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      • Why you need a plan: The 5 steps to getting things done
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        • Back to the old routine – 5 tips for returning to work
      • Motivating yourself – 5 tips on how to get started
      • Why failing is good for you
      • Say yes to less – Why saying no can be good
      • How do you validate others?
      • What it means to be resilient
      • When you lose your best friend – Grief and friendship
        • Making friends as a grown-up
      • Can you manifest your perfect future?
      • You know you are getting old when…
      • 5 reasons why you should try meditation
      • Flexibility in your Middle Age; is it too late?
      • 5 Money-Saving Tips: Build your funds and fund your plans!
    • 5 things in life that can use a ‘Big Clean’
      • Ōsōji for the soul: Time for the big spring clean
      • Kakeibo – the Japanese budget plan that works
      • Ōsōji For The Soul: A Big Clean of my Midlife Health
  • The Things I Want To Try
    • 5 things to consider when you write yourself a ‘Bucket List’
      • Tips to kick start your bucket list tasks
    • My 40 x 40 List – The list that started it all
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #1 Get a Tattoo
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #2 Find 40 Geocaches
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #3 Gain a Degree
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #4 Watch a Concert in a Large Arena
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #5 See a live comedy show
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #6 Learn Japanese
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #7 Crochet a Top
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #11 Visit Every Ceremonial County in England
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: # 14 Drive a car
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #15 Go into the sea, up to my waist
      • Polly’s 40 things to 40 before 40: #19 Run for Charity
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #26 Try out a Locked Room Escape Adventure
      • Polly’s 40 things to do before 40: #27 Indoor Skydiving
    • The Kettle List
      • #1: Set up my new blog “Polly’s Pad” and promote living your best life
      • #2: Finish My 40 x 40 List
      • #3 Pass My Driving Test
      • #4 Continue to Learn Japanese
      • #10 Completing the Tough Mudder
      • #13 Visit 6 out of 7 continents
      • #14 – Visit Japan
        • Make 1000 Cranes: Why an epic origami quest is on the Kettle List.
        • How to Haiku – Writing Cathartic Poetry
        • International Haiku Day 17th April – A Day of Poetry
      • #27 Complete a Cross Stitch
      • # 33 – Teach abroad
      • #34 – Planting a tree
      • #35 Visit 50 places of Worship
      • #37 Perform 50 Random Acts of Kindness
      • #40 Make 1000 Cranes.
      • #41 Be happy with my home
      • #44 Have 50 Coffees in 50 Different Cities
    • The Bristol Bucket List
  • The Home I Want to live in
    • House plants: Why you should have a few in your home
    • My Journey into Minimalism – Making a Start
      • Choosing Life, Choosing Simplicity
      • Some ‘must-reads’ before you start your declutter
        • My Journey to Minimalism – Trying “Reverse Decluttering”
        • 5 Reasons Why You Should Give Your Home A Declutter
        • 5 things you can do today to clear the clutter
        • Why you should declutter alone
        • Three tips for dealing with your post-clear out clutter
          • 5 things that charity shops definitely don’t want
  • The Things I Want To Learn
    • Polly’s Higher Education Journey
    • Polly’s ‘Driving Force’
    • 9 Amazing Reasons to Invest in Your Life-Long Learning
    • Learning Japanese – my language learning journey
      • 5 Japanese idioms for Language Learners
      • 5 Japanese Idioms to inspire you this spring

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Can you manifest your perfect future?
Categories Mid-Life Survival Kit The Life I Want To Live

Can you manifest your perfect future?

PollyPosted onMarch 27, 2021July 17, 2021 Leave a comment on Can you manifest your perfect future?

Can you manifest the perfect future just by believing enough? Will the ‘vibrational energy of the universe’ grant your wish? … Read More >Can you manifest your perfect future?

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5 Japanese idioms for Language Learners
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5 Japanese idioms for Language Learners

PollyPosted onJanuary 20, 2021June 12, 2022 Leave a comment on 5 Japanese idioms for Language Learners

Learning Japanese idioms is a great way to help your language learning, but it is also a great way to pick up some cultural knowledge … Read More >5 Japanese idioms for Language Learners

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My 2021 Vision: Focusing on big changes
Categories Completing Bucket Lists Regarding Polly The Life I Want To Live The things I want to try

My 2021 Vision: Focusing on big changes

PollyPosted onJanuary 1, 2021July 20, 2021 Leave a comment on My 2021 Vision: Focusing on big changes

It’s vision time. What are your plans for the year ahead? I’ve grabbed the Kettle list and written up my goals for the coming year. … Read More >My 2021 Vision: Focusing on big changes

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What it means to be resilient
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What it means to be resilient

PollyPosted onMay 13, 2020July 17, 2021 Leave a comment on What it means to be resilient

In a world of change it is important to be resilient if you want to roll with life’s punches. Here we look at what that means … Read More >What it means to be resilient

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Change is good – are you brave enough to embrace it?
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Change is good – are you brave enough to embrace it?

PollyPosted onFebruary 16, 2020December 5, 2021 2 Comments on Change is good – are you brave enough to embrace it?

If change is good for you, why do we fear it? What are the benefits of embracing change? … Read More >Change is good – are you brave enough to embrace it?

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Time to learn how to drive
Categories Completing Bucket Lists The Kettle List The things I want to try

Time to learn how to drive

PollyPosted onMay 11, 2019July 19, 2022

While ‘Drive a car’ appeared on the 40×40, I decided to go one better and … Continue ReadingTime to learn how to drive

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