Number: #5
Name: Vinegar Yard Market, London Bridge
Trade: Vintage and street food
Visit date: 14.09.19
With: –
Bought: –

#4.
Floatworks Sensory Deprivation Pod
Thoughts: I was extremely sceptical about this one. But on reflection, I think this may be the best thing I’ve done so far this year. The water is so salty, it supports your weight without having to touch the base of the pod. And after five minutes in the pod, the music and lights switch off and you’re left there, floating in the pitch black for an hour. I panicked at first, as I couldn’t find the door latch. But after I’d found it and reset, I had a rejuvenating and relaxing experience that was all over way too soon.

#5.
Oco Eye Test
Thoughts: Some of these challenges aren’t going to be particularly faddy – just genuine health checks and treatments that I really need to get done now I’m thirty. This is one of them. I haven’t had a check in about eight years. It seemed more thorough than the sight checks I had back hen, but there wasn’t anything extreme or radically different about it. No glasses required. Phew.

#6.
Feet Pray Love – Reflexology
Thoughts: A present from Wist. I loved this. So much. Like a massage, but just for your feet. I’m not too sure to what extent I believe in the healing powers that the treatment promises. But it was a great experience, and Rosanna the reflexologist is definitely worth a shout if you’re interested in trying it.

Num: #8
Type: Butternut Squash & Rosemary
Brand: Soho House
Score: 5/5

Num: #9
Type: Winter Greens Soup
Brand: Tideford
Score: 2/5

Num: #10
Type: Winter Spiced Parsnip Soup
Brand: Tideford
Score: 4/5

Num: #4
Type: Spanish gazpacho
Brand: Alvalle
Score: 1/5

Num: #5
Type: Carrot and Butternut squash
Brand: Soupologie
Score: 3/5

Num: #6
Type: Carrot and Ginger
Brand: Shoreditch House
Score: 5/5

Num: #7
Type: Carrot and Star Anise
Brand: Cafe Du Marche
Score: 3/5

Num: #3
Type: Pea, coconut and turmeric
Brand: Tideford Organics
Score: 2/5

Num: #2
Type: 5 a day Red
Brand: Soupologie
Score: 3/5

Number: #4
Name: Piccadilly Market, St James’s
Trade: Arts and crafts
Visit date: 01.08.19
With: Wist and Ave
Bought: –

Number: #1
Name: Baltic Market, Liverpool
Trade: Street food
Visit date: 22.06.19
With: Tobin, James, Dave et al
Bought: Steak frites & salsa verde

Number: #2
Name: Independent Label Market, Kings Cross
Trade: Music
Visit date: 13.07.19
With: Wist and Lol
Bought: –

Number: #3
Name: Canopy Market, Kings Cross
Trade: Food and design
Visit date: 13.07.19
With: Wist and Lol
Bought: Two birds gin

Num: #1
Type: Pea and Leek
Brand: Soupologie
Score: 3/5

#1.
Thriva Advanced Blood Test
Thoughts: Amazing UX, right up until you have to take a sample – and then the whole thing is slightly undermined by the fact that you have to stab yourself and then milk your own finger. But the results are laid out in an easily understandable way, and its interesting to find out a bit about how everything is working in your body.

#2.
23andme Ancestry & Health
Thoughts: Easy to sample and send off. Like Thriva a really easy experience. But the turnaround time is crazy long – 6 weeks – so the initial excitement has worn off by the time your results arrive. Again, results are interesting to read, although most are based on likelihood (‘people like you are more likely to…’) so there were lots of traits in there that I didn’t recognise. It’ll improve with time – it’s a really interesting product.

#3.
Vitl – Essential One Personalised vitamins
Thoughts: Hard to work out the different between all the vitamins packages. But this one looked pretty good, and ticked off the vitamin deficiencies that were flagged in the Thriva test. Nicely designed and cool to have your own name on a vitamin pack in your medicine cabinet.