La Bene Vita

17 Days

17 days since my last post = pathetic.  Here's what's happened since I last posted.

SO FAR IN SEPTEMBER:

"October Novel Prep Challenge"  [13+]
Ready to go, with all funds and volunteers in place. Now we're all just waiting for October 1st.

Saturday morning Praise Band and Choir practices
Started and stalled. I had a great turnout at Weekd 1 practice, and then next to nobody at Weeks 2 and 3. Meanwhile, Saturday mornings at work have tossed me a few curveballs in the way of teacher attendance, and I've been at church directing a band and choir of nobody, unable to jump to the rescue at work.

Klout
Completely revised its site. ?

Church Internet Marketing and Social Media
I created Facebook and Twitter pages for my church, which took off (yay.) Because I'm fantastic at implementations. It's maintenance I struggle with, so let's see how long they last.

STILL YET TO COME IN SEPTEMBER:

MTMS Staffing
* Counseling (and possible termination) of one teacher - BLEH- and hiring of at least two new teachers.
* Open House on 9/30

Church
* Reschedule praise team practices????
* Form Internet Presence team
* Newsletter article: Internet  Presence team
* Newsletter article: New Facebook and Twitter pages

BLAH:

...and here's why: I thrive on ideas. I love it when people get excited about something new (unless it's another iProduct.) So I constantly have this list of "wouldn't it be great if" ideas, and I'm all about actually implementing them. But maintenance becomes too much for one l'il gal like me to keep up with. So unless I have people lined up to take over (or volunteers appear out of the woodwork), it's going to flop.

I'm a good delegator. What I'm not doing is delegating {i]before implementation. Nothing bursts your bubble more than a great idea (like a praise choir) that flops (because people don't show up.)

Maybe praise choir is my real problem, because the Facebook page, the Open House, hiring prospects, October prep - all that looks good. My church job is bumming me out for the second or third year in a row.

I've been wondering if it's time to move on from that job. I still "need" the income, at least, in order to meet our budget and not fight with Keith about discretionary spending choices. But maybe this is my last year. Maybe my new campus launch next fall will take all of my time. Maybe I'll get more gigs - they seem to be growing of their own accord just by word-of-mouth, and I could always actively look for opportunities.

#EndRamble:

I'm a music director and worship leader. Here are my primary functions:
1. Lead our volunteer church musicians in offering their musical gifts.
2. Provide a worshipful experience for our congregation on Sunday morning.

SCOPE CREEP. Why do I make it so much harder than it needs to be? If the musicians don't show up, they don't need my leadership. And I'm perfectly capable of providing a worshipful experience with fifty, twenty, five, or one musician.

Praise Choir is in year two of its trial phase. If it flops, it won't see a third year, simple as that. We'll go back to a small group of singers and a band, which has worked just fine for a decade now. I'll be disappointed for a bit, and then I'll move on to the next great idea.

Peace, because I just found some for myself.

Michelle