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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.


March 25, 2011 at 8:46am
March 25, 2011 at 8:46am
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Thank you to all my WDC friends who commented on my FB post. *Smile*

Y'all need to stop reading my blog. Because if you keep up with my progress, you won't have any incentive to spend $29.99 on my memoir/self-help book, "How I Started an Empire and How You Can, Too," slated for release in June 2021. (Yes, I plan to be here beyond December 2012. I have a plan, of course. And six contingency plans. All of which you can read about in my NYT Bestseller, "How to Survive the 2012 Mayan Apocolypse," slated for release in November 2012.)

Reach 300 students at MTMS  Open in new Window. by 12/31/11:
*Writing* It's actually 155. We're still hovering. We had a lot of withdrawals in February, mostly for sports conflicts or because "we're just too busy right now." It's sad, because they all plan to come back in two months, but they won't. And they'll lose all of the progress they've made. *Frown* Meanwhile, we keep enrolling new students.

Intermediate business goals:
* Mileage and receipts: DONE except for charitable mileage and some donations.
* Inventory system: Not even started. This may have to wait until after vacation.
* Summer camp fliers published by Friday: Not gonna happen, but I made a lot of progress on planning the camps.
* Budget out renovation: DONE

Develop and market summer programs by 3/31/2011:
*Writing* In progress and actually coming along nicely. I may miss this deadline by a week... or maybe not... it will be close.

Pick scheduling database by 7/31/11:
*Writing* Eh. We're hobbling along. We make occasional scheduling blunders due to the limitations of our system, and we usually correct the blunders by tossing Michelle in a lesson room to cover for the teacher we double-booked. Which is better than what one of my competitors (and my former boss) did earlier this week: threw a 15-year-old student in to cover for an absent degreed teacher for whom parents pay extra.

Potbelly: add one repertoire song per week
*Check* I'm good here, especially since I'm down to two days per week. I'll start by cleaning up my repertoire (a WIP with much scope-creep), and then I'll start working on original songs again. I've had the itch to write!!! *Shock*

Reading: One book per week.
*Pencil* Next week! Yay!

Writing:
(1) *Writing* Blog at WDC daily: Making a valiant effort.
(2) *Check* Blog at MT.com  Open in new Window. weekly. Yes, the closing of my Gahanna Potbelly store gave me an easy topic.

Count points: TOTAL POINTS YESTERDAY:
WTF? Like I can lose 20 pounds by Sunday. *scarfs up several donuts from the Dunkin Donuts across the parking lot*
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