La Bene Vita

Monday

Post at MichelleTuesday.com   at least once per week.
Pending and overdue again (still?) I think I had an idea about this. I think I maybe even started a post.

Business priorities for MTMS  :
Reconcile all accounts (every weekend)
Done, and the cash flow is looking decent.

Scheduling and retention databases
I worked on this in Access all afternoon Saturday. I was stuck on the recurring transactions (i.e., lessons recur every week), but I found some templates and instructions that rock the house. I think it might work.

Close October books and update projections and break-even - In progress.
I did look at the break-even. I tweaked some of my more simplified assumptions to better reflect reality, and since I always erred on the conservative side in my initial business plannin, the results were pleasing. I still have some validation work to do, but on initial evaluation, it looks like I'm about 2/3 of the way to break even. At week #6. (That's WEEK, not MONTH. Remember, too, that this is a brick-and-mortar business. No, I'm not bragging. I'm thankful, actually.)

Fill Samplers - In progress.
Based an idea Chris (office manager) had when we made a scheduling error at our Grand Opening, we now have a Plan B for non-filled Samplers. It's genius, really. Although it doesn't make as much money as a full class or private lessons, it still makes a profit, keeps our teachers scheduled, and makes the client happy, too. Since our Samplers covert more than 90% of students into long-term private lessons, we like to bring them in when they're scheduled and not be cancelling classes on people. So I feel better about offering Samplers when I'm not sure if I can fill them. Which is good, because when they're on the schedule, they seem to fill the majority of the time anyway.

Drums and soundproofing.
(1) Moved the drums to another room. They're still loud.
(2) Is it Thanksgiving yet? We may need to address this sooner. It's not a problem when the school isn't full. But, holy cow, we are getting full! We need to weather-strip the doors.

Low priority items (pending):
* Update planner
* Customer appreciation event or activity

Temporary goal: Plan Keith's 40th birthday party.
Planned and evite prepared. I'm just waiting on a final guest list, which his sister and a good friend of Keith's are helping me compile.

Launch one new performance repertoire song per week.
Pending. I plan to take off sick again today. In the past, I would have tried to sing through a cold. But right now, I can't afford to be away from the school, so I need to take very good care of myself. It's not ideal, because I could use the income, but we're doing okay.

One load of laundry per day.
Not unless you count helping Keith fold the load the KEITH did. (I don't think he's entirely happy with my general busyness at work.)

Achieve a weight of 150 by 12/31/2010
Weight: ?

SUNDAY MEALS:
Waffles: 7
Coffee: 1
Cookies at church: 10?
McDouble: 9
Bowl of homemade white chili: 7?
Ice cream: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 40? (Goal: 25) This guessing stuff is not good. Nor were the stupid cookies.

MONDAY MEALS:
Waffles: 7
Coffee: 2
Chili: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 16