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 |   The Good Life. |
I am a professional musician  , worship leader , small business owner , songwriter , aspiring author and freelance nonfiction 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. ![Merit Badge in Music
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Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Hm. I have quite a bit of free time today. On the other hand, I could play. Or nap. Or both.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs. Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up, but could pre-write tomorrow's post. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 510k, MochaNotes.com = 555k - no budgy in a couple days.Advertising PRIORITIES:  Columbus Radio Group ads: He keeps calling. I keep saying, "Nope. Not yet." Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar and Band Boosters: Working a deal. Gahanna and New Albany local papers: I think we negotiated a deal.  T-shirts (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork. Order exterior signage: Artwork submitted; waiting on manufacturer. Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay, Angela, Michelle Delegated to Chris. Forward phones. Delegated to Chris.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met: My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow.Perform one household chore per day.  Nope.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Still no.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: 159.4 Meals: 7:30 Coffee (1) and fiber granola bar (2) 11:00 Fiber MiniWheats with skim milk (4) 12:00 Ham (1) and coffee (1) 12:30 Ham and cheese bagel (5) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 14 (Goal: 25) |
And support for "October Novel Prep Challenge" [13+] continues! We received a very generous donation from The StoryMaster  , who stumbled across the Challenge (probably thanks to the Facebook plug by Crys-not really here  ) and wants to ensure its success. We are in great shape for funds.  That means lots of prizes! Is it too early to start getting NaNo-stoked? Nah. Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending, and it's Saturday. I should do this today.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 510k, MochaNotes.com = 555k.Advertising PRIORITIES: Columbus Radio Group ads: He keeps calling me. I keep saying, "Nope. Not yet." Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar and Band Boosters: Working a deal. Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork. Order exterior signage: Artwork submitted. Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay, Angela, Michelle Delegated to Chris. Forward phones. Delegated to Chris.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met: My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow.Perform one household chore per day. Nope.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Nope. I have lots of time this weekend. Maybe I'll catch up on missed reading from this past week.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: 159.4 Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) 9:30 Coffee (1) and half bagel with ham/cheese (4) 11:00 Half bagel with butter (3) and coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 10 (Goal: 25) I actually hit 25 yesterday!  Oh, wait. Shit. I forgot about the margarita... how easy it is to forget about the margarita... |
| So I posted a plea for "October Novel Prep Challenge" [13+] donations, because in the past two years I've had to contribute *hundreds of dollars* out of my own pocket (no exaggeration), and I simply don't have the funds this year with my business start-up. OMG, this contest has some seriously generous benefactors. Within a couple hours of posting the plea, the contest bank went from 2,300 GPs to 722,000 GPs, which is enough to pay for 72 Merit Badges. Thank you so much to our awesome donors! I am awed by your generosity. The Prep Challenge is ON! We launch on October 1st. I may implement a minor change in the formatting of the daily scoreboard. The table may be hosted on MichelleTuesday.com instead of on a WDC webpage, because I'm considering not renewing my premium upgrade. I'm sure all the contestants will adapt to the change without a hitch. For my part, it's not much to change, since my scorekeeping spreadsheet outputs HTML code anyway, which will translate with zero effort to the new host site. The best part? I'll be driving traffic to MT.com, which can't hurt the Alexa and Google ratings.Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 510k, MochaNotes.com = 555k.Advertising PRIORITIES: Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar and Band Boosters: In progress. Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.It turns out my "Now Hiring" Google campaign is a waste of time. My inkjet-printed fliers hanging in my windows and my *free* postings at local universities have been much more lucrative. So... I turned off my Google campaign. I'll save the pre-paid budget dollars for my Grand Opening campaign or ongoing music lessons advertising. Meanwhile, I received an email from a lady who drove by and saw my sign, and wants to sign her daughter up for piano lessons in the fall. My location is going to pay for itself. Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Artwork submitted! Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork. Really this is September 1st. Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay, Angela, Michelle Delegated to Chris. Forward phones. Delegated to Chris.I have an interview with a guitar teacher (Steve) next Tuesday morning, and another with a guitar teacher (Cody) Wednesday morning. A voice teacher (Amy) from Cleveland looking to relo submitted a resume, as well. I need a drum instructor. Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met: My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow.Perform one household chore per day. Goal met.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Nope, nope, nope.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: 159.4 Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) and a fiber granola bar (2) 9:30 Coffee (1) 1:45 Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 7:00 McDouble (11) and ice cream cone (3) 10:00 Margarita (5) TOTAL POINTS: 30 (Goal: 25) |
I added a "LIKE" button to my website and would greatly appreciate your LIKEs.  It's at the top of the Michelle Tuesday Music School page. I interviewed another teacher, Angela, a flutist who can also teach beginning piano, and I hired her. So I'm doing pretty good on piano and voice instructors. Angela's fiance Joe is also a music instructor and will be contacting me; he's a cellist, so I'm hoping he can teach bass and maybe guitar, since cello is not a high-demand instrument. I also have an interview scheduled with guitar instructor Steve, whose wife referred him. I still need percussion. Incidentally, both Angela and Steve's wife "heard about MTMS" by driving past the store, where they saw my "now hiring music instructors" signs (LOCATION! ). I've had one hit via Google, as well, from someone relocating to Columbus. She teaches voice, piano, and drama, which is a good fit, but I need to fill Allie's schedule first, since she's stuck with me all summer with next-to-no students.Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : I have one to write. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 513k, MochaNotes.com = 557k.Advertising PRIORITIES: Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar and Band Boosters: In progress. Gahanna and New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Approved by me. Waiting for finalized art. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork. Schedule: Chris, Allie, Kay, Angela 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: 161. Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) 8:30 Coffee (1) and a half bagel with ham and cheese (4) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 6 (Goal: 25) |
| I am so excited. I've been in contact with Capital University, and we're putting together an internship program for marketing majors. Every semester, a marketing major can come analyze my business marketing strategy and make recommendations. How great an idea is that??? It's free for me, and the student gets college credit and a line item on their resume. All I had to do was contact the university and make it happen. I'm trying to figure out what other internships I can devise. This business stuff is so freaking fun. Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 513k, MochaNotes.com = 557k.Advertising 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 (?), drum sticks (?), guitar picks, shaker eggs, tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Pinning down the art. Tony has great ideas. 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: 161. Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) 8:30 Coffee (1) and a half bagel with ham and cheese (4) 11:00 Half oatmeal bar (2) 1:45 Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 6:30 Tuna Helper (7) 7:30 Ice cream cone (5) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 27 (Goal: 25) |
| 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) |
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. |
Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Goal met.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : I owe one for today. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 516k, MochaNotes.com = 565k. Whoa. Slowing down and even reversing for MN.com. Have we equilized?Increase search engine visibility for MT.com. PRIORITIES: HURRY UP AND WAIT FOR CONTRACTORS. Forward phone in case advertising actually works. Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar: Pending Gahanna & New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (? maybe): Pending Guitar picks: Pending Drum sticks 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. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork from two, maybe three, employees. Schedule for ChrisLaunch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending.Perform one household chore per day. Laundry.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: Like 162. Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) and English muffin (2) 8:30 Cookie (5) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 8 (Goal: 25) |
I don't know what we did or how, but "Prodigy: Youth Writers' Competition" [ASR] really took off last month! I'm psyched. Shaziane and Sara - will be back soon  are Prodigy's current judges. Wonderful couple of ladies.One of these days, I'll get back to writing-related activities. When I do, I plan to keep George Orwell's 5 Rules of Effective Writing in mind. You should, too.Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Goal met. Also, I've been updating the heck out of my site content in general. August is the advertising push!Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : I owe one for today. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 522k, MochaNotes.com = 552k.Increase search engine visibility for MT.com. PRIORITIES: Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar: Pending Gahanna local papers: Pending New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (? maybe): Pending Guitar picks: Pending Drum sticks and shaker eggs: Pending Tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliers Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running.I hung signs in every other window of my studio announcing "NOW HIRING MUSIC TEACHERS". I posted the same at Facebook, where I have heard from two potential candidates, both of whom are people I already know.  Nothing yet from the Google ads.Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Artist still in progress. He gave me homework. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork from two, maybe three, employees. Chris the office manager officially starts Monday! Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending.Perform one household chore per day. Goal met: I did one load of laundry. Now I need laundry soap and fabric softener, so I can do the other nine loads. *writes "grocery store" on the list*Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. I need to pick my next book. Maybe "Eldest" or the next Vicky Bliss book that MaryLou mailed to me.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: ? Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 1, but I'm meeting a potential teacher at Bob Evans for breakfast. It's my favorite new business meeting establishment, because Bob has WiFi AND bacon, which are, like, my two favorite things ever. (Goal: 25) |
| Weekends just mean housework instead of job work, and I have a lot to do. Not only is Mt. Laundry threatening to collapse again, but my landscaping at my house is in a shambles. The lawn and weeds are out of control. I just changed real estate agents, so my listing looks new, and we already have a couple nibbles. I need to clean the place up. Open house on Sunday. If you have not already, friend me on Facebook! I uploaded photos from Day 1 of my studio build out.Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Goal met.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : I owe one for today. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 522k, MochaNotes.com = 552k.Increase search engine visibility for MT.com. PRIORITIES: Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running. Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. High school athletic calendar: Pending Gahanna local papers: Pending New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (? maybe): Pending Guitar picks: Pending Drum sticks and shaker eggs: Pending Tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliersI hung signs in every other window of my studio announcing "NOW HIRING MUSIC TEACHERS". I posted the same at Facebook, where I have heard from two potential candidates. Nothing yet from the Google ads. Business start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Artist in progress. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork from an employee. Next week, my office manager and I need to meet. I should get her business cards.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending.Perform one household chore per day. Nah. I'm behind on laundry again.  Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. I finished "The Battle of the Labrynth" and now need a new book.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: ? Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1), English muffin with butter (3), turkey sausage (2) 9:00 Coffee (1) 1:45 Skinny roast beef (7) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 14 (Goal: 25) |
| On the WDC front, is it me, or has activity come to a screeching halt? My blog readership is down. I have no idea what scroll looks like, because I turned it off many months ago. But I also noticed that my "My Favorites" navigation bar has slowed to a crawl. Updates from two days ago have still not fallen off the bottom of the list. Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Goal met with a post about community theatre.Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 526k, MochaNotes.com = 558k. Both headed the right direction again.Increase search engine visibility for MT.com. A few business listings at Google, Yahoo, and Bing, and I've magically moved up the lists. I still have some web tweaking and local advertising to plan. PRIORITIES: Google "Now Hiring" campaign: Funded and running. Columbus Radio Group ads: Waiting for Grand Opening date. Google "Grand Opening" campaign: Pending GO date. Email Promotions conversion form: Pending. Hiring conversion form: Pending. High school athletic calendar: Pending Gahanna local papers: Pending New Albany local papers: Pending T-shirts (? maybe): Pending Guitar picks: Pending Drum sticks and shaker eggs: Pending Tote bags: Pending Miscellaneous banners, signs, and fliersBusiness start-up activities. PRIORITIES: Order exterior signage: Artist in progress. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Waiting on paperwork from an employee. Set up lease payments. Set up insurance payments: Set up initial payment. Hire a locksmith: Scheduled. Quickbooks Offer letters by Aug. 1st Workers' comp by Aug. 1stLaunch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending.Perform one household chore per day. Goal met, if you count troubleshooting the leaky air conditioner.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Goal met, and then some.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: ? Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) and Max & Erma's cookie (5) 10:00 Granola bar (2) 2:00 Skinny roast beef (7) 3:30 Coffee (1) |
| I hadn't checked my blog stats in awhile, but I did today. Apparently, my readership has declined. It's okay! I always wondered why anyone would want to read my personal to-do list anyway, and only ever intended the blog to help me keep track of myself. It *has* crossed my mind that I'm logging my journey into entrepreneurship on a daily basis, which is going to make my highly sought-after autobiography much easier later, when I'm a billionaire (which I want to be, so frickin' bad.) 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 = 544k, MochaNotes.com = 560k.NEW GOAL: Increase search engine visibility for MT.com. I plan to track my Yahoo, Bing, and Google rank for certain keywords and continually work to improve. For example, I show up on the front page of Google (top ten) for "music lessons Gahanna Ohio", "voice lessons Gahanna Ohio", and "guitar lessons Gahanna Ohio", but not for "piano lessons Gahanna Ohio" (where I rank #14, which is page 2.) I recognize that the Internet is going to be my best marketing platform. I also recognize that local advertising strategies, when they highlight my web address, will drive traffic to the website, thereby increasing the overall marketing potential of the site, making it more visible for Internet surfers who have not discovered me via local forums. Kind of like an upward spiral. I have a huge (well, not Superbowl-huge, but huge with respect to my overall startup funds) advertising budget allocated, and I have lots of good plans for the money: promotional items, radio advertising, local newspaper advertising, Internet ads, banners, signs and fliers.) August will be my first big advertising push. So from a goal perspective, I would like to: (1) increase page rank to the top 5 for all three search engines, for my chosen keywords, and (2) meet my monthly business volume goals, starting in September. In layman's terms: I want more paying customers. Speaking of advertising, I offer a tip regarding tear-off fliers. I have two tear-offs in my pocket that each list an email address and a phone number. No name. No hint, whatsoever, as to what kind of service or product these fliers were offering. I can't remember which is which. TIP: When you post tear-off fliers, include your name and your product or service on the tear-off part, too. Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met.Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Hire a locksmith: Now I owe a return phone call. Order exterior signage: Artist in progress. Payroll by Aug. 1st: Started playing with the module; need data. Set up lease payments. Set up insurance payments. Quickbooks Offer letters by Aug. 1st Workers' comp by Aug. 1stPerform one household chore per day. Goal met.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Two chapters.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: 162.8, which is bad. I'm not giving up on this. Vacation last week of August... Meals: 7:00am Coffee (1) 7:45am Coffee (1) and fiber granola bar (2) 11:30am Kielbasa (2), yogurt (4), two clementines (2), toast w/butter (3), coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 16 (Goal: 25) |
| Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending. Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 550k, MochaNotes.com = 560k.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met. I launched "Fix You".Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Hire a locksmith: Now I owe a return phone call. Order exterior signage: Artist in progress. Payroll system by Aug. 1st: Haven't gotten to that module yet. Set up lease payments. Set up insurance payments. Quickbooks Offer letters by Aug. 1st Workers' comp by Aug. 1stPerform one household chore per day. Goal met.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Two chapters.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Umm... about this... |
| Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending. Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 562k, MochaNotes.com = 577k.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending, although I finally listed to a couple of those old Coldplay songs again and think I'm ready to give "Fix You" a try. I also sang "Part of Your World" because a little girl asked, "Do you know any Disney?" and told me her favorite was Ariel. I had to sing it a capella but impressed the pants off my boss, who said that was his neice's favorite song. Who knew? LOL. So I promised the little girl I would have chords and play guitar with it by next Wednesday. Nothing like reeling them in for a repeat visit! Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: I have too many bank accounts. {e:overwhelmed} I need to figure that mess out. Hire a locksmith: Those guys don't like returning my phone calls. Order exterior signage: Artist in progress. Quickbooks:: In progress. I'm figuring it out. Payroll system by Aug. 1st: Haven't gotten to that module yet. Offer letters by Aug. 1st Workers' comp by Aug. 1st Set up mail service. Order phone and Internet service. 614-418-7110! Switch over utilities. Perform one household chore per day. Two loads of laundry and dishes. At least two more loads to do.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Two chapters! Whew. My to-do list is getting manageable again.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Grr. |
| Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending. Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 568k, MochaNotes.com = 584k. Incidentally, my church website (for which I've been webmaster for the last several months, and which I just handed over to a successor) just cleared the 1 million mark on Alexa. Ooh! And I finally show up on the top ten list (i.e., FRONT PAGE) of Google when you search "music lessons gahanna ohio," "guitar..." "bass..." "drum..." and "voice..."! I'm on the second page at about #14 for "piano lessons gahanna ohio" - so I still have some work to do. At least I know which page Google is pointing to - NOT my front page (http://www.michelletuesday.com/musicschool) . It's my page titled "Private Music Lessons" . So I plan to spend some time beefing up that page. Still no PageRank, either on the front page or the lessons page. I need more inbound links! According to Google Webmaster Tools, I had some clicks from my inbound link posted on the Sunny 95 radio station's website when I sponsored their event. I need more high-quality links like that!Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending. I collected a list of potentials yesterday during my set, and this morning will listen.Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Hire a locksmith: Not sure I'll be getting that second quote. Order exterior signage: Quotes in hand! Artist in progress. Quickbooks established before Aug. 1st: Online trial initiated. Payroll system by Aug. 1st: Online trial initiated. Offer letters by Aug. 1st: Done, but need Office Manager job description. Workers' comp by Aug. 1st Set up mail service. Order phone and Internet service. 614-418-7110! Switch over utilities. Perform one household chore per day. Two loads of laundry and dishes. At least two more loads to do.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Two chapters! Whew. My to-do list is getting manageable again.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: 162.6. No more high-point breakfasts, frivolous ice cream, and Dunkin Donuts. Meals: 6:30am Coffee (1) and fiber granola bar (2) 7:15am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 4 (GOAL: 25) |
| Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending. Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 576k, MochaNotes.com = 593k. Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending, and I keep stumbling across a few in my folder that I could easily do, if I would just take the time to look them up and listen a few times.Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Hire a locksmith: Waiting for another quote. Order phone and Internet service. Switch over utilities. Order exterior signage: Waiting for quotes (was supposed to get yesterday). Quickbooks established before Aug. 1st. Offer letters/payroll system by Aug. 1st. Workers' comp by Aug. 1st. Set up mail service. I don't have a mailbox. The carrier just delivers it.Perform one household chore per day. Two loads of laundry and dishes. At least two more loads to do.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Finally.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: Meals: 7:00am Coffee (1) 8:30am Coffee (0.5) and bagel (2) with ham/cheese (2) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 5.5 (GOAL: 25) |
| Post at MichelleTuesday.com at least once per week. Pending. Grow MochaNotes.com blogs.Dabbling in Domesticity : Caught up. SEO: Alexa ranking for MT.com = 576k, MochaNotes.com = 593k. I *will* have a Google presence. ? "Music lessons gahanna" search still yields no result. Maybe when I have a business listing at AT&T, it will help. I tried to set that up yesterday, but it crashed during the "submit" part. Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Pending.Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Quickbooks established before Aug. 1st. Offer letters/payroll system by Aug. 1st. Hire a locksmith: Waiting for quotes. Order exterior signage Waiting for quotes. Order phone and Internet service. Get access to my business mailbox. Switch over utilities before the landlord shuts them off.Perform one household chore per day. Getting behind again.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. No excuse, either. We shopped, and then I caught up our financial records. I have way too many accounts right now; hard to keep up with them all.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 9/1/10. Weight: Meals: 7:00am Coffee (1) and half bagel (2) with turkey and cheese (2.5) 8:30am Coffee (1) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 6.5 (GOAL: 25) |
| I have tolerance issues. And my boy is very patient with me. 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 = 584k, MochaNotes.com = 605k.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met: It Is Well With My Soul Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Quickbooks and Payroll: Established before Aug. 1st. Offer letters to Allie and Chris, signed, and payroll system established by Aug. 1st. Hire a locksmith: I sent email requests for quotes today. Order exterior signage. I expect quotes tomrrow. Been brainstorming with the artist friend.I've officially contracted a contractor. Which is very similar to a disease. Perform one household chore per day. No.Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. Too tired. Concert all day yesterday from like 3pm to 11pm.Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Um... I guess I missed this goal? |
| Earn $10 at Textbroker by 7/20/10. Scratch this. I just cashed out at one of my Helium accounts instead. 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 = 590k, MochaNotes.com = 612k.Launch one new performance repertoire song per week. Goal met. I did launch "It Is Well With My Soul," which has been surprisingly popular. People seem to like it when I sing the light, pretty stuff. I resist, I think, because it's not as popular with the kids I teach. Brand the biz(es.) PRIORITIES: Quickbooks and Payroll: Established before Aug. 1st. Offer letters to Allie and Chris, signed, and payroll system established by Aug. 1st. Sign a contractor agreement. I'm meeting with my chosen contractor today. Hire a locksmith, so I can lock the landlord out (at the landlord's request!) Order exterior signage. Apparently it takes weeks to approve, manufacture, and install.I've been worried about my timeline - that I might not be able to open until almost October because drawings take two weeks, permits take two weeks, and construction takes 4-5 weeks because of bureaucracy (which means permit inspections.) But I talked to a lady in my shopping center who just opened a nail salon two weeks ago. She said her permits took three days, and when they called the city in the morning for inspections, the inspectors were there by noon the same day. W00t! I love Gahanna. They're very small-biz friendly there. Perform one household chore per day. Not for a couple days, and the hamper is getting full again. (The kids aren't even here this week.)Read a book in print 15 minutes every day. I tried, but Keith kept wanting to talk. He's way more talkative after a bunch of beer. I think we ironed out my holiday policy for customers and teachers. Now I just need to update my policy and establish a studio calendar... or delegate that to Chris. Keith and I went to a party at Chris (my office manager) and Bob's (Keith's coworker) last night. Chris has a Kindle. I think I love it. But not three hundred dollars love it. Or even the hundred-and-fifty Craigslist price our mutual friend (and one of my two official photographers) Karen paid. They were exchanging titles last night. I might have been a little jealous. Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 7/1/10. Weight: Meals: 7:00 Coffee (1) 8:30 Coffee (1) 11:30 Sausage/egg/cheese croissant from Dunkin Donuts (16) 2:30 Skinny roast beef sandwich (7) 8:00 Eight wings (12) and celery with blue cheese (1) 12:00 Ice cream (4) TOTAL POINTS SO FAR: 42 (GOAL: 25) |
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