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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! Author Icon, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.
La Bene Vita
I am a professional musician  Open in new Window., worship leader  Open in new Window., small business owner  Open in new Window., songwriter  Open in new Window., aspiring author  Open in new Window. and freelance nonfiction writer  Open in new Window. with a chemical engineering degree  Open in new Window..

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 [Click For More Info] To a dear friend whose talent for writing music is sensational. May you have a fabulous New Year, (((Brandi)))!!! *^*Kiss*^* Big hugs, Sherri *^*Heart*^* Merit Badge in Organization [Click For More Info] I don't know how you do it, but I assume there's magic involved *^*Bigsmile*^* I have really enjoyed this month of planning and preparation for NaNoWriMo and I love how organized it all is. Thank you for hosting a great challenge and for your dedication to helping so many of us prepare with confidence and trepidation for National Novel Writing Month (known to sane folks as 'November' *^*Laugh*^*) at your [Link To Item #1474311] Merit Badge in Leadership [Click For More Info] For your hard work, commitment, talent and innovation in running the October NaNoWriMo Preparation each year, which helps many of us get our scattered thoughts together for November's novel-writing. And also because this badge has ducks on it.


November 3, 2010 at 8:35am
November 3, 2010 at 8:35am
#710187
Look at me, blogging two days in a row!

If you're keeping up, I reported yesterday that Michelle Tuesday Music School  Open in new Window. had signed up its 61st student. Today, I report that we signed up #67 last night. *Exclaim* Chris (our office manager) and I are having SO MUCH FUN. We're playing in Excel now, trying to find ways to improve our scheduling process, because it's getting complicated. I see us moving to Access in the very, very near future. I've been threatening to database the process for months, but have had no time. Then I discovered that Chris digs this Excel stuff, so I'm pretty sure she'll dig Access, too. I figure we can work on that together and turn it into a training session, so she can design and modify on her own at any time. It's easier to find time for things when you have a buddy, because you hold each other accountable.

It's crossed my mind not to give away all my secrets when I blog, since I imagine Google might lead research-savvy competitors to the MTMS link above *Up*. But then I remember that I have an engineering degree, ten years of experience as a corporate manager, corporate-paid training on everything from leadership to Excel and Access to employment law, and a nerdy inclination to teach myself normally expensive services like web design and server setup. So if my secrets prompt my competitors to run out, get an engineering degree, find a good corporate management job for a decade, and spend a hundred hours researching HTML and CSS code, so be it. They deserve the success that will follow. *Thumbsup*

By the way, that's only half of my secret. The other half is our office manager Chris, who brings eight years of experience scheduling and billing clients in this exact same business. She knows her shit, and the former employer who let her go should be kicking herself. But honestly, I don't think she gave Chris the creative license I give her, which serves to both make her happier and help my business grow. So the former employer was missing out even while Chris was on her payroll. Trust your employees and utilize their skill sets to their fullest potentials, people. That's how you create a successful business.

Points:
8:00am Coffee (1)
8:30am Fiber granola bar (2), so far, so good...
10:00am Peanuts (1)
11:15am Peanuts (1)
1:00 pm Roast beef sandwich (7)
4:00pm Peanuts (1)
6:00pm Chips with salsa (3) and cheese dip (1), beef crispy taco (5), beef enchilada (6), and Mexican rice (5)
10:00pm Jelly bellies, but only like maybe ten (1) (I FOLDED, OMG)
TOTAL POINTS: 35

I'm targeting a goal of 25 per day. Thursday will be a better day.
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