La Bene Vita

Wednesday - bd's and Studio

I'm playing at bd's Mongolian Grill tonight.

Resign from Abbott by 4/4/10.
In progress and on schedule with notice. I actually sent Keith a "What if..." email yesterday, suggesting that the first shift supervisor might be getting another job, and what if I could just go to first shift instead? What if my boss, out of fear of losing two out of three of his experienced supervisors at the same time, was willing to negotiate a part-time schedule and day shift hours that work around Potbelly? What if? I wasn't *actually* entertaining the thought. I don't think. But Keith said, since I asked his opinion, he thinks it's a good idea. He supports me, but he worries about money - just like I do, hence the "What if" in the first place. It took some wind out of my sails that I lost half of my students already.

Brand the biz(es.)
Starting lessons at my house this afternoon. It's a bummer I don't have Internet there, but I'm sort of waiting to see what comes of this church meeting tomorrow morning. If I can teach at the church, I'm going to aggressively sell my house starting next week, so why install Internet?

I wrote a registration form, a policy document, and a tuition document. I also brainstormed some classes I'd like to offer. You know what I need? A phone number. OH! Does anyone know how you get into the Yellow Pages? Do you have to have a biz account at the phone company, or something? And could you set it up on a mobile phone?

And I eventually want to start a revenue-generating blog related to music instruction, either targeting music educators or music students.

I'm going with "Michelle Tuesday Music Studio" for now, and saving MochaNotes for either just the lesson books, or MochaNotes Music Cafe if I ever get that off the ground. I figure, I'm gigging around town, so people might recognize my name: Bonus advertisement.

15 minutes of small biz research per day.
Goal met.

Business: Music Instruction Books.
Yes!!! I wrote a sight-reading lesson for voice because I needed it for church. Today I'll compose an assignment book.

Launch one new Praise Band song per month.
In progress: "In the Light" this Sunday, and then "Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing)" on 2/14. Two this month!

Post at WordPress at least once per week.
Pending.

Achieve a weight of 145.0 by 3/31/10.
Weight:
Meals:
8:00am Coffee (1)
10:45am Leftover Tuna Helper (2)
2:45pm Almonds (1)
3:00pm Pizza (10)
3:15pm 100-cal Klondike bar (2)
6:00pm bd's! (6? not much, actually... one plate of beef & shrimp, and I only ate half)
TOTAL POINTS: 22

Write new lyrics once per week.
Pending.

Write one new original song per month.
Pending.

Launch one new repertoire song per week.
Pending.

Taxes.
In progress/temporarily on hold.