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The rest of my August 2025 adventures including my 35th birthday

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited to finally wrap up my main posts about August 2025. Of course I will do a things I love post after this . One of my goals is to finish writing about last summer before we get to summer 2026 and it looks like that’s going to happen! Probably the biggest highlight of this post is my 35th birthday. I’ll write more about it below but I was so scared to turn 35 and now I’m scared to turn 36. The truth is, as you get older time does not slow down. As a matter of fact it feels like it speeds up. Sometimes I look back and I wonder where the time went. I was 24 years old when I started this blog. And that seems like such a long time ago now. I’ve gone on so many bucket list adventures since then. I would probably have a hard time believing myself if I traveled back in time and told my 24-year-old self that some of her big bucket list dreams like meeting Alice Cooper , going to the mall of America, and going to Disney World would all come true but that the big life events that seem to just happen to most people would not happen so easily for her.  I know this introduction has been much longer than normal, but sometimes I just have a lot of thoughts swirling around in my and it helps to write them down. Also, sometimes I feel like my blog is not as personal as it used to be so it’s good for me to be open and honest. Even if it makes for a very long introduction. With all that being said, I think it’s finally time to write about the last of the adventures I had in August of 2025.

August 17th – On this day I went to Safeway and I got something really cool. That really cool thing was a sticker book. Stickers have this way of bringing me joy. I love the pictures I took on this day of me holding the sticker book outside in the sunshine.

August 18 – on this day I took some very cute pictures of my cat Cooper. The look on his face is pretty priceless. His beautiful blue eyes just look gorgeous.  I also went to work at Walgreens where I worked at the time. While I was there I bought some fun wind-up toys. It was a simple but good summer day. Oh yeah and I also got coffee on this day.

August 19th – this was another day of working at Walgreens. But I did get a planner and a calendar that came with stickers on clearance. I love finding items on clearance!

August 20 – I did one of my favorite things on this day. I went shopping at Target. On this Target trip I got some fun items including a Barbie Play-Doh accessory set, A Bookmark art kit, a pack of markers, and a Crayola activity set that included stickers. I also got coffee and went to work on this day.

August 22nd – This was a work day however while I was at work bought some stickers. ( yay for stickers!) I also bought a bubble set. ( yay for bubbles! )

August 23rd – I went to Barnes and Noble on this day! I got two American Girl books, a Barbie book, stickers , erasers shaped liked ice pops, and a coloring book that came with markers. I was supposed to have the day off but I got called into work. At work I got this cute toy. It was a pretty good summer day.

August 25th – This was my last day to be 34. I was nervous to turn 35. I’m beyond thankful for every year that I’m blessed with but sometimes I feel like I have not accomplished enough and that makes me very uncomfortable. However, on this day I had some little bits of joy that made the day a little bit better. I went to Starbucks I got a coffee and a cake pop. I got the birthday cake pop since it was the day before my birthday. At work I got a set of soda flavored lip gloss. I also got a very cute squishmallow!

August 26 – This was the day that I tuned 35 ! At midnight a took a shot of whiskey. Having a drink at midnight is kind of a tradition of mine. I may not have felt ready to turn 35 but the day was here so decided to enjoy it and be thankful for the day. I celebrated the day by doing a few of my favorite things. I started my activities with a trip to a ceramics painting studio. I had a fun time painting a flamingo. I also went to TJ Maxx and Target. At TJ Maxx I got a lot of cute hair bows, a Squishmallow notebook, bear shaped crayons , a axolotl activity set and more. At Target I got the Squishmallow pillow that I had been wanting. I also got a Squishmallow bead kit, a set of rings, hair bows , stickers, and more! I went to Safeway and I chose a carrot cake as my birthday cake. That evening I went to eat at one of my favorite local places. I love the pizza there. I also love the arcade that they have. I got some cute prizes at the vending machines in the arcade. I also got a birthday win from the Mets! It was an amazing birthday.

August 27th – On this day I went to dinner with a friend. We went to a fancy place and I had a fun time taking pictures there. It felt like the restaurant was made to take photos in. The food was also good too.

August 29th – This day was employee shopping day at work. That means that employees get to shop with a larger discount than usual. I got stickers, ( including a set of mini sticker books. ) A fidget toy, and a Squishmallow building block set. I also got some snacks. It was a good employee shopping day.

August 30th – I took this day off of work because Labor Day weekend is one of the worst weekends for traffic and crowds. I knew work would be too stressful for me to handle so I requested the weekend off in advance. I did a cute foam dog craft project at home. I did go into town because I needed to pick up the art pieces that my mom and I had painted on my birthday. I made a stop at a nearby toy store and I got some color changing lizard toys and another squishy toy. Of course I got coffee as well. While I was in town I went to Safeway and I got ice cream before going back home. I was sad that summer was ending but at least I got to do some fun things on this day.

August 31 – This day was sad for me because it was the last day of August. This was the last day for me to cross things off my summer bucket list. The traffic was also very bad on this day. Beach traffic is one of my least favorite things in the world. I’m convinced that going to the beach is one of the most overrated things in the world. Anyways, I did make a quick stop to the Dollar Tree on this day. My favorite thing that I got was a package of shoe charms. I also got some beads, gel pens, crayons, a coloring book and more. I also went to starbucks and Trader Joe’s while I was out . I got stickers at Trader Joe’s. I love getting free stickers there. The big thing I did on this day was that I finished my summer 2025 drawing. I love my tradition of drawing a summer picture.

Thank you for reading about some of my August adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

After Oxnard but before Idaho

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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

2026 art projects so far including a bucket list item!

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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.

Midnight monster truck painting

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! In my previous post, I forgot to mention an art project that I did on July 7th. I probably missed the pictures when I was looking back because I decided to do this art project shortly after midnight. With all that being said, I’m excited to tell you more about this art project, so let’s get to it!

Monster truck art kit – I love art kits. I got this one from Target. Target is a great place to get inexpensive art kits. This one was a simple painting art kit. That came with a wooden monster truck, two paint brushes, and a few small containers of paint. I chose to paint my monster truck orange and blue because those are the Mets colors. However, I also used green. I added dots to my monster truck. I really enjoyed doing this project.

Love, Christina Epperly

A trip to the toy store and a sticker suncatcher art kit

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Hello, my bucket list friends ! I’ve been in an artsy mood lately. On Saturday I went to one of my local toy stores and I got two art kits , stickers, and a box with three horses in it. Last night I decided to open the sticker suncatcher art kit that I got on Saturday. I loved this art kit! I love using stickers instead of paint to make sun catchers. It is a fun and mess free alternative to paint. This craft kit was very enjoyable and I with there were more kits like this that used stickers instead of paint to make suncatchers because I don’t see kits like this often. One of the sun catchers was shaped like an ice pop the other was shaped like an ice cream cone. The design of the sun catchers made me even more excited for summer then I already am! If you get a chance to do a sticker suncatcher art kit I highly recommend it!

Thank you for reading about this art project!

Love, Christina Epperly

Wonderful water bottle art kit !

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! I love sharing my fun creative adventures with all of you. Last week, I got an art kit at the thrift store.  This art kit comes with a water bottle and supplies to decorate the water bottle with, and yesterday was the day that I decorated the water bottle. I’m excited to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it!

Water bottle art kit –

This art kit was simple it came with a plane water bottle and colorful tape and shiny stickers to decorate the water bottle with. Wrapping a water bottle with tape was a little more challenging than I thought it would be, and it definitely looks messy in certain places. However, I enjoyed doing this art it and I love my new water bottle. I even took it to work with me yesterday. I think I will carry my new colorful and shiny water bottle with me on some of my upcoming summer adventures! This was a great thrift store find!

Thanks for reading about this creative adventure!

Love, Christina Epperly

Painting bunnies, another book store adventure and a beautiful walk

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Hello, My bucket list friends ! I’m here with another post about some of my everyday adventures so let’s get to the fun!

Painting bunnies art kit – I got this art kit at Target when I did a Target pick-up order. This art kit was a simple one where you paint three wooden bunnies. I really enjoyed doing this art kit. I loved painting dots on the bunnies . They turned out super cute! I love art kits like this and I highly recommend getting a wooden painting kit from Target. They come out with new ones during different seasons and they are also very affordable.

03/19/2025

Another visit to my new favorite book store and a walk – Lately on one of my days off I have been going to this local used book store. The book store has good prices and they are get new books every week. During this trip to the book store I got a hidden pictures activity book that came with stickers. I got a few different books including a mystery book that I’ve already started reading. After visiting the book store my mom and I went for a walk it was a beautiful day and I really enjoyed being out in the sunshine. It was an enjoyable day off.

Thank you for reading about some of my everyday adventures !

Love, Christina Epperly

A Hello Kitty art kit and lots of Easter items

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I know that we are in March now, but I wanted to write about some more February adventures before I move on to writing about March. I’m excited to tell you about an art kit that I did in February. With that being said, let’s get to it .

Hello Kitty art kit

2/26/2025

This was the day I went to the mall. I wrote all about this in my previous blog post, but I didn’t mention that before I went to the mall, I painted a very cute Hello Kitty statue. I got this art kit at my work. It came with the statue, paint, a paint brush, and pink rhinestones. I enjoyed doing this art kit. I find painting to be very relaxing. My favorite part of this art kit was painting and decorating Hello Kitty’s bow. I got another art kit like this one where you paint one of Hello Kitty’s friends. I recommend getting this art kit if you see it.

buying Easter items – It is not a secret that seasonal items become available months before the holiday that they are intended for. As soon as Valentines Day ended, Easter items became available at many different stores, including the store I work at. When it comes to seasonal items. It is best to buy them as soon as possible because when the holiday approaches, the items tend to sell quickly even after the items have been available for a month or more. In the case of Easter, it is happening later in the month of April. The Easter items began to be displayed in February in several different stores. I got some very cute Easter items at my work and at Safeway. I love bunnies and the other animals that are associated with Easter. I’ve gotten some items that feature these animals. I also love the surprise Barbie eggs that I got a Safeway. I also got easter themed gel clings, stickers, toys, and stamps. I look forward to celebrating Easter in April.

Thank you for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly

Stencil art ,celebrating Valentines day and two trips to my favorite party supplies store.

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! This month is flying by, and I feel like I have not had time to slow down and blog until now. We already had our major holiday this month so I thought I would write about that and I also did some fun stencil art this month that I wanted to highlight along with two trips to my favorite party store. Without any more introduction, let’s get to it.

2/06/2025 – A trip to the party store and stencil art

I had this day off from work, and I did a few of my favorite things. The first fun thing I did on this day was going shopping at my favorite party supplies store. I was going here to get Valentine’s Day items because Valentine’s Day was coming up soon. When I got to the store, I saw some great Valentines Day items. Some of my favorite items that I got were Valentines Day stickers and stencils. I also got some rubber ducks. Later that day, I used the stencils that I got to make a fun Valentines Day picture. That I finished the next day. I love the way my stencil art turned out.

2/14/2025

On Valentines Day, I had to work, but I did not let that stop me from celebrating. I had gotten my parents a Valentines Day card. I also got little Valentines Day cards that came with candy, and I gave them to my co workers. On my break, I bought myself some Valentines Day gifts, including a rose that came with a plush bear and mug that came with a bear and chocolates. If you don’t have someone to buy you Valentine’s Day gifts, you can always buy it for yourself!

2/15/2025

The day after Valentines Day, I went back to my favorite local party store. I got some bags of surprise toys ,stickers and Barbie glasses ,a big rubber duck, and more! I’ve been going to this same store since I was a child. I have lots of good memories of that store, and I think that is a big reason why I still get excited to go there even though I’m in my 30s. Plus, the store looks pretty much the same as it did when I was younger. Including my favorite section has boxes filled with toys. The pencil display is also the same as it used to be. I hope this store stays there forever!

Thanks for reading about some of my February adventures!

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