Ending The Year With A Grateful Heart

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Hello there, Beauties!

It has been a weird couple of weeks because seasonal depression is threatening to take hold of me. However, I refuse to let it get me this year. No sir. No ma'am. Therefore, I am staying on top of my emotions, taking vitamins, drinking water, and eating something healthy (at least some fruit per day). I was trying not to get sick (because being sick in a foreign country makes it 1000x worseeee), but I failed, and last month, I was dying sick for a couple of days, and it sent me into the deepest depression ever. However, I am also staying on top of that, and I am feeling better. I have also been getting back into baking and cooking for the fun of it, and that has been enjoyable. 

Today is the last Sunday of 2025, and I want to end the year with consistency. This blog is my baby. It is one of the first things I committed to, and it has grown over the years. I spent the last couple of days rereading my old posts, and boy, have I grown. I am amazed by how much my thinking has evolved, and how much of a learner I have become. If you've read any blog posts since I started posting in 2022, I am really grateful for your support. Thank you for believing in me and my art. 

At the start of 2025, I committed myself to being consistent and grateful. Although I did not remain particularly consistent throughout the year, I must say I am very proud of all the posts. Writing has always been an escape for me, and for the last two or three years, it has not been easy to write. Words have been slipping me, even though my thoughts have been super loud. Anyway, I digress. This blog has been my safe space, and I hope it will continue to be. For 2026, I will be recommitting to 4 blog posts per month, and I think I might have to change the day from Sundays, but still be committed to once per week. I will also continue my "Re-wiring My Mind" series because I am still on top of that. 

Gratitude is the name of the game, so I want to encourage every single person reading this to remain grateful. Even if life isn't working out in the way you might have hoped, please remember that slow progress is still progress. This is something I had to learn, and I'm still learning. Although this year has not been the best one, it has indeed been one for the books. I lived in some of my wildest dreams and in so many answered prayers. I am very grateful for all the lessons and the blessings. So for the new year, instead of setting goals and having New Year's resolutions, I am setting some intentions for habits I want to maintain and develop. It's going to be a good year, and I am looking forward to all the wins I will celebrate this year. 

Here's to the New Year, my loves. Cheers to 2026 and everything it has in store. Love you guys down! Also, why haven't you joined the BellaVerse yet? Please get with it!

QOTD: What are your plans for the New Year?

Love from all ends, 
Bella


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