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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.
November 25, 2012 at 7:42am November 25, 2012 at 7:42am
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Now that I'm 25 days into NaNo, I have realized a startling fact: My novel will probably clear 200,000 words. 
They should call it NaNoWriQua. Because it's going to take at least three months to write the stupid book. |
November 20, 2012 at 11:57am November 20, 2012 at 11:57am
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November is a bad blogging month. I have an excuse, and it's called NaNoWriMo.
But it's not a good thing. When I'm not blogging, I'm not taking regular inventory of my achievements. I'm not keeping up with my to-do list. I'm not focusing on all the things in my life that require my focus, which are family, work (MTMS, church, and gigs), health, and writing. So, here's a quick status check:
1. Family
Doing well here. I spent a lot of family time this weekend:
 Chores:
 Groceries Sunday.
Family dinner: Made bean soup and cornbread muffins Sunday.
Reconcile bank accounts. I'm two months behind again.
Finish cleaning garage.
Time with Blaine: We caught up on the last five Revolution episodes.
Time with Abby: Surgery Monday morning, which went spectacularly.
Time with Keith: Spent the day after surgery taking his mom to visit assisted living places.
Mom-in-law still has no interest in assisted living, she can take care of herself just fine thank-you-very-much, and we now know we have no money for assisted living anyway (holy high fees, Batman!) The other option on the table is cohabitation  , which would involve selling both our houses and buying a bigger house with a floor dedicated to her apartment. At least we could keep an eye on her.
2. Work (MTMS)
We're closed this week, but I still have a hefty to-do list:
Order custom guitar picks.
Order Christmas gifts for staff. Leaning toward logo harmonica keychains. 
Tweak lab training, reschedule and implement! Gah! Pushed back twice already.
Ohio Idol lawsuit - so close to ready to file! I just need to do this.
Review business plan for 2013 expansion, full-time teachers, etc.
Electronic progress reporting and student sign-ins
Tablets for computer lab and lesson rooms
3. Work (Church)
Need to catch up on emails and publish this week's bulletin.
Praise choir and band in good shape for Advent, which starts in two Sundays. !
Visited another church. Need to write up report and ideas.
4. Work (Gigs)
New Mexican gig on Tuesday nights.
Need to schedule 2013 dates with the nursing home.
Need to contact other nursing homes. Those are easy gigs for decent pay.
5. Health
Sleep: Not sure why, but took a four-hour nap on Sunday and a two-hour nap on Monday.
Eating: Atrocious. Not gaining weight (yet) but not losing, either, and despicable choices.
Exercise: Not even couch aerobics.
6. Writing
NaNo: On track and into my story, but it's distracting me from life (aka the rest of this list.)
- I finally feel like my novel project is organized, so the writing part is coming easier.
- Sprinting is fun, and I'm thinking of running regular contests.
- Compiling Prep survey data for publication and analysis for next year's calendar.
- One serious Unblock cashed in, and it felt good to help someone get back on track.
Others have faded off their NaNo projects without a word, and I'm sad that they didn't ask for help.
Yep, so that's my to-do list. I typed it up not to bore you (sorry about that!) but to remind myself to get my butt in gear and do this stuff. REFOCUS! {e:sternlook}
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November 3, 2012 at 6:33am November 3, 2012 at 6:33am
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Thanks for sharing!
Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something. 
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, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.![Merit Badge in Music
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To a dear friend whose talent for writing music is sensational. May you have a fabulous New Year, (((Brandi)))!!! *^*Kiss*^*
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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]](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/general-Organization-1150.gif)
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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.](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/general-Leadership.gif)
