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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.


July 13, 2009 at 3:51pm
July 13, 2009 at 3:51pm
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Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Pending-ish, in a flexible, I've-launched-enough-songs-to-last-all-year sort of way.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Pending.

Write one Textbroker article per week.
Pending.

Submit one short story/article per month.
*Check*Goal met.

Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" Open in new Window. [E] every day.
Fail. Not sure I even remember what this story was about. *Pthb*

Complete and edit "Poor Witch" Open in new Window. [E] by 6/30/09.
In progress? *Left* That's generous.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
*Check*Goal met, and then some. I'm catching up (with this goal, anyway!)

Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09.
In progress... sort of. Right now, I'm just trying like hell to get to day shift. After that, we'll see.

Maintain a maximum weight of 150.0.
*Check*Goal met. Weight: 147.0
Meals:
7:00am Coffee (1)
8:00am Coffee (1)
9:00am Cheese (2)
11:00am String cheese (1) and Myoplex shake (2.5)
1;45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
3:30pm Tall, nonfat white mocha (6)

I'm about to hop on a flight back east for a funeral. Crazy busy, so I'm just not hitting those goals. After a year or more of hitting them hard, life started to catch up with me, starting with the boy. I mean, house hunting (and other activities) can keep ya busy... *Wink*

By "other activities," I meant going to concerts in the park with the kids. That's what you thought I meant, right?
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