Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Goal met.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
Fail. I still haven't finished what I started on Friday.

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
In progress, with two accepted jobs.
Current Balance: $0

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.
Current Balance: $0

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Fail.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: Dunno.

Meals:
7:15am English muffin (1) with butter (1)
7:30am Coffee (1)
9:30am Coffee (1)
10:30am Hash browns (1)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
2:30pm Chai (1)
5:30pm Apple ZonePerfect bar (3)
9:00pm Apple ZonePerfect bar (3)
TOTAL: 19 POINTS

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
Fail.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Fail.

Yesterday was supposed to be my day to get things done, because I was supposed to finish lessons early. It just didn't happen, and I'm about to start getting busy again. *shrug* I got plenty of sleep for a change, so that's good.
 

Someone keeps moving my cheese around Writing.Com! {e:hem-and-haw} *digs around for the "My Blog" link*

This goal report refers to Friday, because I did absolutely nothing whatsoever yesterday... except teach six music lessons, play a two-hour set at Potbelly, watch the Buckeyes slaughter Penn State, knit a scarf, eat way too much food, attend a Community Association spagetti dinner as a back-up musician (who ended up not needed, but it's fine, it was really for the kids; I was just in case there weren't enough kids), participate in praise band practice, and go out for drinks. Okay, I meant I did absolutely nothing ON MY GOALS LIST whatsoever. *shrug*

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Goal met. Emily launched "You're Worthy of My Praise" this morning. Good song.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
In progress. I started a piece on Friday, but didn't finish it, and I didn't touch it yesterday.

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
The pay period ended Friday, so this is pending. I received a $10 direct order Friday, which I accepted and have until Wednesday to complete. I also signed up for a $6 open order, due Thursday. Current Balance: $0

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending. Current Balance: $0

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Fail, both Friday and Saturday.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: 154.0

Meals:
8:00am Coffee (1)
8:30am Fiber English muffin (1) with butter (1)
9:30am Mints (1)
10:45am Mints (1) and a cranberry muffin (2)
11:00am Coffee (1)
3:00pm ZonePerfect bar (4)
5:30pm Two pieces bread (6) with butter (2), 7-oz filet (12), lobster tail w/butter (4) grilled veggies (2)
10:00pm Fiber cereal (1) with skim milk (1), two fig newtons (3)
TOTAL POINTS 43

I weighed in at 154.0 this morning, OMG. Here's the thing: I discovered that the way to lose weight (for me) was to give up meals, because I'm a snacker, and I'll always be a snacker. It turns out that Keith likes his meals. So we're bad influences on one another, because he snacks around me, and I eat meals around him, so we're both eating double and gaining weight. Gah! There has to be a fix for this. Problem solvers, unite!

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
No progress yesterday, but Keith fixed the exterior outlet that runs the kitteh warmers.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Fail, both Friday and Saturday. Friday was busy as hell, too, because I took a field trip to a sculptor's studio for Abbott. This dude is eccentric as hell, but very talented and full of creative energy: http://www.alancottrill.com

SATURDAY MEALS:
9:30am Coffee (1) and (Lean Pocket?) (5)
11:30am ZonePerfect bar (4)
2:15pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
4:00pm Kathy's! Ugh. Pulled chicken sandwich (7?), slice white chicken & garlic pizza (4?), two jalepeno poppers (3?), about fifteen Tostitos scoops (3?) with cheese dip (2?), two mini snickers (3?), three white chocolate kisses (1.5), one flavored tootsie roll (0.5), something else...
9:30pm Margarita (6?) and half apple pie in a mug (6?)
TOTAL POINTS: 50+ quite possibly.
 

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending "You're Worthy of My Praise" this Sunday.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
Goal met: "Morning"  [ASR], which I wrote on a "The Writer's Cramp"  [13+] prompt.

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
Goal met.

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Goal met, although I still need to upload it to WDC. In the process of developing my protagonist profile, I think I stumbled across her background story, too...

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: 153.0

Meals:
8:30am Coffee (1) and apple ZonePerfect bar (3)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
4:45pm Blueberry ZonePerfect bar (3.5)
6:45pm One piece pizza (4), cookie (4), Fritos (3), and mints (1)
8:00pm Candy (2)
10:00pm Pizza (4), 1.5 yellow cakes with OJ (5), cheese (1), Triscuits (2), deli ham and turkey (1), nuts (3)... uh... these are estimates, nibbled on snacks and drank.
TOTAL POINTS: 45

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
In progress. I dug through some things and sent a list of questions to the boy. He's not a pack-rat by any means; in fact, he's allergic to clutter. But the garage has escaped his psychosis for some reason. It seems that all the clutter in the house makes its way into the garage, thus getting it out of the house. It's completely logical...

On the Real Estate front, the unemployment/homebuyer tax credit bill passed in the House, too, and it's a done deal because the President is expected to sign it. So, yippee! Keith and I are both selling homes in the first-time-homebuyer price range, and the bill should bring us more buyers.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Goal met.
 

Breaking news from CNN:
Lawmakers pass bill extending unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks. Legislation also extends homebuyer tax credit into next year.

"The closely watched legislation would extend jobless benefits in all states by 14 weeks. Those that live in states with unemployment greater than 8.5% would receive an additional six weeks."

and, more importantly to me personally:

"The legislation also would extend the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit to contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30. The controversial credit, which many say has boosted home sales in recent months, was set to expire after Nov. 30."

This will help Keith and me sell our homes! I was getting nervous about that Nov. 30 deadline.

The full article:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/Extending_unemployment_benefits/ind...
 

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending: We (and by "we," I mean Emily) scheduled "You're Worthy of My Praise" this Sunday.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
Goal met: "Hey, Baby"  [E]
It's a bit cliche in the verses, but I like the chorus. And somebody show me a popular song that isn't filled with cliches. After all, I'm in it for , not some perceived literary grandeur.

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
Goal met.

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Goal met: I wrote my first outline draft. Wow! This process actually works. I'm building a novel, where I started with nothing more than a nugget of an idea. In two days, I've watched it take shape.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress. I can't believe it's already November. And Thursday.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: 152.0

Meals:
8:30am Coffee (1)
8:45am Breakfast Lean Pocket (5)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
7:00pm Champps: Loaded Chips (1,000,000) and French onion soup (7?)

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
I've been thinking about it, and I have some ideas. Maybe I'll make progress this morning.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Not yesterday, but I analyzed another Sponge Bob episode this morning. Most of the time, the antagonist is internal, like "Greed," or "A Guilty Conscience." Also, "Coincidental Circumstance" causes many of the plots. That would be a fun one to write about in the Prep.
 

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met with "Got You Where I Want You" and "All Out of Love."

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write new lyrics once per day through November.
Goal met: "Invalid Item" 

Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
Goal met.

Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending.

Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Goal met. I completed my premise last night.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
Trying-ish.

Weight: 152.8

Meals:
7:30am Coffee (1) and -ahem- ice cream (3) but only 3 points' worth!
9:30am Coffee (1)
12:00pm Mocha ZonePerfect bar (3.5)
2:00pm Reese's cup (2)
5:30pm Apple ZonePerfect bar (3)
7:00pm Chips (?), cheese dip, guacamole, guacamole salad, refried beans, and a margarita

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
In progress. Keith thinks we should set up the treadmill in the garage and -gasp- start using it, because we've both gained weight since vacationing in August. I think he's out of his mind.

Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Actually, no. But the 11-year-old and I have been catching Sponge Bob episodes in the morning before he gets on the bus, and I've caught myself analyzing them for antagonist and plot.
 

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Goal met. I launched "Got You Where I Want You" by the Flys and "All Out of Love" by Air Supply, which makes up for last week, too.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

NEW GOAL: Write new lyrics once per day through November.
Pending. I needed something to do, since I decided not to NaNo. I figure if I write a bunch of songs, my odds of stumbling across a hit will increase.

COMPLETED GOAL: "October NaNoWriMo Prep Challenge"  [13+]
Goal met. I distributed Merit Badges to all except Crys-revising , who will receive hers after 11/10. And since I have nothing left to do until after NaNo, this goal comes down tomorrow.

REVISED: Earn at least $60 per pay period at Textbroker.
Goal met. I like this approach better than the article-quantity goal, because it's more meaningful. Articles are due by the 6th and 20th of every month in order to receive payouts for the pay periods.

REVISED: Earn at least $25 per month at Helium.
Pending. Helium pay period ends on the 24th of each month, so I have plenty of time on this one.

NEW GOAL: Complete one Prep challenge per day until complete.
Goal met. I'm counting this as complete because I spent time working on the book item that will house my challenges. Yes, I'm actually going to do my own Prep, finally. At this time, I make no promises as to next steps, such as actually writing a novel. I'll play it by ear for now.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

REINSTATED: Read a book in print for fifteen minutes every day.
Goal met. I reinstated this because the Prep is over and, hey, a girl needs her intellectual relaxation time.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
D'oh. Goin' backwards.

Weight: 153.4

Meals:
7:00am Coffee (1), 1/2 fiber cereal (1) with 1/2 cup skim milk (1)
10:00am Leftover pizza (3)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
3:30pm Chai (1)
5:30pm ZonePerfect bar (4)
7:30pm Chai (1)
10:00pm Four wings (6), small piece of pizza (2), about 1/3 cup low-fat ice cream (1)
10:30pm Yellow cake (3) but easy on the vodka... methinks the boy is testing my tolerance

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
In progress! I organized the games closet and took the 8-year-old's old bicycle to Goodwill. Also, on the home sale front, I am having a half bath installed by MollyJeep this week... who, by the way, is no longer MJTruex, but apparently, MJLowry. CONGRATULATIONS She'll always be Molly Jeep to me, especially since I finally got to meet the famous Black Wrangler!
 

Update "October NaNoWriMo Prep Challenge"  [13+] contestant log every day.
Challenge complete! I need to distribute the Merit Badges.

Good luck, NaNo'ers!

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Pending.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending for November. Duh... I forgot that I changed this goal to monthly. That was a smart move on my part, because I'm obviously too busy to keep up with even my own goal changes.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Pending.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Write one Textbroker article per week.
Pending.

Write three Helium articles per week.
Pending, plus one owed from last week.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
In progress?

Weight:

Meals:
7:00am Coffee (1)
8:45am Child-size piece leftover pizza (2)
10:00am Coffee (1)
10:30am Leftover ravioli (3) with sausage (3) and a breadstick (3)
1:45pm Skinny roast beef sandwich (7)
3:45pm Chai (1)
6:30pm Ten peanut butter pretzels (2.5) and three caramel creams (2)
10:30pm Regular-size piece leftover pizza (2) and ice cream (4)

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
Pending.
 

Update "October NaNoWriMo Prep Challenge"  [13+] contestant log every day.
Goal met.

Launch one new Potbelly song per week.
Nope.

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Pending.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
Goal met.

Write one new original song per month.
Goal met: "Invalid Item" 

Write one Textbroker article per week.
Goal met.

Write three Helium articles per week.
In progress, with one to go... will she meet this goal? Maybe I should write 1,700 words toward my novel instead.

Resign from Abbott by 6/1/10.
In progress.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by Thanksgiving.
In progress?

Weight: Too damn much.

Meals:
7:00am Granola bar (4)
9:30am Bite-sized piece sticky bread at church (2)
11:00am Salad (2), two breadsticks (6) with alfredo sauce (3), three raviolis (3) with maybe five slices Italian sausage (2), lemon cake (6)
4:00pm Lean cheeseburger with A1 (5?)
6:30pm Amaretto sour (4)
7:00pm Amaretto sour (4)
7:30pm Amaretto sour (4)
7:45pm Baked Lays (3)
9:00pm Yellow cake (3)
10:00pm More Baked Lays (2)
10:30pm Yellow cake (3)


Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
Pending.