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The first 7 days of 2026 !

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Hello, my bucket list friends! It is now February and that blows my mind. Every year seems to go by just a little bit faster or it could be that my life is very busy and when you are busy time seems to go by faster. Anyways I thought I would write a post about the first seven days of the year. I hope this year is treating all of you well! with all that being said let’s get to it.

January 1st 2026 – This was the first day of a brand new year and I started it off in the best way possible. I spent time with my friend Amy. We met at Target. I got some really great items at Target including some Squishmallow Valentines Day cards that come with stickers. Other fun items I got were a craft kit, two bead kits, stickers, heart shaped pasta and Joy Ride candy. I also got some Target stickers. I had a great time walking around Target with my friend. After Target we went to the Dollar Tree. I got some Barbie Valentine’s Day cards, stickers, surprise toys and more! It was a prefect start to the year. That night I also made some Christmas shaped pasta.

January 2nd 2026 – On this day I went to work. I love being able to work at Starbucks because I get to smell coffee all day and I even get to drink some too.

January 3rd 2026 – On this day I had work very early. On my lunch break I went back to my old work also known as Walgreens. I had a great time buying some valentines items including a container of squishy bears and a container of pop toys. I also got some rubber ducks, a pen with a fuzzy heart on top and squishmallow clip. Oh I also got my favorite body wash. After work I went to my favorite used book store. Where I got some American Girl books, some mystery books, and a My little pony book.

January 4th – This was a another work day so it was another day that I got to drink coffee. I also made nachos.

January 5th – On this day I went to Target . I got a bunch of Valentines day items including two craft kits, stickers, and a surprise squishmallow. I love going to Target so much but I also know that if you want to buy seasonal items you need to buy them early. I’m glad I was able to buy some more Valentine’s day items on this day!

January 6th – On this day I had an early shift where I was up before the sun. I went to Safeway before work. I got food but I also got Valentine’s day cards that came with erasers. After work I went to CVS I some some fun things including an art kit.

January 7th – On this day I went to Safeway I got some Kinder Joy eggs that have some super cute prizes inside. I also had a great drink of course.

So yeah that was my first seven days of the year! Have the best year everyone !!

Love, Christina Epperly.

Reviewing my 2024 goals and setting my goals

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Hello, my bucket list friends! A new year means new goals. It is also means that it is time to review last years goals and honestly I feel like I did not do very well with my goals for 2024 but that is ok. With all that being said let’s review last year’s goals and set new goals for this year.

2024 goals !

1. Cross ten items off of my bucket list – Nope I crossed off six items. I’m happy with that number overall.

2. Read 100 books – ha ha ha ha nope not even close

3. Improve my credit score – YES ! I actually did this

4. Go to a concert – Yes I did this twice

5. Do 5 paid voice acting jobs – no

6. Go to a state that I have never been to before – yes, I went to Missouri and Tennessee for the first time.

7. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list – Yes and added more than that!

8. keep a journal – I did not keep a consistent journal but I did write off and on

9. Go to a in person art or writing class – no

10. get another tattoo no 🙁

11. Get a good score on my summer bucket list game – if I’m remembering correctly, I did not get a good score this year

12. Go to an amusement park that I have never been to before – no

13. have at least 1000 dollars in saving by the end of the year – nope

14. make 50 reels on Instagram – I’m pretty sure I did this

15. Get at least one toy I had as a kid – I did do this last month I just didn’t blog about it!

16. go see at least three movies – Yes!

17. Go thrift shopping in a different state – Yes

2025 goals

  1. cross off 10 or more bucket list items.
  2. Go to Las Vegas
  3. Read 20 or more books
  4. Start making You Tube videos again
  5. post 10 or more short stories online
  6. make my credit score go even higher
  7. cover up one of my tattoos that I really want to cover up
  8. finally get the starfish tattoo that I have been wanting
  9. Do a 5k race
  10. buy a Lisa Frank item at the thrift store
  11. take loss prevention classes
  12. Go to 3 or more concerts
  13. Go to a state that I have not been to before
  14. get out of my comfort zone
  15. Clean up my room and put more items in my storage unit
  16. Do something amazing for my 35th birthday
  17. post 100 Instagram reels
  18. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list
  19. make chalk art
  20. feel like I’ve been productive this year

There are my goals for this year! Thanks for reading.

Love, Christina Epperly

Ending 2024 with a new Squishmallow and starting 2025 with a Target run!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends, and happy 2025! It seems crazy that we are living in the year 2025! I’m looking forward to the blessing that this year will bring. In this post, I want to tell you about how I ended my 2024 and welcomed 2025! Let’s get to it!

December 31st, 2024

I had work on this day. When I walked into work, I was happy to see that some of the Valentine’s Day items were already on display, including some very cute Squishmallows. I got this very cute dog with long fuzzy ears! I also got a package of push pencils ,a surprise toy a stamp set and a Squishmallow clip. That night, I went to a neighbor’s house to welcome the New Year. It was very exciting to finally say hello to 2025! I have high hopes for this New Year, and I’m already surrounded by blessings!

January 1st, 2025

On the first day of 2025, I went shopping at Target. I saw some cute Valentine’s Day ducks on Instagram that were in the Target Dollar shop. I was so happy when I went to Target and I got them! There were also a bunch of other very cute items in the Target Dollar shop. I got a duck shaped soap dispenser, a frog mirror, shoe charms, gel clings , straw covers , a plush frog, and heart-shaped glasses. I also got stickers, a bath bomb and a Barbie doll that I had been wanting. It was a great way to start the new year, but that was not all I did that day. I got coffee at Starbucks, and at work that day, I got a Valentine’s Day bead kit.

Thanks for reading about my last day of 2024 and my first day of 2025!

Love – Christina Epperly

The end of 2023 and the start of 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! It is great to be here in 2024! I wanted to write a quick post about how 2023 ended for me and how 2024 started. The time between Christmas and New Years is kind of weird. However, I was able to do some fun things during that time. I went to the Goodwill where I got some books, a Barbie horse with saddle, and two Barbie dolls that I believe are from the 90s. Right after that, I went to Target, where I got a bunch of bath bombs on sale , a Pez dispenser, a Kinect Sand playset, and two rubber ducks. There was also a day when I went to brunch with my sister and after that I went to the Dollar Tree. At the Dollar Tree, I got some fun items blind bag toys, and some Valentine’s Day items. On the last day of the year, I went to church, Target, Burger King, and my friends house, where we celebrated the new year. It was hard to stay up, but we did it! The next day, we ended up going to the mall it was a great way to start the new year. Since the new year has started, things have been pretty much the same. Recently, I got a Squishmallow at work that was on sale for a dollar. I also got a notebook and gel pens. I am looking forward to the adventures that I will have this year. I pray that all of you have a happy and safe new year!

Love – Christina Epperly

Reviewing last year’s goals and setting this year’s goals

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Just like a lot of people, I enjoy setting goals at the beginning of each year. However, before I can get to this year’s goals, I want to review how I did with my 2023 goals so let’s get to it!

My 2023 goals!

 1. Cross 10 items off of my bucket list – No, I crossed off 7.

2. Go on a cruise – nope

3. Visit a state that I have never been to before – yes, I went to Connecticut

4. Get my voice acting website set up – yeah, I set one up, but I didn’t do anything with it.

5. Do at least five paid voice-over jobs – no

6. Read 50 books – yes!

7. Stretch regularly – nope

8. Stop over spending – nope

9. Read the Bible regularly – I did this off and on but not as consistently as I would have liked but more than I have done in previous years.

10. Attend church regularly – yes! I did this and I’m really happy about that.

11. Go camping – nope

12. spend lots of time with family and friends – yes, I did spend a good amount of time with family and friends this year, but there is always room for improvement.

13. Cook more microwave less – Ha Ha no

14. Write and post 20 short stories – nope

15. Do arts and crafts at least one a month – I’m not sure, but probably

16. Ride a carousel I’ve never ridden before – yes, in Connecticut

17. Make 20 or more Instagram reels – yes!

18. Go to an amusement park. I’ve never been to before -.nope

19. Apply for reality TV and game shows – nope

20. Go to the movies three or more times. Yes! I got to see some great movies this year !

Ok, now let’s move on to this year’s goals!

2024 goals !

1. Cross ten items off of my bucket list

2. Read 100 books

3. Improve my credit score

4. Go to a concert

5. Do 5 paid voice acting jobs

6. Go to a state that I have never been to before

7. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list

8. keep a journal

9. Go to a in person art or writing class

10. get another tattoo

11. Get a good score on my summer bucket list game

12. Go to an amusement park that I have never been to before

13. have at least 1000 dollars in saving by the end of the year

14. make 50 reels on Instagram

15. Get at list one toy I had as a kid

16. go see at least three movies

17. Go thrift shopping in a different state

I couldn’t think of 20 goals for this year so we are going to stick with 17.

Thanks for reading – Christina Epperly

2023’s goals and 2022 results!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! We are now at the beginning of 2023! Before we move on to 2023 goals, let’s see how I did in 2022!

2022 goal results

1. Cross 10 things off my bucket list – I didn’t cross off ten items, but I got pretty close by crossing 8 items off my list!

2. Do a paid voice-over job – No, but I’m hopeful that this will become a reality in 2023!

3. Complete my voice acting training – yes, I did do this!

4. Go on a summer vacation . Yes, I went to Colorado in June and Idaho in July and a quick trip for my birthday in August.

5. Get a new tattoo – No, this didn’t happen.

6. Spend some time in LA – Yes, I did this in December!

7. See a friend at least once a month – I don’t think it was every every month I should have kept better track of this.

8. Publish 12 or more posts on Vocal Media – Yes, I published more than 12 this year!

9. Read in my Bible at least once a week – unfortunately, no.

10. Get four or more massages – I’m not sure how many I got this year but did get some.

11. Do a room tour blog post – Nope, it didn’t happen.

12. Make 12 or more Instagram reels – Yes! I made a bunch of reels this year.

13. Do another self timer photo shoot – Yes, I had fun with the camera timer this year. I took some great photos of me in one of my Alice Cooper outfits.

14. Read 50 books – No, I read 18 books this year.

15. Go swimming 5 or more times – I may have crossed this one off, but I’m not sure.

Now, it is time for my 2023 goals!

My 2023 goals!

1. Cross 10 items off of my bucket list

2. Go on a cruise

3. Visit a state that I have never been to before

4. Get my voice acting website set up

5. Do at least five paid voice-over jobs

6. Read 50 books

7. Stretch regularly

8. Stop over spending

9. Read the Bible regularly

10. Attend church regularly

11.Go camping

12. spend lots of time with family and friends

13. Cook more microwave less

14. Write and post 20 short stories

15. Do arts and crafts at least one a month

16. Ride a carousel I’ve never ridden before

17. Make 20 or more Instagram reels

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

19. Apply for reality TV and game shows

20. Go to the movies three or more times

There you have it, my goals for the new year!

Thanks for reading!

Rock On – Christina Epperly

2020 goals

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Hello, my bucket list friends ! Here we are in a brand new year ! In my last post I reviewed the goals I made for 2019. In this post I’ll talk about my goals for this year let’s get to it !

2020 goals

Draw at least on picture every week – I really enjoy drawing and I want to make it a priority this year.

listen to audio books for 3 hours each week – I love audio books but I want to listen to them more consistently.

Read two or more books each month – I have so many unread books in my room I need to work on reading some of them.

build up my saving accounts – It’s time to set up a good financial safety net.

Hang out with a friend at least once a month – friend time is very important but life gets busy and sometimes it gets forgotten. This year I want to make more time for friends.

Complete the monthly step challenge on Samsung Health each month – I love this app and I really want to earn all 12 badges this year !

Rock On – Christina Epperly

2019 goals how did I do ?

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Hello, my bucket list friends! As we say hello to 2020 and make goals for this new year it’s time to take a minute or so to review the goals I made for 2019! Here we go .

New years goals 2019

Decrease my dairy and sugar consumption – Nope just nope.

pay off two of my three credit cards – Another nope.

Get a day planer and use it – Yes ! I loved having my day planner with me it was great for taking notes and remembering appointments. I already got another one for this year .

Use my essential oil diffuser – I started out the year using it but I started hearing about how it can be dangerous for cats and since my cats are in my room a lot I stopped using it .

Get back in to WWE – A little bit but not as much as I would have liked to .

Use twitter more often – somewhat I’ll keep trying to use it more this year

Use coloring for stress relief – I did do some coloring this year and it is good for stress relief and relaxation.

Get to my goal credit score – Nope

Cross 12 things off my bucket list this year – No, but I crossed eight great items off !

 

Rock On – Christina Epperly

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New years goals 2019

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Hello, my bucket list friends. It’s a new year, so that means it is time for some new goals . This year I’m hopping to focus on reducing stress and reducing debt . I also have a few smaller goals that I want to accomplish this year. So let’s get to it

 

New years goals 2019

Decrease my dairy and sugar consumption

When it comes to my diet there are two things that stand out to me . Number one wanting to move towards a vegan lifestyle and number two wanting to decrease the amount of sugar that I’m eating . I have a feeling that 2019 is the perfect year to start these changes .

pay off two of my three credit cards

I have three credit cards that need to get paid off . A similar item was in my goals last year but  I did not succeed so I’m looking forward focusing on decreasing my debt this year

Get a day planer and use it

I got one of Christmas and I’ve already started using it so I’m off to a good start

Use my essential oil diffuser

I got one a while ago but I haven’t set it up yet. Essential oils are great for reducing stress and that is one of my main focuses this year.

Get back in to WWE

I’ve been a WWE fan for many years but when I went to massage school  I stopped watching it and I haven’t got back into it yet.  I want to go back to being the WWE fan I used to be .

Use twitter more often

One of my bucket list items is to tweet 10,000 times so I need to step it up . I also want to live tweet during WWE shows like I use to.

Use coloring for stress relief

I’m going to do my very best to reduce stress this year and coloring has helped me in the past I just need to do it more often .

Get to my goal credit score

This year feels like a good year to get this done !

Cross 12 things off my bucket list this year

A dozen items in one year ? sounds like a great challenge to me !

Rock on – Christina Epperly

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