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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!

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

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

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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

Lots of shopping, decorating a bucket hat, painting a frog, going swimming, and more!

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Hello, my beautiful bucket list, friends! To help me get caught up with my posts, I decided to put a bunch of my July highlights into one big post, and this is that post! I hope you enjoy reading about some of my favorite summer fun moments. Let’s get to it!

A fun trip to Target on July 7th – I went on a shopping trip to one of my favorite stores, and of course, I got some fun items. Some of my favorite items I got were a Barbie notebook, Barbie coloring pages, a Barbie doll that was on sale, squishmallows ,stickers, and two summer themed activity kits I also got some really fun Barbie pens! It was a great trip to one of my favorite places to shop.

My bucket list bucket hat – I recently put this item on my bucket list, and I was happy to cross it off. It was a project that took a long time, but I was so happy with how it looked when it was done. This hat really looks like a work of art and just so happy that I was able to make something like this!

Going swimming -I got to go swimming on July 25th. I went swimming at a gym pool that I had been to before but it had been a long time since I had been there. I don’t get to go swimming as much as I like, so I was really happy to get a chance to do this classic summer activity.

friend hangout on July 22nd – I got to see my friend this month. It was a simple hangout where we went to Starbucks and the park, but it was a great hangout. Anytime you get to see one of your favorite people, relax, and have a good conversation, it is a good time.

frog art project -I bought this art kit from Five Below. It was a simple painting art kit. I love doing art kits like this. Kits like this are great for relaxation. I had a fun time doing this kit. I loved painting the frog, and I’m really happy that I got this kit.

shopping at Five Below on July 14th – I love going to this store, but I do not get to go often. I put going to Five Below on my summer bucket list because I wanted to motivate myself to go shopping here since it had been a long time. Well, I did get to go, but I did not have much energy because I had bronchitis. The pharmacy I went to was very close to the Five Below, so I went there after picking up my medication. I got some fun items, of course. I’ve been really into stickers lately, so I got some while I was shopping here. Other items I got were squishy toy craft kit, a very small Barbie doll, a Squishmallow water bottle, and a Barbie nail set. I did not spend a lot of time in this store because I was not feeling well and I had very low energy. However, I’m still happy that I got to go, and I’m happy with the items I did get.

Shopping at savers on July 24th – I went shopping at Savers! I bought some fun items, including a bunch of stickers that were in a bag of scrapbooking supplies, a sand art kit, a Barbie book, a My Scene doll, and a cassette player.

Shopping at work – ok, I did so much of this. I don’t even know where to start! I did get lots of stickers, so I guess I can start with that! Our Hallmark vendor put out lots of stickers, and I have had a great time buying them. Some other items that I got at work during July included a bucket of playdough that came with playdough cutters, a Hot Wheels car that look like a slice of cake, an LOL doll, a summer ChapStick set, a Hello Kitty Lip Smackers set, and a Hello Kitty coloring book.

I hope you enjoyed reading about some of my July adventures!

Thank you for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly.

Thrift shopping fun, an Instacart delivery, coffee, painting and more

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! In this blog post, I’m going to tell you about some of my favorite things that have happened recently. Including a trip to my favorite local thrift store! Now, let’s get to it

April 9th – This was the day I went to my favorite local thrift store. I love getting books here, but I only got one book this time. It’s a guided journal that I have already started writing in. I did not find a lot of books but I did find a lot of other things including a build a bear plush, a Target dog plush, stickers, a bag of letter beads, a Pez dispenser, a Hot Wheels airplane, a zipper pouch with a very cute design, and a Barbie DVD. It was also a very sunny day when I went thrift shopping. I also stopped by my favorite candy store, and I got a Peeps pop-up lollypop that was on sale.

April 10th – On this day, I got a Walmart delivery with Instacart. I got a lot of great items, including bath bombs, Barbie dolls, stickers , paint, a painting craft kit, markers, and coloring pages. I don’t do it very often, but I love getting Instacart deliveries. I love the wide variety of items that you can choose from. I love all the stickers that I was able to get! The sticker book that I got is really cool. I also love the sparkly heart stickers.

April 11th – It was another beautiful sunny spring day. I got outside and enjoyed it, but I also had to go inside and do my taxes. I dread doing my taxes, so when It was finished. I ordered Panera Bread through Uber Eats. I got my favorite veggie sandwich and a large cup of much needed hazelnut coffee. I love Panera Bread’s hazelnut coffee.

April 12th, on this day, I finished painting the shark that I had gotten in my Instacart order. I love how it looks!

Other things !

Buying cool stuff from work – I’ve gotten a lot of things from work lately. I know that is not very surprising since I always do that! However, there are new summer items out at my work. I love the toy fishing game that I got. Some other items that I have gotten lately are Hot Wheel cars, Sharpie pens , scented markers, a toy taco that comes with squishy toys, and chocolate that comes with toys.

Getting stickers from Trader Joe’s – On Sunday, I went to Trader Joe’s, and I got a free coloring page and free stickers! I love getting free stickers at Trader Joe’s, and this time, I got a lot of them.

Thank you for reading about my latest highlights !

Love – Christina Epperly

A Target trip ,things I’ve bought at work lately and more!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I wanted to get caught up on my blog posts so I’m going start with this one that is mainly about shopping but I do have some other things I want to discuss that I will put towards the end of this post. Also,I did a fun coloring page, and I will be doing a post about that soon. Without any more delay, let’s get to it!

Saturday’s Target trip – After going to the travel show, I went to Target. I had some coupons clipped on the Target app that I wanted to use. I was happy to see that there was a coupon that I could use for stickers. In the dollar section, I got a confetti crayon, shoe charms, and a water toy. In the Barbie section, I got a cutie reveal pet. In another part of the toy section, I got a kinetic sand toy .I also got a craft kit and, of course, the stickers that I had a coupon for. Oh, I also got a Barbie bath bomb!

Things I bought from work – I love going shopping at my work! I get a good employee discount. On Friday, I got another mini notebook, mechanical pencils, and a craft kit. Sunday was Saint Patrick’s day. I did dress up a little bit for the day. I bought a light up clover necklace at work this day. I also got two Easter toys because there was a sale. I also got a toy that is similar to color reveal toys that was on clearance. Some post-it notes and glitter glue. I love buying items on clearance!

Yesterday, I bought two clearance items at work, and those items are a hot wheels playset and a set of markers. I also got some of my favorite candies that were also on clearance.

Other things I want to talk about!

I may cross another item off of my bucket list soon . It is not a huge item, but it will be exciting to cross off a second list item this year.

I’ve been thinking about adding more items to my bucket list – I had already been thinking about it but since I went to the travel and adventure show I have been more inspired to add more items to my list. If you have any suggestions for list items, I would love to hear them.

Thanks for reading! Love, Christina Epperly

First weekend of March 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! We are now in the lovely month of march! Spring is on the way and we are getting a good amount of rain in my area and that means that there will be lots of nice green grass and healthy plants and wildlife. Even though this was a weekend that had rain off and on, I still enjoyed it, and I’m excited to tell you about it, so let’s get to it!

Friday, March 1st – I had work on this day, but I was excited to go to work because it was employee shopping day. On employee shopping days employees get a larger discount than normal. I got coffee and then I got to work early so I could do some shopping before working. I got some normal house hold items but I also got some fun items including a bunny shaped bead kit, a Rainbow Loom set, a squishy dinosaur toy that comes with gummy candy, a puzzle tube, an egg with a toy hidden inside, a pen with a bunny on it , and a bunny Suqishmallow clip. I also got a lip mask that I’m excited to try. I’ve done face masks before, but never one that is made for and shaped like lips. I had a great employee shopping day.

Saturday, March 2nd – I had this day off ! We had a few errands to do on this day, but the thing that I was most excited about was going to the Dollar Tree. Before we went to the Dollar Tree, we voted and got coffee. It was nice to be able to vote early because there were no lines whatsoever . After voting and getting coffee, we drove to my favorite local Dollar Tree store. This location is my favorite because it is well stocked and clean. The main thing that I wanted to get at the Dollar Tree were Easter craft kits. I got a few craft kits, including two wooden coloring craft kits. I also got a big wooden cross that you can paint. Other items I got were window stickers, two blind bag toys, a velvet poster coloring kit, and a Barbie cup. After the Dollar Tree, we went to a nearby Goodwill to drop off some donations. After dropping off our donations, we went into the store. I got two things in the store a craft kit and a nail care set. We also went to Whole Foods, where I got soup and candy that is in the shape of bunnies. It was a great day!

Sunday, March 3rd – I had work in the afternoon, but before that, I went and got coffee and went to church. It was a rainy and gloomy day, so I was sleepy. I went back to bed until it was time to leave for work. At work , there were a bunch of pens with clovers on top available on the break table. I was excited to get a free pen. The rest of the day was just a normal work day, but overall, it was a good and a great weekend!

Thanks for reading about my weekend! Have a blessed week – Christina Eppperly