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More March moments ( a Travel show, Five Below, TJ Maxx, and much more )

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m very excited to continue my posts about my March adventures! I love sharing my everyday adventures with all of you, However, I’m super excited to share my summer bucket list game with you at the end of this month. On June first my bucket list game begins ! I can’t wait for my summer adventures this year but for now I’m ready to tell you about some of my fun March adventures so let’s get to it.

3/15 – On this day I got to teach Sunday school! I love getting to teach Sunday school. I love this craft we made on this day. We made a cross with tape and painted around it . Then we removed tape leaving a cross shape in the middle. I also got coffee on this day.

3/17 – I got stickers from Trader Joes on this night. I love getting free stickers from there.

3/18 – On this day I started cat sitting for a very cute and fluffy cat. I miss her so much. I hope I can see her again her again soon.

3/19 – This day was so awesome ! I went to Walmart and I got so many fun items. I got lots of Easter items including a paper craft kit that I had been wanting. I also got this super cool Barbie pop reveal doll. I also got some stickers, a craft kit, a surprise toy , a Barbie Easter book and more! After Walmart, I went to the Dollar Tree and I got a few things including bath bombs and an art kit. Then I went to Starbucks. That night I went to dinner. I also took more pictures of the super cute cat that I was watching. It was a wonderfully awesome day!

3/20 – On this day I got coffee and I got to go to Five Below ! I love the squishy beads that I got. I also got some shaped erasers and an art kit. I also went out to dinner. It was another wonderful day.

3/21 – This was the day of the travel show. I love going to this yearly travel show. I believe that this was my 3rd time going. I love going to all the different booths and learning about different places that I could visit. I also loved getting all the free items that were handed out at each booth. I got a coloring book ,a key chain ,a cup ,and much more! I also got to hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach. Another cool item I got at the Travel show was a squishy pepper. After my the travel show. I went to Target. I got a craft kit, surprise toys, a sticker book and more! This was a really awesome day! I hope I get to go to the Travel show again next year.

3/22 – I got to go to Panera Bread on this day. I wish I got to go to Panera Bread more often but I was happy that I got to go there on this day.

3/24 – This day was one of my favorite days this month. I had a great shift at work. I got one of my favorite drinks before I left. Then I went to TJ Maxx. I got so many amazing things there. Some of my favorite things I got on this day are a painting art kit, a bead kit, a Kinetic sand set, a big set of hair bows, stationery items including stickers , a set on bracelets and more. I also went to Whole Foods where I got some fun things such as Joy Ride candy, a plush axolotl, and two activity books that came with stickers . It was another wonderful day!

3/ 26 – On this day I went to Subway , Trader Joes and CVS. I got some fun Easter Items at CVS including a set of stamps. At Trader Joes I got a coloring page and stickers.

3/27 – On this day I went on a Target shopping spree! I got two coloring books, a cute painting craft kit, a squishy charms craft kit, a play doh Barbie that was on sale, two jelly bands craft kits, a Squish Mallow Pez, and more! going to Target was fun but what was not fun was that my phone started having problems where the screen was not responsive to touch and I was not feeling well . I was not prepared for the stress that tomorrow would bring.

3/28 – I felt really bad on this day I was dizzy and out of it . I just wanted to lay on the couch all day. However, it was official that my phone was unusable and needed to be replaced. Getting a new phone is always a big ordeal but having to replace a broken one is even more stressful. Once I got my new phone up and running I had to log back into everything and that was challenging. I was still not feeling well I was stressed out and I needed a little bit of a distraction. So I went to Michaels because it was walking distance from the phone store. I got a summer craft kit , two rubber ducks, some Crayola scribble scrubbies, sticker books and more! Oh I also got a border that was made of bow shapes . It was a good little bright spot in a stressful day. I went and got some food after shopping because I was still not feeling good. I took an Uber home and of course there was traffic on the way back home. Later that day I felt well enough to do the painting craft kit that I got at TJ Maxx. Everything worked out but it was a very stressful day.

3/31 – This was the last day of the month! I got a yummy drink at work. This month was a roller coaster ride and I’m thankful for the good days that it brought.

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

life at the end of February 2026

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I know I’ve been going back and forth between writing about this year and last year but I decided to write my two main posts about February back to back. I feel like I’m getting more caught up that way by finishing the main part of my February posts first. However after this post I will write another post about August . Now ,that you know my blogging schedule let’s dive into this blog post about life at the end of February.

2/21- On this day I went to Safeway. I got some Barbie surprise eggs. These eggs have cool Barbie themed items inside. I also got a coloring craft kit there. I also went to Walgreens I got some cute duck toys and a squishy toy craft kit. This was a good February day . It was also a beautiful sunny day.

2/22 – I did two art projects on this day! The first project was a simple coloring craft kit. I had fun coloring a cute wooden caterpillar. I love that there were different patterns to color on the craft and not just circles. I love how colorful this craft looked when I was done. This was a very simple craft but I really enjoyed it. The 2nd craft kit that I did was a foam ice cream craft. My favorite part of this kit was the sparkly sprinkles. I had fun sticking them on the ice cream project. Later that day I went to Safeway again and I got a fun package of Easter stickers. I’m happy that I had time to be creative on this day.

2/24 – On this day I went to work. My highlight of my work day was getting to have a cannonball drink. However, After work I finally did something that I had been wanting to do for a long time. I finally applied to be on reality TV. I have no idea if my application will go anywhere. However, I feel good that I was finally brave enough to record a short video and submit it. Even if I never hear back I’m glad I did this.

2/26 on this day I went to the mall and I got a much needed massage. I also went shopping at Claire’s. My favorite thing that I got at Claire’s was a hat with bows on it. I also got some bracelets and earrings there .While I was at the mall I went to The Hallmark store and I got a bunch of stickers. Hallmark is a great place to find cute stickers. I also went to the Target that was attached to the mall. I got some JoyRide candy , erasers shaped like different kinds of food, and more. I also went to Taco Bell in the food court. I put my order under the name Alice because I’m a huge Alice Cooper fan and sometimes it’s fun to use a different name. This was a really good day.

2/27 – This day I got to do something really awesome. I got to see my amazing friend Amy. We went to a bunch of different places including a book store , a toy store , CVS, and Togos. I bought some fun items on this day including a coloring book that came with crayons and stickers, a sheet of animal stickers, a pack of Easter toys, a set of bracelets and more. However, the best part of the day was getting to spend time with Amy. It is a lot harder to spend time with your friends than it should be. I love it when I get time to see a friend so this day was a great day.

2/28 – This was the last day of the month. I went to Walgreens I got some fun Easter Items including a pack of Easter toys and some puffy Peeps stickers. After that I went to Trader Joes. I got a box of my mango bars but I also go some stickers and a coloring page. I ended this short month on a high note.

Thanks for reading about more of mt February moments.

Love, Christina Epperly.

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.

Summer sleepover, shopping at Five Below , chalk art and more!

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’ve written a lot of blog posts about perfect summer days and the one that I’m about to tell you about would easily make my top ten list of perfect summer days. with all that being said Let’s get to this fun blog post.

July 20th 2025- On this day I met my friend at Five Below. I was excited to shop at Five Below because I don’t get to go there often. Five Below is full of fun and exciting items and on this day I was able to buy some of the fun and exciting items that were available. Some items that I bought were stackable butterfly shaped highlighters, Barbie stickers, Lisa Frank stickers, a Squishmallow, a bucket of squishy toys, a sand art kit , a painting art kit, sidewalk chalk, a Barbie pen, a bath sponge shaped like a duck, and a Barbie themed cup with items inside. After our super fun shopping trip to Five Below we went to Taco Bell. Taco Bell is my favorite fast food place. After shopping and lunch we went to the park to do some chalk art. I had some much fun creating fun chalk art drawings. I love the Ice cream cone that I drew. I also wrote Let’s go Mets. Chalk art is truly a prefect summer activity. My friend and I both had a lot of fun doing this. I also really like the turtle that I drew. That night we ordered pizza it was truly a wonderfully summer day. I can’t wait until summer is here again!

Thanks for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly

Summer mall weekend 2025

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m excited to write this post about one of my favorite summer traditions. I’m not sure how long that I have been doing this tradition for but for a while now I have been choosing a weekend in the summer and going shopping at the Dollar Tree on a Friday and going to the mall on Saturday. I had a great time shopping at the Dollar Tree and the mall this summer, and I can’t wait to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it.

June 20th – On this day, I went shopping at my favorite local Dollar Tree location. I love going to this location because it is always clean and organized. There is also a good selection of items at this location. I got a bunch of great items during my Dollar Tree shopping spree. Some of my favorite items that I got on this shopping trip are two bags of air dry clay, Barbie pets, Surprise toys, a sticker activity book, glitter markers, a headband with a lemon pattern, erasers shaped like ice cream, an ice pop banner, foam stickers, puffy stickers, bath bombs with prizes, and a Crayola tooth brush. Summer is my favorite time of year, and I was happy to get a sign that says happy summer and some drink pouches that said endless summer on them. The pouches also came with straws. Some other fun items that I got during this shopping trip were hair ties, Squishmallow toothpaste, a book that teaches you to draw animals, and a doodle notebook. It was a fun shopping trip to the Dollar Tree.

June 21st – This was the day I went shopping at the mall. I went to my favorite local mall. One of my favorite stores in the mall is Claire’s. I got some many fun things there, including jewelry, hairbows, and stickers. I went to many stores during this shopping trip, including Daiso, Hallmark, bath and body works, Old Navy, Nordstrom rack, and Target. I don’t  go to Nordstrom Rack often, but I am so glad I did. I got some great items there, including a Squishmallow hand cream. I bought so many items on this shopping trip some of those items are, flip flops, stickers, a squishy toy, beads, lollypops with covers, highlighters, lip gloss in containers shaped like bears, a scratch art craft kit, erasers, a holder for hand cleaners, small hand cleaners for my holder ,a notebook shaped like a dog ,straw covers, and a Barbie themed hair set. One big highlight of my mall trip was going to build a bear workshop and making a plush axolotl. I named my plush axolotl Neon Sands because I wanted a Las Vegas inspired name. Also, at Build a Bear, I got this cute passport that can be stamped at different locations. I love my plush axolotl and I love that my favorite mall has a Build a Bear Workshop it in. In addition to all my shopping fun, I also enjoyed taking pictures during my mall trip. I took a lot of pictures during my mall adventure, including in a photobooth. I also got lunch at the food court while I was at the mall. Before going home I got an iced coffee at the Starbucks in Target. It was a wonderful summer day at the mall.

Thank you for reading. Love, Christina Epperly

summer fun before my mall weekend

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m thankful that I still have a lot of summer posts to write because it allows me to reflect back on all the fun summer adventures that I had this year. In this post, I will be talking about the time between my Las Vegas trip and my mall weekend tradition. I’m excited to write another post about my summer fun, so let’s ger to it.

June 14th – This was the day after we came back from Las Vegas. I had work, but before work, my mom and I went to Target. One of the main reasons we went to Target on this day was because we wanted to participate in Joyride Day. All you had to do was take a picture holding joyride candy and post it on Instagram. I love Joyride Candy, so I bought some, and I also did a pick-up order where I got some fun items such as the new playdoh Barbie and a monster truck painting craft kit. I also got three fun items from the dollar section. I got a 4th of July scratch art kit, a pinball game that has a flamingo on it, and a squishy turtle toy. It was a great Target shopping trip. I also got coffee and I went on a walk in the park on this day. At work that day I got two activity books one was a sticker book and another one was a coloring book. It was a good day that was full of summer fun!

June 15th – This day was Father’s Day. We went out to lunch to celebrate. After lunch we went on a walk and then we went to Starbucks it was a nice day.

June 16th – The highlights of this day were getting Starbucks and going for a walk in the park.

June 17th – On this day, I went to Starbucks and bought some pens at work.

June 18th – On this day I went to my favorite used book store after getting coffee. I got some fun books including a coloring book. In addition to the used book store I went to 7-eleven and I got a Slurpee in a reusable cup. I also went on a walk later that day.

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

Monterey adventure, a trip to the Dollar Tree and a Target pick up order,

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m here to share three fun March adventures with you. I’m happy to say that I made it to the Dollar Tree this month I don’t get to go as often as I would like to so it was a highlight for sure. I got some great items there that I’m excited to tell you about so let’s get to it.

03/23/25 – On this day I went to Monterey . My mom and I explored the Colton Hall museum. It it free to go to and It is an interesting place as well. I bought some post cards here. I love the bear statues outside. While in Monterey we also got lunch and salt water taffy.

03/26/25

This was the day I went to the Dollar Tree. I needed a reward for completing my taxes. Taxes always stress me out. I was very happy to go to the Dollar Tree after the stress of doing my taxes. I was excited to see the seasonal items. I got some Easter Craft Kits and a set of Easter rings. I love the ring set ,it is just so cute. Other Items I bought on this shopping trip include Two Lisa Frank coloring books, a Barbie coloring book, stickers, a notebook that comes with stickers, Barbie socks, surprise toys and Squishmallow toothpaste. I had a fun time going to the Dollar tree and I’m excited for my next trip there!

03/29/2025

On this day I did a Target pick-up order. I got a bunch of different items but my favorite items that I got were bath bombs with prizes, a bunch of Easter stickers, two craft kits and two surprise toys. I love doing pick-up orders at Target. I highly recommend it.

Thanks for reading about some of my adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

My first mall trip of 2025 !

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I recently went to the mall for the first time this year! I love going to the mall, and I did some of my favorite things there, including a massage. I’m excited to tell you about to, so let’s get to it.

February 26th 2025

I had this day off, and I was excited to go to the mall to get a massage, shop at Claires, and get Taco Bell. I went to the massage place first. It was crowded, but it was worth it. After getting some much needed work on my shoulders and back, I went to Claires. They were having a buy three get three sale on everything! I got twelve items. Some of the items I got were hair bows, cute stationery supplies , a set of necklaces, a pen with a squishy duck on it , and a set of cute frog buttons! It was a very successful trip to Claires! Oh, I also got a cute surprise lip gloss at Claires. After my massage and my shopping trip to Claires, I went to the Taco Bell in the food court. I love going to Taco Bell, but the location that was closest to me closed, so since I had an opportunity to go, I went. They had this new birthday cake churro and it was so good ! I knew it would probably be good, but it tasted better than I ever imagined it would! On the way home from the mall, we stopped and got coffee. I really enjoyed my day off!

Thanks for reading

Love, Christina Epperly

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

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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

Things I love October 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Life is busy, so I’m still a month behind with my blog posts. October was a pretty normal month. However, I did get an amazing jacket at the thrift store, and I went to Idaho! I can’t wait to tell you all about it before I try to catch up with my November posts so let’s get to it!

Things I love October 2024

Amusement park day with my family – Early on in the month I went to a local amusement park with my family. ( You can read about it HERE )

Getting an amazing jacket at the thrift store – I got one of my favorite thrift finds ever this month! It is the most awesome jacket I have ever owned! ( You can read about it HERE )

Fun at the mall – I had a fun time going to the mall this month. I shopped at Claires and went to Taco Bell you can read about it HERE )

seeing my friend on my lunch break – I got to see my friend for a short time on my lunch break. ( You can read about it HERE )

Thrift shopping – I did some thrift shopping this month including at my favorite local thrift store ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )

Party store fun – I got to go to my very favorite party that I have been going to since I was a kid. ( You can read about it HERE )

making cookies – I went to Safeway and I got some fun items on clearance but I also got some candy cane cookie dough. I had a fun time making cookies! ( You can read about it HERE )

my new phone case – I got a new phone case this month it is pink with butterflies on it! ( You can read about it HERE )

Getting a massage – I got a much needed massage this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Doing a pick up order at Target – This month I did a pick up order at Target I highly recommend doing this if your short on time. ( You cab read about it HERE )

Getting an TY Beanie Baby calendar from 1999 – I had another really great thrift store find this month . I was so happy to find this calendar that came with stickers this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

Ending the month in Idaho – I spent the last part of the month in Idaho ( You can read about it HERE )

Thank you for reading!