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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.
August 16, 2009 at 9:09am August 16, 2009 at 9:09am
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I just posted for  yesterday, as well, and it shows more activity the twenty-four hours prior than this post shows. I accomplished a lot yesterday, but not so much with regard to my established goals. I have vacation coming up in a week, so I've been teaching make-up lessons in advance, cleaning the house, meeting with a real estate agent (oops, threw that one in there, didn't I!), getting the car detailed, that sort of thing. Busy, busy, busy Saturday.
NEW GOAL: Learn one new cover band song per week.
Pending, and no activity yesterday.
Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
 Goal met.
Write one new original song per month.
Goal met: "Longing" [13+]
Work on music instruction books for fifteen minutes per day.
Fail.
Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Goal met.
Write one Textbroker article per week.
Goal met. I left my private client hanging all day yesterday... but I wrote this morning with three suggested titles, so we'll see what he says.
I actually have books on order at the public library for this guy! I won't need them for the first three articles, but it may help me suggest more titles and keep writing!
Submit one short story/article per month.
Pending.
Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.
Fail.
Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.
Fail.
Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
GOal met..
Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09.
In progress.
Reach 140.0 lbs by 8/21/2009.
Weight: 146.4
Meals:
9:00am Coffee (2)  needed an extra creamer boost today.
11:00am Fruity Pebbles (3) with milk (2)
11:30am Coffee (1)
1:30pm ZonePerfect cookies and cream bar (4)
6:30pm Grilled chicken (3), rice (3), tomato and mozz salad (4)
9:00pm Coldstone Like It! size (4?) in a chocoate waffle bowl(4?) |
August 16, 2009 at 8:42am August 16, 2009 at 8:42am
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I'm a bit delayed in posting for Saturday.
NEW GOAL: Learn one new cover band song per week.
Pending. I need to focus on one song and learn it... "Cannonball" is Luis's top pick. I won't be rehearsing with them again until September, so I have some time to build up the list.
Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met with "Luka" by Suzanne Vega.
Write one new original song per month.
Goal met: "Longing" [13+]
Work on music instruction books for fifteen minutes per day.
Goal met.
Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Goal met.
Write one Textbroker article per week.
Goal met. I wrote two short (350 words, $5 apiece) articles yesteray, in addition to committing to a 1500-word article ($21), and accepting a job writing four articles for a private client.
Submit one short story/article per month.
Pending. I thought about submitting a Helium Marketplace article worth $40 titled, "How Renters (missed apostrophe courtesy of the client) Insurance Can Provide Peace of Mind." I thought that sounds like an easy title, and I may still write it. On the other hand, I could write two $20 articles at Textbroker and have practically guaranteed acceptance (the client receives only my article and decides "yes" or "no"), versus Helium, where I'm competing with other writers, and the client chooses from the submissions.
Screw that.
Work for fifteen minutes on "Poor Witch" [E] every day.
Fail. I think I'll allocate time over my vacation to read through the comments from H.C.Paye - All I Need  . I'd also like to get through at least one major edit and ask Abigail (eight years old) to read it. Since we'll be together and have plenty of time, vacation is the perfect opportunity.
Complete and edit "Poor Witch" [E] by 6/30/09.
Fail.
Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Goal met.
Resign from Abbott by 12/1/09.
In progress.
Reach 140.0 lbs by 8/21/2009.
Weight: 146.4
Meals:
8:30am Bob Evans: One egg beater (1), two strips bacon (2), two turkey sausage links (3), one biscuit w honey (5?), coffee (2)
2:15pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
5:30pm Myoplex Lite shake (2.5)
8:30pm Baked potato with butter and sour cream (?), leftover grilled veggies (1)
9:00pm Three dark chocolate Reese's peanut butter cups (3) |
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Thanks for sharing!
Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something. 
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