been talking pros and cons since they arrived. Still haven't decided. ![]() Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Write one Textbroker ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If they did go down, it would be weird that they both did so on the same day. The sites are completely unrelated, except in my ownership and that they're both hosted on the same GoDaddy account. I could just be losing my mind. Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. Brand the biz(es.) ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. ![]() 6:30am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 1 Saturday: (Weight: 156.4) Coffee (2) Frosted Flakes (8) Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) Salad with croutons (2), light dressing (1), and cheese (1) Lasagna (1.5 servings, probably 10 points) TOTAL POINTS: 31 |
Post at Advice for Business Managers ![]() ![]() ![]() Post at MichelleTuesday.com ![]() ![]() Write one Textbroker ![]() ![]() Grow MochaNotes.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. ![]() Write one new original song per month. ![]() Brand the biz(es.) ![]() ![]() ![]() Perform one household chore per day. ![]() Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. ![]() Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. 7:00am Coffee (1) 8:30am Coffee (1) 9:30am Granola bar (2) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 4 |