11. Go to a Poetry Reading/ Club

This year my brother was performing in Edinburgh, so being the good sister I of course am, I went to visit him and finally see his play he's been preparing and performing for what feels like a year. The play for your information was actually quite brilliant. Written by a fellow student it looked at life for a fashion designer, a drag artist, a photographer and their lovers.

I've been to Edinburgh before but it was years ago and it was wonderful returning to the beautiful city, and most of all to experience all the shows. Being there is a bodily experience. There's nothing like it. Every show I saw was a beautiful slice of insight and heart - so much heart that my mind felt transformed into something quite thoughtful and magical. It's hard to explain but it really was quite good.

One of the best experiences turned out to also be a resolution. Go to a poetry reading. Apart from studying poetry at school and loving Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey, I've never really gotten into poetry. After seeing a friend of my brother's play however, I was left with a gap to see something and found across the road in Bar Bados a free show of poetry. I almost didn't go, but in the end I headed up the heavily graffiti-ed staircase and into a tiny but cosy room where I watched an hour of cactus by Jemima Foxtrot.

It was beautiful and I'm so happy I went. The poet paired her spoken word with song, which vulnerable and pretty allowed me to sink deeper into the performance, with subjects like a world on the brink of death, a drag king persona and a poem written entirely in words featuring only the vowel e. I loved this apple-hearted piece.

198. Go on a date

First of all, before setting off on my date I had actually been on something that resembled a date before this point. It was with a boy, we got food together and although the date proved unromantic in the end, there had been some premise of romance beforehand. This date however, would be my first explicit date, confirmed by the fact it had been set up by an app, and therefore was concrete. The app in question; tinder, an app infamous for it's fast hook-ups and every now and again actual relationships. My mindset - pull of the plaster quickly and get it over and done with, which is essentially how it went. Although nervous and slightly jittery the whole event proved a lot easier than I'd ever imagined. I won't say it was perfect, but I didn't throw up and so for me that comes close. Am I now in a steady loving, caring relationship? No, but I feel I've come a long way and more importantly, for a twenty something I'm probably on the right track.

58. Live in a flat by myself

Having not just moved cities but countries too, I found myself having to sort out accommodation in a slightly more round about way. This required a month in an airbnb, which at my own preference I decided to rent alone for a month. Although alone I never felt particularly lonely. Thanks to the internet I was able to video call my parents everyday. I'm also lucky enough to have chosen a city where my cousin lives, and where another cousin was visiting in my first week, so I had human interaction too. The only downside to living alone was not getting the insiders view on my area and all that the city had to offer. Now I'm living with others and have actually decided to socialize with them I now see that housemates offer an infinite and incomparable amount of knowledge. Living alone had it's perks but for now, living with others has proven ideal for life in my twenties.

189. Read 1 book for each month for 6 months

Educated by Tara Westover

First of all, I loved this book. It was so well written and easy to read - although I must say not an easy subject matter in any case. Following the life of Tara Westover, a Mormon and Cambridge graduate (in both senses), the book centres around her unique upbringing as her family prepares for the end of days, led primarily by her father. Along the way, Tara's life is upset not only by her father's obsession but also her older brothers abusive ways and her mother's inability to stand up for her child. I don't want to ruin it, so I'll just finish by saying this is a must read.

189. Read 1 book for each month for 6 months

Lily Allen - My Thoughts Exactly

Lily Allen's book 'my thoughts exactly' is an honest biography of her life so far. Refreshingly frank and almost simple the book is an easy read. Personally, my favourite parts were her musings on her younger life in the lead up to fame. As the child of two media personas, it was interesting seeing how that world interrupts youth with isolation and drugs. However, it was also the more mundane descriptions of work in pubs, floristry classes and the positives of myspace that I also enjoyed. I recommend this book for any fan of Lily.

162. travel to scandanavia

Copenhagen; the cosmopolitan capital of Scandinavia. Travelling with my brother we explored this northern town and found a great city of culture and more. Sure it was bloody expensive (a coffee costs £5) but as holidays go it was a great one. Whilst there we made the decision to visit Sweden as well, so on our third day in we visited Lund and Malmo.

Just as pretty as Copenhagen and perhaps more quaint the towns did not disappoint. Whilst there we visited the botanical gardens in Lund (which are free) and the aquarium in Malmo (which we also got in for free!). Then, in Copenhagen, we visited the Louisiana Museum and Kronborg castle.  Kronborg was a bit of a dud if I'm honest, we found the castle interiors too sparse and the town a bit too cold for December but the Louisianna was everything I'd hoped for and more. There we experienced the Moon exhibition which was brilliant. A mixture of traditional artwork and more interactive exhibits we loved every second and even got to try a virtual reality set which was probably the highlight for us.

Finally, we checked out Paper Island and the hipster Reffen haunt. A few days later we also tried its neighbour Copenhagen Hot - a sauna and hot tub experience. Located next to the harbour we even dipped into the Baltic before finding sanctuary in the hot tub - a proper Scandinavian experience!

166. send someone a care package

A small and easy task, last year I got together a bunch of feel-good objects and made my brother a care package. Inside included a feel better book, a box of slime and a journal and pen.