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About This Author
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La Bene Vita
I am a professional musician  , worship leader , small business owner , songwriter , aspiring author and freelance nonfiction writer with a chemical engineering degree .
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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Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
 Goal met, and I have it on good authority that "If It Makes You Happy" rocked. 
Write one new original song per month.
Goal met.
Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Goal met.
Write three Helium article by 6/24/09.
Fail. I needed to achieve this in order to get paid this month; you have to have a balance of $25 in your Helium account to request payment, and I only have about $23. One more article would have boosted me into payout range. Since I missed the deadline, I'll just have to wait until next month to get paid, and it won't take another article to do it. My Internet traffic payments on existing articles will easily boost me over the $25 mark. Therefore, I could cancel this goal.
I'm on the fence over this goal, though. I am back on 2nd shift, and with Keith and I working different hours, I have time to work on writing and music goals in the morning. I'd rather spend the time with him  but since it's not an option, I might as well make productive use of my time.
Submit one short story/article per month.
Pending... and I have today and tomorrow to do this. I had two rejections this month, so I have the opportunity to resubmit both my short story and my article. I just need to find the next market.
Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.
Fail.
Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.
In progress.
Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Goal met! I am reading Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters. I love this author. MaryLou  sent me a box of books just because she's so darned awesome, and it included a slew of books by Peters. She's so flippin' intellectual, and yet still entertaining. 
Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09.
In progress. It will be interesting to see how this ends up unfolding. My budget plan includes +/- three month flexibility, depending on (1) how much my job sucks starting as early as September, and (2) how much money I want to throw in a savings account before I leave. I'm getting so close!
Maintain a maximum weight of 150.0.
Goal met.
Weight: 146.2
Meals:
7:00am Banana muffin (5?) and coffee (1)
10:00am Banana muffin (5?)
11:30am Banana muffin (5?)
1:00pm Grilled veggies (1) and an English muffin (2) with butter (2)
1:15pm Brownie (2)
5:00pm Granola bar (2.5)
6:30pm Two caramel creams (1)
7:00pm Tea with creamer (2) |
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Thanks for sharing!
Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something. 
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