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Brandiwyn ♪

, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a thirty-three-year-old freelance musician and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.

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La Bene Vita

I am a professional musician

, worship leader

, small business owner

, and freelance 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.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

3 Days 15 Hours ago, in response to "Bleeding Students"

Brandiwyn ♪

said:

We do keep track, though I don't have that number. It's around 10-ish. Thanks both for the votes!!! Happy for every one I get.

3 Days 16 Hours ago, in response to "Bleeding Students"

Seisa-sleepingcatbooks.com

said:

I voted once...and that's all I can do. I only have one account and two pages, but the pages can't vote.

3 Days 18 Hours ago, in response to "Bleeding Students"

Storm Machine

said:

Bleeding students wouldn't help your come-back rate. So do you keep track of your current number separately from your on-hold-for-fall number? Or is that all 251?

I voted once and will be again when I get my multiple personalities on. Whee!

9 Days 23 Hours ago, in response to "Volume"

Brandiwyn ♪

said:

Do you think? Maybe we should take that Bieber book out of the window...?

10 Days 3 Hours ago, in response to "Volume"

Robert Waltz

said:

It is the Bieber that is scaring people away.

13 Days 17 Hours ago, in response to "Standing out from the crowd..."

Storm Machine

said:

You oughta spin something like this for your lovely little music blog. NOT the FB falsie, but the part about the farm vs small business and working and figuring out lovely deadlines and meeting them.

And former female farmer reading and not taking offense. Remember behind every farmer is at least one support person -very often female. Someone has to get meals ready and drive the truck and pick up supplies and the myriad other things that farm wives generally need to do. Or teenagers. [And I'll make a teasing reference about didn't you get that from my book? Because if not, I'll try to make it more clear.]

14 Days 17 Hours ago, in response to "Mayday! It's Cinco de Mayo."

Brandiwyn ♪

said:

Hmmmmmmmmm............ very interested.

14 Days 20 Hours ago, in response to "Mayday! It's Cinco de Mayo."

Storm Machine

said:

And I need to look up the name of the app to turn your phone into your own wifi .... Smirk.

19 Days 20 Hours ago, in response to "Driven"

Storm Machine

said:

I am excited - because I am not alone in my trying-to-cram-it-all-in-ness. I hear they issue the same amount of time to everyone and it's what we do with it that counts. One thing is certain - we're not wasting it. I think.

22 Days 16 Hours ago, in response to "Marketing and other chaos"

Brandiwyn ♪

said:

We do give multi-enrollment discounts, but not referral discounts, at least not recurring discounts. We run promos where we give a one-time $10 credit for referrals, but not like every month. The multi-enrollment discount applies every month.

Thanks, Waltz. @Storm Machine

, interesting fact: Tony Kopp, the artist working with you, designed my exterior signs.

3. Tuesday	ID #703069
Posted: 8-3-2010 @ 8:15 am EDT Edited: 8-5-2010 @ 9:56 am EDT

Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week.
Pending. I also need to upload photos and a blog post at MTMS News about the gig Sapphire Blaze played on Sunday. It was pretty awesome. Those kids are getting better and better.

Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.
Dabbling in Domesticity : Posted.
SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 513k, MochaNotes.com = 557k. Not bookin' along like it was. I need to step up my game.

Advertising
PRIORITIES:
Polish and publish fall class schedule.
Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date.
Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date.
High school athletic calendar: Pending
Lincoln High Band Boosters: Pending
Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Pending
T-shirts (? maybe): Pending
Guitar picks: Pending
Drum sticks (? maybe) and shaker eggs: Pending
Tote bags: Pending
Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers
~~Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.~~

I also sent emails to Otterbein, Ohio State, and Capital looking for contacts in their career development departments. Maybe they can advertise my open positions to students and recent grads, or even work out internship opportunities.

Business start-up activities.
PRIORITIES:
Order exterior signage: I got first drafts on art. We're working on it.
Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork.
~~Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay~~ Delegated to Chris.
~~Forward phones.~~ Delegated to Chris.

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
Pending.

Perform one household chore per day.
Pending.

Read a book in print 15 minutes every day.
Still no.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10.
Weight: Like 161.
Meals:
7:00 Coffee (1)
8:00 Coffee (1) and a half bagel with turkey and cheese (4)
1:45 Skinny roast beef sammie (7)
4:30 Snacks (4?) <- I know I snacked but don't remember what I ate.
6:30 Two pieces pizza (8?)
7:30 Ice cream cone with black cherry sorbet (5)

TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 30 (Goal: 25)

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2. Monday, Glorious Monday!	ID #702923
Posted: 8-2-2010 @ 7:43 am EDT Edited: 8-5-2010 @ 9:55 am EDT

Ma nuh ma nuh was deleted! This version is still live, but not as fun.

Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week.
Goal met.

Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.
Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up.
SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 516k, MochaNotes.com = 565k. Whoa.

Advertising/Promotion
PRIORITIES:
Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date.
Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date.
High school athletic calendar: Pending
Lincoln High Band Boosters: Pending
Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Pending
T-shirts (? maybe): Pending
Guitar picks: Pending
Drum sticks (? maybe) and shaker eggs: Pending
Tote bags: Pending
Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers
~~Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.~~

Business start-up activities.
PRIORITIES:
Order exterior signage: Artist still in progress... I need to get those ordered!
Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork from two, maybe three, employees.
Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay
Forward phones. First figure out where to forward.
I have no idea.

I'm in a holding pattern, waiting for sign art and a schedule from my contractor. I barely know what to do with myself.

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
Pending.

Perform one household chore per day.
Catching up.

Read a book in print 15 minutes every day.
Nope. I pulled a Bliss book off the shelf but did not crack it open.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10.
Weight: Like 162.
Meals:
7:00 Coffee (1), English muffin with butter (2)
9:30 Chai (1)
11:00 Fiber granola bar (2)
1:45 Skinny roast beef (7)
5:30 Three eclairs (3), about two dozen almonds (2), and a couple bites of cherry sorbet (1), I'm such a snacker.
6:00 Coffee (1)
7:00 Baked fish (1) with roasted potatoes (2) and corn (2)
8:00 Ice cream (4)

TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 29 (Goal: 25)
In case y'all haven't noticed, I haven't been recording food after breakfast. That's not a good way to succeed at goals, as evidenced by the "weight" trend over the last several months. Maybe I need a new system, since I've been in blog-once-and-done mode.