Month: January 2025

A target pick up order, a sensory bin, heart shaped pasta, shopping at the Dollar tree and much more!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! This month has been pretty normal over all but I have gotten to express myself a lot through art , spend some much needed time with my friend, shop at some of my favorite places, and discover prizes that were hidden inside of bath bombs. Work and life in general have kept me busy, so I decided that it would be quicker and easier if I wrote about a bunch of highlights from this month, so let’s get to it

A Target pick up order

01/12/25 – On this day, I did a pick-up order at Target. I love doing pick-up orders here, and I highly recommend it. In this order, I got some bath bombs, craft kits, and Valentine’s Day cards. I got Squishmallow cards that come with pins and Barbie Valentine’s Day cards that come with stickers.

making heart shaped pasta –

01/23/15 – I got some heart-shaped pasta at Trader Joes, and this was the day that I actually cooked some of it. I love this size and color of this pasta. I had a lot of fun making it, and I still have some left.

shopping at the Dollar Tree –

01/19/25- On this day, I met my friend at the Dollar Tree.  I absolutely love this store. And I was very happy to see all the Valentine’s Day items. I love this wooden Valentine’s Day craft kit that I got. It came with two wooden shapes to color. I was also really happy to see that this location had the kitty and puppy in my pocket toys. Some of my other favorite finds from this shopping trip are stickers, shaped erasers,  Squishmallow toothpaste, two Barbie figures, socks, and a notepad.  

Getting a fun sensory bin at work –

January 19th

My work is getting so many fun new items. I love the seasonal toys that we have this year. When I saw this sensory bin, I knew that it would be fun and I was right. I love the sand and the animal toys that came with it.

More at work shopping – I have done a lot of at work shopping this month. I love Valentine’s Day and the  seasonal toys that are being sold at my work. I’ve gotten some great items this month, including mini brands surprise toys, art kits, two sensory bins, and a lot more!

January 19

I got this art kit in my Target pick-up order. It is a simple coloring art kit where you color your own squishy toy! I had a lot of fun coloring my new squishy toy!

getting stickers and a coloring page at Trader Joes –

01/18/2025

On this day, I went to Trader Joes, and I got some very cute stickers and a fun coloring page. I love that you can get free stickers and coloring pages here, and of course, they have amazing snacks!

Love, Christina Epperly

Three trips to my favorite local thrift store

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! This month, I’ve visited my favorite local thrift store three times, and I’m excited to let you know all about it, so let’s get to it!

January 4th

I always enjoy finding fun things at my favorite local thrift store. I like this thrift store for many reasons but one reason is that it has great prices. On this day my favorite thrift store find was an American Girl book. This book was one that came with one of the American girl pets. I was very happy when I saw it on the shelf. I also got some foam stickers, foam stamps, a hair scrunchie that has a smiley face pattern, and more! It was a good thrift shopping trip.

January 14th

On a lot of my thrift shopping trips there is one item that stands out from the rest of my haul The standout item from this thrift shopping trip was a pair of pink converse. I have wanted a pair for awhile and when I saw this pair I knew it was meant to be. I also got some super cute stickers, some crayons, a book, a cute pouch that is perfect for art supplies, and a large container that was full of beads. I have already worn my new shoes that I got on this day and I love them so much!

January 26th

I did not have plans to go thrift shopping on this day but my friend was in town so I ended up meeting her here. I was in a weird mood on this day so I kind of just let myself loose and I just kind bought whatever I wanted to. I got a pretty good haul. If I had to choose a stand out item for this thrift shopping trip I would say that it is a pair of yellow heart shaped sun glasses. I liked that they were yellow I have a good amount of heart shaped sunglasses but I really liked that these were a bright and sunny yellow color. I was also really excited that I got a bunch of stickers including some horse stickers. Some other fun items I got on this day were two plush Peeps bunnies, a notebook with flowers on the cover, glitter glue, erasers shaped like crayons, a package of Crayola colored pencils, three shirts, some socks, and a bag of pens. I also got a Cheeta Girls CD because it reminded me of when I was a teenager. It was a fun thrift shopping trip with my friend.

Thank you for reading about my local thrift shopping adventures this month.

Love, Christina Epperly

Barbie color reveal Disco Star series review

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I love Barbie color reveal dolls, and I was very excited to see that there was a new series available in stores, so I went to Target and got one of these dolls. Without any more delay, here is my review.

Barbie color reveal Disco Star series

One thing that I thought was cool when I saw this series was that all the dolls come with cowboy hats. They also have multicolored hair. The doll that I got has pink and blue hair. I also loved the necklace that this doll came with. This color reveal doll was similar to other color reveal dolls, but I love the theam of this series, and I would recommend adding this to your collection!

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

Things I love December 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I have one more month to wrap-up before I officially say goodbye to 2024. December was overall a good month, and I had some good highlights and I’m here to write all about them, so let’s get to it!

Christmas Eve and Christmas day – I had a good Christmas this year, even though I had to work. I enjoyed spending time with family on Christmas Eve. ( You can read about it HERE)

New Years Eve – I love New years, and I was blessed to get to spend it with my parents. I was happy to welcome 2025! ( You can read about it HERE)

Going to my first NFL game , this was a cool  life milestone to achieve. It wasn’t on my bucket list, but it kind of felt like it was.(You can read about it HERE)

Going to a craft faire – I went to one of my favorite yearly events this month, and it did not disappoint! ( You can read about it HERE)

Going to my favorite Christmas light show , I went to another local event this month that I absolutely love! ( You can read about it HERE)

Going to Barns and Noble – The day after Christmas , I went to Barnes and Noble with a gift card that I got in a white elephant game. The store was closing so there were a lot of good deals. ( You can read about it HERE)

Shopping at my favorite local party store – Before the year ended, I went to my favorite local party store, and of course, I got some fun items. ( You can read about it HERE)

Thank you so much for reading about the things I loved in December 2024! It feels so good to finally be done with last years blog posts!!

Love, Christina Epperly

Christmas and other December adventures

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’ve been going back and forth between writing about last month and this month. I thought I would do one more post to write about all the December things I have to write about before moving on to my things I love post, so with all that being said, let’s do this!!

Christmas Eve

This was the day that I did my all my Christmas celebrations. I had work the next day. The first part of the celebration was going to my cousin’s house. We decorated gingerbread houses and did I white elephant game. I got a Barns and Noble gift card. I also got a peppermint shaped pillow. It was good to spend time with family. At home that night, we exchanged gifts. I got a new camera , a blanket that glows in the dark, and an American Girl book.

Christmas Day – On Christmas day, I had work. I got coffee before work, and on my break, I bought a candy cane, a bead kit, a wind-up toy, and more!

Barns and Noble – On the day after Christmas, I went to Barnes and Noble to use my gift card. It tuned out that the store we went to was closing, so everything was on sale. I got a coloring book that came with stickers, a set of book marks that you can color, an American Girl book, a Ben Shapiro book, and more ! I was sad to see that the store was closing, but I was happy that I got some great deals!!

Local party store shopping fun

December 28th

I went to my favorite local party supplies store one more time before 2024 ended. I got sticker books and some very cute Christmas items. I love this store so much it has been one of my favorite places for many years.

December 18th thrift shopping and toy store

On this day I went shopping at two of my favorite local stores. At the thrift store, I got an American Girl activity book, a Build a Bear bag, some stamps, another book that I’ve already started reading, and a cute plush bear. After that I went to the toy store and I got this stationary set that I had seen before. I also got stickers , some squishy toys, a hair bow, and some Barbie Shrinky Dinks. It was a great toy store shopping trip. That day at work, I got a box of little Squishmallows.

Thank you for reading.

Love, Christina Epperly

Painting a lamp !

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! I bought this really cool craft kit on Amazon . It was a simple painting craft kit, but it was so much fun to do. I can’t wait to tell you more about it some. Let’s get to it!

When I saw this craft kit, I knew I wanted to get it. I do lots of craft kits, but the thing that made me excited about this craft kit was that it was shaped like a cat and that it lights up. After I painted it, I turned the light on, and I loved the way it glowed and made the paint look. I had fun painting this lamp. I find painting to be relaxing, and I would love to do another kit like this sometime.

Thanks for reading

Love, Christina Epperly

A craft faire, a light show, and my first NFL game

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I did some exciting stuff in December that I did not get around to blogging about, so I’m going to write about it now, so let’s get to it

December 7th, 2024

On this day, I went to one of my favorite local events that happens every year. That event is the holiday craft faire. There is a vendor that has the cutest soaps. I love the soap that has toys inside. I got a few soaps that had toys in them, but close to that booth, I saw another one that I knew I had to check out! This booth was full of pens, key chains, straw toppers, and more! I got some pens ,a key chain, and some straw covers. I alao got coffee while I was at the event.  I very much enjoyed the 2024 craft faire, and im looking forward to going again this year.

December 10th, 2024

On this day I went to Fantasy of lights. This is a local event that started when i was young. I have loved going to this fun drive-through light show ever since it started. I don’t go every year and  unfortunately the prices have increased a lot over the years. However, I really wanted to go, so I paid the high price because I knew I would be upset if I had to miss this event due to money. Honestly, I’m glad I decided to pay the high price because I had a great time going to this event with my parents. I got to see my favorite light displays from when I was a kid, but I also got to see some new displays. I loved the beautiful light up flowers that they had. I’m so blessed that I got to enjoy this year’s event! I loved seeing the bear climb the candy cane again!

December 12 2024

On the day I went to my first NFL game. I was given tickets and I was so thankful! I took a friend who also had never been to an NFl game before. Due to rain there was a bad accident that caused lots of traffic that made us very late. We got there at halftime. However, we still managed to have a great time! We got some great pictures and had some food.  It was so cool seeing a game in person since I have watched many games on TV before. I hope I get to go to another game sometime.

Thanks for reading about the fun events I went to in December 2024!

Love, Christina Epperly

Reviewing my 2024 goals and setting my goals

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Hello, my bucket list friends! A new year means new goals. It is also means that it is time to review last years goals and honestly I feel like I did not do very well with my goals for 2024 but that is ok. With all that being said let’s review last year’s goals and set new goals for this year.

2024 goals !

1. Cross ten items off of my bucket list – Nope I crossed off six items. I’m happy with that number overall.

2. Read 100 books – ha ha ha ha nope not even close

3. Improve my credit score – YES ! I actually did this

4. Go to a concert – Yes I did this twice

5. Do 5 paid voice acting jobs – no

6. Go to a state that I have never been to before – yes, I went to Missouri and Tennessee for the first time.

7. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list – Yes and added more than that!

8. keep a journal – I did not keep a consistent journal but I did write off and on

9. Go to a in person art or writing class – no

10. get another tattoo no 🙁

11. Get a good score on my summer bucket list game – if I’m remembering correctly, I did not get a good score this year

12. Go to an amusement park that I have never been to before – no

13. have at least 1000 dollars in saving by the end of the year – nope

14. make 50 reels on Instagram – I’m pretty sure I did this

15. Get at least one toy I had as a kid – I did do this last month I just didn’t blog about it!

16. go see at least three movies – Yes!

17. Go thrift shopping in a different state – Yes

2025 goals

  1. cross off 10 or more bucket list items.
  2. Go to Las Vegas
  3. Read 20 or more books
  4. Start making You Tube videos again
  5. post 10 or more short stories online
  6. make my credit score go even higher
  7. cover up one of my tattoos that I really want to cover up
  8. finally get the starfish tattoo that I have been wanting
  9. Do a 5k race
  10. buy a Lisa Frank item at the thrift store
  11. take loss prevention classes
  12. Go to 3 or more concerts
  13. Go to a state that I have not been to before
  14. get out of my comfort zone
  15. Clean up my room and put more items in my storage unit
  16. Do something amazing for my 35th birthday
  17. post 100 Instagram reels
  18. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list
  19. make chalk art
  20. feel like I’ve been productive this year

There are my goals for this year! Thanks for reading.

Love, Christina Epperly

Ending 2024 with a new Squishmallow and starting 2025 with a Target run!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends, and happy 2025! It seems crazy that we are living in the year 2025! I’m looking forward to the blessing that this year will bring. In this post, I want to tell you about how I ended my 2024 and welcomed 2025! Let’s get to it!

December 31st, 2024

I had work on this day. When I walked into work, I was happy to see that some of the Valentine’s Day items were already on display, including some very cute Squishmallows. I got this very cute dog with long fuzzy ears! I also got a package of push pencils ,a surprise toy a stamp set and a Squishmallow clip. That night, I went to a neighbor’s house to welcome the New Year. It was very exciting to finally say hello to 2025! I have high hopes for this New Year, and I’m already surrounded by blessings!

January 1st, 2025

On the first day of 2025, I went shopping at Target. I saw some cute Valentine’s Day ducks on Instagram that were in the Target Dollar shop. I was so happy when I went to Target and I got them! There were also a bunch of other very cute items in the Target Dollar shop. I got a duck shaped soap dispenser, a frog mirror, shoe charms, gel clings , straw covers , a plush frog, and heart-shaped glasses. I also got stickers, a bath bomb and a Barbie doll that I had been wanting. It was a great way to start the new year, but that was not all I did that day. I got coffee at Starbucks, and at work that day, I got a Valentine’s Day bead kit.

Thanks for reading about my last day of 2024 and my first day of 2025!

Love – Christina Epperly