Long time no see! I feel like every time I blog I say I’ll keep up with it and I never do… sorry about that! ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ I’ve just been soooo busy this year!!
At the very end of 2024 I decided to write a list of lolita resolutions for 2025! As it’s almost 2026, I figured now would be a great time to go over those resolutions and write some more for the new year!
Here’s my 2025 list:
1. Get at least one dream piece or item.
I was actually beyond successful with this goal! I felt like putting that on my list was very ambitious, but if you’ve read one of my previous blog posts, you’ll know I was actually able to obtain my holy grail skirt! I’ve also managed to get my hands on some lower priority wishlist items, such as Angelic Pretty’s Short Sleeve Crown Print Parka, Strawberry-chan Ring, and Milky Berry JSK, as well as heaps of chocomint! I’m so grateful for my luck this year, and I hope it’ll extend into 2026 too!!!
2. Buy a white blouse!!! STOP PUTTING IT OFF!!! (preferably one with detachable sleeves).
Surprisingly, I actually didn’t put this off! I ended up buying not one, but two white blouses this year!! Triple Ribbon Blouse and Sweet Cream Blouse, both from Angelic Pretty. I suppose I became a bit of a brandwhore this year lol! I think I did pretty well in the blouse department this year, ‘cause I also expanded my coloured blouse collection!!
3. Buy another petticoat. Make sure it’s poofier.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to complete this one… I was going back and forth with a seller about a MeLikesTea petticoat a few months ago, but they weren’t willing to reserve it for as long as I needed, and it ended up selling before I got paid. I reckon I’ll be carrying this resolution into 2026, because my sad old A&A petti just isn’t giving me the level of poof I’m after these days!!! OTT sweet calls for ultimate poof!
4. Buy some more shoes, either RHS or tea parties.
If you know me, you know how prone I am to putting off buying shoes… but I managed to buy 4 pairs this year!!! 3 pink pairs in varying shades, and 1 white pair! I love them all soooo much!!
5. Find a better way to store/organise jewellery.
I think I’ve definitely improved on my storage situation since last year, but I’m still not entirely happy with my setup.. I’m going to keep exploring my options!
6. Finally put up all my prints and postcards.
I’ve started putting them up! But I still have lots just sat around… I really should put them all up so my room can be super cutie.
7. Actually film a wardrobe tour video this year. Don’t avoid it.
I avoided it… I still want to start a YouTube channel eventually, I just don’t know if I’m ready yet! At the minute I’m working on a Pinterest board for my wardrobe, so I’m going to focus on that for now.
8. Buy some lace trimmed socks.
I bought a fair few pairs of socks this year, but none of them were lace trimmed.. sorry to my old school wardrobe…
9. Buy at least 3 headdresses.
I can’t recall why I was so desperate for headdresses, but I have ended up with 2 more, which is good enough for me!
10. Buy ONE parasol.
I just didn’t do this one.. I looked at a cute sax one earlier in the year but I didn’t end up purchasing it…
11. Go to more meets, at least two.
I also didn’t complete this one. I didn’t go to any meets at all!! I went to a few events but no meets unfortunately. I’ll definitely complete this in the New Year though, I’ve already got 2 meets lined up with my friends!
12. Buy a bag.
HUGE SUCCESS!!! I purchased and started working on my lolita ita bag (lolITA bag if you will, I would love to make a blog post about it if anyone’s interested!), purchased Lil Luna’s Biblically Accurate Angel Tote Bag, my boyfriend bought me a Dreamy Bows tote at Hyper Japan, my parents gifted me an Ice-cream Lyrical Bunny Backpack for my birthday, and I purchased a Lyrical Bunny Rucksack as a birthday gift to myself! I’ve ended up a bit Lyrical Bunny obsessed, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
13. Focus on what I have and get creative, no new main pieces if I can help it (with the exception of dream pieces).
LOL I totally failed this one.. I ended up with 6 new main pieces this year. A few of them were wishlist items, and for the most part, well thought out purchases, but some of them were pure impulse… I only really regret 2 of them though, so I’ll have to figure out what to do with them in the New Year. I think this was a nice goal in theory, but I should’ve known it wasn’t gonna happen..
14. More bloomers.
I also wasn’t able to complete this.. I was eyeing a pair for a while but they sold before I got around to purchasing them myself.
15. Buy a digital camera!
I also failed this one… I’ve just been borrowing my dad’s digicam for my pics, but I’d still like to get one of my own. I did recently purchase and homebrew (thanks Stan!) a 3ds XL, so I’ll be using that for pictures too! I guess that sort of counts..?
All in all, I think I did pretty okay with these resolutions! I’m very pleased with the progress I was able to make. Over the course of 2025, my focus shifted away from old school and more into sweet, which could be why some of my goals ended up being totally sidelined. I’m going to aim to be more realistic for 2026, and try to come up with some resolutions which reflect my current wants for my wardrobe.
1. Buy another, poofier petticoat!!!
This is a big necessity! I wanna get this done early on into 2026.
2. Attend at least 3 meets.
Like I said, I’ve already got 2 lined up, so I wanted to push myself to attend 3! Hopefully this one will be easy enough, I just gotta get myself out there!!
3. Wear lolita at least 12 times (preferably at least once a month).
This might sound like a bit of a funny goal, but I realised I only wore 7 coords in 2025! I want to make more time for my most beloved hobby, so I’m going to aim to wear lolita monthly.
4. Save at least £****.
I don’t feel super comfortable talking about money, hence the censored number, but I really want to get my savings in order in 2026! There’s a specific amount I’m working towards, so wish me luck!!
5. Upload (a minimum of) 10 items to lolibrary.
I realised I have a bunch of undocumented items, so I need to get off my ass and submit them!
6. Repair damaged clothing.
I’m realising now that some of these resolutions are just chores I’ve been putting off loool.
7. Purchase more colourful shoes.
I feel I’m building up a decent shoe collection, but I’m definitely still lacking. My priority colours are red and sax, but I’d also love to get mint and lavender eventually…
8. Buy at least 2 KCs. Bonus points if they match my prints!
I NEED KCS. I was a sucker for headdresses up until this year, but now that I’m prioritising OTT sweet, they’re just not cutting it!!! I’ve been having a hard time finding them, but I’m determined to get at least two next year.
I think that’s it for now? Maybe I’ll edit this if I can think of any more, but I don’t want to overwhelm myself. I’m also trying to avoid too many “buy (insert item)s” resolutions, because my spending got pretty out of control last year… I hope I can just focus on buying wishlist pieces and necessity pieces.
I’ll be impressed if anyone actually made it this far, but if you did, thank you for reading!!! I know I’m not the most active when it comes to blogging, so it means a lot that people are ever willing to read what I have to say. I’d love to hear if you plan on making any lolita resolutions for 2026 too!
Bye byeee!!!
