La Bene Vita

Saturday

I'm having a great day. My kids are all being overachievers, blowing me away with how much they practiced all week. And two of them gave me Starbucks gift cards for Christmas! Being a teacher is so much fun.

The week after Christmas, I'm on vacation all week. That's when I figure out The Plan. To what day(s) do I move my students? Can they move? How do I free up my weekend time for family? How many days a week should I take off at Abbott, and which days, to get it all lined up for the permanent switch?

With all this to figure out, how am I supposed to start a business???

Resign from Abbott by 3/1/10.
In progress and on schedule.

Look into real estate for music instruction.
I may assign this one to Keith. He's into that sort of stuff, and he wants to help. At a minimum, I'd like us to drive around target neighborhoods the week after Christmas, while we're both on vacation.

Brand the biz.
I am meeting with my friend Emily Monday at a coffee shop to scope out the biz and talk about ideas. And Keith and I talked extensively last night. Basically, I need to stop dreaming so big and get a bit more revenue-centric. (He's so smart.) So we're both on vacation the week after Christmas, and we're going to spend time together working on a plan. The conversation already has my brain reeling, of course, and I've been writing ideas in my little notebook all morning.

And Keith pointed out that I may be rushing the biz idea. I do have a lot on my plate and want to be successful, so we should take it one step at a time. Okay, but I at least need to figure out when and where I'll teach all my students, including the new ones starting in January.

Business: Music Instruction Books.
In progress, and this is definitely revenue-centric. Which should I finish first? I have a little guitar student (I believe he's six) starting private lessons in January, so I should target getting that book ready. I have two other students (maybe eight and ten?) beginning in January, but neither the lessons nor the instruments have been finalized. Last I heard, they hadn't decided yet. Sounds like me! And... I'm in talks with another family about potential drum lessons for a (six or seven?)-year-old. Yeah, so... guitar it is. I'm adding a songwriting workbook to the guitar, piano, bass, drums, and voice books.

Current real estate goal: Organize garage.
No activity.

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

Post at WordPress at least once per month.
Goal met: http://michelletuesday.wordpress.com. Not only is this goal increasing back to weekly in January, but I am also reinstating my monthly songwriting goal.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 1/31/09.
Weight: ?
Meals:
8:00am Coffee (1) and granola bar (3)