Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited that June is here! I made a fun playlist for this year and I also made a really fun notebook for this summer and I can’t wait to show you both. With all that being said let’s get to it!
My summer 2026 playlist
1. Cinematic – Owl City
2. Caffeine – Alice Cooper
3. Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch
4. New York City – Owl City
5. Mrs. Hippopotamuses’ – Relient K
6. Balloon Ride – Relient K
7. Good to Be Alive – Skillet
8. Crossing the Rubicon – Sabaton
9. Escape – Alice Cooper
10. Rock America – Danger Danger
11. The Last Stand – Sabaton
12. Money Screams – Alice Cooper
13. Rocket – Rose Betts
14. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
15. chemically messed up – Allison Eide
16. Shopping – Barenaked Ladies
17. Innocent – Stellar Kart
18. Bring Em Out – Hawk Nelson
19. Take on Me – a-ha
20. Summertime Girls (Studio Version) – Y&T
That is my summer playlist for this year !
Here are some pictures for my summer notebook! I’ve had so much fun decorating it with stickers. I plan to add pictures to it as the summer continues. I hope all of you have a wonderful summer!
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m determined to have a great summer this year. I’m also determined to cross off as many summer bucket list items as possible. This year’s list is mix of different items including easy everyday things like shopping at some of my favorite places, doing art projects, and eating some of my favorite foods. There are some items on this list that may seem difficult to cross off but I already have them planned . This list is also full of classic summer adventures that can be challenging or easy . However ,it does include challenging items that I don’t have plans to do. I’m excited to see how many items that I can cross off . I hope I can do some of the more challenging ones. I do feel like I have a stronger drive to cross more items off this year than I have in past years. With all that being said let’s get to this year’s summer bucket list game.
10 points
Make animals and flowers with air dry clay
go swimming
ride a carousel
make 4th of July art project
get a new pair of flip flops
go shopping at the Dollar Tree
Go shopping at Hobby Lobby
get frozen yogurt
make a summer 2026 playlist
take pictures in a photobooth
get a new Squishmallow
Go to my favorite used book store
get a slurpee
go shopping at same the party supply store that I did as a kid
get a new Barbie doll
buy a keychain on vacation
buy a magnet on vacation
Go on a Target run
go shopping at TJ Maxx
take a picture of the sky from an airplane window
make a reel with an Alice Cooper song
cut watermelon into shapes with cookie cutters
20 points
Do my mall weekend tradition
Go to a park that I’ve never been to before
go shopping at Five Below
buy a plush animal while on vacation
go to the movies
go to build a bear workshop
tye-dye something
get a soft pretzel
ride a roller coaster
get a new swim top
make a sandcastle
make sidewalk chalk art
draw my summer picture
paint something
go to a restaurant that I’ve never been to before
go swimming at night
take a selfie on a train
go on a boat ride
get dressed up including make-up and fancy shoes !
make ice pops
try a new lavender scented product
make a reel about my little pool
50 points
go to the zoo
go to an amusement park
go to a concert
watch a Mets game ( on TV or in person counts )
read a mystery book
go on vacation
visit a state that I’ve never been to before
go on a water ride
go to a party
go to lunch or dinner with a friend at least 3 times
play mini golf
make a fruit salad
make playdough
make a pasta salad
get a tattoo
slide down a waterslide
set up my small pool
go on a hike
go to a museum
go thrift shopping to 3 or more stores
make a no bake cake
Get a Mets sweatshirt or jacket
100 points
make a music video
take a picture with a celebrity
Go to a water park
write 5 or more blog posts each month
go camping
get a themed birthday cake
get my face painted
get more than one new tattoo
go to the movies three or more times
cross off five regular bucket list items
hold or pet a baby animal
get my toenails painted
Get 10 flamingo themed items
watch a whole season of any TV show
get a piercing
watch a movie that came out the year that I was born
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited to write this post! Once this post is published I will have achieved my goal of finishing last year’s summer posts before this summer begins. Before I jump into how I did with my summer bucket list. I want to reflect on the summer of 2025. Overall this summer was pretty amazing. One of my favorite memories was making chalk art in the park with my friend. Another thing I loved was going on vacation to Las Vegas I did so many fun things there including going to the Rainforest cafe. There was also a road trip to Northern California , my mall weekend tradition, going to two Mets games, celebrating July 4th , going to Idaho, seeing the Dallas Cowboys practice at training camp, celebrating my birthday and , so much more! I’m blessed that I got to have so many fun adventures during the summer of 2025. I could go on about all of the fun I had during this summer. I went swimming , went shopping at some of my favorite places , went to the zoo, crossed off some bucket list items , and spent time with some of my favorite people. I love summer and I’m so thankful for the fun that I had in summer 2025.
10 points
get new flip flops – yes !
buy 10 or more things from the dollar tree – yes more than 10
draw my summer picture – yes
Create a beautiful work of art with a craft kit – yes
go to my favorite used book store – yes
see a fireworks show – yes on the Fourth of july after watching a baseball game
take pictures in a photobooth – yes
get scented sunscreen – yes
make a bracelet – no
go thrift shopping – yes
take photos on an airplane – yes
Get a new Barbie doll – yes
Get a new Squishmallow – yes
drink a Slurpee – yes
put a puzzle together – no
Get one of Starbucks’ summer drinks – yes
Slide down a water slide – no
20 points
Do my mall weekend tradition – Yes
setup my little pool – no
go to the movies – no
go to a park I’ve never been to before – I’m going to say yes because there was a park that was right outside of the zoo that I went to during my road trip. I didn’t explore it much but I did go down a slide there.
go swimming – yes
make ice pops – no
tie-dye something – no
go to a zoo – yes
ride a rollercoaster – no
ride a carousel – yes
Review 3 different products – no
Make 3 different Pinterest recipes – no
win a prize – no
stay at a hotel I’ve never stayed at before -yes
Make s’mores – yes
Make a mini music video to an Alice Cooper song – no
Go to a paint your own pottery studio – yes
50 points
get a massage – I don’t really remember so we will say no lol .
go to a concert – no
go to an amusement park – no
get my nails done – yes
make a plush animal at build a bear workshop – yes, I did this during my mall weekend
Take a picture with the Las Vegas sign – yes
go on a water ride – no
make chalk art – yes
get a new tattoo – yes
go swimming at night – yes
Go on a road trip – yes
Have a pizza party – no
Leave CA for at least three days – yes
go shopping at Five Below – yes
Get 1k views on an Instagram reel – no
100
cross off 10 regular bucket list items – no
cross off 20 regular bucket list items – no
take a picture with a celebrity – no
go to the rainforest cafe – yes
publish three different articles on my nonconformist news site – no
Get 2 or more tattoos – no
Go to a national park – no
Go to a state park – yes
get a new Mets shirt or pants – yes
Apply to be on a reality TV show – no
Go to an MLB game – yes
Get 10k views on an Instagram reel – no
Thank you so much for reading this post about my summer bucket list and my summer adventures ! Summer is my favorite time of year and I’m so excited to have more adventures this year and maybe I will cross off even more bucket list items for my summer bucket list this year!
Hello, my bucket list friends ! I’m so excited to write this post because I only have one more post to write after this about summer 2025. The next post I write will be about last year’s summer bucket list. I’m already looking forward to this year’s summer bucket list which will begin soon. Anyways with all that being said let’s get to the things I loved in August 2025.
Trip to Oxnard – In early August, I went on a trip to Oxnard. Highlights from this trip include visiting a presidential library , going to the Dallas Cowboys training camp , and shopping at Hobby Lobby. ( You can read about it HERE )
Trip to Idaho – During this month I also went on a trip to Idaho. Some highlights of my trip there include going to Zoo Boise , going thrift shopping, and seeing family. ( You can read about it HERE )
Getting to see Amy – On the first day of the month I wasn’t feeling the best but I got to see my friend and that always makes me feel a little bit better. We went to some fun places including CVS . I love the stuff I got there on that day but more importantly Friendship is one of the most valuable things that you can have in life. I’m very thankful that I have some truly wonderful friendships in my life. This day was a good reminder about the positive impact of friendship. ( You can read more about it HERE )
My Birthday – I got to celebrate my 35th birthday this month. I did some of my favorite things on this day including painting ,shopping , and eating cake. ( You can read about it HERE )
summer picture – I have a tradition of drawing a special picture for summer. I love the picture I drew this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
Summer sticker art – during this month I made a fun sticker picture. ( You can read about it HERE )
Going to one of my favorite local stores – This month I went to a local party store that I have been going to since I was a kid. ( You can read about it HERE )
Thank you so much for reading about the things I loved in August 2025.
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited to finally wrap up my main posts about August 2025. Of course I will do a things I love post after this . One of my goals is to finish writing about last summer before we get to summer 2026 and it looks like that’s going to happen! Probably the biggest highlight of this post is my 35th birthday. I’ll write more about it below but I was so scared to turn 35 and now I’m scared to turn 36. The truth is, as you get older time does not slow down. As a matter of fact it feels like it speeds up. Sometimes I look back and I wonder where the time went. I was 24 years old when I started this blog. And that seems like such a long time ago now. I’ve gone on so many bucket list adventures since then. I would probably have a hard time believing myself if I traveled back in time and told my 24-year-old self that some of her big bucket list dreams like meeting Alice Cooper , going to the mall of America, and going to Disney World would all come true but that the big life events that seem to just happen to most people would not happen so easily for her. I know this introduction has been much longer than normal, but sometimes I just have a lot of thoughts swirling around in my and it helps to write them down. Also, sometimes I feel like my blog is not as personal as it used to be so it’s good for me to be open and honest. Even if it makes for a very long introduction. With all that being said, I think it’s finally time to write about the last of the adventures I had in August of 2025.
August 17th – On this day I went to Safeway and I got something really cool. That really cool thing was a sticker book. Stickers have this way of bringing me joy. I love the pictures I took on this day of me holding the sticker book outside in the sunshine.
August 18 – on this day I took some very cute pictures of my cat Cooper. The look on his face is pretty priceless. His beautiful blue eyes just look gorgeous. I also went to work at Walgreens where I worked at the time. While I was there I bought some fun wind-up toys. It was a simple but good summer day. Oh yeah and I also got coffee on this day.
August 19th – this was another day of working at Walgreens. But I did get a planner and a calendar that came with stickers on clearance. I love finding items on clearance!
August 20 – I did one of my favorite things on this day. I went shopping at Target. On this Target trip I got some fun items including a Barbie Play-Doh accessory set, A Bookmark art kit, a pack of markers, and a Crayola activity set that included stickers. I also got coffee and went to work on this day.
August 22nd – This was a work day however while I was at work bought some stickers. ( yay for stickers!) I also bought a bubble set. ( yay for bubbles! )
August 23rd – I went to Barnes and Noble on this day! I got two American Girl books, a Barbie book, stickers , erasers shaped liked ice pops, and a coloring book that came with markers. I was supposed to have the day off but I got called into work. At work I got this cute toy. It was a pretty good summer day.
August 25th – This was my last day to be 34. I was nervous to turn 35. I’m beyond thankful for every year that I’m blessed with but sometimes I feel like I have not accomplished enough and that makes me very uncomfortable. However, on this day I had some little bits of joy that made the day a little bit better. I went to Starbucks I got a coffee and a cake pop. I got the birthday cake pop since it was the day before my birthday. At work I got a set of soda flavored lip gloss. I also got a very cute squishmallow!
August 26 – This was the day that I tuned 35 ! At midnight a took a shot of whiskey. Having a drink at midnight is kind of a tradition of mine. I may not have felt ready to turn 35 but the day was here so decided to enjoy it and be thankful for the day. I celebrated the day by doing a few of my favorite things. I started my activities with a trip to a ceramics painting studio. I had a fun time painting a flamingo. I also went to TJ Maxx and Target. At TJ Maxx I got a lot of cute hair bows, a Squishmallow notebook, bear shaped crayons , a axolotl activity set and more. At Target I got the Squishmallow pillow that I had been wanting. I also got a Squishmallow bead kit, a set of rings, hair bows , stickers, and more! I went to Safeway and I chose a carrot cake as my birthday cake. That evening I went to eat at one of my favorite local places. I love the pizza there. I also love the arcade that they have. I got some cute prizes at the vending machines in the arcade. I also got a birthday win from the Mets! It was an amazing birthday.
August 27th – On this day I went to dinner with a friend. We went to a fancy place and I had a fun time taking pictures there. It felt like the restaurant was made to take photos in. The food was also good too.
August 29th – This day was employee shopping day at work. That means that employees get to shop with a larger discount than usual. I got stickers, ( including a set of mini sticker books. ) A fidget toy, and a Squishmallow building block set. I also got some snacks. It was a good employee shopping day.
August 30th – I took this day off of work because Labor Day weekend is one of the worst weekends for traffic and crowds. I knew work would be too stressful for me to handle so I requested the weekend off in advance. I did a cute foam dog craft project at home. I did go into town because I needed to pick up the art pieces that my mom and I had painted on my birthday. I made a stop at a nearby toy store and I got some color changing lizard toys and another squishy toy. Of course I got coffee as well. While I was in town I went to Safeway and I got ice cream before going back home. I was sad that summer was ending but at least I got to do some fun things on this day.
August 31 – This day was sad for me because it was the last day of August. This was the last day for me to cross things off my summer bucket list. The traffic was also very bad on this day. Beach traffic is one of my least favorite things in the world. I’m convinced that going to the beach is one of the most overrated things in the world. Anyways, I did make a quick stop to the Dollar Tree on this day. My favorite thing that I got was a package of shoe charms. I also got some beads, gel pens, crayons, a coloring book and more. I also went to starbucks and Trader Joe’s while I was out . I got stickers at Trader Joe’s. I love getting free stickers there. The big thing I did on this day was that I finished my summer 2025 drawing. I love my tradition of drawing a summer picture.
Thank you for reading about some of my August adventures!
Hello, my bucket list friends! I still have a lot of adventures from last year to share with you. I have no idea when I will be caught up with last years posts. My work schedule is allover the place and I have had a hard time getting into a routine. However, I still love blogging and I’m excited to write another post about last summer. With that being said let’s get to it!
August 11th – This was the day that my mom and I arrived in Idaho. I was excited to see my grandparents again. We spent some time hanging out in their backyard. I love summer nights . I love spending time outside during warm summer evenings.
August 12th – On this day I did a lot of shopping. I went to Walmart and I got some fun art items including a lot of stickers, a craft kit, and colored pencils. I also went to four different thrift stores. I got a lot of fun Items. Some of my favorite things that I got are a bag of hair bows, Barbie books, stickers, and a vintage American Girl book. However, my favorite thing was this Lisa Frank stamp set. I love finding Lisa Frank items at the thrift store. I was so happy when I saw it! Some other finds included a headband craft , a journal, and a little Squishmallow plush. That night I spent some more time outside. It was a good day of vacation.
August 13th – On this day I got to see a lot of animal friends. I went to a family member’s farm. I got to see cows, pigs, horses and chickens. I also got to pick some nectarines. I love nectarines so that was one of the days big highlights. I got some fun pictures from my day there. That night I spent some more time outside.
August 14th – On this day we had a family party. It was great to spend time with family that I don’t get to see as much as I would like too. We went out to lunch and then we went back to a family member’s house for desserts. I also got to go to another family members house and hold some of their cats including some beautiful Maine coon cats.
August 15th – On this day my mom, sister and I went to zoo Boise. I love this zoo. I have been I few times and I really enjoy seeing the animals here. Some of my favorite animals that I saw on this day were the penguins, the African Wild dogs , and the Red pandas. I also got some fun souvenirs here. It was a beautiful day at the zoo. we also got lunch and then got our toe nails done. I got sparkly nail polish. It was a a very fun summer day.
August 16th – On this day I went back home. I had a great vacation in Idaho.
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m excited to continue to catch up with my posts about last year. I’m actually already planning this years summer adventures and looking back on some of last years summer adventures is giving me some inspiration for this year’s summer bucket list game. In this post I will write about a few days in August in-between to trips. With all that being said let’s get to it.
August 7th 2025 – On this day I went to work but before work I went to Starbucks to get a refreshing drink. At work I got two super cute Squishmallow clips. This was a simple but great summer day.
August 8th 2025 – On this day I did a fun summer art project. I got this summer sticker art kit from Amazon and today was the day that I decided to make a fun summer sticker picture. I love the way that my sticker picture looked it was the prefect summer art project.
August 9th – On this day I went to lunch with family before going to work. On my lunch break I went to Safeway where I got stickers! I was so excited when I saw these super cute dog and cat stickers. It was overall a great summer day.
August 10th – On this day I went to Trader Joes . I got some fun summer stickers and a coloring page. I was so happy to get a bunch of summer stickers. I also made s’mores that night. It was another good summer day.
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m excited to share another post about my summer adventures with you. In early August I went on a road trip to Oxnard to go to the Dallas Cowboys training camp. I also went on other adventures during my road trip so with all that being said let’s get to it.
August 3rd 2025 – This was the day that our road trip started . We made a stop in Solvang on the way to our hotel. We ate here and did a little bit of shopping. It is super cute town and I would love to go back sometime to explore it more.
August 4th 2025 – On this day we to the Ronald Reagan presidential library. It is on my bucket list to visit every presidential library and this was the 2nd one that I got to visit. While we were there was an exhibit on the dead see scrolls and it was truly amazing . I got to see some of the scrolls including part of the book of Psalms. After seeing the exhibit on the dead sea scrolls. We went to see the presidential library. I had so much fun looking around the library. My favorite part was getting to explore the airplane . I also enjoyed taking pictures here. There were so many great displays I recommend going here if you ever the chance. This was not our only adventure on the day we also did some exploring in Ventura , went shopping at Hobby Lobby and went to the beach. That night I went swimming in the hotel pool it was the perfect way to end this day of vacation.
August 5th – This was the day that we went to the Dallas Cowboys training camp. my mom and I were in a VIP area where we got a good view of the practice . I liked shopping at the store they have there. I got a set of stickers and a pin. There were snacks and drinks in the VIP area so that was really nice. There was even sugar free soda. I enjoyed watching practice and I’m glad I got to got this year.
August 6th – On this day we drove back home. I was sad that my vacation was over but I was happy to see my cat.
Thank you for reading about this road trip adventure.
Hello, my bucket list friends! I still have a lot of blog posts to write about last year’s adventures. I finally finished writing my posts about July 2025 so now is time for August 2025. I will be writing about this years adventures in between my catch up posts. With all the being said let’s get to it!
August 1st – On the first day of the month I had to leave work early. I had a root canal the day before . I thought I would be able to make it though my shift but that did not end up happening. I was not feeling well so my friend came and got me. We went to whole foods and CVS to get some things I needed to help me feel better. While at CVS I got some fun items including a craft kit, a spinning toy, chalk with a surprise in it and pens. That night I used to craft kit I bought to create a super cute cup covered in stickers. It was not how I planned on the day going but I was reminded how blessed I am to have have a truly wonderful friend.
August 2nd – On this day I got to go to my favorite local party supplies store. I got some fun items including stickers ,erasers and a key chain set. I also went to the park and I got coffee it was a great summer day.
Thank you for reading about my early August adventures!
Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m happy to say that I’ve finished my regular blog posts about July 2025 now it is time to review the things I loved in July 2025. Before I share my August 2025 adventures so let’s get to it!
July 4th fun- I had a fun time celebrating the 4th of July this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
Northern California road trip – I had a wonderful time this month when I went on a road trip to Northern California. Some highlights included going to a zoo, visiting the tress of mystery , and going to the skunk train. ( You can read about it HERE, HERE , HERE and HERE )
Going to two Mets games – I became a Mets fan this year and I was blessed that I got to go to two games. ( You can read about it HERE )
Sleepover , Five Below , and chalk art – This month I got to have an amazing sleepover with my friend. During our time together we went shopping at Five Below and made some fun chalk art in the park. ( You can read about it HERE )
Thrift shopping with my friend – During this month I got to have a fun hang out with my friend during our hang out we went to my favorite local thrift store ( You can read about it HERE )
Getting my nails done in Mets colors and going to my favorite used book store – During this month my friend and I hung out and got our nails done and we went my favorite used book store. ( You can read about it HERE )
shopping fun – I bought some fun items from work this month I also got to go shopping at Target. ( you can read about it HERE ,HERE and HERE)
Shopping at Hobby Lobby – I had a fun time shopping at hobby lobby this month. ( you can read about it HERE )
A sleepover with a night swim – There is something wonderful about swimming at night. ( You can read about it HERE )
Monster truck art kit – I loving doing simple craft kits and this month, I had a lot of fun painting a monster truck. ( You cab read about it HERE )
Going to my local zoo – This month I went to my local zoo and I got to see some pretty awesome animals. ( You can read about it HERE )
Thank you for reading about the things I loved in July of 2025! I look forward to sharing more adventures with you.
