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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.

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August 18, 2010 at 8:08am
August 18, 2010 at 8:08am
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After three failed motherboards and two failed hard drives, the most recent of which has now failed again, Dell has agreed to replace my laptop. I expect to receive my replacement in 3-4 weeks. They could not provide me with a loaner (I'm sorry, we don't offer that service), so I have replaced the hard drive on my own to get by in the meantime. Risky, because obviously something the the design, configuration, or the parts specific to my laptop are hazardous to the health of hard drives, but we shall see.

Post at MichelleTuesday.com  Open in new Window. at least once per week.
*Thumbsdown* Pending.

Advertising
PRIORITIES:
*Writing* Columbus Radio Group ads: I'm meeting with my account rep this morning. *Thumbsup*
*Writing* Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Launched guitar and voice ads. Some clicks. No leads.
*Bullet* Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Ditto.
*Bullet* Band boosters: Need the info.
*Bullet* T-shirts (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Negotiating, consulting.
*Bullet* Get with Gahanna schools admin office about sending fliers home
*Bullet* Plan neighborhood flier distribution network
*Bullet* SEO: Alexa is at 468k.
*Check* High school athletic calendar: Paid.

Business start-up activities.
PRIORITIES:
*Bullet* Database: I found an Access template (free!) at Microsoft.com, which we may be able to adapt.
*Bullet* Payroll: Tomorrow.
*Bullet* Hiring: Look into background checks, finish employee handbook*, plan employee orientation.
*Check* Reconcile cash flow discrepancies so we don't run out of money. This one is moderately important.
*Check* Order exterior signage: Artwork submitted; waiting on manufacturer.

*which actually means, start employee handbook again from scratch, since it was on my crashed hard drive.

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
*Pencil* I have plans to learn a new song this morning before Potbelly, because I promised a dude yesterday that I would play him some Pearl Jam if he came back today.

Perform one household chore per day.
*Check* I made a kick-ass dinner yesterday, and I also emptied the dishwasher. The hamper is full again. Why does it keep doing that???

Read a book in print 15 minutes every day.
*Thumbsdown* No. I have plenty of time to catch up on this goal while traveling and relaxing on vacation next week.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10.
Weight: 162.0
Meals:
7:00 Coffee (1) and bagel with ham and cheese (2)
8:00 Coffee (1)
11:00 A bunch of Chili Cheese Fritos, OMG those are my weakness, even more than ice cream
1:45 Skinny roast beef sandwich (7), plus more Fritos
3:00 More Fritos
7:00 Two and a half fish sticks, about a cup of local fresh sweet corn
8:00 Low fat ice cream in a waffle cone

TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: XXX (Goal: 25)


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