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Learning1 eveningThe taster class
Book one class, in person or online, in something you've always wondered about.
The Small Experiments Kit
Try your next chapter before you commit to it.
12 small, reversible experiments and a 90-day plan, for the woman who wants something to change and is ready to try.
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Midlife is a brilliant time to take a real risk. You know yourself better than ever, you've survived worse, and you care much less about what people think.
But a big change doesn't have to start with a big leap into the dark. And it doesn't start with quitting your job, spending money you don't have, or announcing anything to anyone.
Small experiments aren't playing small. They're how you take a big swing without betting everything at once.
You try something for a few weeks. You learn what's true instead of overthinking. Then you decide.
What it is
A 12-page kit for trying, not deciding
Find what you're actually curious about. Pick one to three experiments. Run each one for a few weeks, log what happens, and review it honestly: keep it, change it, or let it go.
Then a 90-day plan turns what you learned into one real change.
Choose one, two or three
Each one is a starting point. Change it to fit your life, your budget and your week.
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Learning2 weeksThe 20-minute apprentice
Learn one skill for 20 minutes a day, from free videos or library books.
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Creating2 weeksThe small daily make
Make one tiny thing every day: a sketch, a photo, a paragraph, a stitch.
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Creating2 weeksStart it badly
The project you keep postponing: a rough first version, on purpose.
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Helping1 to 3 daysThe volunteer Saturday
Give one shift to a cause you care about, and notice how you feel after.
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Helping1 hourThe coffee conversation
Ask someone doing the thing you're curious about for 30 minutes of their story.
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Moving4 weeksThe new route
A new walk, class or place to move your body, once a week, at your own pace.
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Moving1 dayThe solo day
A whole day out alone somewhere new. Your choice of everything.
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Exploring1 weekThe yes week
Say yes to one invitation or new thing a day that you'd normally decline.
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Exploring1 dayThe shadow day
Spend half a day seeing a role or world you're curious about, with permission.
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Connecting4 weeksThe table for four
Start something small with others: a book swap, a walking trio, a supper club.
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Connecting3 weeksThe old thread
Pick up a dropped hobby, instrument or language, and share it with one person.
Before you start
Find your curiosity
The "one day I'd love to..." list, the quiet envy, the dropped threads and rabbit holes that point to what you want.
While you try
Design sheet and weekly log
Plan the smallest version, then rate your energy before and after. The numbers often say more than your thoughts.
After
Keep, change or let go
An honest review page, then a 13-week plan for one real change.
When fear shows up
Answers for the voice that says no
"I'm too old to start." "What will people think?" "What if I'm bad at it?" Your answers, ready.
Signed by you
A permission slip
To try something small, to do it badly, to change your mind, and to decide later.
This is for you if
- You keep thinking "I'd love to try..." and then talking yourself out of it
- You want something to change, without blowing up the life you have
- You've outgrown the old routine and don't know what's next yet