Hello, my bucket list, friends! My favorite time of year is here, but I have some more things to say about my life in May before I move on to my summer adventures, so let’s get to it !
May 28th – I had this day off, and I got coffee and went to the park. It was a nice relaxing day off.
May 29th – On this day I worked on putting my summer bucket list game together. I love my summer notebook already. I can’t wait to see how many items I can cross off. At work I got a juice that had a fun Hot Wheels topper on it.
May 30th – On this day at work I got some fun clearance items! I got two Hello Kitty lip balms for less than a dollar each. I also got two cute bath sponges. I love finding fun items on clearance! The clarence finds were a bright spot to a challenging day. I don’t want to go into details but this day was one of the more challenging days that I’ve had in my life. I’m really glad that day is behind me now.
May 31st – On the last day of the month, I got two surprise toys. I had another challenging day but the surprise toys made it a little better.
Hello, my bucket list, friends ! I’m super excited for this years summer bucket list game! I’m going to be very focused on getting a high score this year. I can’t wait to have some great summer adventures and to earn lots of points, so let’s get to it.
June 1st – August 31st
10 points
get new flip flops
buy 10 or more things from the dollar tree
draw my summer picture
Create a beautiful work of art with a craft kit
go to my favorite used book store
see a fireworks show
take pictures in a photobooth
get scented sunscreen
make a bracelet
go thrift shopping
take photos on an airplane
Get a new Barbie doll
Get a new Squishmallow
drink a Slurpee
put a puzzle together
Get one of Starbucks’ summer drinks
Slide down a water slide
20 points
Do my mall weekend tradition
setup my little pool
go to the movies
go to a park I’ve never been to before
go swimming
make ice pops
tie-dye something
go to a zoo
ride a rollercoaster
ride a carousel
Review 3 different products
Make 3 different Pinterest recipes
win a prize
stay at a hotel I’ve never stayed at before
Make s’mores
Make a mini music video to an Alice Cooper song
Go to a paint your own pottery studio
50 points
get a massage
go to a concert
go to an amusement park
get my nails done
make a plush animal at build a bear workshop
Take a picture with the Las Vegas sign
go on a water ride
make chalk art
get a new tattoo
go swimming at night
Go on a road trip
Have a pizza party
Leave CA for at least three days
go shopping at Five Below
Get 1k views on an Instagram reel
100
cross off 10 regular bucket list items
cross off 20 regular bucket list items
take a picture with a celebrity
go to the rainforest cafe
publish three different articles on my nonconformist news site
Hello, my bucket list, friends! I have one more post to make before I move on to my posts about the month of September. This was the second year in row that I played the summer bucket list game. I honestly did not do as well at the game as I thought I would do, but it was a good summer, and I enjoyed it, and that is all that really matters.
10 points
ride a carousal – yes, more than once !
eat frozen yogurt – yes I went to a frozen yogurt place in Idaho
do a craft kit – yes
get a colorful summer dress – no
get a Slurpee – no
get new flip flops – yes
take pictures in a photobooth – yes
go thrift shopping – yes
go to the movies – yes
get a new Barbie doll – yes
draw a summer picture – yes
tie-dye something – no
make a mini music video that includes a bubble machine – no
Make smores – yes
Make a sand castle – yes
Make a summer playlist – yes
Eat a big soft pretzel – yes
Go to a park I’ve never been to before and go down the slide – yes
20 points
go to a state I’ve never been to before – yes
ride a rollercoaster – no
Win a prize from a claw machine – yes
Make sidewalk chalk art – no
go to a zoo – yes
do my mall weekend tradition – yes
go swimming – yes
go to the beach – yes
buy ten or more items from the Dollar Tree – yes
go thrift shopping in a different state – yes
play mini golf – yes
Get a massage – yes
play games in an arcade – no
Make a plush at Build a Bear Workshop – yes
Go to a museum – yes
Go shopping at Five Below – yes
Make playdough – no
50 points
go to water park – no
Get a small pool for my deck – no
Get my nails done – no
go to a concert – yes
go on a vacation – yes
get a new tattoo – no
ride five or more rides at one amusement park – yes
complete a 5k – no
Attend a sporting event – no
Go on a road trip – no
Go to a national park – yes
Go to a state park – yes
Get my face painted – no
Jump on a trampoline – no
Swim or float in a lazy river – no
100 points
Take a picture with a celebrity – yes
Get to 600 or more blog followers – no
Post 10 or more times on Vocal – no
Post 25 or more reels on Instagram – yes
Cross off 5 or more regular bucket list items – yes, I crossed off exactly 5 items!
Do five or more product reviews on my blog – no
Get 10k or more views on an Instagram reel – no
Get 100 likes on a blog post – no
Make a different smoothie five days in a row – no
Have a Barbie themed birthday cake for my 34th birthday ! – no
post five or more videos on YouTube ( Shorts count) – no
My score was 950/ 2,370
Once again just like last year, I think the low score has to do with the fact that I didn’t cross off many of the high value items. However, as I said at the beginning of this post, The most important thing was that I had a good summer and I’m happy I did cross of the items that I did. Oh and I’m already planning to do much better next year!
Hello, my bucket list, friends! I wanted to do a quick post about my visit to a local amusement in July . Every post helps me get a little closer to catching up with my blog. Let’s get to it!
July 22nd – On this day, I went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. My goal was to cross off ride five rides at an amusement park from my summer bucket list. We went in the evening so we could get on rides at a discounted price. The Boardwalk was more crowded than I had anticipated, so it was more challenging to get on five rides than I thought it would be. However ,I was able to do exactly five rides. Those rides were the carousel , the sea swings, space race, tsunami, and sky glider. I also got some souvenirs, including a super cute plush bear, and I also got pizza! I’m going to be honest the long lines made it kind of difficult to fully enjoy the night, but it was overall a good summer night. This is a really great amusement park that I highly recommend going to, but make sure to visit during a less busy time so you can get to experience all the rides here that you want to.
Hello, my bucket list friends, and happy summer! I’m so happy that summer is finally here!!! This year, I’m really determined to get a passing score on this game! The game starts on June 1st and ends on August 31st. Last year, I did not get a very good score. You can see the results HERE. However, this is a new year, and Im ready to win it! Now, with all that being said, let’s get to the game!
10 points
ride a carousal
eat frozen yogurt
do a craft kit
get a colorful summer dress
get a Slurpee
get new flip flops
take pictures in a photobooth
go thrift shopping
go to the movies
get a new barbie doll
draw a summer picture
tie-dye something
make a mini music video that includes a bubble machine
Make smores
Make a sand castle
Make a summer playlist
Eat a big soft pretzel
Go to a park I’ve never been to before and go down the slide
20 points
go to a state I’ve never been to before
ride a rollercoaster
Win a prize from a claw machine
Make sidewalk chalk art
go to a zoo
do my mall weekend tradition
go swimming
go to the beach
buy ten or more items from the Dollar Tree
go thrift shopping in a different state
play mini golf
Get a massage
play games in an arcade
Make a plush at Build a Bear Workshop
Go to a museum
Go shopping at Five Below
Make playdough
50 points
go to water park
Get a small pool for my deck
Get my nails done
go to a concert
go on a vacation
get a new tattoo
ride five or more rides at one amusement park
complete a 5k
Attend a sporting event
Go on a road trip
Go to a national park
Go to a state park
Get my face painted
Jump on a trampoline
Swim or float in a lazy river
100 points
Take a picture with a celebrity
Get to 600 or more blog followers
Post 10 or more times on Vocal
Post 25 or more reels on Instagram
Cross off 5 or more regular bucket list items
Do five or more product reviews on my blog
Get 10k or more views on an Instagram reel
Get 100 likes on a blog post
Make a different smoothie five days in a row
Have barbie themed birthday cake for my 34th birthday !
post five or more videos on YouTube ( Shorts count)
Hello, my bucket list, friends! This year, I did a game instead of just a regular summer bucket list. I honestly did not do as well as I hoped I would. After adding everything up, my score ot was 515 out of 1,845 . So yeah, not great. I think a lot of it had to do with not crossing off any of the 100-point items . With all that being said, I did enjoy this summer, and I do want to do this again next year. Thanks for reading. You can find the list below. – Christina Epperly
5 points
Slide down a slide – Yes, I got to go down a really cool dinosaur shaped slide in Las Vegas
Go out for frozen yogurt – Yes, I went to Yogurt Land
Get new flip flops – Yes, I got some at Old Navy, and I also got some at JC Penny’s in Idaho.
Go on a mall shopping spree – Yes, I had a lot of fun!
Go shopping at the Dollar Tree – Yes, I did twice
Draw a summer picture – Yes, I’m really happy with how this year’s picture looks
Get a bubble machine – no
Do a bubble photoshoot – I do have some photos of me blowing bubbles this year, but it wasn’t really a photo shoot, so I guess no.
Eat pizza – yes
Drink a milkshake – You know, as easy as this item was, I did not end up crossing it off
Go to Taco Bell – yes
Go out for ice cream – no
Go thrift shopping – yes, more than once
10 points
Go swimming – yes lots of times
Go to a movie – yes, I saw the sound of freedom
Go to the beach – yes, in CT. and Santa Barbra
Ride a carousel – yes
Get 10 points for every item you cross off from your regular bucket list. I crossed off three items, so I got 30 points for this
Make sidewalk chalk art – no
Ride a roller coaster – no
Play mini golf – no
Tie – dye something- no
Make a bracelet – I think I did this but I don’t have any pictures so I guess I’ll give myself half points for this one
Win a prize from a claw machine – yes
Paint something at a paint your own store- no
Make a sand castle – no
Make a summer playlist – yes
Make a craft with craft sticks -no
Slide down a waterslide – no
Get coffee from a coffee shop that I have never been to before – no I don’t think so
Get a new bathing suit – I did get a new swim top at Goodwill, so I guess I will give myself half points for this one
Make sand art – no
Go to a park I’ve never been to before – yes, I went to more than park in CT
20 points
Go to a museum, yes. I went to a few
Go to a concert – no
Go to a zoo – yes, I went to two zoos this summer
Make a plush animal at Build a Bear Workshop – yes, I made a very cute frog
See fireworks – yes
Get my nails done – no
Get a massage – yes
Make playdough – no
Go to a restaurant I’ve never been to before – yes
Swim/ float in a lazy river – no
Do Volunteer work – no
Download a new game and finish 20 or more levels. – yes
Go to a water park – no
go to a selfie museum -yes
50 points
Go on a vacation -yes
Go to a state I’ve never been to before- yes
Get a new tattoo – no
Get a small pool for my deck – no
Go to a state park – yes
Read five books with 100 + pages each – no
Go camping – no
Get a Barbie from the 1990s that is still in the box – no
Go to a national park – no
Go to an escape room -no
Go on a birthday getaway – no
Stay in a hotel I’ve never been to before – yes
100 Points
Take a picture with a famous person – no
Get 10K plus views on a newly posted Instagram reel – no
Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m so excited to be writing this post! For this year’s summer bucket list, I’m going to do something a little different. I saw a YouTube video that talked about doing a game with your summer bucket list. ( You can see that video HERE ) I’m not doing the game exactly as it is described in the video. I am not using a binder, but I will be using a point system. My progress will be documented on this blog. Feel free to use the items below for your own list. Since I am not in school, I don’t have a summer break, so I am considering summer to be from June 1st – August 31st. With all that being said, here is my summer bucket list for 2023!
5 points
Slide down a slide
Go out for frozen yogurt
Get new flip flops
Go on a mall shopping spree
Go shopping at the Dollar Tree
Draw a summer picture
Get a bubble machine
Do a bubble photoshoot
Eat pizza
Drink a milkshake
Go to Taco Bell
Go out for ice cream
Go thrift shopping
10 points
Go swimming
Go to a movie
Go to the beach
Ride a carousel
Get 10 points for every item you cross off from your regular bucket list
Make sidewalk chalk art
Ride a roller coaster
Play mini golf
Tie – dye something
Make a bracelet
Win a prize from a claw machine
Paint something at a paint your own store
Make a sand castle
Make a summer playlist
Make a craft with craft sticks
Slide down a waterslide
Get coffee from a coffee shop that I have never been to before
Get a new bathing suit
Make sand art
Go to a park I’ve never been to before
20 points
Go to a museum
Go to a concert
Go to a zoo
Make a plush animal at Build a Bear Workshop
See fireworks
Get my nails done
Get a massage
Make playdough
Go to a restaurant I’ve never been to before
Swim/ float in a lazy river
Do Volunteer work
Download a new game and finish 20 or more levels.
Go to a water park
go to a selfie museum
50 points
Go on a vacation
Go to a state I’ve never been to before
Get a new tattoo
Get a small pool for my deck
Go to a state park
Read five books with 100 + pages each
Go camping
Get a Barbie from the 1990s that is still in the box
Go to a national park
Go to an escape room
Go on a birthday getaway
Stay in a hotel I’ve never been to before
100 Points
Take a picture with a famous person
Get 10K plus views on a newly posted Instagram reel
