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La Bene Vita

by Brandiwyn🎶

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #1411600

The Good Life.

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 education

The art and business of writing

Owning & managing a small business

Science & technology

Parkinson's disease, type 1 diabetes, and other medical topics

Personal News & Updates

Health news

Family, work and leisure

The 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.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Detective

about 19 hours ago
In response to "Netflix Reviews: Nuremberg, The Dinosaurs"

I'm going to need to check The Dinosaurs out. I love dinosaurs and enjoy watching dinosaur documentaries. Thanks for the recommendation.

Brandiwyn🎶

Mar 6, 2026 at 3:58pm
In response to "Using Google Ads to Drive Website/Blog Traffic"

Storm Machine

- no, because ironically, we don't teach left-handed lessons. Both hands are required to play all the instruments so we just start training the muscles to do their respective jobs right from the start. The only mention of left-handedness in the blog I think is Taylor Swift's bio. But because it's Taylor Swift, that page gets a lot of traffic.

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Storm Machine

Mar 6, 2026 at 3:41pm
In response to "Using Google Ads to Drive Website/Blog Traffic"

I have no idea if Jim Carrey is left handed. Definitely haven't blogged about that either. Why do so many left hand queries end up in your blog? Are you the left hand of music?

Should we blog about lefty music lessons to lean into it?

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Dawn Embers

Mar 5, 2026 at 6:39pm
In response to "One Review to Go!"

You can do it!

I think I have another 3 or 4 days left before I will be able to post for this particular challenge. It's a good one.

Soldier_Mike

Mar 4, 2026 at 11:54pm
In response to "One Review to Go!"

It's great you're down to one more task for "26 Paychecks " ! You can almost find a reviewable item blindfolded, so you ought to be checking that box and moving on to the rest of your list in no time!

Robert Waltz

Mar 4, 2026 at 11:51pm
In response to "One Review to Go!"

The great thing about putting stuff off until tomorrow is that tomorrow is always tomorrow.

☘️ Richard ☘️

Mar 2, 2026 at 1:19pm
In response to "Review: 56 Days on Prime Video"

It's always disappointing when the erotica isn't woven into the storyline/plot, just layered atop it, serving to titillate rather than drive the narrative.

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TJ: one day closer to camping

Mar 1, 2026 at 10:22pm
In response to "I Love This Day So Much"

It is a good day for me as well. It's always nice to see February end despite Valentine's Day and the fact that I met my wife on February 8^th and 9^th. Long story short, I met her on the 8^th, but we didn't talk, then on the 9^th, we met again and talked most of the night; another blog subject.

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Storm Machine

Feb 27, 2026 at 1:41pm
In response to "Character GMC(S)"

I think in Plot vs Character, they argued that plot-first often did get to through if you're pure action, but most of us do dig into characters to make sure we're hitting what we're supposed to.

Soldier_Mike

Feb 26, 2026 at 10:44pm
In response to "Webby Tidings"

I like the way you've arranged your goals. There are more than enough to give you something to do each day, they're clearly identified, and you have a current status for each (even if that's just "TBD"). My 'goals' tend to float around in my head until one of them stays put long enough for me to take it on.

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March 1, 2026 at 9:59pm

#1109598

I Love This Day So Much

...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.

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February 28, 2026 at 7:21pm

#1109496

Projecting

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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