10 on Tuesday: Things I Want To Do or Try

This month’s theme for 10 on the 10th now hosted by Whitney at The Perfectly Imperfect Mama is 10 Things I Want To Do or Try. Unfortunately for me I wasn't ready on the 10th, but I still wanted to participate! Better late than never, right?

Create a Free Little Library 
This might be the easiest one to accomplish on this list. Never heard of this? It's a little library that an individual or organization sets up where people can take a book or leave a book. I've been looking up how to get started, and am now investigating possible locations, especially since there don't seem to be any near me. You can create your library out of nearly anything (birdhouse, old entertainment center, even a mailbox or plastic container!) , and a charter is only about $40. Now I just have to find out about zoning laws in the location(s) I want to set up shop. 

Go White Water Rafting 
I feel like I did this early in college but that was a long time ago and I don't really remember it, so it couldn't have been that exciting, right?!  Anyway, I want to do it again, with BIG rapids, one where I have to wear a helmet and paddle around boulders down the river! 

Attend Oaks and/or the Kentucky Derby... and Finish The KY Bourbon Trail
I don't know much about the derby or Oaks, tbh. Kristen made Oaks look fun- that's the female horse race the day before the Kentucky Derby, everyone wears all pink everything, and it's more casual than the derby (says Google). And if I'm going to Oaks, I may as well stick around for The Kentucky Derby, right? My grandpa was into horse racing, and sometimes I'd bet (and win- woot!). Also, Blue and I got about halfway through the KY Bourbon Trail a few years ago when we went out there for my birthday, so it'd be really cool if we could finish it! 

Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
I've been to hot air balloon festivals, but now I want to go up in one! Which is kind of ridiculous since I've become somewhat afraid of heights as I've gotten older. (Speaking of which, has this happened to anyone else? Becoming afraid of something with age?)

Road Trip Down the West Coast
I want to take 2 weeks, fly into Seattle Washington, and then road trip down through Portland, stop by some national parks, sip my way though Napa Valley (and possibly that hot air balloon ride mentioned above), and finish up in San Francisco. Completely doable right?! Look, I even found a road trip itinerary already laid out! And into don't want to miss anything, which is why I've bookmarked this list of 101 things to see/do in the PNW!

Go Parasailing
Another adventurous one that just looks like fun that I haven't done before! Blue is probably laughing at me if she's reading this right now though, because once we went on a (not very high) ferris wheel and I was white knuckled for most of the ride! 

See the Northern lights in Iceland
Fingers crossed for this one! I already purchased my parka and boots, and we're looking at dates for next year. Whether we actually see the Northern Lights or not is up to Mother Nature, but we're certainly going to try! 

Swim in a geological hot spring
This was actually supposed to happen in March when I visited my friends in Colorado, but then she wasn't feeling well so we stayed in. I hear they have some in Iceland too though, so definitely going to try and incorporate visiting one on our trip! 

Try a Sensory Deprivation Tank or Acupuncture
No real reason for this one, but it's suppose to increase happiness, release muscle tension, and as Healthline states, some "reported spiritual experiences, deep inner peace, sudden spiritual insight, and feeling as if they were born anew." Sounds good to me! 

Finish paying off all of my student loans- meaning I'd have 0 debt! 
Do I really need an explanation for this one? It's definitely in my grasp too... if I put my mind money to it, I could probably do this by the end of the year. 

What are some things you want to do or try?