How I use Muse as my operating system for work & life.
One partner across four businesses, five rental & home threads, content, money, and travel — researching, building, following up, and keeping every loose end from falling through the cracks.
Resumes · HOAs · Travel · Weddings
for HOAGrades.com
HOAs · Weddings · Travel
7:30 AM & 5:00 PM, every day
Six jobs, one Muse
High level — the way it actually breaks down week to week
Build & run the websites
The core build work — not ideas, shipped sites.
- HOAGrades — research, grade & publish HOA profiles
- Find My Wedding Officiant — listings, claims & email
- Stay Orange County — travel & lifestyle content
Grow traffic & revenue
Marketing that compounds, handled daily without me chasing it.
- Pinterest daily — 1 pin / day, currently a Stay Orange County sprint
- Outreach — pitches to San Diego reporters & partners
- Groupon relaunch — Elite Resume deal back live Oct 22
Stay on top of everything
My second brain for follow-ups, dates, and “did we ever…?”
- Twice-daily digest — what was done, what’s next, where I’m needed
- Inbox & calendar — Gmail, invites, deadlines triaged
- Stalled threads — named, nudged, not forgotten
Money, home & rentals
The unglamorous stuff that costs real money if it slips.
- Spend trends — spending trends & bill reviews
- Rentals — Bakersfield & Nevada taxes, vendors, tenants
- Household cases — product issues & warranties
Plan life & travel
Trips, tables, and timing — researched before I have to ask.
- Flight watches — Tokyo & Christmas fares tracked
- Trips & reservations — itineraries, restaurants, logistics
- Weekly rhythm — San Diego digest, wellness, Sunday routine
Create & experiment
New bets, tested small before they become big projects.
- YouTube — @happypositivevibes, worship & lyric videos
- How I Muse — a personal diary of real Muse workflows, updated as I use it
- AI Money Moves — podcast & content ideas, repurposed
A day with Muse
No prompting marathon — a rhythm that runs in the background
Morning briefing
One email, all 4 businesses: overnight progress, today’s plan, decisions needed.
Build block
Profiles, pages & pins get built and published — Pinterest post goes out daily.
Check & chase
Inbox, vendors, taxes, cases — follow-ups sent, blockers surfaced early.
Evening wrap
Second briefing: what landed, what slipped, what’s queued for tomorrow.
Watches running
Flights, rates & deadlines monitored — I hear about it only when it matters.
How we work together
The rules that make it trustworthy
Reversible & free? Just do it.
If it can be undone and costs nothing, Muse acts and reports it in the next briefing. No permission ping for every small step.
Irreversible? Ask first.
Deleting a pin, spending money, sending on my behalf — those wait for my explicit word.
HOAGrades is the priority.
Side projects like How I Muse stay lean and personal, so experiments never steal from the main build.