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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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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.


September 17, 2010 at 10:54am
September 17, 2010 at 10:54am
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I'm still debating about renewing my Premium so I can manage "October NaNo Prep: 2009 Entry LogOpen in new Window. [E] from my Writing.com account. My portfolio is at 246/1000 (which, at Upgraded, would be 246/250), but I could easily clean it up. It seems a waste to renew Premium just for one Prep item, and I could renew for just two months (10/15-12/15), when I need to keep track, which would be much cheaper than a whole year.

But I'm in better shape to do it than I thought I would be. First, the donations have been pouring in, so I won't have to contribute any pocket pennies toward prizes and contest sponsorship this year. Second, I might actually have some pocket pennies to rub together anyway. My new business is already ahead of plan, and I haven't even held my Grand Opening yet, where I expect to enroll more students and get even more ahead. The sooner I hit my break even and start making money instead of spending it, the sooner I'll have more pocket pennies to spend on fun stuff like Writing.com. Even better, I'll be able to hire more office help and teachers, which will free me up for gigs, where I can make big bucks and simultaneously promote the biz even more. W00t! Small business is fun when you dream big. (I haven't had a reality check yet - but it helps when lots of people want to volunteer just because they want to see you succeed, OMG.)

On to the goals:

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

Advertising
PRIORITIES:
*Bullet* Google "Grand Opening" campaign: PENDING.
*Bullet* Band boosters: PENDING.
*Bullet* Promotional products: I THINK I ORDERED SHIRTS, MARACAS, AND PICKS. TOTE BAGS PENDING.
*Bullet* Get with Gahanna schools admin office about sending fliers home: PRINTED. TO DELIVER TODAY. (STILL.)
*Bullet* SEO: ALEXA FALLING.
*Bullet* Email List: I HAVE A LIST OF ADDYS FOR EMAIL-ONLY PROMOS. MUST COMPOSE GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT AND SEND.
*Check* Columbus Radio Group ads: DONE.
*CHECK* Gahanna and New Albany local papers: DONE.
*Check* High school athletic calendar: STILL NO AD.

Business start-up activities.
PRIORITIES:
*Bullet* Database: HM...
*Bullet* Hiring: BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
*Pencil* Now it can wait until next Monday, when I'm back in the Gahanna Potbelly. Yay! I have a weekend.

Perform one household chore per day.
*Thumbsdown* Nope.

Read a book in print 15 minutes every day.
*Thumbsdown* Nope.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10.
Weight: *shrug* No idea.
Meals:
Coffee (2) and fiber English muffin with turkey and cheese (3)

TOTAL POINTS SO FAR TODAY: 5 (Goal: 25)

Wednesday post-breakfast: Roast beef sammich (7) and Chipotle steak tacos with chips & guac
Thursday post-breakfast: Roast beef sammich (7), crackers & cheese (4), three Canes chicken strips with fries (maybe 1/2 cup), cole slaw (like 2 oz), and a piece of their deadly Texas toast.


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