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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.


June 17, 2011 at 9:57am
June 17, 2011 at 9:57am
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1. I had a talk with the ten-year-old this morning. We both agreed to try harder to be nice to each other. So we're having a good day.

2. SUMMER CAMPS! OMG. Our camps are a huge success. The older kids had been together three days when they did this:


Reach 300 students at MTMS  Open in new Window. by 12/31/11.
*Writing* We have officially had a record new enrollments month in June... and the month still isn't over, so I expect an even larger final number. On the other hand, we've also had a record withdrawals. Still, our overall growth is on the positive and even significant.

Reading: One book per week.
*Writing* Finished Eldest, and now I need to download Brisingr on my Kindle. It will be the first Kindle book I actually pay for (not that I'm stealing books, but the collection of classics I downloaded were all free!)

Writing:
(1) *Thumbsdown* Blog at MT.com  Open in new Window. by the end of Wednesday: D'oh. I started one... what happened to that... *digs around*
(2) *Thumbsdown* 30 minutes of daily freestyle writing: Not remotely, but I might be forced to. I wrote a fantasy short a few years ago that my friend Tony, a local high school art teacher, has used in his classroom for character sketches. Well, Tony obviously really likes the story, because he's been talking about collaborating on a graphic novel for awhile now. He gave me a book to read, which I never did, but then earlier this week, he actually sent me an outline of the panels. I'm supposed to read them and comment. Since I barely remember the story, it will serve as a revision opportunity. And since someone else is pushing it, it may actually happen.

Now, on to the bacon.

Count points:
Morning weigh-in: 165.8 yesterday, 166.4 today
Yesterday's points: I started to count, then lost track. *Blush* I think around 35.
Today's food log:
1.5 Coffee
1 Granola bar
8 Bacon

I'm considering going on this diet where I plan my food every day. Here's the problem: I'm addicted to food. And unlike other vices, you can't give up food cold turkey. Well, maybe cold turkey, and hot turkey, too, but not food altogether, since we require it biologically. (Damn it.) Therefore, "acceptable" choices are not black and white. But if I plan my meals, it's unacceptable to stray from them. And I'm fairly sure the plan won't include bacon. Delicious, salty, crispy bacon...

I just want to get back down to 145 again!! That was soooo sweet. But not salty, like bacon.
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