How much can you really change in one year? In this video, I’m setting up my 2026 journal, but honestly it’s also a big reflection moment—because it’s been exactly one year since I wrote a letter to myself and sealed it in my 2025 journal. Reading it now (for the first time since I wrote it) made me realize how much my relationship with creativity shifted. I spent a lot of 2025 stripping journaling down to just words—less “art,” less sharing—and while removing pressure helped in some ways, I also kind of regret not having that visual, creative time capsule to look back on. So for 2026, I’m rebuilding that tradition in a way that feels natural: soft, glowy, mixed-media spreads with star “orbs” made by coloring over stickers and peeling them off for that halo effect. I talk about my biggest takeaways—journaling is for my future self, structure actually supports creativity, and I need to rebuild trust with myself by scheduling creative time (because habits change your life, not waiting for motivation). Then I create a “Do Not Open Until 2027” letter pocket, a super visual Pinterest-based vision board, a current-me profile page, and a January habit “2026 bingo” to gamify my goals and start the year with intention.