My Skinny Bucket List
The WHOLE List :)
❤ Become a mom ❤
❤ Live a life so balanced, restful, and rewarding that retirement looks the same ❤
❤ 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. ❤
See the Northern lights (glass igloos in Finland?)
Go skydiving [ weight limit typically 220-250]
Become a yoga enthusiast
Get a tattoo
Go skinny dipping
Visit Australia
Hike Machu Picchu - Peru
Walk a portion of the Great Wall of China
See the Pyramids in Egypt
Go to New Zealand
Read the classics
Learn to Scuba Dive
Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
Scuba dive to see underwater ships in the Cayman Islands
See a sea turtle while scuba diving/snorkeling
Lounge in an infinity pool
Zip line through the rain forest in Costa Rica
Go helmet diving [goal weight of <299]
Stay in the Maldives
Explore rice paddies in Bali
Stay in an over-water bungalow in French Polynesia
Stay in a ridiculously luxury resort
Become fluent in another language. Or 2. Or 3.
Teach my children multiple languages as toddlers.Italian
French
Spanish
Learn to swing dance
Live in Italy for awhile
Go to Santorini
Take salsa dancing lessons
Live in Brugge for a few weeks
Visit Brussels
Hike Table Rock
Camp in the Redwoods
Ride in a gondola through the canals of Venice
See sunflower fields in Tuscany - July
Visit lavender fields in France
Go back to Rome & Amalfi
Add a lock to the Pont des Arts bridge near the Louvre
Visit Stonehenge
Travel to London
Take a world cruise!!
Hike around Crater Lake
Road Trip through the US in an RV
Travel to all 50 states
Take my kids to the Oregon Caves
Build or renovate a home on the Oregon Coast
Go horseback riding on the beach
Kayak through bioluminescent water
Ride in a plane that my husband pilots
☑ Done - visit the Grand Canyon
NSV - hike the longer trails of the Grand Canyon
Take a tour of Antelope Canyon
Go to see Joshua Tree (that rhymes)
Photograph Glacier National Park
Publish a photo in National Geographic
Visit Iceland and swim in blue lagoon
See the Fall colors in New England
Go inside La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Walk through a castle
See the Taj Mahal
See gold plated temple Shwezigon Paya in Bagan, Myanmar
Hike to Tigers Nest cliff-side temple in Bhutan (Paro Taktsang) - [6 hours round trip, start early morning, cover knees and shoulders]
Visit Hong Kong
See Shinobazu Pond of lotuses in Tokyo [late July] & Wisteria in Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan [early May]
See a floating lantern festival
Purchase a vacation home
Take archery lessons
Try aerial yoga
Go with dad to a survival skills camp
Go on an African safari - finding ethical safaris
Ice skate at Rockefeller Center
Visit Leavenworth, WA at Christmas
Visit Moraine Lake, Banff National Park - Alberta, Canada
Go skiing again
Spend the day playing at a water park - water slide, lazy river
Sing karaoke
Publish a book
Take a trip with no plans and no destination
Conquer one of my greatest fears
Plan and execute an elaborate picnic
Go to Ireland and Scotland
Helicopter tour of the Himalayas - land on Everest Base Camp
Take Aaron to Vatican City, Rome, and Florence
Explore Chichén Itzá Mayan Ruins
River cruise (Viking) through Germany
Pan for gold in Alaska
Try indoor skydiving with a group of friends [weight limit 300, recommended 260 for high flight and less restrictions]
Go back to Hawaii with Aaron
Book a photo shoot for myself and take confident photos I LOVE
Serve on a jury
Go to NoBS camp live in Nashville
Wear an evening gown for a cruise ship formal night and portraits
Take a rock climbing class
Explore Zion National Park in Utah
Eat fondue in Switzerland
Go on a leisurely bike ride in Sun River
Fly over Waimea Canyon, Kauai in a helicopter
See baby sea turtles crawl to the water
Visit Washington DC
Become a calligrapher
Become a minimalist
Sleep in a hammock between trees, under the stars
Cross the Panama Canal
See Niagara Falls
Go to the Kentucky Derby
Stand in a waterfall
Watch the sunrise and sunset on the same day
Organize a high school reunion (20 year 2028)
Have my handwriting analyzed
Stay in a penthouse suite
Go to an opera
Go to a Broadway show
Spend a whole day at the spa
Experience a sensory deprivation tank
Create a million dollar net worth
Get paid to travel
Create passive income
Flip a house
Fly in a private jet
Stay at an all inclusive resort
Stomp grapes
Ride in a horse drawn sleigh
Dress up for high tea in England
Learn La Vie En Rose in French
Speak on stage in front of hundreds of people
Spend a month unplugged
Work with a vocal trainer
Go all out and turn the house into a winter wonderland for Christmas
Volunteer for an international service trip
Be a guest speaker
Help someone cross off one of their bucket list items
Learn CPR and the Heimlich maneuver
Learn basic communication/ travel phrases in 12 languages
Complete an obstacle course
Go to a yoga retreat
Go snowshoeing
Kayak through sea caves
Take a self defense class
Stand up paddle board (credit for some ideas: https://bucketlistjourney.net/my-bucket-list/)
Attend an authentic luau
Walk Bandon’s Circles in the Sand
Attend a silly festival
Vacation on a house boat
Travel somewhere exotic on a yacht
Stay in an ice hotel
Sleep in a tree house
Stay in an underwater hotel
Dye my hair an unnatural color
Stand on all 7 continents
Ride a double decker tour bus in London
Take our kids to all 50 states and every national park
Sit at the edge of the waterfall Salto de Dios in Colombia