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 |   The Good Life. |
I am a professional musician  , worship leader , small business owner , songwriter , aspiring author and freelance nonfiction writer with a chemical engineering degree . 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. ![Merit Badge in Music
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GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Goal met!    !!!!!Weight: 144.6 Meals: 9:45am Half sausage biscuit (4) 10:45am Half sausage biscuit (4) 5:00pm NutriGrain bar (3) 6:30pm Ice cream (4) 8:00pm Tortilla chips (3) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met/on hold.Write one new original song per month. In progress. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Pending. Write two Helium article by 6/24/09. Pending. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.FAIL. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. FAIL. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. Hey, at least I made it to all my jobs!  ...and more of that pesky socialization stuff. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 146.0 Exercise: Meals: 10:00am Coffee (6?) 2:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) I forgot to enter the rest... I had steak (filet, yummy!), broccoli, and a grilled veggie skewer at Logan's Roadhouse for dinner, and then Graeter's watermelon sorbet after the movie. Maybe a snack earlier in the afternoon? I don't think so, but don't recall. Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met/on hold.Write one new original song per month. In progress. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write two Helium article by 6/24/09. Pending. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.FAIL. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. Okay, so some social time may be interfering with my goals...  |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 146.0 Exercise: None Meals: 10:00am NutriGrain bar (3) 10:30am Coffee (2) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 2:15pm Tall, skinny, hazelnut latte (2) 4:30pm Chai (1) 6:30pm Special K bar (2) 8:30pm NutriGrain bar (3) 9:00pm Chai (1) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met/on hold. Song list soon, when I have time. Hey, has anyone else had problems hearing my last two recordings posted at WordPress? I received feedback that my last good recording was "Eleanor Rigby", but that recordings since are hard to hear. I don't notice a difference, but that might be the software on my computer. The URL: http://michelletuesday.wordpress.com and thanks in advance for checking it out for me.  Write one new original song per month. In progress. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met. Write two Helium article by 6/24/09. Pending. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day. Fail. Again. Ooh! Ooh! But my friend Tony, the ex-art teacher who just got laid off by the stupid Reynoldsburg School District, gave me a drawing of Mildred that one of his students did, and it's BAD-ASS! I'll try to upload a picture. He asked me for some characters awhile back, and I gave him writing snippets. Tony himself did an amazing drawing of Wisdom, my lead character from The Butterfly Stone and a peripheral character in Poor Witch. Then, he had his class draw Mildred, and this kid was going to throw away his sketch. I just can't even begin to describe its awesomeness. You have to see. And you shall. Soon. Muh-hahahahaha! By the way, this drawing, which I'm in love with, actually shifts my own view of my character. I'll need to do some characterization in the story to make her match this drawing, because it flipping rocks. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09. In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 146.6 Exercise: Meals: 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 4:30pm Chai (1) 5:00pm Five tortilla chips (1) 5:15pm Raspberry brownie (3) 5:30pm Chai (1) 7:00pm Raspberry brownie (3) 8:30pm Chai (1) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met/on hold. I should compile the new song list for y'all.Write one new original song per month. In progress. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write two Helium article by 6/24/09. Pending. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending... but since last month's submission was REJECTED yesterday ( ), I can submit that story to someone else. Much easier than, say, polishing another story for submission or, gasp!, writing a whole new story. I guess I've been on a nonfiction kick with my Helium and Textbroker articles.Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Fail. Again. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. I overslept today! I normally wake between 8am-9am, but today, I rolled over and found that I'd slept till 11:11am. I'm supposed to LEAVE for Potbelly at 11:00. Sheesh. The power went out last night, and by some coincidence, I'd put my phone on silent last night, so even my backup alarm didn't go off. I was supposed to teach a make-up lesson to a drum student from 10am-11am today, too, but fortunately his mom loves me. Gonna try the make-up again tomorrow...  ...and give him another freebie lesson to make up for my FAILure. Gah.But I think I needed the sleep. I feel awesome! |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 146.6 Exercise: Meals: 11:00am Deli turkey (2) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 2:00pm Tall, nonfat white mocha (6) 4:00pm Chai (1) 6:30pm Chai (1) 6:45pm Double granola bar (4) 9:00pm Eighteen tortilla chips (9) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met/on hold.Write one new original song per month. In progress. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.So, those were my music goals. What follows is my writing goals, and I have decided to cut back on any writing goals that don't have the potential to earn me a decent income. I've been sick, and I blame stress, so the following goals are being re-evaluated. Write two Helium article by 6/24/09. Pending. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Fail. Again. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| I love Tuesdays. I teach lessons, and I don't have to go in to Abbott until 7:30pm. GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 147.4 Exercise: Meals: 9:30am Deli turkey (2) and toast with peanut butter and honey (4) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 2:00pm Tall, nonfat white mocha (6) 4:00pm Coffee (2) 7:00pm Peanuts (4) 8:45pm Chai (1) 11:30pm NutriGrain bar (3) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met last week, with the launch of over a dozen "new" eighties songs. This goal is on hold until July.Write one new original song per month. Actually, I completed the instrumental (piano) part of a song I've been playing around with for two months or more. I need to match it up with some lyrics. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met, but apparently my last two recordings are super quiet. Figures. *kicks Creative* I was trying new software and hardware for recording. Gah.So, those were my music goals, which are the primary focus of my life. What follows is my writing goals, and I have decided to cut back on any writing goals that don't have the potential to earn me a decent income with respect to time invested. I've been sick, and I blame stress.Write one Helium article per week. Fail, and I have a new goal here: I need to write two articles this month, so I can earn the minimum to get a payout at the end of the month. After that, no more Helium articles, and this goal comes down. For the curious, I've earned about $200 at Helium since February, and I've written over sixty articles. Write one Textbroker article per week. Fail. I did sign up for one, but I released it when I got the last-minute gig on Saturday night. Well, it appeared again, and I grabbed it again, so I'm going to try to write it today. But after that, I probably won't write for Textbroker anymore either, unless I happen to have free time. Textbroker is a tad more immediately lucrative than Helium. Again, for the curious, after this article, I'll be at about $50 total earnings in two months, and that's for about nine articles. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending, and this goal is coming down. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending, and I may hang on to this one for a bit, but it's next on the chopping block. I still have a print magazine article submission pending response, as well as an e-zine submission for my fantasy short story, "The Butterfly Stone". Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Fail. This is the writing goal I should be focusing on; it stays. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met, and I like this goal. It's relaxing. I'm still working on Midnight Hours by Vivian  .Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 147.8 getting closer!  Exercise: Meals: 10:15am Cherries (3) 11:00am Three strips bacon (2) 11:30am Tea with honey (1) 3:00pm Nutrigrain bar (3) 5:00pm Double granola bar (4) 6:00pm Chai (1) 7:45pm Six Triscuits (1.5) 8:00pm Chai (1) 9:45pm Special K bar (2) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met. http://michelletuesday@wordpress.comSubmit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. Write one Helium article per week. FAIL. Will try again this week. Write one Textbroker article per week. FAIL. Giving myself a second chance on this one, too!  Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.FAIL, again. I'm on my fifth or sixth chance here, but I've been sick.  Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 148.0 Exercise: Meals: 10:45am Tea with honey (1) and toast with peanut butter and honey (3.5) Ugh. I've been sick with abdominal pain since last night. It was really bad. I didn't go to church this morning. 12:00pm Cheez-its (3) 12:30pm Coffee (2) 4:00pm Coffee (1) 4:30pm Cheez-its (1) 5:30pm McDonalds ice cream cone (3) 9:30pm Chicken noodle soup (2) 10:15pm Dried beef (1) 10:30pm Cherries (3) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met. I launched somewhere between a dozen and twenty new songs, all from my expanded eighties repertoire. I'm good for a few weeks.Write one new original song per month. Pending. No time. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. No time. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. No time. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. No time. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. No time. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.FAIL... you guessed it. No time. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. The gig: it rocked. It was a private party, very informal, and they loved me. They were all singing along to a lot of the songs, and they asked me to stay an extra two hours, which I quickly negotiated a new price for and agreed to. Although, after two hours playing Potbelly at lunch, and then five hours playing this private party last night, I thought my fingertips were going to fall off. In other news, I told the owner of the studio where I teach lessons that if she ever wants to sell her business, she should let me know. She said, "Really?" I explained that I was saving to leave Abbott, and that I would love an investment opportunity. She said, "I'll think about it." I could tell by the look on her face that she was dead serious. She's had a lot of heartache in the last year or two, and I think she just wants out at this point. |
| Wow. I never posted this yesterday. Long day... GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 149.6 Exercise: Meals: 8:00am I can't remember, but it was probably (3) or less 9:00am Coffee (2) 11:00am Coffee (2) 2:15pm Roast beef sandwich (7) 10:00pm Maybe ten chips (1) 12:00am Truffle (1) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met... and I may not need to meet this goal for many weeks to come, after today.Write one new original song per month. Pending. No time. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. No time. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. No time. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. No time. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. No time. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.FAIL... you guessed it. No time. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. FAIL. No time. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. Okay, so yesterday afternoon, I got an email asking if I could play a party this evening. It's a three-hour gig. I was like, um, YES. The caveat? She wants three hours of EIGHTIES music. I have eighties music, but not three hours' worth! So I've spent every waking moment since working on building enough of an eighties repertoire to fill a three-hour set. I'm getting paid good money to do it and it has the added benefit of hugely expanding my repertoire in a matter of twenty-four hours. Hence, I may not need any new Potbelly songs for a couple MONTHs, because I can launch these one or two at a time. *whew* I can use that time to catch up on sleep. And finish the Textbroker article that I committed to yesterday, but haven't touched thanks to this new, more pressing priority. The gig is tonight from 7-10. The Textbroker article is due at 11am on Sunday. You do the math. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 149.4 Exercise: Meals: 10:00am Mandarin oranges (2) 10:30am Bacon (2) 11:00am Half peanut butter and honey sandwich, yum (4.5) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 2:00pm Skinny hazelnut latte (2) 6:30pm Double granola bar (3.5) 7:00pm Chai (1) 8:15pm Special K bar (2) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met, and I've been singing "I'm Yours" under my breath for two days. Damn, that's a catchy song. I wanna write a song that catchy.Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Fail. No, and looking up the list, I'm not doing anything at all toward my writing goals. The other two supervisors at work have been off all week, so I'm bombarded with all the work, which means I can't write on my lunch break, because I haven't had time to take a break. Mornings and after Potbelly are normally free for writing, but honestly, I just haven't felt like it. I've been sick with a sinus thingy since last Friday, plus some abdominal issues to boot. I'm a mess. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I can read, at least.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
 Congratulations to all the students who are done for the summer. GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 150.4 Exercise: Meals: 7:30am Grapefruit (3) 8:00am Tea with honey (1) 9:00am Bacon (2) 9:15am Chocolate pudding (1.5) 11:00am Coffee (1) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 5:00pm Chai (1) 5:30pm Fig bar (3) 7:00pm Double peanut butter granola bars (4) 8:30pm Fig bar (3) 12:00am Four Triscuits (1) 12:30am Dried beef and misc. raw veggies (1) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met. I finally launched "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. I'm still working on "Dog and Butterfly" by Heart, by request. That one is much easier on an electric guitar. Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Goal met, yep, yep.Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 150.4 Exercise: Meals: 9:15am Grapefruit (3) 9:30am Bacon (2) and tea (0) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 5:00pm Fiber PopTart (3) 6:45pm Double granola bar (4) 9:00pm Fiber PopTart (3) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending. Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met, and I ordered some of that "more gear" I said I needed. Amazon is convenient, but man, they're getting pricey with their out of control shipping costs. $20 to ship $55 worth of stuff? I'm better off paying 6.75% in Ohio sales tax, except that means I have to actually get myself to a store in my free time.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Goal met; I edited through Chapter 3 of 31, and then I got my first six chapters back from my mom, who's doing a detailed review. Great comments! Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met.Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 150.0 Exercise: I walked the stairwell again yesterday - five trips. Meals: 10:00am One egg (2), bacon (2), and tea with honey (1) 1:45pm Roast beef sandwich (7) 2:00pm McDonalds ice cream cone (3) 3:00pm Caramel corn (2) 3:30pm Coffee (2) 4:30pm Caramel corn (5?) 5:30pm Coffee (2) 7:00pm Leftover Fazoli's: salad (1), penne with chicken (3?), and fettuccini alfredo (4?) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending. Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met. I spent a long time playing with my recording gear yesterday, and I think I learned a thing or two. Like, how much more gear I need to order.Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Pending. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. I missed a slew of titles yesterday that I thought I could write with minimal research, but I waited too long. They were gone in about eight hours. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Goal met. I edited through Chapter 2. Have I mentioned? There are 31 chapters, at least, pre-edit.I've started thinking about my NaNo project for this year, too, and y'all should do the same! In just three little months I'll be promoting "October Novel Prep Challenge" [13+], so you'll want to know which brilliant plot concept you'll be focusing on this year.I may give Andromeda Sings another go, and try to do the Prep activities myself this year. I can do it if I delegate the contest round judging. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress!  And if I want to work on a new NaNo project this year, I need to get Poor Witch done on time.Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. Still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian . The suspense is sucking me in. A very good whodunit. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress, though I have a tentative Plan B that takes me through March, using all my vacation time to take off full days on Tuesday instead of the half days I'm taking now. It's not necessary for me to afford to leave, but it gives me a nicer cushion. Nice cushions are good for things like entrepreneurial investment opportunities. I figure I'll decide around 12/1/09 if I want to stick it out a couple more months. *looks up at the entry title* Is it Tuesday already? I only work a half day at Abbott today. Ah, bliss. ASIDE: The birds are still going after the cat food, which I set on the deck, and that means the birds are crawling over my deck and pergola. That might be nice for bird watching, except they shit all over the decking and furniture. *kicks* |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 148.8 Meals: 8:45am Coffee (1) 10:45am One egg (2), three slices bacon (2), and coffee (1) 12:30pm Deli chicken (2), green beans with bacon bits (0), and pudding (1) 2:30pm Italian sausage ravioli (8) 5:30pm Brownie (2) 7:30pm Eight Triscuits (2) and a fig bar (3) 10:00pm Chai (1) 11:30pm Four Triscuits (1) 12:30am Tea with fiber and honey (1) and green beans with bacon pieces (0) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending. Launch one new Praise Band song per month. N/A: No summer rehearsals. Submit one short story/article per month. Pending. Write one new original song per month. Pending. Post at WordPress at least once per week. FAIL, but I will catch this up this morning. Write one Helium article per week. Pending. Write one Marketplace submission per week. Pending. Write one Textbroker article per week. Pending. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Pending, but this starts back up today! Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.Stalled, but about to be shifted into gear. Thanks for that gear shifter, Storm Machine  !Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. Still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian , and I thank her for giving me at least one checkmark on today's list!!! Ah, the first of the month AND the first of the week, all on the same day. Makes me look like a slacker. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 150.4 Meals: 9:00am Donut hole (1) and cookie (2) 9:30am Coffee with 1/2 creamer (0.5) 10:00am Two donut holes (2) 11:15am About a dozen extra large peanuts (2) 12:30pm More peanuts (3) 1:30pm Dark chocolate (1) 3:00pm NutriGrain bar (3) 5:30pm Fazoli's (ugh) 10:00pm Coffee (1.5) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met.Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Gah! This always sneaks up on me. I need to do this today... Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Goal met, including the four Helium articles I wanted to write yesterday.New goals on 6/1: Write one Textbroker article per week. Write one Helium article per week. Write one Marketplace submission per month. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Pending relaunch on 6/1. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.Stalled. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Um, actually, no. I had to work at Abbott last night, and when I came home, I crashed, exhausted. I just forgot. Will try again tonight. Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 151.6. Meals: 7:45am Turkey (2) and cheese (1.5) 9:45am Three pretzels with Nutella (1) 10:00am Coffee (2) 11:15am Coffee (2) 2:00pm Skinny roast beef on multigrain (7) 5:00pm Dried apples (2) 6:30pm Donatos Pizza (10) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met.Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Goal met, though I'm trying to write four Helium articles today. Also, I'm thinking of starting separate Helium and Textbroker goals next month.Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Pending relaunch on 6/1. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.Stalled. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I'm still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian .Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 153.6! Ugh, Greek food and wine. Meals: 9:00am Fiber PopTart (3) 11:00am Slice mozzarella cheese (1.5) 2:00pm Skinny roast beef on multigrain (7) 4:30pm Chai (1) 6:00pm Eight Triscuits (2) 7:30pm Fiber PopTart (3) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Goal met. I launched "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Goal met.Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.Pending relaunch on 6/1. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.Stalled. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I'm still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian .Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 151.6 Meals: 10:15am Egg w/cheese (3), toast w/butter (2), and 2 slices bacon (1.5) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef (7) 3:00pm Coffee (1) 3:30pm Coffee (1) 5:00pm Fiber PopTart (3) 5:15pm Coffee (1) 8:30pm Wine (?) 10:00pm Greek food and more wine (?) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending. Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Goal met. I wrote nine articles yesterday. Of course, seven were very similar, and the remaining two were similar, so it's not as impressive as it sounds. But... still.Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.No activity. I will tentatively start this back up on 6/1/09, since my goal to complete and edit is 6/30/09.  Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress... in a stalled sort of way. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I'm still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian .Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. Some upcoming additional money makers: (1) I took a vacation day tonight to sub for another music teacher at the studio. As a bonus, I get the night off from Abbott, and I'm going out to karaoke after teaching! (2) Potbelly asked me to perform at an event, where Potbelly will have a booth set up. It's coming up later in June; more information when I get it. It'll be a Saturday evening. A public gig outside the wall of my restaurant! It feels like a step up. |
| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 150.6 Meals: 9:00am Egg, cheese, turkey bacon on fiber wheat (5) 10:30am Coffee (1) and raw veggies (0) 2:00pm Skinny roast beef on multigrain (7), skinny hazelnut latte (2), oatmeal cookie (6?) 4:15pm  chai (1) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...7:00pm Chai (1) ...zzz... I think I crashed down from my cookie. 7:30pm Fiber PopTart (3) 9:00pm Chai (1) 12:30am Green beans w/bacon bits (1) and chocolate pudding (1.5) Exercise: 8:00pm Walked slurry building 5x Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending. I had a request at Facebook for "Dog and Butterfly" by Heart, so I've downloaded it. This week might be a tad aggressive for a song I don't know at all, but we'll see. Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Pending. I still have fifteen websites open, waiting for me to research and write. Haven't written a word. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.No activity. I thought I was going to get a review on this, but it didn't happen, so I may just go ahead and pick up this goal again. Soon... Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I'm still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian .
Don't order from Amazon, though.  It's way cheaper at the publisher's website, http://4rvpublishingllc.com/Store-Books.html*kicks Amazon* Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
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| GOAL: Reach 145 lbs by 6/30/09. Weight: 152.0 Meals: 9:00am Egg, cheese, turkey bacon on fiber wheat (5.5) 9:30am Coffee (1) 1:45pm Skinny roast beef on multigrain (7) 2:15pm Tall, nonfat white mocha (6) 5:30pm Four pretzels with Nutella (1.5) 7:15pm Dark chocolate (1) 7:30pm Fiber PopTart (2.5) 9:00pm Chai (1) Launch one new Potbelly song per week. Pending... but since I start playing at a brand new Potbelly today, every song is new. Launch one new Praise Band song per month. Goal met.Submit one short story/article per month. Goal met.Write one new original song per month. Goal met: "Inside These Walls" [ASR].Post at WordPress at least once per week. Goal met.Write one Helium or Textbroker article per week. Pending. I have about fifteen websites open, just waiting for me to research and write. Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.No activity. Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.In progress. Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day. Goal met. I'm still reading Midnight Hours by Vivian .Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09. In progress. |
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