For the next 220 hours...

... I will be back in Blighty for a flying visit for my sister’s wedding. Since I found out in February I would get the chance to go home, I have been forming a mental list of all the things (that may seem day to day for you but are seriously exciting for me!) that I am going to relish doing and here’s just a few...

Hugging and kissing all my lovely family and friends. I’m very excited about the wedding, not only is it a really special occasion I also get to spend time with lots of the people I miss the most, I finally get a brother in law and a recall on a job position I last had when I was five (this time no primrose taffeta involved) as a bridesmaid, so can’t wait to finally be there for my sister. I’m also going to be meeting three little people who last time I saw them were bumps in tummies so can’t wait to give a big cuddle to baby Eva, Rohan and Guy.

Eating the following; steak, fish and chips, smoked salmon, roast beef, sausages, bacon, prawns, pie, Scotch eggs, bagels, cheese, lasagne, cake (particularly my Mum’s wedding cake), scones, pasta with creamy sauce, olives, hummus, Cornish pasties, smoky bacon crisps, avocados, burgers, proper chips, gravy, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, fresh bread, cheese on toast with a splash of Worcester sauce, toast with marmalade, Percy Pigs, proper chocolate, a fry up, ham, salami and more cheese...

Drinking; Champagne, wine, a pint of Guinness, Magners on ice, proper mojitos, a decent margarita, Yorkshire tea, Early Grey, cappuccino, latte and Ribena. Enjoying a bottle of wine in a pub with friends is going to be divine as well as not having to drink 6 litres of water a day to beat the heat.

Wearing inappropriate clothing – yep, I may just flash some flesh whilst I’m home. I may just go outside with bare shoulders in a vest top (gasp!) I may combine that with a knee length skirt for the double bubble effect and show off my legs (double gasp!), controversial I know. I’ve also got a hot date with Daniel, my hairdresser, who may need to approach my dry and ravaged locks with an industrial pair of garden shears. It will be nice to get a decent cut as it tends to be Russian roulette when you go to the hairdresser in India, not knowing if you are going to come out looking like Edward Scissorhands has styled you for a Vivienne Westwood shoot...

The great thing about doing VSO is that it makes you appreciate so much in life that you have, from the really big things (family and friends) to the small things (a decent glass of wine) so I’m really excited to be back and only one more sleep to go...

Highlights: my Bollywood debut – at the weekend I helped a friend out who was making a spoof mini film, I got to wear a beautiful pink sari all day, was clueless to any of the dialogue and hopefully the one line I spoke in Hindi won’t make the cutting floor, on the day it reached 49°c knowing I would soon be somewhere at least 20°c cooler very soon, cheering England on with fellow volunteers and beer – a pre match WAGs style pedi was obviously a lucky omen made particularly sweeter as I won the bet with my boss about our victory so looking forward to receiving the wager of an office treat of samosas this afternoon.