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local shopping , a Target trip, and a Barbie Easter bundle

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Hello, my bucket list friends! It is so crazy how fast this month is going by and as always I feel like I don’t have a enough time to blog but as always I will make time. I recently had a day off where I went to a book store and I went to Target. Also I recently visited my favorite local thrift store. I can’t wait to tell you about all this and more so let’s get to it.

Thrift store and toy store

3/11/25- On this day, I left the house early, and I went into town. First, I went to my favorite local thrift store.  I got a few cool things like a Squishmallow and a hat that looks really good on me. I also got these really cool snap-on dots that you can put on your clothes. After getting coffee, I went to the toy store where I got a squishy toy and a sheet of surfboard stickers.

Book store and Target

3/12/25- I had this day off. It was a rainy day, but I still made the most of it. After getting  coffee, I went to my new favorite book store . All the books are 1 or 2 dollars. I got some books from the city spies series, a book about arts and craft projects, and my favorite book that I got from this book store trip was a Barbie book that came with a bunch of cute stickers and a poster! After the book store I went to Target.  I had an order to pick up there, but I also stopped by the dollar spot where I got some cute things, including spring themed duck toys! In my pick-up order, I got some regular everyday items that I needed, but I also got some fun items like bath bombs with prizes and an art kit. However, my favorite item I got was the golden egg hunt by Nee Doh . This egg hunt is an advent calendar style box that has a squishy toy behind each door. The goal is to find the squishy golden egg. It did not take me too long to find the gold egg, but my favorite squishy toy in this box is a squishy butterfly ring. I highly recommend getting the golden egg hunt if you love squishy toys!

Barbie Easter bundle

3/14/25

As soon as Valentine’s Day was over, stores began to put out their Easter items.  As soon as I saw this Barbie Easter bundle at Safeway, I knew I really wanted it, but it wasn’t exactly cheap. After having my eye on it for a while, I decided to buy it. It was on sale, after all. I’m happy I decided to buy it and yes, it comes with stickers.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and for reading about some of my March 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

A fun friend day in February

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Even though I have not crossed off any bucket list items this month, I consider this month to be a successful one because I got to see a friend. As I get closer to the middle of my 30s it gets seem like it gets more difficult to see my friends and to be social in general so if I get to see a friend one day out of the month I feel successful in being a somewhat social person. Now that I have made a very long introduction to this post, let’s get to the post. Here we go

February 11th 2025

I had work on this day but I left my house early so I would have time with my friend before it was time in clock in. we met at my favorite local thrift store because we both enjoy thrift shopping. I got some toys and art supplies. After thrift shopping we went to a local coffee shop and we had a good conversation while we enjoyed our drinks. Before we went to lunch, we stopped by one of my favorite toy stores. I got a package that had surprise toys in it, and I also got a box with three squishy toys in it. After the toy store we went to lunch. lunch was really good and we also got to talk to each other more before I had to go to work. I’m so thankful that I got to spend time with my friend!

Thank you so much for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

Things I love January 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends ! People often talk about how January is a very slow month and that feels like it lasts for much long than 31 days. I have felt this way in the past but this January did not feel that way at all. It felt like it flew by as fast as it arrived. I did not cross any bucket list items off this month but I do have plans to cross some items off later on in the year. I also did do some of my favorite things thing month such as going thrift shopping and discovering prizes that were hidden inside of bath bombs. Before I officially move on to all the things that February has to offer I’m going to look back on the things I loved in January 2025!

Thrift shopping at my favorite local thrift store – I went to my favorite local thrift shop a good amount this month. I love going on adventures to my favorite local thrift store, and I can’t wait to see what I find the next time I go! ( You can read about it HERE and HERE)

Coloring my own squishy toy – I got a fun squishy toy art kit at Target (You can read about it HERE )

making heart-shaped pasta – I love pasta but I love it just a little bit more when it is in a fun shape. I enjoyed making and of course eating this pasta. ( You can read about it HERE )

Buying lots of fun items at work – My work is full of great items so I do a good amount of at work shopping . This month was no different I got some great items including new toys for my collection. ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )

My first Dollar tree trip to the year – I went to a good dollar tree location and I got a bunch of different items including art kits and surprise toys. ( You can read it HERE )

Doing a Target pick up order – I love doing pick-up orders at Target!! ( You can read about it HERE )

Getting books at the Goodwill – I went to the Goodwill this month and I got some great books including an American Girl book and a book about how to make money online called influencer.

Getting a new Barbie color reveal doll – I LOVE the new Barbie color reveal that I got this month. ( You can read about it HERE )

getting an awesome sensory bin at work – One of the things I bought at work was an awesome sensory bin. ( You can read about it HERE )

Getting bath bombs with prizes inside – I got some bath bombs from one of my favorite brands Da bomb. They have them at target there are many different kinds but all of them have prizes inside. I loved using these bath bombs this month

Stickers from Trader Joes – I love getting free stickers at trader Joe’s ( You can read about it HERE and HERE )

Thank you for reading about the things I loved in January 2025

Love, Christina Epperly

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

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

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!

One more trip to Idaho before the year ends

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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!