I'm doing 35 things
Tomorrow, I shall be boarding my flights to Tokyo for a 10-day stay in Japan – I CAN’T WAIT!! :)
billydeeuk's Life List
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1. Complete my "Presentation Skills" course
personal challenge . 1 entry1 person -
2. get certified in Prince2
1 entry4 people -
3. Complete my social media marketing course
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4. Visit Japan
1 entry . 1 cheer6,009 people -
5. re-start my Italian studies
1 cheer1 person -
6. become fluent in French
1 cheer1,654 people -
7. Learn Japanese
1 entry . 2 cheers10,758 people -
8. Write a book
5 entries . 4 cheers31,073 people -
9. Learn to rollerblade
3 cheers346 people -
10. learn to iceskate
2 cheers52 people -
11. go to a drive-in movie theatre
2 cheers30 people -
12. see the northern lights
19,097 people -
13. learn my favourite poem off by heart
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
14. get to know my parents
4 cheers13 people -
15. blow glass
1 entry . 4 cheers176 people -
16. Kiss in the rain
1 entry . 1 cheer15,128 people -
17. Experience a Nordic winter
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18. go to Lapland for Christmas
4 people -
19. Send postcards to 20 strangers via Postcrossing.com
2 people -
20. see stonehenge
2 cheers259 people -
21. Buy a chess set
1 entry1 person -
22. buy a new mobile phone
31 people -
23. print my own business cards
17 people -
24. get a new chain for my St. Christopher medallion
1 entry1 person -
25. try Kendo
4 people -
26. Roast marshmallows
17 people -
27. go skinny dipping
3 cheers3,230 people -
28. visit Finland
1 cheer162 people -
29. stop biting my nails
1 entry . 1 cheer7,309 people -
30. Send a message in a bottle
1 cheer4,140 people -
31. manage my time better
1,508 people -
32. Go to more gigs/concerts
3 people -
33. reach and maintain my goal weight
10 people -
34. watch all x files episodes
37 people -
35. make baked alaska
20 people
How I did it
It made me
Lighter (and richer) 
How I did it: I had way too much stuff clogging up my wardrobes and cupboards so, with my holiday in Japan pending, I decided to have a massive clear out of EVERYTHING (clothes, gadgets, books, CDs and DVDs)I used a variety of websites to sell standard items, as well as to specialist shops and dealers to sell more specialized items, such as my fossil collection from when I was a child. Read how I did it…
It made me
Surpised 
How I did it: Using Penguins "Parallel Text" book series, I worked my way through a series of short stories written by Italian authors. As the name suggests, the stories would be written in Italian, with the English translation on the corresponding page.I found this a great way of achieving my goal as, being short stories, they were easy to digest and, as the English translation was on the next page, I was able to pick up new vocabulary … Read how I did it…
It made me
Well Brainy
How I did it: I have just completed a Masters degree in European Public Policy at University College London (UCL).The course was a one-year intensive course Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I have signed up to the training programme and have put a deposit down on the exams.
Time to hit the (digital) books and start swotting.
