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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.

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.


June 1, 2010 at 8:21am
June 1, 2010 at 8:21am
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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.
*Thumbsdown*I didn't do this one, but I slept like a rock last night. As much as I hate to do it, I need to remove this goal for its impracticality. I hereby bequeath this goal to Storm Machine Author Icon, who definitely needs it more than I.

Post at Advice for Business Managers  Open in new Window. once per weekday.
*Writing* In progress.

Post at MichelleTuesday.com  Open in new Window. at least once per week.
*Writing* In progress.

Grow MochaNotes.com  Open in new Window. blogs.

*Bullet*Dabbling in Domesticity  Open in new Window.: *Writing* In progress.

*Bullet* SEO: Inching up. MT.Com up to 1.63 million from 1.71, and MochaNotes.Com up to 1.47 million from 1.52. I realized that my primary local MT.Com competitors were inching up, too, and I wondered if that was because I kept checking their damn websites to see their Alexa rankings. *Pthb*

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
*Pencil* Pending.

Write one new original song per month.
*Pencil* Fail for May, pending for June. I have a whole new month ahead of me. We'll see.

Brand the biz(es.)
*Check* Goal met. Did some comparative analyses of the two properties and may have made a new decision. Decisions, decisions...

Perform one household chore per day.
*Check* Goal met, but I have a slew of laundry to catch up on today and tomorrow.

Read a book in print 15 minutes every day.
*Check* Goal met, and I'm on Chapter 6 of The Sea of Monsters.

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)

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