La Bene Vita

Friday

Resign from Abbott by 4/4/10.
In progress and on schedule.

Brand the biz(es.)
In progress. Private lessons start next week!

I have an offline Biz to-do list, and my most immediate needs are setting up for private lessons, beginning next week. I have my house lined up as a location. When it sells, Plan B is teaching in a local church, but I haven't heard back from the Pastor. Plan C is to lease a commercial property, and I got a quote on one... it's more affordable than I thought it would be! It's only a little more than the cost of maintaining my house, and it comes with built-in advertising (well, I have to pay for the initial sign installation, but, you know, it's a real store.)

Unfortunately, when I went to look at it, I fell in love with a vacant storefront that's about three times the size.

I also need to buy software and install it on a desktop computer, so I'm ready for the computer theory part of lessons. I'm cleaning up two desktop computers that Keith and I have sitting around.

Business: Music Instruction Books.
Stalled... and I'm planning a trip to the sheet music store before lessons start next Wednesday.

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

Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Goal met. http://www.michelletuesday.com

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 3/31/10.
Weight: ?
Meals:
7:00am Orange juice (3)
8:00am Coffee (1)

Write new lyrics once per week.
Goal met: "Thirty"  [13+]

Write one new original song per month.
In progress.

Launch one new repertoire song per week.
Goal met. I went ahead and launched a song I've had in my binder for awhile, "When Love Comes to Town" by U2.

Taxes.
In progress, and I hit it hard yesterday. I'm waiting on two documents, and I still need to compile my mileage, but I did compile all my charitable giving and biz expenses.

NEW GOAL: 15 minutes of small biz research per day.
*pending* Here's the deal on this one: I have a teacher lined up, and I haven't figured out how to legally hire her. I'm not doing any under-the-table crap with a business I hope to run and grow for the next decade or more. I only ever got halfway through my Small Business For Dummies book before the holidays ended and real life resumed. I'll read for 15 minutes per day, and/or I'll browse the sma.gov (Small Business Administration) website for resources.