New Year, Same Me
my 2026 vision & goals, a scroll through my camera roll this week + food I made in 2025
Happy New Year!
It’s been nice spending the past couple of days leading up to the New Year at home, cooking, organizing, and decluttering. I feel like my sleep schedule has gotten out of whack ever since Vlogmas, and it’s been so hard getting my mind and body up early these days. My skin is not doing as well as I’ve hoped, so I’ll have to try to get in to see a dermatologist asap. At least, my apartment is nice and clean, and I feel like I am finally ready to take on the New Year! How about you? What have you been up to?
For the first An’s List newsletter edit of 2026, I want to share with you my ‘in’ list, similar to last year’s. These are mainly just sets of keywords and phrases that are currently in my mind as I find them very helpful when it comes to setting intentions for the New Year. Feel free to share yours in the comment section!
My 2026 Vision and Goals
a trip back to Vietnam (or travel back more often, like yearly!)
travel to Japan - city of apples, matcha, Tokyo
Paris :)
homemade breakfasts
have a go-to list of breakfast recipes made from existing ingredients
trays and platters
junk journaling
stretching
more time outdoors, walking, biking, moving the body
start a sketchbook
more fashion and beauty reviews
more substacks
reading and writing
more books
dress up and document more outfits
tea kettle, mugs, & more tea time
hand-written letters
really getting into bread making - baguettes, Vietnamese baguettes, croissants, getting back to sourdough bread making, milk bread & buns, focaccia, brioche
pies and tarts - French onion tart, apple tarte tatin, lemon meringe pie (I just bought a tart pan!)
Chanel things - makeup, flats, secondhand bags
crossword puzzles - just bought this!
printmaking techniques: lithographs, linocuts, and risographs
wall calendars
left: @natalie.briare 2026 lino calendar; middle: Aya Studio 2026 calendar poster; right: @mimodesigntat 2026 risograph calendar
little luxuries - love this, this,
send someone you care about gifts just because to let them know you’re thinking about them - digibouquet
unsubscribing to emails and social media accounts
interiors - doorknob tassels, burlwood furniture, chrome things, wallpapers, more lamps, art frames
handmade gifts - stuffed things, hand embroidery
learn more about textiles and fabrics
knitting
quilting - I still need to get a sewing machine and buy books about quilting!
trying out new ingredients, recipe testing and starting a recipe book for my all-time favorite recipes
weird holiday artsy movies - my all-time favorites: The Shining, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Black Swan, Carol, Phantom Thread
make it to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade - love this and this
inspiration for my 2026 Christmas tree - this
collections, not clutter - dessert plates, diner dinner plates, match boxes, posters, vases, shoe boxes, perfumes, magazines, newspapers, art books, linens & laces, paper crafts, cute & unique stuffed animals, ornaments
judgement and taste
wear ‘special occasions’ clothes on ‘normal occasions’
learn and discover more Vietnamese brands, artists, and designers
photo albums & photobooks
art history
female artists - @laurynalvarez, Anna Weyant
buying original arts and frame them
date nights
dinner parties
tidy a little every day
historic bars and diners
reorganizing/updating my nyc lists
taking in-person classes: pattern making, French
staying longer at events to network and connect with people irl
buy good things and use for a long time
keeping a little mystery
let the rest unfold :)
feel free to share you 2026 lists below!
A peek at my camera roll this week…
I went through my pile of journals, reflected on the last’s achievements and wrote down new goals for the new year. I also cooked and tested out a few new beauty products while trying to let my skin heal.
2025 Food Diary
Hope you enjoyed. See you next week!
X
An