If working with you helps me achieve
something on my bucket list, that is just the
cherry on top for me!
Personal Goals:
- Become an author – write a darn book and publish it (Oct. 2017)
- Become a public speaker (DisruptHR 2016)
- Build my own business (2018)
- Be part of a podcast/webinar (Dec. 2018)
- Attend a retreat; spiritual, yoga, health (South Dakota Yoga Conference 2019 - Presenter)
Rockstar Moments:
- Become a published author (more than 1 book) - 2nd book published May 2019
- Make a best seller list
- Win a professional award
- Do a book tour
- Have a clothing line
- Talk show appearance
- Be on the cover of a magazine
- Be a model (Runway model 2012-2018 for Designs by Ari)
- Red carpet moment
- Travel as an ambassador of an organization
Speaking:
- Speak to a group of more than 2,500
- Speak to a group of more than 5,000
- Speak to a group of more than 10,000
- Speak for Dress for Success
- Speak for RAINN
- Speak at Disney World
- Speak in Washington D.C.
- Speak at a Spirituality conference
- Speak at a CONNECT conference
- Speak at MPI
- Speak at SXSW
Activities without specific location:
- Watch my children as they see the Ocean for the first time
- Make it to as many important events for my children as possible
- Skydive
- Scuba Dive
- Parasailing
- Sleep in a tree house
- Stay at a Bed & Breakfast
- Play Roller Derby (2012-2015) – Midwest Maidens Roller Derby, Brookings, SD)
- Get a Motorcycle license (for riding in the desert)
- Shake the hand of an American President
- Meet Jimmy Fallon
- Meet Lady Gaga
- Watch a Roller Derby Championship track side (St. Paul, MN Nov. 2015)
Broadway Shows to see:
- CATS (London 2001)
- ONCE (NYC- on Broadway 2013)
- Hamilton (Chicago, October 2017)
- Wicked
- Phantom of the Opera
- Book of Mormon (Sioux Falls, SD 2017)
- Beauty and the Beast (SIoux Falls, SD 2017)
- Cinderella (Sioux Falls, SD 2018)
- Finding Neverland
- Kinky Boots (Sioux Falls, SD 2018)
North America (Starting Zone)
- Bike the Michelson Trail
- Participate in and finish the SD Kayak Challenge
- See a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado (Trampled by Turtles, Aug. 2016)
- Hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail – hopefully a complete thru hike!!
- Ride a motorcycle in the sand dunes of California Desert
- Stay in Banff National Park – Alberta, Canada
- Eat Lobster in Maine
- Visit Martha’s Vineyard
- Visit Kennedy Space Center
- Swim in a hot spring – (Idaho 2003)
- Attend Burning Man
- See the Smithsonian Museums
- Visit the White House and Mall
- White Water Raft – Idaho (2003), Minnesota (2013)
- White Water Kayak – Idaho (2003)
- Multnomah Falls and Thor’s Well in Oregon
- Hamilton Pools, Texas
- Visit Iceland – hot springs
Visit:
- NYC (Dec.2013) – Times Square, Empire State Building, MoMa, Central Park, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Broadway, Wall Street/Financial District, Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, St. Peter’s
- New Orleans (Dec. 2014)- Paddle Boat River Cruise, Live music in Jackson Square, Café Du Monde, Trolley to Garden District, Bourbon Street, Ate a Muffelletta Sandwich
- Seattle (March 1999) – Space Needle, Ferry Ride, Science Museum, Chateau St. Michelle Winery tour
- San Fran (Nov. 2014)- Trolley Car ride, Ate Crab, Rogue Public House, Lombard Street, Golden Gate Bridge, Bakers Beach, Moir Woods, Port Reyes Lighthouse, Anaba Winery tasting
*Want to take an Alcatraz tour and see the Golden Gate Bridge on a non-foggy day - Denver (Aug. 2016)
- Las Vegas (June 2017)
- Washington D.C. (April 2018)
- Philadelphia, PA (April 2018)
- House on the Rock, Spring Green, WI (Nov.2018)
Places I would really like to see:
- Key West, FL
- Boston, MA (March 2019)
- Bar Harbor, ME
- Savannah, GA
- Austin, TX
- Louisville, KY
- Branson, MO
- Nashville, TN
- Charlotte, NC
- Indianapolis, IN
- Galena, IL
Visit all 50 states
- Drive along the Pacific Coastal Highway
- Hike the Pacific Coast Trail
- Hike part of North Country Trail
- Oneonto Gorge, Oregon
- Niagara Falls
- 4 Corners Monument
National Parks: (visit as many as possible)
Alaska National Parks
* Parks I really want to see if I can’t see them all
** Places I want to visit again with husband (and kids if possible)
- Denali National Park *
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park *
- Katmai National Park *
- Kenai Fjords National Park *
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park *– walk inside the canyon
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Saguaro National Park
- Hot Springs National Park *
- Channel Islands National Park *
- Death Valley National Park (also located in Nevada)
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Lassen Volcanic Park
- Redwood National Park * – drive through a tree
- Sequoia National Park * – Hug General Sherman (Largest Tree)
- Yosemite National Park *– Climb half dome
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park *
- Rocky Mountain National Park *
- Biscayne National Park
- Dry Tortugas National Park *
- Everglades National Park *
- Haleakala National Park *
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park *– touch cooled lava, watch lava flow into the ocean
- Yellowstone National Park (also located in Wyoming and Montana)(2003 with Photography trip in College)** – (Sept. 2015)
- Mammoth Cave Park
- Acadia National Park * – watch the sunrise
- Isle Royale National Park * – primitive camp
- Voyageurs National Park (traveled through in my teens) **
- Glacier National Park (traveled when I was 16-17 years old with Aunt, Uncle & cousins)** – hike to all the waterfalls
- Yellowstone National Park (also located in Wyoming and Idaho) (2003 with Photography trip in College) (Sept. 2015)**
- Death Valley National Park (also located in California)
- Great Basin National Park *
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park *
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also located in Tennessee) * – hike AT
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park (a few times growing up) **
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Crater Lake National Park*
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also located in North Carolina) *- hike AT
- Shenandoah National Park * – hike AT
- Congaree National Park
- Badlands National Park (2012 with Chris, 2014 with the family)
- Wind Cave National Park (2012 with Chris, 2014 with family, but no cave tour)
- Jewel Cave National Monument (Sept. 2015)
- Big Bend National Park *
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Arches National Park *
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Zion National Park *
- Mount Rainier National Park *
- North Cascades National Park *
- Olympic National Park *
- Grand Teton National Park * (Sept. 2015)
- Yellowstone National Park (also located in Montana and Idaho)** (Sept. 2015)
* Parks I really want to see if I can’t see them all
** Places I want to visit again with husband (and kids if possible)
Central/South America (Jungle/Forest Zone)
- Visit Galapagos Islands
- Visit Christ the Redeemer in Rio de janeiro, Brazil – climb to the top
- Visit Machu Pichu, Peru
- Chichen Itza, Mexico (June 1997)
- Cancun (June 1997)
- Cozumel (May 2002)
- Jamaica – climb Dunns River Falls (May 2002)
- Grand Caymen – snorkeling (May 2002)
Europe ( Ancient City Level)
- Study at Oxford University, Oxford UK (Spring 2001)
- Have a beer at an iconic pub – Eagle & Child – Oxford, UK – Tolstoy, Louis Carroll (Spring 2001)
- Stonehenge (Spring 2001)
- London (Spring 2001) – Dali museum, tower of London, london bridge,
- Paris (Spring 2001) – Eiffle Tower, Louvre, Palace of Versaille
- – still want to visit Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France and see a show at Moulin Rouge
- Venice (Spring 2001) – Canal, Guggenheim
- Florence (Spring 2001) – Duomo, Uffizi, Art
- Rome (Spring 2001) – Trevi Fountain,
- Vatican City – Sistine Chapel and mass in the Piazza with Pope John Paul II(Spring 2001)
- Berlin (Spring 2001)
- Amsterdam (Spring 2001) – Van Gogh Museum
- Prague (Spring 2001)
- Scotland – Giant’s Causway, plant my feet on our land in Lochaber
- Ireland- Guinness brewery, bike the island, Cliffs of Moher
- Spend a night in a castle (Weingut Spindler?) (Spring 2001)
- Greece – visit Pantheon
- Oktoberfest in Germany
Africa (Desert Level)
- Pyramids of Giza
- Ride Camel in Sahara
- Petra, Jordan
- Madegascar
Far East (Hidden Temple Level)
- Great Wall of China
- Taj Mahal, India
- Ride Trans-Siberian Railroad
- Hagio Sofia, Istanbul Turkey
South Pacific (Water/Beach Level)
- New Zealand (Hobbit Tour)
- Great Barrier Reef – scuba
- Australia – Syndey Opera House
- Stay in a hut above the ocean (Fiji/Bora Bora)