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Staying in a Yurt in Torch Lake, Michigan

3/18/2023

Staying in a yurt is a definite bucket list experience!
I know I absolutely loved the experience of camping, while simultaneously sleeping on a Queen sized bed!

September 2021 in one weekend, Chase and I had our one year anniversary of when we re-met, and our six month dating anniversary, so we wanted a little romantic escape!
We didn't want to go too far, or spend too much money (I was in the process of buying my house!), so staying in a yurt in Michigan was the perfect choice!

Our yurt was located on Rocky Top Farms, a super adorable and funky (you know how much I love funky things!) little farm that grows cherries, creates preserves from said cherries (which you receive a complimentary jar of with your stay!), has nearly 300 acres of hiking and biking trails, and is totally off the grid!

It is located only 2.5 miles from Lake Michigan and Torch Lake beaches!
Now, if you've never been to Torch Lake beaches, it is something special! We went in September, and it was rainy and chilly the majority of our stay, so we did not get to swim in the lake, but we did experience the beach, and it was just so cool to see a legit beach in Michigan! Definitely not what popped into my head when I thought of Michigan!

To make our campsite even more incredible, it was waterfront! Yes, we could look out the door (flap?) of our yurt, or across our firepit at a gorgeous lake view!

And it included a paddleboat which we of course used!
How romantic!

Speaking of romantic <3

We both like to camp, and this was just an elevated, incredible camping experience!
It was also our first time away alone together, so we really enjoyed time spent together at this magical place.

Want to stay in the exact tent we stayed in?
Or visit Rocky Top Farms to see all that they have to offer.

https://www.rockytopfarms.com/

Peace Love and Yurts
Jess <3

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50 Things You Should Add to Your Bucket List Today

12/29/2022

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50 Things You Should Add to Your Bucket List Today

Has your Bucket List gotten a little boring as of late? Can't think of anything new and exciting to add to it?
Well today I have for you 50 ideas to infuse your Bucket List with some excitement, and to get you motivated to get out there and live!
All 50 of these are things I have already done, and come with my highest recommendation!
Some of the items on this list are completely life changing. Others are just super fun, and something you should experience before you kick the bucket!

1. Travel Solo
2. Own a business
3. Hike at Hocking Hills
4. Swim in an infinity pool
5. Fall in love

6. Adopt a dog. Not buy. Adopt.
7. Attend a yoga retreat in Vietnam
8. Go white water rafting
9. Be confident in my own body
10. Experience Atlanta

11. Go to China
12. Crowd surf
13. Go skinnydipping
14. Karaoke
15. Be able to drive manual

16. Go snorkeling
17. Kiss in the rain
18. Go to a drive in movie
19. Live in a foreign country
20. Invest $1,000

21. Ride a mechanical bull
22. Have $5,000 in my savings
23. Do volunteer work
24. Make your own sushi
25. Go zip lining

26. Go kayaking
27. Go to 10 countries
28. Visit New York City
29. Eat tacos and drink tequila in Mexico
30. Get a tattoo

31. Stay in a yurt
32. Learn to play guitar
33. Stay at a resort
34. Ride a motorcycle
35. Write a book

36. Work at a haunted house
37. Climb the great wall of China
38. See the terra cotta warriors
39. Visit Doll's Head Trail in Georgia
40. Swim in a Cenote in Mexico

41. Rage out at a Rage Room
42. Go on a cruise
43. Drink out of a coconut
44. Go to the Caribbean
45. Visit a Korean Bathhouse

46. Use a squatty potty
47. Go to the Cayman Islands
48. Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China
49. Go Rafting
50. See/experience paradise

My Ultimate Bucket List

9/6/2016

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I am super excited about today's post, because setting goals, and along with that, bucket lists, are something that are very important to me! If you have been a long-time reader of this blog, you have no doubt heard me go on and on (and on!) about the importance of goal setting. So today I'm not going to do that, I'm just going to leave you with the below quote, then we'll take a peek at my ultimate bucket list!

So with that little bit of inspiration telling you why I set goals, and why I have an ultimate bucket list, let's get looking at my ultimate bucket list!
There are eighty items total on my list, with more being added whenever I think of one (I had 79 on here yesterday when I posted this, and I though of another one, so I just added it!)! All of the goals that are underlined, are ones that I have already done, and crossed off the list! Here we go!

*This list was edited on 8/3/22*

Go white water rafting
Learn Mandarin Chinese
Go snorkeling
Spend the night at Wal-Mart
Eat squid
Learn to play the guitar
Go on a cruise
Crowd surf
Go to the Caribbean
See Cat Stevens in concert
Get married
Be on t.v

14. Ride a motorcycle
15. Give a homeless person food
16. Touch a stingray
Be able to do a split
Go skinnydipping in the ocean
Karaoke
Go clubbing
Be able to drive manual
Go to a costume party
Go to China
Be a waitress
Get a tattoo
Write a book
See the Beach Boys
Go to 10 different countries
Kiss in the rain
Run a mile in under 10 minutes
Fall in love

Go to a Drive-in Movie
Hitchhike
Invest $1,000
Go to 20 countries
Get my ears gauged
Model
Go dumpster diving
Be in a band
Be on t.v in China
Have $5,000 in my savings

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Sing a song I wrote, onstage with my band
Teach English
Take and pass the S.O.P.I Test
Go on an African Safari
Go to New York City
Work at a Haunted house
See Def Leppard in concert
Go to India
Ride a mechanical bull

Write my own blog
Retire from waitressing
See the pyramids of Egypt
See Steve Miller Band in concert
See Panic! At the Disco in concert
Have my wedding featured on Rock n Roll Bride
See the Taj Mahal
Travel solo
Stay on the cliffs of Santorini, Greece
Go zip lining
Stay in an overwater bungalow

Visit Tom's Restaurant
Party like a rockstar in Vegas
Fly first class
Ride a camel
Drink tequila and eat tacos in Mexico
Go to Oktoberfest in Munich
Live in a foreign country
Do volunteer work
Backpack through Southern Asia
Speak to foreign locals in their own language

Buy a House
Visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
See Dracula's Castle in Romania
Drive the Amalfi Coast on a Vespa
Visit Transylvania, Romania
Eat croissants and drink coffee in a Parisian cafe
Visit all 50 states

Eat shave ice in Hawaii
Go whale watching
Make sushi
Eat sushi in Japan
Adopt a dog
Visit a cemetary in New Orleans
Eat jambalaya in New Orleans
Drink a Guinness in Ireland
Road trip around Ireland

And there it is; my Ultimate Bucket List! I hope you enjoyed it, and maybe got some inspiration for your own list! If you don't have one yet, never fear, I wrote a great article about how to write your own bucket list, as well as how I came up with the idea for writing my own!
I absolutely love my list. I love looking at all the goals I've got to cross off over the years, and I love looking at all the goals that I will eventually get to cross off! I use it when planning trips, and when planning my year ahead.
And yes, all the pictures on this post are actual pictures of me, crossing off the items on my ultimate bucket list!
Be sure to check out my Bucket List page, and you can see the rest of my pictures of me crossing off bucket list items! They're super fun to look at!

What are some things that are on your ultimate bucket list?
What are some items you've crossed off your bucket list that have made you super proud of yourself?
Let me know in the comments below!

Peace Love and My Ultimate Bucket List

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