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You Are Welcome Here Life is good. Let's share it. New Year, New Strategy For 2026, I launched a weekly topic rotation designed to help me stay d i s c i p l i n e d while ensuring that you, the reader, always know what to expect. Unfortunately, I have yet to acquire a million followers  and gain official WDC "influencer" status, and I often find myself seduced by whimsy. Thus, my blogging strategy continues to evolve.So, What Can I Expect? I'm glad you asked. For now, until whimsy strikes again, here's what you can expect (updated March 2026): Weekly Theme Posts  Music & music educationThe art and business of writingOwning & managing a small businessScience & technologyParkinson's disease, type 1 diabetes, and other medical topicsPersonal News & Updates Health newsFamily, work and leisureThe Occasional Rant Although I try to post rants at "What the Fork?" (and you should, too!) Newly Written Works When I check off completed writing goals, I'll share the fruits of those labors, if applicable. Weekly Goals & Progress I'll establish work and writing goals every Monday and touch base throughout the week. |
| Keith and I binged all 8 episodes of 56 Days on Prime Video over the weekend. On the plus side, the storytelling was gripping. We wanted to watch more episodes on Saturday, bedtime be damned, but there were enough episodes remaining to convince our practical side to wait. The key driver of tension is not actually whodunnit so much as... who died? Sooo many red herrings, twists and reveals in that department. I also liked the way the story follows the lives of both the suspects and the investigators. Basically, not a single character in the story had the moral high ground. Everyone was flawed. But some characters weren't just flawed -- they were malicious. Karma is a bitch, though. Now for the negatives. The story centers around a new relationship between Oliver and Ciara. That relationship is ultimately the reason for the mystery murder. The two characters keep secrets from each other, one of which is that the "relationship" was planned in advance. But the characters end up legitimately falling in love with each other. Supposedly. I didn't see it, or at least, not enough. I felt like the development of the relationship -- emotionally -- was pre-empted to make way for eroticism, which seemed like a primary goal of the producers. The erotic scenes were just that - erotic - and did little to drive the plot or develop the characters or their relationship. It's also possible that the relationship was difficult to convey without knowing all the facts about the characters. The show is a mystery first and foremost, so we were uninformed about certain things in the histories of these characters, which, had I known while watching the relationship blossom, might have better convinced me. Overall, I'd probably give the series a 7/10. Below are my goals for this week. Literarily, Michelle Goals for 3/2/26 - 3/9/26 Work Goals  Review work tasks list 3x per week - Pending Website Updates - PendingWriting Goals One review per day Mon-Thu - Pending Add content to MichelleTuesday.com/author - Pending Min 30 min/week on current novel - Pending One short story for "The Bradbury" - Pending One themed blog post - See above. Current assignment for "26 Paychecks " - In progress. Current assignment for "The Sprawling Ink Society" - TBD |
...because it's the day we celebrate the end of February!   Almost as if my whole body recognizes the achievement, I had a kick-ass night of sleep last night. If you've been here before, you've surely noticed I've been using my blog to keep track of my progress against goals. Even when I blog about something else, I close each post with a goals update. It's just a good place to document daily and weekly successes for future reference (and they should be documented and celebrated!) But I'm struggling a little with the timing. I can't figure out what time of day to post the updates. So, today you get a goodnight post, and tomorrow, I'll probably kick off the week with a shiny new set of goals. Goals update below. Soooo close this week. Goals for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26 Work Goals Review work tasks list 3x per week Payroll - Employees = PAID! Website - Updated the Music Lab and Teachers & Staff pages.Writing Goals Create official author website - The bones are there: michelletuesday.com/author Min 30 min/week on current novel - Nope. Didn't happen this week. One short story for "The Bradbury" - TBD? I still have two hours.  Two poems for "PromptMaster !" - "Jealousy" - "Ode to Candy" One themed blog post - "Character GMC(S)" One review - Review of "It Works"  Current assignment for "26 Paychecks " - In progress, but met today's goals. Current assignment for "The Sprawling Ink Society" - March assignment posted. |
This is an excellent read: "The Notification" . I'm calling the genre "Contemporary Gothic" because I love a good oxymoron.  On a related note, Robert Waltz  , you may have met your match in the procrastination department.  (You read that correctly: it's definitely a gauntlet.)I told you all a couple weeks ago that my voice was back. I didn't know it at the time, but I meant it was starting to come back. It's been coming and going in the way that summer and winter in Ohio come and go during those seasons we call "spring" and "autumn" - with gradually more coming than going as the weeks press on. Today, I had the full use of my voice for nearly the entire day. And yesterday, I helped a student with his audition monologue for the school musical, and I was able to demonstrate PROJECTING TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM without hurting myself. Parkinson's fucking sucks.  Speaking of projects, my goals update is below. I wrote my first ode today: "Ode to Candy" And as of this posting, I'm 2 for 7 in my current "26 Paychecks " assignment. Still owe a "The Bradbury" submission for the week, but while the month is over in a few hours, the week has yet another day to offer. Literarily, Michelle Goals for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26 Work Goals Review work tasks list 3x per week Payroll - I need to process payroll tomorrow. Website - Updated the Music Lab and Teachers & Staff pages.Writing Goals Create official author website - The bones are there: michelletuesday.com/author Min 30 min/week on current novel - TBD One short story for "The Bradbury" - TBD, but I did last week's today: "Candy" Two poems for "PromptMaster !" - TBD - "Ode to Candy" (anyone else notice a theme emerging?) One themed blog post - "Character GMC(S)" One review - Review of "The Notification" Current assignment for "26 Paychecks " - Day 2 of 7 complete. Current assignment for "The Sprawling Ink Society" - I plan to post another assignment Sunday (which is March 1st, which is tomorrow.) |
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