My Skinny Bucket List

The WHOLE List :)

  1. Become a mom

  2. Live a life so balanced, restful, and rewarding that retirement looks the same

  3. I will be a photographer, a blogger, a social media influencer, and a life coach. I will be a success story and an inspiration to others. I will EXEMPLIFY RESILIENCE.

  4. See the Northern lights (glass igloos in Finland?)

  5. Go skydiving [ weight limit typically 220-250]

  6. Become a yoga enthusiast

  7. Get a tattoo

  8. Go skinny dipping

  9. Visit Australia

  10. Hike Machu Picchu - Peru

  11. Walk a portion of the Great Wall of China

  12. See the Pyramids in Egypt

  13. Go to New Zealand

  14. Read the classics

  15. Learn to Scuba Dive

  16. Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef

  17. Scuba dive to see underwater ships in the Cayman Islands

  18. See a sea turtle while scuba diving/snorkeling

  19. Lounge in an infinity pool

  20. Zip line through the rain forest in Costa Rica

  21. Go helmet diving [goal weight of <299]

  22. Stay in the Maldives

  23. Explore rice paddies in Bali

  24. Stay in an over-water bungalow in French Polynesia

  25. Stay in a ridiculously luxury resort

  26. Become fluent in another language. Or 2. Or 3.
    Teach my children multiple languages as toddlers.

    1. Italian

    2. French

    3. Spanish

  27. Learn to swing dance

  28. Live in Italy for awhile

  29. Go to Santorini

  30. Take salsa dancing lessons

  31. Live in Brugge for a few weeks

  32. Visit Brussels

  33. Hike Table Rock

  34. Camp in the Redwoods

  35. Ride in a gondola through the canals of Venice

  36. See sunflower fields in Tuscany - July

  37. Visit lavender fields in France

  38. Go back to Rome & Amalfi

  39. Add a lock to the Pont des Arts bridge near the Louvre 

  40. Visit Stonehenge

  41. Travel to London

  42. Take a world cruise!!

  43. Hike around Crater Lake

  44. Road Trip through the US in an RV

  45. Travel to all 50 states 

  46. Take my kids to the Oregon Caves

  47. Build or renovate a home on the Oregon Coast

  48. Go horseback riding on the beach

  49. Kayak through bioluminescent water

  50. Ride in a plane that my husband pilots

  51. Done - visit the Grand Canyon

  52. NSV - hike the longer trails of the Grand Canyon

  53. Take a tour of Antelope Canyon

  54. Go to see Joshua Tree (that rhymes)

  55. Photograph Glacier National Park 

  56. Publish a photo in National Geographic

  57. Visit Iceland and swim in blue lagoon

  58. See the Fall colors in New England

  59. Go inside La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

  60. Walk through a castle

  61. See the Taj Mahal 

  62. See gold plated temple Shwezigon Paya in Bagan, Myanmar

  63. Hike to Tigers Nest cliff-side temple in Bhutan (Paro Taktsang) - [6 hours round trip, start early morning, cover knees and shoulders]

  64. Visit Hong Kong

  65. See Shinobazu Pond of lotuses in Tokyo [late July] & Wisteria in Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan [early May]

  66. See a floating lantern festival

  67. Purchase a vacation home

  68. Take archery lessons

  69. Try aerial yoga

  70. Go with dad to a survival skills camp

  71. Go on an African safari - finding ethical safaris 

  72. Ice skate at Rockefeller Center

  73. Visit Leavenworth, WA at Christmas

  74. Visit Moraine Lake, Banff National Park - Alberta, Canada  

  75. Go skiing again

  76. Spend the day playing at a water park - water slide, lazy river

  77. Sing karaoke 

  78. Publish a book

  79. Take a trip with no plans and no destination 

  80. Conquer one of my greatest fears 

  81. Plan and execute an elaborate picnic

  82. Go to Ireland and Scotland

  83. Helicopter tour of the Himalayas - land on Everest Base Camp

  84. Take Aaron to Vatican City, Rome, and Florence

  85. Explore Chichén Itzá Mayan Ruins

  86. River cruise (Viking) through Germany 

  87. Pan for gold in Alaska

  88. Try indoor skydiving with a group of friends [weight limit 300, recommended 260 for high flight and less restrictions]

  89. Go back to Hawaii with Aaron

  90. Book a photo shoot for myself and take confident photos I LOVE

  91. Serve on a jury

  92. Go to NoBS camp live in Nashville

  93. Wear an evening gown for a cruise ship formal night and portraits

  94. Take a rock climbing class

  95. Explore Zion National Park in Utah

  96. Eat fondue in Switzerland 

  97. Go on a leisurely bike ride in Sun River

  98. Fly over Waimea Canyon, Kauai in a helicopter 

  99. See baby sea turtles crawl to the water

  100. Visit Washington DC

  101. Become a calligrapher 

  102. Become a minimalist

  103. Sleep in a hammock between trees, under the stars

  104. Cross the Panama Canal

  105. See Niagara Falls 

  106. Go to the Kentucky Derby 

  107. Stand in a waterfall 

  108. Watch the sunrise and sunset on the same day 

  109. Organize a high school reunion (20 year 2028)

  110. Have my handwriting analyzed

  111. Stay in a penthouse suite 

  112. Go to an opera

  113. Go to a Broadway show

  114. Spend a whole day at the spa

  115. Experience a sensory deprivation tank

  116. Create a million dollar net worth 

  117. Get paid to travel

  118. Create passive income

  119. Flip a house 

  120. Fly in a private jet 

  121. Stay at an all inclusive resort 

  122. Stomp grapes

  123. Ride in a horse drawn sleigh

  124. Dress up for high tea in England

  125. Learn La Vie En Rose in French

  126. Speak on stage in front of hundreds of people 

  127. Spend a month unplugged 

  128. Work with a vocal trainer 

  129. Go all out and turn the house into a winter wonderland for Christmas 

  130. Volunteer for an international service trip 

  131. Be a guest speaker 

  132. Help someone cross off one of their bucket list items 

  133. Learn CPR and the Heimlich maneuver 

  134. Learn basic communication/ travel phrases in 12 languages 

  135. Complete an obstacle course

  136. Go to a yoga retreat

  137. Go snowshoeing 

  138. Kayak through sea caves

  139. Take a self defense class 

  140. Stand up paddle board (credit for some ideas: https://bucketlistjourney.net/my-bucket-list/)

  141. Attend an authentic luau

  142. Walk Bandon’s Circles in the Sand

  143. Attend a silly festival

  144. Vacation on a house boat

  145. Travel somewhere exotic on a yacht

  146. Stay in an ice hotel

  147. Sleep in a tree house

  148. Stay in an underwater hotel 

  149. Dye my hair an unnatural color 

  150. Stand on all 7 continents 

  151. Ride a double decker tour bus in London

  152. Take our kids to all 50 states and every national park 

  153. Sit at the edge of the waterfall Salto de Dios in Colombia 

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