Having reached 150 out of my bucket list, I'm recapping the items ticked off to date. Another 350 to go folks!
- Try Oysters: They're just as slimy as they look.
- Cut Down On Coffee: Although successful, it feels like I've removed a bit of my arm only having a cup a day.
- Visit a Pop Up Pub: I really am not a beer drinker.
- Go Up Heron Tower At Night: I just love that lift!
- Eat Duck With Waffles: Surprisingly yummy and unweird!
- Try Nail Art: A-maze-balls
- Watch a James Bond Film: Daniel Craig in trunks or not - still not sold.
- Go Sled Riding With My Nieces: Nearly killed a child, won't be doing that again.
- Try Elin's Cinnamoffins: Hell yes!
- Buy an Advent Candle Stick Holder: Swedish for grown up
- Find the Best Bloody Mary In London: Bloody Marvellous at Beard To Tail, the name is not misleading.
- Go to Panto: He's behind you!
- Get a Christmas Tree: We had one sparkly Christmas!
- Spend Christmas in Swedish: Christmas for commies.
- Learn How to Cook Goose: I'm a goose genius
- Go for a Trip with my Bestie: Mexico baby!
- Visit Dallas: The golden city of Ewings
- Go See Tacky American Christmas Decorations: Some people have too much time, ttoo much money and too much Christmas spirit
- Go to a Line Dancing Bar: O for Awesome!
- Wear a Cowboy Hat in Dallas: Trying to be J.R. Ewing
- Visit Mexico: Arriba!
- Eat Tacos in Mexico: Actually prefer them in the UK...
- Drink Margaritas in Mexico: Very much prefer them in Mexico
- Visit a Turtle Orphanage: It's official - any baby animal is cute!
- Celebrate New Years on the Beach: 'There are bubbles in my champagne!'
- Swim with Dolphins: I am totally getting a pet dolphin when I grow up
- Get an iPad: Stepping into the 21st century
- Visit Hooters: About as pathetic and silly as I expected
- Buy Tequila with a Maggot in it: Yeah, still haven't tried it
- Spend a Beach Holiday Not Frying Myself: No crayfish for me this year!
- Explain VHS to a Child: That'll make you feel ancient
- Learn How to Cook the Perfect Steak: Never need to visit Hawksmoor again!
- Try Carb Free Noodles: Kid of like I'd imagine rubber bands with sweet chili dip would taste
- Try Carb Free Bread: Who knew broccoli would make for yummy sandwiches?
- Have Afternoon Tea at the Bluebird: Making you feel like a Made In Chelsea cast member.
- Go to Tramshed: Chicken fit for kings!
- Write a Non Bucket List: Some things are just for stupid people.
- Go Ice Skating: Being a Viking did not help
- Try Shellack: Chip free!
- Read a whole Economist Edition: Never doing that to myself again
- Have Brunch at Hoi Polloi: Name was funnier than the food
- Drink a Mrs Branning: Taste just like I'd imagine she would
- Visit Spitalfields City Farm: Donkeys!
- Buy Le Creuset Casserole Dishes: Yes, food tastes better when it's cute!
- Cut Bangs: You and me Zooey.
- Learn how to use my Hoover: Not so impressive is it?
- Make Home Made Mojitos: I am the Mojito Master!
- Try a Curve Treadmill: Banana shaped treadmill - what could possibly go wrong?
- Go Inside the Gherkin: Not as spectacular as I'd had hoped!
- Find a Decent Cocktail Bar in Canary Wharf: That only took years!
- Go on a Blind Date: Awkward!
- Go Vintage Shopping: Still prefer new clothes.
- Drink a Goldfish Bag: Massive disappointment.
- Buy a Proper Coat: Proper but pink.
- Get my Eyebrows Tinted: I no longer look like a cancer patient.
- Go Running in Battersea Park: Posh people run the same as bohemians.
- Have Sunday Roast at Hollywood Arms: Pretty pub, boring roast
- Try Online Dating: Meh....
- Try Multi Dating: Double Meh....
- Cross Millenium Bridge: No Death Eathers attacked me.
- Go see a Paul Klee Exhibition: Cultural marvel me.
- Try Peruvian Food: Another raw fish to love.
- Have Drinks at Mr Foggs: Officially my new favourite cocktail bar.
- Eat Dinner at a Michelin Starred Restaurant: Little food and big glasses of wine.
- Give the Higginssons a Proper Send Off: Sad faces!
- Go see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition: Wild Life even I can get on board with.
- Get a Proper Suitcase: No more giant backpack for me!
- Going on a Trip with Hell's Bells: We survived!
- Visit the Caribbean: Yah Man.
- Test Scuba Diving: I was truly gifted.
- Try Para Sailing: No one fell in the water and was eaten by sharks.
- Go to a Rum Tasting: On the beach in the sun - great plan!
- Attend a Beach Party: Nothing says par-tay like sand everywhere. Everywhere.
- Swim into a Pool Bar: Why cool off post drink?
- Have Dinner at New Street Grill: Where I ate a sweater disguised as a steak.
- Have Drinks at Bengal Bar: Awesome garden!
- Go Feed the Ducks: Me, the toddlers and the little old ladies.
- Say Goodbye to Mrs Higginsson: More sad faces!
- Try the Chocolate Shop at Brick Lane: Chocogasms.
- Celebrate Little Man's 2nd Birthday: And only yesterday he was a baby!
- Check Out London Balthazar: Manhattan Magic!
- Try Soufflé: Gooey and icky.
- Have Dinner at Giant Robot: No robots in sight sadly.
- Make Pirate and Princess Themed Cupcakes: The birthday cupcakes I never had at age six.
- Assemble an IKEA Product: By my frickin' self!
- Do Multi Colour Nails: Pulled them off.
- Turn 29: Inevitable
- Eat Lobster Benedict: Stroke of Genius at Riding House.
- Visit W Hotel: Still not getting the hype.
- Watch the 1st Season of Girls: Lena Dunham, I think I love you.
- Take a Few Months Off: Still going, still loving it.
- Try Ladurée Macaroons: Gorgeous French fluffiness.
- Learn How to Make Lentil Soup:I can move into the Hippie Village any day now.
- Have a Meal at Elk in the Woods: Soggiest full English in London.
- Go to Forge & Co: That 70's show, with food.
- Try Soldiers and Eggs: Breakfast cleverness I had missed in spite of 7 years in the UK.
- Try Red Church Coffee: Black Gold
- Dye My Hair Pink: Turning myself into a My Little Pony
- Go to the Phene: I thought the Made In Chelsea kids only liked fun places
- Learn to Poach an Egg: How hard can it be?
- Thread My Eyebrows: Pain, severe pain. But beauty is pain I hear.
- Eat Eggs PIG at Beard To Tail: Oh my goodness.
- Watch The London Marathon: Why run when you can watch?
- Buy a Pair of Casadei Shoes: Italian masterpieces.
- Have a Louboutin Manicure: Well it's cheaper than the shoes....
- Show My Sister New York: Finally, my sis met the love of my life.
- Have Drinks at a Manhattan Rooftop: Why see it all from the ground?
- Visit Katz' Deli: Someone was less impressed than I.
- Go to Spotted Pig: Thankfully no suspicious spoiting whilst we were there.
- See Grand Central Station: About flaming time.
- Go to Harlem: In one word; fan-freaking-tastic!
- Try Waffle Fries: Two of my favourite things all rolled into one.
- Walk Across Brooklyn Bridge: That is one hell of a walk!
- Have Brunch at Market Table: I just love an NYC brunch!
- Go to Little Italy: Sadly, no mafiosos.
- Go for Drinks at the Fable: Not so fabulous.
- Buy a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles top: Feels like I'm finally one of them!
- Make the Best Mac'n'Cheese in the World: The experts have spoken!
- Check Out Ministry of Stories and Hoxton Street Monster Supplies: I always want to do my shopping there.
- Go to Anti Gravity Yoga: Gravity there was.
- Test a Sleeping Pod: Could do with one for the flat please?
- Try a Back Facial: And then I realised I don't see my own back.
- Have Dinner at Archipelago: Eating the whole of the Jungle Book.
- Go to a Poetry Reading: With my favourite poet.
- Visit the V&A Museum: Museum of fabulous.
- Have Sunday Lunch at Anglesea Arms: I'm still claiming Mr Dickens credit
- Learn how to Skip Rope: And 20 years later she's got it.
- Buy Wonder Woman Converse Trainers: It's you and me and awesome, Diana.
- Have dinner at a Jazz Club: All god apart from the food poisoning.
- Say Goodbye to Little Man and Co: Even more sad faces!
- Try Cross Fit: Never again.
- Pickle Beetroots: Still have a fridge full
- Go To 98: Great birthday venue!
- Visit the Ceramic Museum: The best of my home town.
- Visit the World's Greatest Cheese Store: The less sarcastic best of my hometown.
- Visit My Nieces in School: I still suck at sitting still!
- Go Inside Stockholm's House of Culture: So what it was only for lunch?
- Have Dinner at Grand Escalier: The secret garden of Stockholm.
- Go for Drinks at Anglais Rooftop Terrace: The bets of Stockholm in summer.
- Have Dinner at Pocket: You and me, Pontus.
- Watch Searching for Sugarman: Best documentary for ages
- Try Bi Bim Bap: Hot plate!
- Visit the Martini Factory: Best martinis in town.
- Survive an Episode of Honey Boo Boo: Barely.
- Celebrate the Swedish National Day in Style: Depends on your definition of style.
- Make my nan's cookies: It was close enough.
- Go to a Matisse Exhibition: Doodles!
- Visit the Southbank Food Festival
- Go to Maison Trois Garcon: What's French for bland?
- Get Over My Angelina Jolie Hatred: It's OK, we're friends now.
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