Month: January 2026

The first two days of August 2025

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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

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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)

  1. Cross off 10 or more bucket list items. – I crossed off 11 items this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
  2. Go to Las Vegas – Yes this was such a fun trip I crossed off some bucket list items during this trip.
  3. Read 20 or more books – nope
  4. Start making You Tube videos again – nope
  5. post 10 or more short stories online nope
  6. make my credit score go even higher – nope ( I’m writing nope a lot )
  7. cover up one of my tattoos that I really want to cover up – and another nope
  8. finally get the starfish tattoo that I have been wanting – Yes ! I love the way it looks
  9. Do a 5k race – No, I wish the color run would come back to my area
  10. buy a Lisa Frank item at the thrift store – Yes, in Idaho I found a Lisa frank item at the thrift store.
  11. 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.
  12. Go to 3 or more concerts – no concerts are so expensive now it just did not happen
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. post 100 Instagram reels – It looks I got close but I didn’t meet my goal .
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.

My 2026 goals

Cross off 10 or more bucket list items

Publish 3 or more blog post each month

Go to 3 or more amusement parks

Go to a zoo I’ve never been to before

Go to an Alice Cooper concert

Go to a Mets game

Do 3 or more art projects a month

Apply to be on reality TV

Go on three or more vacations

Have 1000 or more in savings by the end of the year

Those are my 10 goals for 2026! I hope all of you have a wonderful year!

Love, Christina Epperly

Things I love July 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m happy to say that I’ve finished my regular blog posts about July 2025 now it is time to review the things I loved in July 2025. Before I share my August 2025 adventures so let’s get to it!

July 4th fun- I had a fun time celebrating the 4th of July this year. ( You can read about it HERE )

Northern California road trip – I had a wonderful time this month when I went on a road trip to Northern California. Some highlights included going to a zoo, visiting the tress of mystery , and going to the skunk train. ( You can read about it HERE, HERE , HERE and HERE )

Going to two Mets games – I became a Mets fan this year and I was blessed that I got to go to two games. ( You can read about it HERE )

Sleepover , Five Below , and chalk art – This month I got to have an amazing sleepover with my friend. During our time together we went shopping at Five Below and made some fun chalk art in the park. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thrift shopping with my friend – During this month I got to have a fun hang out with my friend during our hang out we went to my favorite local thrift store ( You can read about it HERE )

Getting my nails done in Mets colors and going to my favorite used book store – During this month my friend and I hung out and got our nails done and we went my favorite used book store. ( You can read about it HERE )

shopping fun – I bought some fun items from work this month I also got to go shopping at Target. ( you can read about it HERE ,HERE and HERE)

Shopping at Hobby Lobby – I had a fun time shopping at hobby lobby this month. ( you can read about it HERE )

A sleepover with a night swim – There is something wonderful about swimming at night. ( You can read about it HERE )

Monster truck art kit – I loving doing simple craft kits and this month, I had a lot of fun painting a monster truck. ( You cab read about it HERE )

Going to my local zoo – This month I went to my local zoo and I got to see some pretty awesome animals. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thank you for reading about the things I loved in July of 2025! I look forward to sharing more adventures with you.

Love, Christina Epperly

Bucket list items I crossed off in 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m super excited to write this post about the bucket list items I crossed off last year. Since I’m very behind on my regular posts ,you may not know about some of these items yet but I’m excited to share them with you. In November, I went on a road trip and I crossed off a list item that I’m very happy about. I also crossed off some of my more simple list Items like making a Met’s themed bracelet. With all being said let’s get to it!!

37. Get a tattoo of a starfish – I have wanted to do this for years and this year was the year that I finally did it. While on vacation in Las Vegas, I went to a tattoo shop  that was at the hotel we were staying at. I got a very beautiful and colorful starfish on my leg. It is one of my favorite tattoos that I have!

326. Go to an ice bar – I also crossed off this item while was on vacation in Las Vegas. I went to the minus 5 ice bar. This was a super fun experience that I highly recommend doing if you get the chance. I loved taking pictures here.

336. Make Pinterest worthy chalk art – This was so much fun. In July my friend and I went to a park and made chalk art. I was so happy with the way some of it looked especially the ice cream cone that I drew. I did post it to Pinterest to hopefully inspire others.

351. Get a Philippians 4:13 tattoo – When I got my starfish tattoo in Las Vegas, I got Philippians 4:13 written above it. This is one of my favorite Bible verses and I love having it as a part of my tattoo collection.

341. Get a Cam Squishmallow – Cam is the main squishmallow and I did not have him in my collection so I added it to my list. My friend got it for me when her work had a sale. She sent me a picture asking me I wanted anything that was at the sale. I was so excited when I was Cam in the photo. I asked her to get him for me and she did. It turned out that it was a larger size than I thought . I was so excited when she gave him to me.

355. Paint or draw Cooper – During the summer I drew a very cute picture of my very cute cat Cooper. I found a drawing guide on Pinterest and I followed it but I did struggle a bit to get it the way a wanted however when I was done I was happy with the way it looked. I enjoyed crossing this item off of my list.

357. Go to the Hoover Dam – I also did this while I was on vacation to Las Vegas . I booked a tour with a company called comedy on deck . This was a great choice. The tour bus picked us up and took us on a wonderful adventure. I really enjoyed getting to see the Hoover dam . The tour was amazing and I highly recommend it.

370. Make a Mets inspired bracelet – In 2025 I became a Mets fan. I may be a new fan but I am a true fan. I have a Mets hat and two shirts but I wanted to do something creative to show my love for my team. I had fun making two bracelets with baseball beads and Mets colors.

362. Ride the high roller wheel at night – I also did this during my trip to Las Vegas. I love the high roller wheel but I had only done it during the day before this trip . I really wanted to see all the lights from the wheel and I’m so glad that I did. It was a beautiful view.

358. Take a picture with the 7 magic mountains. – This was also done during my Las Vegas vacation.  This was such an interesting art installation. I’m so glad I got to see it. I had so much fun taking pictures here. I’m so glad I put this on my list.

293. Go to salvation mountain – I crossed off this list item during a road trip in November.  This was one of those items that required travel to an area that is pretty remote.

Thank you for reading about the list items that I crossed off in 2025! I’m excited to see what items I cross off in 2026. I hope all of you have a wonderful 2026.

Love, Christina Epperly