Thanksgiving and the last day of November 2024

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

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

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

An advent calendar, lots of toy collecting, and a colorful art project !

Hello, my bucket list friends!!! Happy December! I hope the last month of 2024 finds you well. I’m still working to get caught up with my blog posts. This post will be focused on some of the fun things that I did in November. With all that being said, let’s get to it.

November 3rd – On this day, I went to Trader Joes, and I got an advent calendar. One thing that is really cool about the advent calendar that I got is that it has ornaments that you can cut out on the back. I always get these as soon as they become available because they can get bought up very quickly. I always recommend buying seasonal items as soon as possible. Since I work in retail, I can tell you that seasonal items get put out pretty early, but they don’t all get bought quickly. Seasonal items get bought up close to whenever the holiday day is. While at Trader Joe’s, I also got some free stickers. I went to Safeway on that day, too. I also got stickers there.

November 4th – On this day, I did some at work shopping. I got some very cute squishy cats that came in a pack of three. I also got some surprise toys that are wrapped in fluff that you have to peal off it see your toy. In addition to that, I also got some Christmas items, including fuzzy socks and a bracelet with bells on it.

November 5th – There was more at work shopping for me on this day. I got this really beautiful and festive red and green hair bow. I also got one of the cutest stuffed toys that I have ever seen. It is a flower pot complete with plush flowers and a smile.

November 6th – This should not come as a shock, but on this day, I bought more items at work, including some surprise Squishmallow toys, a squishy bird, and a beauty advent calendar. However, before going to work, I did go to one of my favorite local toy stores. I got a cute Christmas tree pop toy and some surprise toys and stickers. In addition to all this, I also got another surprise toy at Safeway before going to work.

November 9th – On this day, I got to see my friend! It is always a good time to spend time with the wonderful people in your life. I’m so blessed to have some great friends! I also added a new squishmallow to my collection on this day. It is a cute purple cow!

November 10th – I went to Traders Joes, and I got a free coloring page and stickers!

November 11th – More at work shopping! Christmas items were getting put out, and I was buying them as quickly as I could! I love this light-up snowman cup that I got on this day.

November 12th – On this day, I did an art kit that I had been wanting to do for a while. It is a simple painting art kit. In this art kit, you painted a flower. I made my flower very colorful. I had a lot of fun doing this art kit, and I want to focus on doing more of the many art kits that I have.

November 13th – On this day, I got some cute surprise Christmas items that come with squishy toys. I also got a large present squishy toy!

Thanks for reading about some of my November adventures! I have more adventures from this month to share with you!

Love, Christina Epperly

One more trip to Idaho before the year ends

Hello, my bucket friends! At the end of October, I went to Idaho to visit family one more time before the year ends. It was good to see people that I don’t normally get the chance to see. I can’t wait to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it!

October 30th – This was the day I arrived in Idaho after a short flight. This day was pretty uneventful, but that is a good thing. It was good to see my grandparents and to get this visit to Idaho started. I stayed up late on this night writing about why Christians should not celebrate Halloween. ( You can read it HERE )

October 31st – I started this day by getting coffee and going shopping at Walmart. I was excited to see that there were some Christmas items available. One thing I’ve learned from working in retail is that you have to buy seasonal items as soon as they are available because they can go quickly, and they do not always get restocked. I got some Christmas Squishmallow window stickers. I also got post cards, stickers , a pack of stencils, Squishmallow hair clips, bath bombs, and candy cane toothpaste. After that we went to a restaurant for my grandpa’s birthday. later that night, I took a bath with bath bombs.

November 1st – I started off by doing one of my favorite activities, and that activity is thrift shopping. I went to my favorite Goodwill location in Idaho. I got some fun items during my thrift shopping trip including some little Christmas squishmallows, a Beanie Buddy butterfly, a bag of hair bows, a craft kit, a Hello Kitty binder, a cup with lamas on it, and more! I also went to visit more family members that day. Some of my family members have a farm, and I love going because I love animals. I really like seeing this one very sweet horse. We took some cute selfies together. Later that night, we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant

November 2nd – This was our last full day in Idaho before going home. The big highlights from this day other than spending time with family were going to Olive Garden for lunch and going to Walmart. I got so many great things at Walmart. I was excited to see that there were some more Christmas items available. I got some Christmas stickers, some hello kitty soap, candy canes, beads, a surprise toy, and more. My trips to Idaho always go by so fast, and this one was no different. I don’t know when I will be able to go back. I’m already looking forward to it.

Thanks for reading!

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

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

Going to the movies and shopping at some of my favorite stores

Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m still writing about the month of September, but I don’t have a lot more to write, so I should be caught up soon! With that being said, let’s get to it!

9/18/2024 – On this day, I went to the movies. I went twice in the month of September, and that’s kind of rare for me. I should try to go to the movies more often because it is a good escape from everyday stress. After the movies, I went to Target and got stickers and coffee It was a good day!

9/19/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. I love how low the prices are at this thrift store. On this trip to the thrift store, I got some glittery stickers, a pretty awesome pair of shoes, a plush eagle, and more! After my thrift shopping fun, I went to one of my favorite coffee shops.

9/25/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store again. I got a bunch of cool stuff on this trip. Some of the things I got were some fun shaped erasers, a bundle of small American flags, glittery letter stickers, a plush shark from Las Vegas, and a jewelry box that was full of all kinds of items. I also went to the coffee shop after thrift shopping, but after that, I visited a local toy store where I got some very cute surprise toys!

9/28/2024

On this day, I went to my favorite local party supplies store! I’ve been going to this store since I was young. I have a lot of good memories of going to this store. I’m a very nostalgic person, so I enjoy visiting some of my favorite places from childhood.  This store is full of items that I love. Such as stickers, art kits, and squishy toys. I got some really great stickers on this shopping trip. I also got this really cute squishy bear toy. Oh, and I got this really fun necklace that has fruit shaped beads. I love it!

Thank you for reading about some of my September fun!

Love, Christina Epperly

A new phone , thrift shopping, going to the movies and more

Hello, my bucket list, friends! Well, I’m now writing about the month of September. I’m going to try to get through my September posts with pretty quickly. It was a pretty normal month that did not have  very many highlights. However, there are some things that happened in September that I would like to talk about, so let’s get to the first post about September 2024

9/5 – I did some at work shopping on this day. There were some really good clearance deals, including on Squishmallows! I got a very cute squishmallow that I had been wanting. I also got some 4th of July items and other summer items. I did a lot of at work shopping this month. However it would take a while to talk about all of it so I’m probably just going to write here so just know I got a lot of cool stuff at work this month including toys, stickers, and more!

9/7 and 9/8 – This was the weekend I got a new phone! I loved my Samsung Galaxy flip 3, but It was getting old and was not working well, so I got the Samsung Galaxy flip 6, and I love it! It can be stressful switching phones, but it was so worth it. I love my new phone and I’m so happy that I got it.

9/10 – This was a really great day. I went shopping at my favorite local thrift store. I bought a lot of fun items, including a hair bow, a little Squishmallow, glittery letter stickers, and a flamingo icecube tray. My favorite item that I got was a Barbie from 2004 that was still in the box! I was so happy when I saw her. I also went to one of my favorite toy stores on this day. I got some stickers and a really great squishy toy. I also went to my favorite local coffee shop. My friend met me there after a while. It was so good to see her. We went to the toy store and I showed her the squishy toys and she got one and I got another one. It was a really great day!

9/11 – Today, I went to the movies with my parents. We saw the movie Reagan. It was such a good movie. It was long, but the movie was so good it didn’t even feel like a long movie. It was very interesting and both my parents and I enjoyed it. I also saw my friend at the movies. We were going to see different movies, but it was so cool to see her two days in a row.

Thank you for reading about some of my September adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

After Missouri but before my mall weekend

Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m still trying to get caught up with my blog posts! I’m feeling much better than I have been because, unfortunately, I got bronchitis, but now I have much more energy to do things like go to work and write blog posts! This blog post is about the time in between coming back from Missouri but before I did mall weekend tradition. I did not do a lot doing this time, but I thought it was still worth sharing. Here we go!

June 16th

Today was Fathers Day. My family went to lunch to celebrate. We went to a restaurant that I had not been to before. It was really good and I had a good time with my family. After lunch I went to work. At work, I got a summer themed coloring book. It was an overall good day.

June 17th – There is not much to say about this day but I went to work and bought a Hot Wheels car.

June 18th – Coffee and work! Oh, and I bought a light up ball at work!

June 19th – My friend and I hung out on this day. We went to my favorite local thrift store. I got some really cool Barbie dolls. I also got the really cute craft kit where you make your own plush smore. After thrift shopping, we went to Starbucks! It was a good summer day.

June 20th – Another work day I bought a plastic lollypop that has squishy toys in it from work!

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

A thrift shopping adventure , fun at the mall and my first movie of summer 2024

Hello, my bucket list friends. My summer has been very fun so far but also very busy, so I’m putting a few of my early summer adventures into one blog post. To help myself get caught up with all the blog posts I want to write. Also, I want to mention that I’m off to great start on my summer bucket list game.

June 5th, 2024

On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. There were a lot of Barbie dolls there , and that is something that I like to see. I got a few Barbie dolls, and of course, I was very happy about that. I was also very happy about the Lisa Frank tanktop that I found. I got a lot of other great items, including a box of beads, stickers, TY Beanie Babies, and a book about horses. It was a very good thrift shopping trip!

June 6th, 2024

On this day I went to the mall. The first thing I did was go to Target and pick up the order that I had made. I was excited to pick up my summer craft kit! After that, I went and got a much needed massage. Since I was at the mall, I went to Claire’s, and I got some fun stuff from the clearance section. Before leaving the mall, I went to the food court. I ate at the Taco Bell cantina. I got a slushy in one of those super long cups. It was a successful mall trip, and I love days like this one.

June 7th, 2024

This day, I went to the movies with my amazing friend! We saw the movie Garfield, and it was cute. We both enjoyed it. We also went to Panera Bread for lunch! It was another great summer day. I also went shopping at work because it was a special discount day.

My summer is going great so far, and I hope yours is too!

Thanks for reading – Christina Epperly