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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.
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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.

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November 5, 2009 at 8:31am
November 5, 2009 at 8:31am
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Breaking news from CNN:
Lawmakers pass bill extending unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks. Legislation also extends homebuyer tax credit into next year.

"The closely watched legislation would extend jobless benefits in all states by 14 weeks. Those that live in states with unemployment greater than 8.5% would receive an additional six weeks."

and, more importantly to me personally:

"The legislation also would extend the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit to contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30. The controversial credit, which many say has boosted home sales in recent months, was set to expire after Nov. 30."

This will help Keith and me sell our homes! *Delight* I was getting nervous about that Nov. 30 deadline.

The full article:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/Extending_unemployment_benefits/ind...
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November 5, 2009 at 7:50am
November 5, 2009 at 7:50am
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Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
*Check*Goal met.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending: We (and by "we," I mean Emily) scheduled "You're Worthy of My Praise" this Sunday.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
*Check*Goal met: "Hey, Baby" Open in new Window. [E]
It's a bit cliche in the verses, but I like the chorus. And somebody show me a popular song that isn't filled with cliches. After all, I'm in it for *Dollar*, not some perceived literary grandeur. *Bigsmile*

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
*Check*Goal met.

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
*Check*Goal met: I wrote my first outline draft. Wow! This process actually works. I'm building a novel, where I started with nothing more than a nugget of an idea. In two days, I've watched it take shape.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress. I can't believe it's already November. And Thursday. *Thumbsup*

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: 152.0

Meals:
8:30am Coffee (1)
8:45am Breakfast Lean Pocket (5)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
7:00pm Champps: Loaded Chips (1,000,000) and French onion soup (7?)

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
I've been thinking about it, and I have some ideas. Maybe I'll make progress this morning.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Not yesterday, but I analyzed another Sponge Bob episode this morning. Most of the time, the antagonist is internal, like "Greed," or "A Guilty Conscience." Also, "Coincidental Circumstance" causes many of the plots. That would be a fun one to write about in the Prep.
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