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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

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

Things I love November 2024

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Hello, My bucket list friends! It is now time for me to talk about the things I loved in November 2024. so let’s get to it

Going to L.A. During this month, I got to visit the exciting city of LA. I had a fun time shopping at Target and Ross. I got an amazing dress that I wore to an event. I also got some souvenirs at the airport. ( You can read about it HERE)

Celebrating Thanksgiving – I had a good time celebrating Thanksgiving with my family this year. ( You can read about it HERE)

Shopping at some of my favorite places on the last day of the month . On November 30th, I went to some of my favorite stores in town, including a thrift store and a toy store. ( You can read about it HERE)

Shopping at my favorite local party store – This month I got to go to the party store that I have been going to since I was a kid you can read about it ( HERE )

buying stickers and activity books at a local toy store – I went to a local toy store this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Red cup day at Starbucks – This month Starbucks had their red cup day and I got one! ( You can read about it HERE )

Buying many fun items at work – As with most months I bought a lot of great items at work! ( you can read about it HERE and HERE )

Doing a painting art kit – This month I got around to doing one of the many art kits that I have. ( You can read about it HERE )

Seeing my friend – I got to see one of my favorite people in the world this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Starting the month in Idaho – The month of November started with me being in Idaho. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thank you for reading about the things I loved in November 2024 !

Love, Christina Epperly

Thanksgiving and the last day of November 2024

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Hello, my bucket list friends. This is my last post about November 2024, except for my things I love post. Work has been beyond busy lately, and that makes it even harder for me to catch up with my blog posts. With that being said, let’s get to it!

November 28, 2024 – This was Thanksgiving day. The day was pretty relaxed overall. Later in the afternoon, we went to my cousin’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small, relaxed gathering. It was nice to slow down and spend some time with people that I do not get to see very often. It was a nice day.

November 30th – I spent the last day of the month going to some of my favorite stores in town. I started off by going to my favorite local thrift store. I got a few things at the thrift store, including my little pony toy, a coloring book, two other books, a set of four pins, and some stamps. After that, I went to the toy store where I got a bag that had three surprise toys in it ,stickers, a Christmas ornament craft kit, and a whistle that is shaped like a bird. After shopping at two of my favorite stores, I went to Starbucks, where I opened up the bag that had three cute surprise toys inside. Before I went to work, I went to Safeway, where I got some very cute gel clings. At work, I got another surprise toy. It was a good way to spend the last day of November 2024!

Love – Christina Epperly

A lot of stickers, a candy cane, thrift shop books, and more

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Hello, my bucket list friends it is time for another blog post about some of my November adventures ! I did a lot of shopping this month. I do collect toys, but I also love stickers, and in this post, I get a lot more stickers. With all that being said, let’s get to it!

11/18/2024 – On this day, I bought some fun items at work. My favorite item that I got on this day is a Squishmallow sticker book. I also got some Christmas bracelets that I love. I even have them on right now as I’m making this blog post. I also got a Gingerbread house kit.

11/19/2024 – I use YouTube music, and this was the day I got my review of the songs I listened to most this year. I love end of year reviews like that. I also got a Hello Kitty lip gloss set on this day.

11/20/2024 – On this day, I got a Peanuts sticker book and squishmallow slime that comes with a charm.

11/21/ 2024 – On this day, I got a bunch of very cute gel clings from Safeway. I love decorating with gel clings because they are easy to put they are super cute, and they are affordable.

11/22/2024 – On this day, I got even more gel clings at work and at Safeway. I also got some other items at work, including a ring set, a little surprise, Squishmallow, and surprise Christmas items.

11/23/2024

On this day I went to a local toy store and I got some little sticker/ activity books. I love these little books because they are affordable and super cute.

11/24/2024

On this day, I had one of my favorite treats! That treat is a candy cane! This was a big candy cane with chocolate in the middle!

11/26/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local party store. I got some stickers, a book of book marks , and some erasers. I also went to savers. I got three books, including a Barbie book. I also got a special New years 2025 Hot Wheels car at Safeway.

Thanks for reading about some of my everyday adventures that I had in the month of November!

Love, Christina Epperly

Shopping at an LA target and getting all dressed up

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! In November, I went on a quick trip to LA. It was more of a business trip than a vacation, but I did get to go shopping at a really nice Target store, and I actually put make-up on.

11/14 – This was the day I left for LA, and It was also red cup day at Starbucks. I got my free Starbucks cup at my usual Starbucks location before going to the airport. I arrived in LA that evening.

11/ 15 – This was the day that I went to Target . The Christmas items were out, and I was very excited about that. I got two of the Christmas birds, and I’m really glad that I did because they are sold out at my local Targets now. I’m also glad that I got some Christmas craft kits. Some of the other things that I got were a box of air head that came with stickers, Christmas bath bombs with prizes inside, a Target dog Pez dispenser, a cup that has gingerbread men on it and a cute straw, two different surprise toys, and some Joy Ride candy! After Target I went to Ross I don’t normally go to Ross but I needed to get a dress. While I was at ross, I got an art kit, a Barbie school supplies set, and a hair bow. I also got the perfect dress. The prices at Ross are really good and I want to go to a ross again sometime.

11/16 – This was the day I got dressed up. Getting dressed up is not something I do often, but I was pretty happy with how I looked. Actually, I take that back. I was very happy with the way that I looked. I even made one of the photos of me in that dress my profile picture on social media. Maybe I should dress up more often.

11/17 – This was the day I went back home. I did some shopping at the airport before going home. I do like LA, and I hope to go back sometime.

Thanks for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly

One of my favorite thrift shopping finds, a trip to the mall ,a new phone case and more

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m excited to share more of my October fun. In this post, I will share one of my all-time favorite thrift finds! I go thrift shopping a lot and I find a lot of cool stuff but sometimes I find something that I get really excited about and last month I experienced one of those times. I’m very excited to tell you about it so let’s get to it!

10/21/2024 – On this day at work, I got two really fun items. The first one is a Squishmallow Christmas blanket. It is so soft that I’ve loved having it on my bed because the nights have been much colder lately. The other thing I got are Christmas gel clings for my window. I love decorating my window with gel clings, and I love finding gel clings to decorate with.

10/22/2024 – On this day, I went to the mall. I got got some very cute clearance items at Claire’s and some very cute stickers at Daiso. I also went to Taco Bell. I love going to Taco Bell. since the one closest to me closed, I don’t get as many opportunities to go. It was a great evening at the mall. I also went to Target and Starbucks.

10/25/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. I got some great items as I usually do. This thrift shopping haul includes a bunch of beads, a Build a Bear plush, some small Christmas Squishmallows, Pez dispensers, a bucket hat, stickers, and more! After my thrift shopping fun, I went to get coffee. After coffee, I went to the toy store to get some surprise toys! At work that day, I got a new Squishmallow and a Christmas coloring book. It was a pretty great day!

10/26/2024 – On this day, I went to Starbucks. I also went to work. At work, I got two sets of plastic rings, some chocolate, and a wind-up toy. It was a normal but a good day.

10/27/2024 – I had this day off, and this was the day I got the item that I talked about at the beginning of this post. Before I went to the thrift store, I went to vote, and I went to lunch. When I made it to Savers, I was ready to shop. I went to the normal sections of the thrift store that I usually do. I got a Squishmellow that still has the tag, a bag of hair bows, Barbie dolls, a bag of rubber ducks, and some books. I was also ready to check out when I decided to walk around the store a little bit more. There were some costumes by the regular clothing, and there were two jackets that caught my eye. I could tell that they were military jackets. I tried one of them on, but I noticed that the other jacket had some patches on it. I took a picture of the patch, and I learned that the jacket was from the us Marine Corps. I also learned that the rank was lance corporal. The jacket was priced at $24.00, and that is usually way more than I would pay for a jacket at the thrift store, but this was so much more than any regular jacket. I have a lot of respect for our military, and I knew that I had to give this jacket a good home. After getting the jacket, I found a few more things like some Barbie flash cards and some gel clings. After the thrift store, I went and got coffee. I put my new jacket on when I got home. I took so many pictures in it. I love this jacket so much! I put it on all the time. It is very well made and it is good at keeping me warm. I’m still very surprised that I found this jacket at the thrift store. This was also the day I got my new phone case. I had ordered it and this was the day that it was delivered. It is a fun case with a pink background that has butterflies on it.

What is one of your coolest thrift store finds?

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

An amusement park adventure, thrift shopping, making cookies and more October fun!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! I’m over a month behind with my blog posts, so I’m going to try to get caught up by writing about multiple things in a few blog posts. We out anymore introduction let’s get to some of my October adventures.

10/04/ 2024 – On this day, I got a large surprise toy at work. It is the Rainbocorns Mermaidcorn toy. It is a very large surprise toy with a lot of different things inside but I haven’t opened it yet! I should do a review on it when I do.

10/05/2024 – On this day, I went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with my family. We were invited to a private party there. It was nice to be with my family I did get to go on some of my favorite rides but it was a very busy day at the park so there were long lines and that was stressful but it was a good day overall.

10/09 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. I got a lot of great things on this day, including a bag full of a bunch of random items, stickers, a book, and Play-Doh. However, my favorite item that I got was a sealed TY Beanie Baby calendar that has stickers in it . After the thrift store, I went to a local coffee shop for an iced coffee. After that, I went to one of my favorite local toy stores. The fun does not stop there because not only did I buy some fun items at work including a Hello Kitty Journal, I also did a pick up order Target and I got some great items in that order including a craft kit, a sticker book with so many great stickers, and a Squishmallow hair accessories set. It was a really fun day

10/10/2024 – On this day, I got a much needed massage! Selfcare is an important thing, and massage is a great form of selfcare.

10/ 16/ 2024 –

On this day, I went to Safeway, and I got some great clearance items. Including a 4th of July decoration and a Crayola scribble scrubby toy! I also got some cookie dough, and that night, I made cookies!

10/18 – On this day, my friend came to see me on my  lunch break! It was so good to her. The time went by so quickly, but it was wonderful!

10/19 – On this day, I went to my favorite party supplies store! I got lots of stickers, a coloring book, a bracelet making kit, surprise toys, and more! I also went to Jack in the box for curly fries, and later on, I went to ACE hardware. I got some fun things there a well including a Hot Wheels car and a cute turtle toy. It was a pretty great day!

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly