1/11 - The year of actually going through with the bit

Hello!! I come with some yap today, as I am in the process of preparing for some big life changes, and plans to make more. Which is kind of crazy for 2026 as all of 2025 I said "I don't need big changes anymore. I just want some sameness." This blog is also a less gal but more just in general, which I have tied to one of my "bits". 

So what is my 2026 looking like? 2026 I joked initially of "year of rest", but 2026 is moreso my year of "I am actually going through with the bit". The "bit" being a goal of mine or a sidequest idea I've had in my head for while. 

So what are the main bits of the year?

• To become a table games dealer at a casino. I actually started working on this during December of 2025, where I was looking for places to learn table games skills and there's actually a community college nearby that works in partnership with the casino in my state, so you take the class, and get a job as long as you pass the trials. Initially I was just like "Free class and maybe I can use these skills to get a parttime gig!" But actually ended up with a second full time job. I am keeping my current daytime position and spoke about this with my bosses, as the schedule they want me for the tables games job is like. 8pm-4am. 
• The exciting part of this bit is having extra money on the side to put towards paying off my credit card debt and student loan debt. I doubt i'll have it all paid off this year, but even just getting the CC out of the way in 2026 would be a lifesaver. 
• The bit you might be wondering about is: Brenna when do you fit in sleep? I've thought about this a lot, even when I got accepted I sat down with myself and thought "Can I do this?". But this is probably the most life changing decision I made solely on my own and solely for myself and I'm willing to make it work. Also this would be a 4 day a week shift, with potential shifts on weekend nights (but keeping my Saturdays free!!! hopefully!!) so I can catchup on sleep when needed. I did also speak with my friend Andrew about tips as he functions on like 3 hours of sleep these days. Wild man for sure.
• This also will probably affect how I present gal since ya know... uniform. I'm definitely going to be upping the tan and lenses game for 2026, as well as keeping my hair blonde throughout the year. 
• To get a dumbphone/returning back to the use of my computer. This has been in the thought process since 2025. I am TOO addicted to social media and just being on my phone in general, and I just want to get off of it. Deleting the apps is hard when you can just add them back in, and honestly the LED screen is so bright. So bright. I think removing my smartphone is going to help me a lot. I also bought myself a new laptop back in like... 2024? And I RARELY use it. I used to use my laptop all the time but I moved into being more reliant on my smart phone, it's kind of poopy.
• It's not as easy as it sounds in the US. You really can't get a cute phone which stinks, and I finally came to terms with that, but your options are a minimalist phone or a flip phone. A flip phone sounded nice to me, but there are some things I need to utilize (GPS mostly) that my smart phone has, but a flip phone doesn't.
• There's going to be a lot I didn't think of that I'll need alternatives for. And I kind of want to do that. There is a joy in having inconvenience at times. It's kind of like when my roommate mentioned the quality of my VHS/DVD on the big screen TV we have isn't good, but I noted that well, we actually own the VHS and DVD and aren't paying subscriptions for it. 
• I will need to rely on a few apps for MFA, so I'll probably end up sanitizing my current iPhone to only have the important applications. I'll also be researching how I can get away with MFA via text for instances that only use applications. There's like four major instances I need to use it (Google Auth for one work project, Microsoft Auth, Duo Auth, and Google Prompt). I will figure it out. 
  
• I did actually pre-order a phone to come in during March/April. It was EXPENSIVE... it's a minimalist phone but I think it will be super helpful. I did try buying a cute lil flip phone for 100 bucks but I use the big V phone company and they hate fun. I did check that the phone I got was compatible but if it ain't we'll move with the bit of getting off my father's phone plan (I have like 2 more years in theory but the earlier the happier.)
• Changing how I communicate with people via social media. I will definitely be using instagram from time to time for gyaru comm as that's the best way to socialize with gals and I've made a lot of connections, but I really want to get into more long form AKA BLOGGING!!!! I want to blog more!! I also feel like posting on my personal instagram to my friends feels... less genuine... you only get a small snippet. I feel like blogging more would be super duper fun. 
• Will I still be reachable on instagram? Yes! Of course. I just might pull back on items. I also might move to what Elin has done and use it on PC. I may also keep instagram on my iphone once I swap over to just have a place to post the photos. 
• Will all my blogs be gal related? Sometimes they might not. I might post about social outings that aren't super gal related or just some thoughts on things. I feel like a lot of social media outlets these days hate long form content. And I am not moving to substack...
• This also means after I catch up on a lot of blog posts I fear I will need to modify the blog to be cuter... wish me luck chat.
• I also just know sometimes I have some local friends read this and I want to connect in person more ya know... but I also understand it is difficult... but maybe if you have time to read a blog post, maybe it would feel more like you're talking to me for hours on end about this.
• Remodel my bedroom / get a smaller bed / organize the apartment. I have a lot of apartment tasks since as far as I am aware we are RENEWING!!!!!!! I AM NOT MOVING THIS YEAR!!!!!! AAUUUUUUGHH YES...
• Ya girl isn't getting a GF anytime soon so I think I can revert back to a full or twin bed and make more space for storage. The only thing is like... storage. I thought about getting a loft bed but we have really small ceilings so that will not work unless I put it in like the middle of my room and its awkward asf. Maybe a lower loft to just have shelving bc I don't NEED a desk in there. This will probably be for like. Later this year just to give the universe sometime to like tell me if I'm getting a GF. Hello universe? Are you listening? A sign to get a smaller bed or not please. I'll start planning this later in the year yes yes.
• Also when I do this I have to schedule taking apart my current bed and putting my current bedframe/mattress together to either donate or dispose of. We did figure out mattress disposal last year... so we know how that works. 
• In general my storage situation is kind of wild. I spent so much money last year just buying shit and not like actually considering where I put it that now I'm like AAUUUUGH!!!! However, I also inherited this dresser from the former tenant as she left us some furniture when she moved out and I kind of want to get rid of it and buy a new dresser. This I think I'm aiming to do in the summer. I have no idea how to get this dresser down the stairs. I have to figure out how to take it apart and saw it in half or something. 
• The art room in out apartment hasn't really been used as we just use it for storage and there's this big TV my roommate wants to drill on the wall and I'm like "can we just get rid of it and if we want a smaller TV we just get one at the thrift." But for now, I think on my off days I'd like to start organizing items in there one by one to make it seem more... homey. Lived in. 
• We need rugs. NEED rugs. I got one for my office and love it. We need more rugs!!!
• I don't need a fancy occasion to dress cute. Already planning some OTT days with friends as we go to like. Ikea. 

And I think for this year... 4 big bits is good and a small bit too. And look I started blogging yay!!!