This vlog is basically me doing a December “maintenance week” while I’m running on fumes. It was my last day of work for the year, I’d been sick for almost a week (and on my period too), but I still wanted to take you guys along because I had a lot of reset energy bubbling under the exhaustion. I start the vlog reading Kingdom of Ash (the final Throne of Glass book), and then I get into all the real-life stuff: nails, hair, market shopping, and planning a proper New Year reset. I ended up going to Tammy Taylor for ombré nails because I was just too tired to do my DIY set (and I’m picky because my nails have been so strong at home). The experience was genuinely great—clean, professional, fast—and I’m going back. The next day I did an early morning market run for all my staples (shiitake mushrooms, celery for juicing, eggs, fruit, honey, grains), because my body was not happy after a week of eating badly while sick. I also got my dreadlocks crocheted (not twisted) and I’m obsessed with how neat and full they look—people were complimenting me in the mall, and I was living. We did a little shopping, I shared some Refinery finds, and I closed it all out with my “2026 energy”: patience, debt-free goals turning into saving goals, and a lot of gratitude going into the new year.