Reviewing my 2025 goals and setting my 2026 goals

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Hello, my bucket list friends ! A new year means new goals. However ,before I set my goals for this year I want to look back on last years goals and see what I was able to accomplish last year. I’m excited to set new goals for this year and I’m also excited to hopefully get caught up with last years posts so let’s get to it!

My goals for last year ( 2025)

  1. Cross off 10 or more bucket list items. – I crossed off 11 items this year. ( You can read about it HERE )
  2. Go to Las Vegas – Yes this was such a fun trip I crossed off some bucket list items during this trip.
  3. Read 20 or more books – nope
  4. Start making You Tube videos again – nope
  5. post 10 or more short stories online nope
  6. make my credit score go even higher – nope ( I’m writing nope a lot )
  7. cover up one of my tattoos that I really want to cover up – and another nope
  8. finally get the starfish tattoo that I have been wanting – Yes ! I love the way it looks
  9. Do a 5k race – No, I wish the color run would come back to my area
  10. buy a Lisa Frank item at the thrift store – Yes, in Idaho I found a Lisa frank item at the thrift store.
  11. take loss prevention classes – I did take a loss prevention class and I got a certificate. It was just one class but I will count it.
  12. Go to 3 or more concerts – no concerts are so expensive now it just did not happen
  13. Go to a state that I have not been to before – No I did go on some fun vacations this year adventures this year but it was to states that I had been to before.
  14. get out of my comfort zone – Yes, I did this. This is going to be a long answer but, In November I experienced some of the worst OCD symptoms that I have ever had .I kept ignoring my worsening mental health. I tried to convince myself that I could handle it on my own. However, It got to a point where I could no longer ignore what was going on with my health. I made the difficult choice to go on medical leave so that I could focus on getting better. Choosing to go on leave was a big step out of my comfort zone but I’m glad I did.
  15. Clean up my room and put more items in my storage unit – I did put more items in my storage unit but my room is still the mess it usually is lol
  16. Do something amazing for my 35th birthday – When I first put this goal on the list I was thinking amazing as in like a big party or a trip. However ,on my birthday I ended up doing the simple things that I love. I went to a painting studio where I got to paint a flamingo. I had a fun time being creative. I also went to TJ Maxx and I did a pickup order at Target. Then I went to dinner at one of my favorite local places and I got a verry yummy carrot cake at the store. I enjoyed the day that I welcomed my 35th year. The day was filled with doing the simple things that I love. I also got coffee. The day was amazing to me so I’m going to consider this goal complete.
  17. post 100 Instagram reels – It looks I got close but I didn’t meet my goal .
  18. Add 10 or more items to my bucket list – yes, I added a bunch of items because I decided to freeze adding new items to my list for five years so this year I made a bunch of additions to my list. For the next five years I’m going to focus on crossing off the items that I have on my list already.
  19. make chalk art – Yes, during the summer my friend and I went to a park and made some fun chalk art creations. I really had a great time
  20. feel like I’ve been productive this year – Yes, 11 list items crossed off plus a new job. helped to make me feel like I had a productive year.

My 2026 goals

Cross off 10 or more bucket list items

Publish 3 or more blog post each month

Go to 3 or more amusement parks

Go to a zoo I’ve never been to before

Go to an Alice Cooper concert

Go to a Mets game

Do 3 or more art projects a month

Apply to be on reality TV

Go on three or more vacations

Have 1000 or more in savings by the end of the year

Those are my 10 goals for 2026! I hope all of you have a wonderful year!

Love, Christina Epperly

Things I love July 2025

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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.

Love, Christina Epperly

Bucket list items I crossed off in 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m super excited to write this post about the bucket list items I crossed off last year. Since I’m very behind on my regular posts ,you may not know about some of these items yet but I’m excited to share them with you. In November, I went on a road trip and I crossed off a list item that I’m very happy about. I also crossed off some of my more simple list Items like making a Met’s themed bracelet. With all being said let’s get to it!!

37. Get a tattoo of a starfish – I have wanted to do this for years and this year was the year that I finally did it. While on vacation in Las Vegas, I went to a tattoo shop  that was at the hotel we were staying at. I got a very beautiful and colorful starfish on my leg. It is one of my favorite tattoos that I have!

326. Go to an ice bar – I also crossed off this item while was on vacation in Las Vegas. I went to the minus 5 ice bar. This was a super fun experience that I highly recommend doing if you get the chance. I loved taking pictures here.

336. Make Pinterest worthy chalk art – This was so much fun. In July my friend and I went to a park and made chalk art. I was so happy with the way some of it looked especially the ice cream cone that I drew. I did post it to Pinterest to hopefully inspire others.

351. Get a Philippians 4:13 tattoo – When I got my starfish tattoo in Las Vegas, I got Philippians 4:13 written above it. This is one of my favorite Bible verses and I love having it as a part of my tattoo collection.

341. Get a Cam Squishmallow – Cam is the main squishmallow and I did not have him in my collection so I added it to my list. My friend got it for me when her work had a sale. She sent me a picture asking me I wanted anything that was at the sale. I was so excited when I was Cam in the photo. I asked her to get him for me and she did. It turned out that it was a larger size than I thought . I was so excited when she gave him to me.

355. Paint or draw Cooper – During the summer I drew a very cute picture of my very cute cat Cooper. I found a drawing guide on Pinterest and I followed it but I did struggle a bit to get it the way a wanted however when I was done I was happy with the way it looked. I enjoyed crossing this item off of my list.

357. Go to the Hoover Dam – I also did this while I was on vacation to Las Vegas . I booked a tour with a company called comedy on deck . This was a great choice. The tour bus picked us up and took us on a wonderful adventure. I really enjoyed getting to see the Hoover dam . The tour was amazing and I highly recommend it.

370. Make a Mets inspired bracelet – In 2025 I became a Mets fan. I may be a new fan but I am a true fan. I have a Mets hat and two shirts but I wanted to do something creative to show my love for my team. I had fun making two bracelets with baseball beads and Mets colors.

362. Ride the high roller wheel at night – I also did this during my trip to Las Vegas. I love the high roller wheel but I had only done it during the day before this trip . I really wanted to see all the lights from the wheel and I’m so glad that I did. It was a beautiful view.

358. Take a picture with the 7 magic mountains. – This was also done during my Las Vegas vacation.  This was such an interesting art installation. I’m so glad I got to see it. I had so much fun taking pictures here. I’m so glad I put this on my list.

293. Go to salvation mountain – I crossed off this list item during a road trip in November.  This was one of those items that required travel to an area that is pretty remote.

Thank you for reading about the list items that I crossed off in 2025! I’m excited to see what items I cross off in 2026. I hope all of you have a wonderful 2026.

Love, Christina Epperly

Goodbye 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! It is crazy that I’m writing this right now ! This year really surprised me with how fast it went by. I’m still going to catch up with my 2025 blog posts but I will also be writing about my adventures in 2026 at the same time to prevent me from getting even more behind. 2025 was a year that was full of adventure, learning , resilience, creativity, and most of all faith. I crossed off a good amount of bucket list items this year. I have not counted them yet but I will in another blog post. Some of this year’s highlights included going to Las Vegas, getting a new tattoo, going on three different road trips, (including two during the summer) , visiting Idaho twice, going to a few different zoos, going to two Mets game, my summer mall weekend, spending time with some of my favorite people ,going to Salvation Mountain, doing lots of shopping, and creating art. I also turned 35 this year and that is hard for me to believe. I don’t feel like I am 35 but truth is truth. Anyways, overall this year was a good one that was full of many blessings. I got back into teaching Sunday school and I attended two wreath making events at my church. I’m looking forward to all the blessings that 2026 has in store. I hope all of you had a blessed year.

Love, Christina Epperly

Late July fun and adventures 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m enjoying blogging about my summer and my current goal is to be finished blogging about my summer before 2026 gets here. I have many more adventures to write about so let’s get to it!

July 27th – On this day I had work . I wore my new Mets shirt to work because I had not gotten it in time for the games that I saw in person. At work on this day I got a surprise LOL doll.

July 28th – On this day I got to go to Target ! I love going to Target. On this Target trip I got a Barbie color reveal doll , a sticker book, two art kits and more! I also got an iced coffee on this day. It was a great summer day

July 29th – On this day I got to see my amazing friend. We got our nails done. I got mine painted with Mets colors ! ( Blue and orange) We went to a local used book store too and I was very excited because I got an American Girl mystery book that I wanted to read. I also got a sticker by number book. We also went to 7-11 and got Slurpees and candy! I love Joy Ride candy!

July 30th – On this day I did some at work shopping. I got a doll, some pens , a note book and some Kinder joy eggs. The doll I got came with a unicorn toy.

July 31st – This was the last day of one of my favorite months. All I did was go to the dentist to get a root canal. It was not the most fun thing in the world but it was something that I needed to do.

Thank you for reading about some of my summer fun in July.

Love, Christina Epperly.

Two days two Mets games

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’m so excited to write this post because I get to write about The New York Mets! This summer I was blessed to see the Mets two days in a row. It was a truly wonderful experience that I’m very thankful That I got to see my team two days in a row! With all that being said let’s get to it.

July 25th 2025 – This was the day I went to my first Mets game . I went with some of my work friends. I was so excited when we arrived It was my first time at a MLB game. I was so happy to be there. Our seats were amazing . It also felt amazing to be around other Mets fans. There was a fellow Mets fan that was handing out trading cards. I was so happy when I was handed some Mets trading cards. I also got coffee there. The night was even more perfect because the Mets won! This day is one of my highlights of the year.

July 26th 2025 – On This day I went to my 2nd Mets game! I went with my family this time. I was so happy to be back in the ball park watching my favorite baseball team. It was good to be with my family . I loved cheering for the Mets in person! I’m very happy to say that the Mets won again!

Thanks for reading and Let’s go Mets!

Love, Christina Epperly

Fun times in July 2025

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Hello, my bucket list friends ! It is time for another blog post about some of the fun I had in July. Time has really flown by this year and writing about the fun times that I had this summer is a good break from the current stress that I have. With all that being let’s dive back into some summer fun!

July 2st 2025 – This was the day after the very fun sleepover that I wrote about in my pervious post. I had work on this day but my friend and I went to a coffee shop before I had to go to work. Also on that day at work I got a Squishmallow.

July 23rd – On this day I got to have some fun before work with another friend . We went thrift shopping at my favorite local thrift store where I bought a few things. We also went to eat then we got some treats afterwards I also got coffee. I had a great time with my friend. I wish I could have friend hangouts every week. Later that day I got another Squishmallow at work.

July 24th – On this day I got coffee and I got to go for a walk in the park I love doing simple activities like this. It can make a normal day just a little more exciting.

Thanks for reading!

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

July 2025 road trip adventure part 4

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Hello, my bucket list friends! It is time for the last post about my Northern California road trip. This road trip was a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed writing about it. In this post I will write about visiting the Trees of mystery and camping and more. Now Let’s get to it!

July 17th – This was the last full day of our trip before driving home the next day. Our day started off with a boat tour. During the boat tour we got to see a lot of birds. I enjoyed this fun adventure and I’m we did this activity. Our next activity was the Trees of Mystery and it was one of my favorite activities that we did on our road trip. There is a lot to see at the Trees of Mystery including fun statues. I really liked the large squirrel statue. There were also some bouncy bridges that I got to walk across. There were so many fun sculptures and displays to see here. I also loved the Bear sculpture! Also there is really nice gift shop here where I got some fun souvenirs. This such a fun place to explore I highly recommend visiting The Trees of Mystery . After going to the Trees of Mystery we got lunch and then we went on another hike and saw more beautiful views of the ocean. After our walk we went to a Walmart. since we were staying in a camping trailer that night we needed to get some food to have for dinner that night. While at Walmart I got some stickers and some animal shaped erasers. That night we took a walk around the campground. I had not gone camping in a long time so it was nice to spend a night at a campground. It was a good place to spend our last night of vacation.

July 18th – This was the day that we drove back home. We woke up, packed up, and got on the road. We went on one more walk in the Redwoods before we stopped in Ferndale for coffee and a visit to the general store where I got a post card and a magnet that is shaped like a cow. Ferndale is a very cute town and I hope that I get to go back there someday when I have more time to explore. After that we made the long drive back home. It was a wonderful summer road trip and I’m so glad to that got to see some amazing places in Northern California.

Thanks for reading !

Love, Christina Epperly

July 2025 road trip adventure part 3

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Hello, my bucket list friends. I’ve enjoyed remembering my July road trip as I write each blog post about it However, I’m very excited to write this blog post because I will get to write about going to the zoo. I love getting to explore different zoos and On this road trip I got to go the Sequoia Park Zoo.  It was a truly wonderful zoo and I can’t wait to tell you more about it so let’s get to it!

July 16, 2025

The sequoia park zoo was our first adventure on this day. This zoo was in a really great location right next to a very cute park. When we entered the zoo, the first animal we saw were flamingos. I love flamingos. They are so fun to watch and  they are truly beautiful animals. I also got to see an owl , a bear , other birds,  some barnyard animals and more. My favorite thing here was the red wood skywalk. The skywalk is a  walkway that includes bridges. This is a great place to take pictures and get a good view of the beautiful redwoods. There was also a gift shop here where I got a plush flamingo and some other fun zoo souvenirs as well. After the zoo I went to the park where I got to go down a slide. And I took a picture
With a banana slug statue. After our zoo adventure, we went to the Dick Taylor chocolate factory. I really enjoyed going to this chocolate factory. There was a great selection of lots of yummy treats you could buy. I bought some treats of course and some souvenirs. But my favorite thing here was the peppermint tea Latte. It was one of the most amazing drinks. I have ever had in my life. Obviously I highly recommend visiting this chocolate factory. After our visit to the chocolate factory, we went on two more beautiful hikes . One hike that we went on gave us beautiful views of the ocean. On the other hike that we went on was the lady bird Johnson grove trail. There were many beautiful trees on this trail and I remember it being pretty easy overall. I highly recommend this trail for it’s beautiful scenery. this day was a wonderful summer day filled with adventure.

Thank you for reading !

Love Christina Epperly