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My 2022 wrap-up!

Posted on December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends. I can’t believe it’s already time to write this post! This year went by super fast, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s adventures, but before we move on to next year, let’s go over this year’s highlights!

Bucket list items- Since I have the words Bucket list in the title of my blog, let’s start with the items I crossed off this year. I am happy to say that I crossed off eight items this year!

Get a mohawk – I was nervous to cross this item off, but I did it! ( You can read about it HERE )

Go to the Goodwill outlet – This was a fun item to cross off ! ( You can read about it HERE)

Go to the Denver art museum – I went on a wonderful vacation in June, and this was a part of it. ( You can read about it HERE )

Go to Denver – I stayed in Denver for my Colorado vacation. ( You can read more about my vacation HERE )

Tweet 10000 times – I was very proud of myself for crossing this item off my list. ( You can read about it HERE)

Go on a Warner Brothers studio tour – I crossed this item off on my December trip to Los Angeles! It was a very fun item to cross off! ( You can read about it HERE)

Go to a blow dry bar – I loved the way my hair looked when I was done crossing this item off my bucket list. ( You can read about it HERE)

Go on a vegan picnic – Another item I crossed off in Los Angeles ( You can read about it HERE)

Travel- I got to go on a few vacations this year. I also went on so day trips. I’ll post the links so you can read more about them

Muir Woods – This was a fun day trip that I went on early in the year. ( You can read about it HERE)

San Louis Obispo and Paso Robles – This trip was mainly to go see Alice Cooper, but of course, we did some exploring too! ( You can read about it HERE )

Big Sur- Another fun day trip! ( You can read about it HERE)

Colorado – This vacation was a lot of fun! I did a lot of things, including crossing off two bucket list items. ( You can about it HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE

Summer Idaho trip – This was a fun trip that included a trip to a museum and going swimming. ( You can read about it HERE)

Monterey day trip – I love day trips! ( You can read about it HERE )

Birthday weekend trip – I went on a little weekend getaway for my birthday! ( You can read about it HERE)

Labor Day weekend Idaho adventure – The second trip that took to Idaho this year. This trip included an adventure on the Boise River! ( You can read about it HERE)

October Idaho adventure, including Craters of the moon national monument – My third and final trip to Idaho for the year 2022 included an amazing trip to Craters of the moon national monument. ( You can read about it HERE)

Concerts and events – My biggest highlight in this category was going to see Alice Cooper. I hope I can see him again this coming year. Anyways, on to the list of concerts and events I went to this year.

Disney on Ice – This was a really fun show. I hadn’t been to a Disney on ice show since I was a child. ( You can read about it HERE)

Alice Cooper concert – I got to see a concert from my favorite rock star this year! ( You can read about it HERE)

Point of Grace concert – This was a beautiful concert in a beautiful place. ( You can read about it HERE)

Fourth of July is fun, including a concert in the park! ( You can read about it HERE )

Christmas craft faire- I was so happy that I got to this event this year! ( You can read about it HERE)

Fantasy of lights drive through – I got to go one of my favorite local events this year. ( You can read about it HE RE)

Shopping fun – I love going shopping and I had a lot of fun this year going to thrift shopping and more! You can read about some of it below.

Summer mall weekend – I love shopping and summer. I also love putting them together! ( You can read it HERE)

Thrift shopping fun – I got to do a lot of thrift shopping this year! ( You can read about some of it HERE, HERE,HERE, and HERE)

Target adventures – I also made a good amount of trips to my favorite department store this year. (You can read about some of my Target trips HERE,HERE , HERE, HERE, and HERE )

Creativity – I enjoyed being creative this year with art and writing!

I had a lot of fun doing arts and crafts projects. Here are some of my favorites! click on the titles below to read about them!

Writing – In addition to writing on this blog, I also wrote articles on vocal media. Click on the titles below to read some of my articles from this year.

2000’s reality shows

45 things I have learned in my 32 years

the simple thing that gets me many social media views

60 ideas for your summer bucket list

The hard stuff

Every year has its hard moments, and this year was no different. In January, I said goodbye to my cat Sherri it was very painful. Time has helped to heal me, but it was a very difficult thing to go through.

Walking away from my career in childcare due to my health , I’m so proud of myself for making this choice. It was a hard conclusion to come to, but I’m glad I did. ( You can read about it HERE and HERE ) My mentel health has improved since I walked away from my career. I’m hoping and praying that 2023 will be the year that my voice acting career really comes together.

All things considered, I have to say that it was an overall good year, and I hope 2023 is an even better year!

Rock on – Christina Epperly

Blogmas day 22 One more bucket list item and more Los Angeles fun

Posted on December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m happy to say that I crossed off three bucket list items during my trip to La. In my previous post, I talked about two of the items that I crossed off. Before I tell you about the item I crossed off, let me tell you about my first adventure of the day. There are so many interesting museums in LA, and there was one museum I had been wanting to visit. It was not a bucket list item, but I was still excited to visit it. The museum that I visited that day was LACMA ( Los Angeles County Museum of Art ) . I started my LACMA adventure by taking a bunch of pictures at the outdoor exhibit known as Urban Lights. This outdoor art exhibit is free to visit, so even if you don’t want to pay to visit LACMA, you can still get some amazing pictures at this outdoor exhibit. I highly recommend checking it out if you have time on your next trip to LA. After my photoshoot outside, I went into the museum. There was so much to see! I took pictures of some of my favorite art pieces. As with most art museums, it would be easy to spend a long time here. Next time I visit an art museum I may bring a sketch book with me. After spending some time at LACMA,I went to a nearby Starbucks to rest and charge my phone, and then it was time to cross off my third bucket list item of the trip. I decided to cross off number 287. Go on a vegan picnic! I went to the veggie grill to get food for my picnic. I got the harvest bowl with tofu on top. I walked around the Grove ( an outdoor mall) for a while before I walked over to a nearby park. At the park , I sat at a picnic table, and I enjoyed the very good vegan food from veggie grill. I didn’t finish the whole bowl in one sitting, but I was full, and I was excited that I would get to finish it for dinner. After crossing this item off my bucket list, I walked back to the Grove. While I was at the grove I went to Barnes and Noble where I got two books. I got a Barbie book and a very cute book about Los Angeles. I also visited the farmers market that is by the Grove. I didn’t want any more food, but I did want to visit the sticker store there that is called Sticker World. I got some fun stickers there, including some Christian themed stickers and some horse stickers. Before I left the farmer’s market, I used the pressed penny so that I would have a fun souvenir from the farmer’s market. After all that adventure, I decided to go to Hollywood Boulevard before I left Los Angeles the next day. I walked around Hollywood Boulevard for a while before going to Walgreens, where I got three souvenir keychains, snacks, and water. Then it was time to go back to the hotel. I decided to use the bathtub at my hotel room since it was one of my last chances to do so. I had brought a lot of bath bombs from home, and I used a bunch of them in this one bath. It was another fun and exciting day of vacation.

Thanks for reading about my vacation.

Rock On – Christina Epperly

Blogmas day 21, two bucket list adventures, and a fun day in Los Angeles!

Posted on December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m here with a post that I’m excited to write! On December 20th, I crossed two more items off my bucket list, plus I enjoyed a day in Los Angeles. Let’s start by talking about the first item I crossed off my bucket list that day. I started my day in Los Angeles by crossing off bucket list number 275. Go on a tour of Warner Brothers Studios. There is something really fun about seeing where TV shows and movies are made. I really enjoyed crossing this item off my list. There was so much to see on the tour, and the guide did a wonderful job of providing us with many interesting facts about many of the things we saw on the tour.There were also many great photo opportunities. I love the photo of me on the couch in front of the Friends fountain. I also enjoyed the display of Christmas items they had. I love the selfie I took with Jack Frost. There was also a gift shop, of course, where I got a few fun items, including a hat that says writer on it. After the tour and the gift shop, I spent some time in the Starbucks that was located in the lobby where the tours started. It was a fun item to cross off my bucket list, and I had one more item to cross off that day. After my tour, I went to Hollywood to cross number 244 go to a blow dry bar off my bucket list. I had made an appointment online, and I was ready for a little relaxion after an already busy day. I really did enjoy having my hair washed and styled. I decided to get curls, and I really liked that way I looked. With another item off my list and a super cute hairstyle, I decided to go to an attraction called the giant’s house. This attraction is just like a selfie museum. There were so many fun props to take photos with. Some of my favorites were the giant high heel, the ball pit, the piece of cake, and the coffee cup. I love the photos that I took there. Oh, the giant lipstick was pretty great, too. After my visit to the Giant’s house, I decided to walk to one of my favorite souvenire stores. On the way to the store, I came across some guys carrying some absolutely beautiful snakes. I fell in love with the yellow snake, and I just had to have a picture of me holding it. The snake’s name was lemonade, and that was a perfect name for this snake because he is a yellow snake. After holding the snake for pictures, I made it to the souvenir store where I found some fun items to add to my collection, including a snow globe. I had one last stop before I went back to my hotel for the day. I accidently left my toothpaste at home, so I needed to get some more. I went to CVS, and I got the toothpaste plus some more souvenirs. It was a great first day of vacation. Thanks for reading about this part of my adventure in Los Angeles.

Rock On- Christina Epperly

Blogmas day 20 off on an adventure

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list, friends! Right now, I’m on official bucket list business. On Monday, I took a flight to Los Angeles with the purpose of crossing some more items off my bucket list before the year ends! I don’t have a lot to say about my first day in Los Angeles because all I did was go to the airport, fly to Los Angeles, and then I went to my hotel. However, the next posts I write will be more exciting. However, thanks for reading!

Rock On- Christina Epperly

My super fun Christmastime and December 2022 bucket list!

Posted on November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! It is time for my last seasonal bucket list of the year! However, before I get to my bucket list I wanted to announce that I will be participating in blogmas this year! I hope to do blog posts on some of these seasonal bucket list items as I cross them off. I’m also really hoping to cross off more regular bucket list items in this last month of 2022! I really want to end this year on a good note. Without anymore delay lets get to it!

Make my gingerbread Target store the I already bought
Cross three more items off of my regular bucket list
Go to a Christmas themed event
Get another tattoo
Take part in a White Elephant exchange
Get my voice over website set up
Go to a Christmas party
Go on a Dollar Tree shopping spree
Go on a vacation
go to a concert
make three Christmas themed craft kits
Read 10 or more books
decorate cookies or cupcakes
do a Christmas themed photoshoot
Go to Build a Bear Workshop and make a Christmas themed plush
do a review on flavored candy canes
Add more designs to my Red Bubble store
Go swimming
get my nails done
Go see a movie
Get a Christmas themed Barbie (from any year)
Have an epic New Year’s eve
Go to a museum
Go to a Christmas Eve Church service
dance to Christmas music and post it on Instagram
play with face paint and post it
get to 500 or more blog followers
Help others during Christmas time
Draw a Christmas themed picture
spend lot’s of time with family and friends

Thanks for reading and I hope you have a great last month of 2022

Rock On- Christina Epperly

Fall Bucket list 2022 results

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I know that fall is not officially over yet however I personally consider now to be the Christmas season so I decided to wrap up my fall bucket list and I will be coming out with a Christmas bucket list soon. With all that being said I do have one more thing to say before I remind you of what was on my fall bucket list. I did forget what I put on this list and life got busy as it often does. I hardly crossed anything off. Well there is always next year lol.

`1. Go to a concert – Nope

2. Go on a vacation for at least three days yes! I went to visit family in Idaho ( You can read about it HERE)

3. Cross three items off my regular bucket list – No it’s been too long since I’ve crossed any items off I really need to do something about that

4. Make a vegan recipe – No, but I did start working at a heath food store that sells a lot of vegan items.

5. Do five arts and crafts kits in one day – nope I did do some craft kits but not five in a day

6. Read five books – nope I didn’t read any books

7. Do a paid voice acting job – nope

8. Get my home studio fully set up – It’s not fully set up but I did make a lot of progress with it

9. Enter at least three writing contests-no looks like I entered one on Vocal Media

10. Visit a state park – no, but I did go to a national monument

11. Get a new tattoo – Nope I really want to get another one soon though

12. Ride a carousel – nope

13. Go on a day trip- Yes, I did go on a day trip while I was in Idaho

14. Take a bath with 10 bath bombs – no I just couldn’t make myself use that many on one bath

15. Publish ten or more stories on Vocal Media no I published some stories but not ten.

16. Do a room tour blog post -nope

17. Do at least three food or drink review blog posts- yes this is the one thing that I actually remembered being on the list that I made an effort to do.I even did more then three yay! ( You can read them HERE,HERE ,HERE and HERE)

18. Do a self timer photoshoot with my cat – I did two self timer photo shoots but my cat was not in them.

19. Make sidewalk chalk art – nope

20. Go swimming – nope

21. Eat frozen yogurt – I can’t remember but I don’t think so lol

22. Binge watch a show I’ve never seen before – Nope

23. Get 500 or more blog followers – Nope

24. Make a Playlist for next summer – Nope

25. Watch a 90s movie that I have never seen before – Nope

Well there you go that’s how my fall 2022 list went!

Thanks for reading

Rock On -Christina Epperly

Fall bucket list 2022

Posted on September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m really sad that summertime is pretty much over and that my least favorite season is here. I mean it’s not officially fall but it is culturally. After Labor Day summer is considered to be over. Anyways I thought I would do a fall bucket list this year to help distract me from the fact that another summer is coming to an end. I decided to put some summer things on this list to help keep the summer feeling going. With all that being said here is my list for this year.

1. Go to a concert

2. Go on a vacation for at least three days

3. Cross three items off my regular bucket list

4. Make a vegan recipe

5. Do five arts and crafts kits in one day –

6. Read five books

7. Do a paid voice acting job

8. Get my home studio fully set up

9. Enter at least three writing contests

10. Vist a state park

11. Get a new tattoo

12. Ride a carousel

13. Go on a day trip

14. Take a bath with 10 bath bombs

15. Publish ten on more stories on Vocal Media

16. Do a room tour blog post

17. Do at least three food or drink review blog posts

18. Do a self timer photoshoot with my cat

19. Make sidewalk chalk art

20. Go swimming

21. Eat frozen yogurt

22. Binge watch a show I’ve never seen before

23. Get 500 or more blog followers

24. Make a Playlist for next summer

25. Watch a 90s movie that I have never seen before

Rock On- Christina Epperly

Summer bucket list 2022. How did I do ?

Posted on September 6, 2022September 8, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! It it time to take a look back at this year’s summer bucket list and see how many items I actually managed to cross off. I did a lot of fun things this summer so even if my score is low I still enjoyed my summer so let’s get to it.

Summer bucket list 2022 !

1. Cross three items off my regular bucket list. Yes! I crossed off #233 go to Denver, #292 visit the Denver art museum, and #72 tweet 10000 times!

2. Buy flip flops at Old Navy – yes ! I bought a super cute pair during my summer shopping spree!

3. Go swimming three or more times – yes! I went swimming four times this summer!

4. Go on a summer shopping spree – yes! I had so much fun shopping at Dollar Tree and the mall.

5. Go to a zoo I’ve never been to before – yes! I went to the Denver zoo while on vacation in June.

6. Go to an art museum – yes! I went to the Denver art museum! I really loved it.

7. Go to a concert – yes! I went to see Point of Grace and it was so much fun!

8. Tie-dye something – Nope

9. Go on a weekend getaway – yes ! For my birthday I explored point Reyes and we stayed overnight in a hotel.

10. Go to a thrift store I’ve never been to before. – yes! During my birthday weekend we stopped at a Goodwill location that had a never visited before.

11. Go eat at a restaurant I’ve never been to before. – Yes! I went to Smoky mountain pizzeria and grill in Idaho that I had never been to before. I believe there were two other restaurants I went to this summer that I had never been to before.

12. Draw a summer picture – yes! I love the way this year’s summer picture!

13. Read a summer themed book – nope

14. Read 10 books during the summer months – nope

15. Watch a movie that takes place in the summer – nope

16. Do a paid voice acting job – nope

17. Go to the beach three or more times – yes! I visited my favorite local beach twice and I went to a beach during my birthday weekend. I also briefly went down to the beach when I visited Monterey.

18. Get a new tattoo – nope

19. Go to an amusement park I’ve never been to before – Yes! I had to edit this post because I forgot about the theme parks I visited in Colorado.

20. Do a summer themed self timer photoshoot – nope

21. Get my nails done – nope

22. Play mini golf – nope

23. Go to a water park – nope

24. Go to yogurtland yes! I loved making a beautiful cup of frozen yogurt!

25. Make a plush animal at Build a Bear Workshop – Yes! During my summer shopping spree I made a plus fox at Build a Bear Workshop.

26. Go see a movie in theaters – nope

27. Go on a scavenger hunt – nope

28. Make a summer 2022 play list – nope

29. Do a summer art project yes! – I did a Fourth of July coloring art kit this summer.

30. Make play dough – nope.

Score 16/ 30

It looks like I was able to do one more than half of the items on my summer bucket list this year. I’m actually ok with that because 15 things for three months is a lot. Thank you for reading! I hope you had a great summer!

Rock On- Christina Epperly

My summer bucket list 2022

Posted on May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 by crazydreamsgirl

Hello, my bucket list friends! My favorite time of year is almost here! I just love summertime! To me summer is a celebration of freedom and adventure. I’m looking forward to all the adventures that I have planned this summer. The list below are some of the things I hope to accomplish this summer. I’m defining summer as being from June 1st – August 31st. I can’t wait to get the summer started. What are some of the items on your summer bucket list?

Rock On – Christina Epperly

Summer bucket list 2022 !

1. Cross three items off my regular bucket list

2. Buy flip flops at Old Navy

3. Go swimming three or more times

4. Go on a summer shopping spree

5. Go to a zoo I’ve never been to before

6. Go to an art museum

7. Go to a concert

8. Tie-dye something

9. Go on a weekend getaway

10. Go to a thrift store I’ve never been to before.

11. Go eat at a restaurant I’ve never been to before

12. Draw a summer picture

13. Read a summer themed book

14. Read 10 books during the summer months

15. Watch a movie that takes place in the summer

16. Do a paid voice acting job

17. Go to the beach three or more times

18. Get a new tattoo

19. Go to an amusement park I’ve never been to before

20. Do a summer themed self timer photoshoot

21. Get my nails done

22. Play mini golf

23. Go to a water park

24. Go to yogurtland

25. Make a plush animal at Build a Bear Workshop

26. Go see a movie in theaters

27. Go on a scavenger hunt

28. Make a summer 2022 play list

29. Do a summer art project

30. Make play dough