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Idaho trip August 2025

Posted on March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I still have a lot of adventures from last year to share with you. I have no idea when I will be caught up with last years posts. My work schedule is allover the place and I have had a hard time getting into a routine. However, I still love blogging and I’m excited to write another post about last summer. With that being said let’s get to it!

August 11th – This was the day that my mom and I arrived in Idaho. I was excited to see my grandparents again. We spent some time hanging out in their backyard. I love summer nights . I love spending time outside during warm summer evenings.

August 12th – On this day I did a lot of shopping. I went to Walmart and I got some fun art items including a lot of stickers, a craft kit, and colored pencils. I also went to four different thrift stores. I got a lot of fun Items. Some of my favorite things that I got are a bag of hair bows, Barbie books, stickers, and a vintage American Girl book. However, my favorite thing was this Lisa Frank stamp set. I love finding Lisa Frank items at the thrift store. I was so happy when I saw it! Some other finds included a headband craft , a journal, and a little Squishmallow plush. That night I spent some more time outside. It was a good day of vacation.

August 13th – On this day I got to see a lot of animal friends. I went to a family member’s farm. I got to see cows, pigs, horses and chickens. I also got to pick some nectarines. I love nectarines so that was one of the days big highlights. I got some fun pictures from my day there. That night I spent some more time outside.

August 14th – On this day we had a family party. It was great to spend time with family that I don’t get to see as much as I would like too. We went out to lunch and then we went back to a family member’s house for desserts. I also got to go to another family members house and hold some of their cats including some beautiful Maine coon cats.

August 15th – On this day my mom, sister and I went to zoo Boise. I love this zoo. I have been I few times and I really enjoy seeing the animals here. Some of my favorite animals that I saw on this day were the penguins, the African Wild dogs , and the Red pandas. I also got some fun souvenirs here. It was a beautiful day at the zoo. we also got lunch and then got our toe nails done. I got sparkly nail polish. It was a a very fun summer day.

August 16th – On this day I went back home. I had a great vacation in Idaho.

Thanks for reading.

Love , Christina Epperly

Things I love January 2026

Posted on March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I feel like it has been way to long since I’ve written a things I love post. My work schedule has been allover the place so I have a hard hard time with blogging consistently. However I still love blogging and I will continue sharing my everyday adventures on this blog. With that being said let’s get to the Things I loved in January 2026.

My Florida vacation – I went on a truly amazing vacation this month. Some highlights included the Crayola Experience, Epcot, Going to the Rainforest cafe, and going on some amazing amusement park rides. ( You Can read about it HERE )

Crossing items off of my bucket list – I crossed three items of my bucket this month. ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )

Going shopping at hobby lobby – I have fallen in love with Hobby Lobby and I’m so happy I got to go this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Kinder Joy eggs – Ok, I got so many Kinder Joy eggs this month. There were just some really great toys and I was very excited to collect them. ( you can read about it HERE and HERE )

Buying valentines day items – I have found that it is best to buy seasonal items as soon as they come out. This month I got some great Valentine’s items. ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )

art projects – I did some fun art projects this month . Art is one of my favorite hobbies! ( You can read more about it HERE )

Seeing my friend on the first day on the month – I started off the month and the year in a wonderful way by seeing my amazing friend. ( You can read about it HERE )

Going to my favorite used book store – I made a trip to my favorite used book store this month (you can read about it HERE )

Thank you for reading about the things I loved in January 2026 .

Love, Christina Epperly

My amazing Florida vacation 2026

Posted on March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! In January I went on a very fun family vacation to Florida. I crossed off two bucket list items while I was on vacation and I’m so excited to tell you all about it . I had a lot of fun during my first vacation on 2026 so let’s get to it

January 25th – This was the day that my vacation began! It took two planes to get to Florida but I was very happy to be there. We stayed at Disney’s Old Key West hotel. This hotel is huge! I went to the gift shop and I got a magnet with the hotel’s name on it. After getting to our room we went out to dinner. While we were on our way to dinner I saw a bunch of gift shops. After dinner we went to the mermaid gift shop. This gift shop was so much fun to explore. There were so many souvenirs to choose from. I got a hat, a shirt, keychains and more! This day was a good start to a great vacation.

January 26th – Today was the day we went to Epcot. I enjoyed going on some of my favorite rides here including living with the land, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, and Test track. I also enjoyed exploring the world showcase. I loved collecting the free post cards. It was also the festival of the arts I liked seeing the decorations and I also had fun doing a paint by numbers activity. Two other highlights of the day were getting a fun coffee drink and eating at the space 220 restaurant. I’m glad I got to visit Epcot again.

January 27th – On this day I crossed an item off my bucket list by visiting another Crayola Experience location. I had been to the Crayola Experience location in the Mall of America back in 2018. I loved it so much that I put visiting another Crayola Experience location on my bucket list. I had a fun time visiting the Orlando location. I had a great time making art with melted wax, making my own crayon label, making coloring pages with my picture on it and making other fun projects. I even got my picture sketched by a robot! Oh and there was this area where you could draw with chalk on the walls and I wrote Let’s go Mets more than once. They had a photo booth and I took some fun pictures there. Included with my ticket I got a free scribble scrubby toy. There were so many coloring pages and projects here. I took some with me so I could use them later. The gift shop here was beyond amazing there were so many Crayola products that you could buy. I got so many fun souvenirs including a shirt, another scribble scrubby toy, a coloring book, an ornament and a pack of markers. I highly recommend going to the Crayola experience I could write a whole blog post about everything I did here. Some other quick highlights are the pressed penny machine , getting soda in a Crayola cup , the silly putty claw machine and doing rubbings with crayons. The Crayola Experience is located in a mall so after I wrapped up my time there, I went to the American girl store. It had been I long time since I had gone to an American Girl store and I was so happy to have the chance to go to one again. I had a good time looking at all the displays and seeing some of the new items that are available. I bought the American Girl sticker book that I had been wanting I also got a shirt with the old American Girl logo on it and a chocolate bar with and American Girl wrapper. I also went to Claire’s .There was a great clearance sale going on and I was able to get a lot of fun items for a great price. This mall actually had two Claire’s locations at I got to go to them both. Later that day I went to the Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs. I love this cafe so much but we don’t have one where I live. After eating I went to the Rainforest Cafe gift shop where I got a mug and a ball. I love that they have items on clearance here. After dinner I got coffee it was a great vacation day.

January 28th – On this day we went on a day trip to St. Augustine. We went on a tour where we got to see a lot of different places around St. Augustine. We also did a tour of an old jail. My favorite part of our St. Augustine adventure was the Fountain of Youth. It was fun drinking from the fountain but my favorite part was seeing the peacocks and getting to feed them. They are truly beautiful birds. I just loved taking pictures of them. We only had a short amount of time in St. Augustine it would be fun to go back sometime to have more adventures. On the way back that night we stopped at one of my favorite places. For the 2nd time in my life I got to got to Bucee’s. I had so much fun shopping here there we even some Valentine’s day items. Some of the items I got where a stationary set, a magnet, a hairbow, a coloring book, a tin of mints, and a rubber duck. Shopping here was the perfect end to this fun day.

January 29th – This was the day I went on a solo adventure to Magic Kingdom. I had not been here since 2021 and I was excited to go on the Tron roller coaster. My first ride of the day was the people mover. I love this ride it was the perfect way to start the day. My next ride was Tron I had a pass for it so I didn’t have to wait in the long line. I loved this ride it was very thrilling and I wish I could have ridden it twice. It seemed like it was a somewhat busy day at the park but I still got to go ride the rides that I wanted to the most Including Winnie The Pooh , It’s a small world, the carousal, jungle cruise, and the barnstormer plus more. I also did some shopping of course. My favorite thing that I bought was a Winnie the pooh bead kit. The Winnie the Pooh ride is my favorite. I had a great day here but I was so tired at the end of my adventured filled day.

January 30th – On this day I crossed off a bucket list item but before I did that I went to Disney Springs. I went to the Coca cola store and I got some fun items including some polar bear items. I also got coffee. Then it was time to cross off a bucket list item. I took the bus to Fort Wilderness. I had put exploring Fort Wilderness on my bucket list because one of my favorite sing a long videos was filmed there. I remember watching it a lot as a kid. This place is huge so I did not get to explore all of it but I did enjoy walking around. It was a nice day and I’m glad I went on this adventure. I walked to a store where I got a snack. It would be so fun to stay here sometime. There were also horses here. There was an outdoor theater that was really cool . I’m glad I crossed this item off off my list. That night we went out for ice cream it was a great way to say goodbye to this great vacation.

January 31st – This was the day I came back home from a wonderful vacation. At the airport I got a very cute bear that had different locations in Florida on it. I’m so happy I got that bear I’m also happy I got to go on this Wonderful vacation.

Thank you for reading love, Christina Epperly

After Oxnard but before Idaho

Posted on February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m excited to continue to catch up with my posts about last year. I’m actually already planning this years summer adventures and looking back on some of last years summer adventures is giving me some inspiration for this year’s summer bucket list game. In this post I will write about a few days in August in-between to trips. With all that being said let’s get to it.

August 7th 2025 – On this day I went to work but before work I went to Starbucks to get a refreshing drink. At work I got two super cute Squishmallow clips. This was a simple but great summer day.

August 8th 2025 – On this day I did a fun summer art project. I got this summer sticker art kit from Amazon and today was the day that I decided to make a fun summer sticker picture. I love the way that my sticker picture looked it was the prefect summer art project.

August 9th – On this day I went to lunch with family before going to work. On my lunch break I went to Safeway where I got stickers! I was so excited when I saw these super cute dog and cat stickers. It was overall a great summer day.

August 10th – On this day I went to Trader Joes . I got some fun summer stickers and a coloring page. I was so happy to get a bunch of summer stickers. I also made s’mores that night. It was another good summer day.

Thank you for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

Fun days in January 2026

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I went on a very fun vacation in late January but there were some other fun days that I want to highlight before I tell you about my vacation. With that being said let’s get to it.

January 8th 2026 – On this day I went to Hobby Lobby. I love going to Hobby Lobby. They have really good prices on art kits and other items. I got a bunch of valentines day items including stickers , art kits, rubber ducks and hair bows. There was such a large selection of wonderful Valentine’s Day items. Going shopping here is always so much fun. I’m so glad I bought these items before February when they would be more in demand. I always like to buy seasonal items as early as possible. Also on the day I went to Trader Joes and I got stickers. This was a great January day.

January 9th – On this day I went to work I also went to Safeway. At Safeway I got some kinder Joy eggs , some glow in the dark dinosaur valentines that come with stickers, and a bath sponge shaped like a turtle.

January 10th – On this day I went to Target I got some fun items including a fidget box, a tote bag craft kit, bow socks, and lip gloss with charms. I also did a pick up order I got some stickers and a Squishmallow pillowcase. I also went to Trader Joes again where I got some stickers and coloring pages.

January 11th – On this day I went to eat at the Habit. I love going to the Habit they have amazing veggie burgers. If you have one in your area I highly recommend it. I also went to Safeway on this day. I got a Barbie gift set that came with a Barbie mug. I love adding new Barbie items to my collection.

January 13th – On this I went to Walgreens and I got some fun Valentine’s Day items including stickers , a pack of shaped erasers, Valentine’s day cards that came with stickers , a squishy bear toy and Squishmallow clip.

January 14th – On this day I went to Walgreens again I got some markers, a hot wheels car, Squishmallow surprise toys, a necklace, socks and more. I also got a cannon ball drink at work. I love cannonball drinks I highly recommend trying one if you get the chance to.

January 15th – on this day I did a fun art project that was also a bucket list item. ( You can read about it HERE )

January 16th – After work on this day I went to one of my favorite local toy stores. I got some really fun items including an art kit, stickers, and a bead activity kit. After shopping at the toy store, I went to Barns and Noble. I got some fun items here as well including a surprise toy and fun jewelry set. I also went to a volunteer event at my church that night. This was a busy day but it was a fun day.

January 17th – I did more shopping at Walgreens on this day. My favorite thing that I got is a new Squishmallow. Some other items I got were a surprise toy, a mini brands create set, a bracelet and a package of pop tube key chains. That night I went on a walk in the park. It was another good January day .

January 18th – On this day I went to Safeway I got more Kinder Joy eggs I love the toys that come inside of these. There have been some really good ones lately. I also got some ranch flavored Goldfish crackers.

January 20th – On this day I got more kinder Joy eggs and more trader Joes Stickers!

January 21st- On this day I got more Kinder Joy egg this was truly one of my favorite things this month.

January 22nd – On this day I went to Target. I got two Barbies Including a color reveal doll. I also got some stickers and twisty pet. Oh and I got some Joy Ride candy. I love going on Target runs!

January 23rd- On this day I did something really awesome. I took photos with my cat! I also ate oatmeal!

January 24th – This was day the day before I went on vacation. I made a quick stop to the Dollar Tree I got a pack of surprise toys, stickers and a craft kit. I also got Taco Bell.

Thank You for reading about some of my fun January days.

2026 art projects so far including a bucket list item!

Posted on February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m excited to tell you about the fun art projects that I’ve created so far this year. One of those projects was even a bucket list item. I don’t get around to creating art as much I would like but I’m happy with the projects that I’ve made so far this year. With all that being said let’s get to it!

January 10th – On this day I made my first art project of this year. I had a mosaic art kit that I got from target . This art kit is different from the ones I usually get. It was more than just a simple coloring or painting project. The first step was to paint the flower design then it was time to glue on the colorful rocks. I enjoyed doing this art kit it was different but still fun and relaxing and the same time. It was fun to do something a little different for my first art project of 2026.

January 15th ( Bucket list item 397 decorate a tote bag) – I got this craft kit at Target and I was so happy to make this project because not only because it was fun to make but it was also a bucket list item! I used the stencils and paint that came with this art kit but I also used some supplies like stickers and puffy paint that I already had. I had fun creating a colorful designs. I love having simple items like this on my bucket list because I get to have some carefree fun and it also gives me a feeling of accomplishment at the same time. That is why I encourage people to put simple items on their bucket lists.

February 4th – On this day I finished coloring a simple craft kit that I got at Hobby Lobby. This craft kit was a simple coloring craft kit. The kit came with two wooden pieces to color I choose to color the heart shaped piece that had a dog on it. I had fun coloring this cute design. I liked how colorful and fun it looked when I finished coloring it.

February 7th – On this day I went to my favorite local party supplies store. I got this really cool craft kit where you make paper flowers. Like the first craft kit I wrote about in this post this is also different from what I usually get when it comes to craft kits. I started out by following the directions then I decided just to make the flowers how I wanted. I had more fun just gluing the pieces together in whatever way or order that I felt like. I even mixed some of the colors together to create flowers with multiple colors of petals . I liked the way that flowers turned out and I’m glad I decided to just let my creative flow without following the step by step directions.

Thank you for reading about the art projects that I’ve done so far this year.

Oxnard road road trip August 2025

Posted on February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m excited to share another post about my summer adventures with you. In early August I went on a road trip to Oxnard to go to the Dallas Cowboys training camp. I also went on other adventures during my road trip so with all that being said let’s get to it.

August 3rd 2025 – This was the day that our road trip started . We made a stop in Solvang on the way to our hotel. We ate here and did a little bit of shopping. It is super cute town and I would love to go back sometime to explore it more.

August 4th 2025 – On this day we to the Ronald Reagan presidential library. It is on my bucket list to visit every presidential library and this was the 2nd one that I got to visit. While we were there was an exhibit on the dead see scrolls and it was truly amazing . I got to see some of the scrolls including part of the book of Psalms. After seeing the exhibit on the dead sea scrolls. We went to see the presidential library. I had so much fun looking around the library. My favorite part was getting to explore the airplane . I also enjoyed taking pictures here. There were so many great displays I recommend going here if you ever the chance. This was not our only adventure on the day we also did some exploring in Ventura , went shopping at Hobby Lobby and went to the beach. That night I went swimming in the hotel pool it was the perfect way to end this day of vacation.

August 5th – This was the day that we went to the Dallas Cowboys training camp. my mom and I were in a VIP area where we got a good view of the practice . I liked shopping at the store they have there. I got a set of stickers and a pin. There were snacks and drinks in the VIP area so that was really nice. There was even sugar free soda. I enjoyed watching practice and I’m glad I got to got this year.

August 6th – On this day we drove back home. I was sad that my vacation was over but I was happy to see my cat.

Thank you for reading about this road trip adventure.

Love, Christina Epperly

The first 7 days of 2026 !

Posted on February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! It is now February and that blows my mind. Every year seems to go by just a little bit faster or it could be that my life is very busy and when you are busy time seems to go by faster. Anyways I thought I would write a post about the first seven days of the year. I hope this year is treating all of you well! with all that being said let’s get to it.

January 1st 2026 – This was the first day of a brand new year and I started it off in the best way possible. I spent time with my friend Amy. We met at Target. I got some really great items at Target including some Squishmallow Valentines Day cards that come with stickers. Other fun items I got were a craft kit, two bead kits, stickers, heart shaped pasta and Joy Ride candy. I also got some Target stickers. I had a great time walking around Target with my friend. After Target we went to the Dollar Tree. I got some Barbie Valentine’s Day cards, stickers, surprise toys and more! It was a prefect start to the year. That night I also made some Christmas shaped pasta.

January 2nd 2026 – On this day I went to work. I love being able to work at Starbucks because I get to smell coffee all day and I even get to drink some too.

January 3rd 2026 – On this day I had work very early. On my lunch break I went back to my old work also known as Walgreens. I had a great time buying some valentines items including a container of squishy bears and a container of pop toys. I also got some rubber ducks, a pen with a fuzzy heart on top and squishmallow clip. Oh I also got my favorite body wash. After work I went to my favorite used book store. Where I got some American Girl books, some mystery books, and a My little pony book.

January 4th – This was a another work day so it was another day that I got to drink coffee. I also made nachos.

January 5th – On this day I went to Target . I got a bunch of Valentines day items including two craft kits, stickers, and a surprise squishmallow. I love going to Target so much but I also know that if you want to buy seasonal items you need to buy them early. I’m glad I was able to buy some more Valentine’s day items on this day!

January 6th – On this day I had an early shift where I was up before the sun. I went to Safeway before work. I got food but I also got Valentine’s day cards that came with erasers. After work I went to CVS I some some fun things including an art kit.

January 7th – On this day I went to Safeway I got some Kinder Joy eggs that have some super cute prizes inside. I also had a great drink of course.

So yeah that was my first seven days of the year! Have the best year everyone !!

Love, Christina Epperly.

The first two days of August 2025

Posted on January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I still have a lot of blog posts to write about last year’s adventures. I finally finished writing my posts about July 2025 so now is time for August 2025. I will be writing about this years adventures in between my catch up posts. With all the being said let’s get to it!

August 1st – On the first day of the month I had to leave work early. I had a root canal the day before . I thought I would be able to make it though my shift but that did not end up happening. I was not feeling well so my friend came and got me. We went to whole foods and CVS to get some things I needed to help me feel better. While at CVS I got some fun items including a craft kit, a spinning toy, chalk with a surprise in it and pens. That night I used to craft kit I bought to create a super cute cup covered in stickers. It was not how I planned on the day going but I was reminded how blessed I am to have have a truly wonderful friend.

August 2nd – On this day I got to go to my favorite local party supplies store. I got some fun items including stickers ,erasers and a key chain set. I also went to the park and I got coffee it was a great summer day.

Thank you for reading about my early August adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

Reviewing my 2025 goals and setting my 2026 goals

Posted on January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends ! A new year means new goals. However ,before I set my goals for this year I want to look back on last years goals and see what I was able to accomplish last year. I’m excited to set new goals for this year and I’m also excited to hopefully get caught up with last years posts so let’s get to it!

My goals for last year ( 2025)

Cross off 10 or more bucket list items. – I crossed off 11 items this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
Go to Las Vegas – Yes this was such a fun trip I crossed off some bucket list items during this trip.
Read 20 or more books – nope
Start making You Tube videos again – nope
post 10 or more short stories online nope
make my credit score go even higher – nope ( I’m writing nope a lot )
cover up one of my tattoos that I really want to cover up – and another nope
finally get the starfish tattoo that I have been wanting – Yes ! I love the way it looks
Do a 5k race – No, I wish the color run would come back to my area
buy a Lisa Frank item at the thrift store – Yes, in Idaho I found a Lisa frank item at the thrift store.
take loss prevention classes – I did take a loss prevention class and I got a certificate. It was just one class but I will count it.
Go to 3 or more concerts – no concerts are so expensive now it just did not happen
Go to a state that I have not been to before – No I did go on some fun vacations this year adventures this year but it was to states that I had been to before.
get out of my comfort zone – Yes, I did this. This is going to be a long answer but, In November I experienced some of the worst OCD symptoms that I have ever had .I kept ignoring my worsening mental health. I tried to convince myself that I could handle it on my own. However, It got to a point where I could no longer ignore what was going on with my health. I made the difficult choice to go on medical leave so that I could focus on getting better. Choosing to go on leave was a big step out of my comfort zone but I’m glad I did.
Clean up my room and put more items in my storage unit – I did put more items in my storage unit but my room is still the mess it usually is lol
Do something amazing for my 35th birthday – When I first put this goal on the list I was thinking amazing as in like a big party or a trip. However ,on my birthday I ended up doing the simple things that I love. I went to a painting studio where I got to paint a flamingo. I had a fun time being creative. I also went to TJ Maxx and I did a pickup order at Target. Then I went to dinner at one of my favorite local places and I got a verry yummy carrot cake at the store. I enjoyed the day that I welcomed my 35th year. The day was filled with doing the simple things that I love. I also got coffee. The day was amazing to me so I’m going to consider this goal complete.
post 100 Instagram reels – It looks I got close but I didn’t meet my goal .
Add 10 or more items to my bucket list – yes, I added a bunch of items because I decided to freeze adding new items to my list for five years so this year I made a bunch of additions to my list. For the next five years I’m going to focus on crossing off the items that I have on my list already.
make chalk art – Yes, during the summer my friend and I went to a park and made some fun chalk art creations. I really had a great time
feel like I’ve been productive this year – Yes, 11 list items crossed off plus a new job. helped to make me feel like I had a productive year.