LIFESTYLE
Are we still in January? Why yes we are, and although this feels like the longest month of the year with approximately 127 days in it, we actually kinda like it. Now hear us out, there's good reasons for this. January is full of fresh starts, new goals and improved routines, buuuut, it takes a little time to get them right as we want them. It takes a bit of editing, tweaking and starting over before we get it right, so the fact that this month feels so much longer is actually perfect. There's plenty of time to get yourself aligned and then head into the rest of the year solidly marching towards your goals.
Now in the spirit of fresh starts, we've knocked together a bit of a quiz to help you decide your era for 2026. Are you resetting, glowing up or expanding?
How to Score the Quiz
Tally up your answers and then head to the end of the page for some no BS advice on how to make the most of your era this year.
- Mostly A = Soft Feminine Reset Era
- Mostly B = Main Character Momentum
- Mostly C = Glow-Up Celebrity Face Lift Phase
- Mostly D = Burnout Recovery Mode
- Mostly E = Expansion Season
The Quiz
1. How do your mornings start?
A. Gentle and slow, I like silence, calm vibes and some meditation
B. Focused and productive, I like front loading my todo list
C. Gym, skincare and wellness, I have an extensive checklist for each
D. Heavy, rushed, and like I need a massive coffee to get going
E. Energised, ambitious, and full of creative ideas
2. Your current energy with your goals is best described as:
A. I’m reassessing what I want from life
B. I’m actively working towards them daily
C. I’m upgrading systems and habits for a better me
D. I feel overwhelmed just thinking about them
E. I’m dreaming bigger and setting bold new ones
3. Your relationship with your phone lately:
A. Some scrolling for comfort influencers
B. Business, content, planning
C. Habit tracking and organisation
D. Doomscrolling or avoidance
E. Networking, research, inspiration
4. How does your home feel right now?
A. Cozy, with soft lighting and softer blankets
B. Like a war room but with less white boards and more sophistication
C. I can't move for wellness gadgets and Korean skincare
D. Chaotic and in need of some organisation
E. In the transition of an upgrade, I'm sorting, organising and labelling
5. Your social energy lately:
A. Smaller, selective, leaning into solid friendships
B. Busy but balanced with work commitments that I'm loving
C. Quiet, sleep and gym are my main priorities
D. Draining, like I need more space from people
E. Expanding, lots of new connections and opportunities
6. Your relationship with your body and health:
A. Lots of self care, baths, meditation and gentle movement
B. Performance focused, I'm training hard in every area
C. Beauty and training upgrades, I'm habit stacking
D. What health?
E. I'm trying new methods for training, beauty and maintenance
7. Your wardrobe energy right now:
A. Soft, comfortable coords, silk, linen and bougie pyjamas
B. Power dressing both at work and at home
C. Natural fabrics only
D. Chaotic and in need of a makeover
E. Out with the old, in with the new
8. Your weekends usually look like:
A. Coffee with friends, outdoor walks, staying home with a good book
B. Group class workouts, career strategising and getting ahead, dinner with friends
C. Trying the latest in office treatments in my city's best clinics
D. Sleeping and cancelling all my plans
E. Filled with new activities, learning new skills and shopping for home organisation items
9. What best describes your energy levels?
A. Steady but low-key
B. High and driven
C. Controlled and improving
D. Depleted or inconsistent
E. High, expansive, and restless in a good way
10. Your current spending habits lean towards:
A. Comfort purchases and little treats
B. Investments in productivity and upgrades
C. Quality and long-term essentials
D. Bare minimum survival mode
E. Big-ticket items, experiences, or future-focused spending
11. What do you craving more of this year?
A. Peace and simple pleasures
B. A promotion
C. A new face
D. Rest and emotional safety
E. Unlocking new achievements
12. How do you feel about your current identity?
A. In my trad wife era
B. I'm aiming to get on a Forbes list
C. I want to need a new passport photo
D. Disconnected from it
E. Outgrowing it in the best ways
Your Results
Mostly A's - You're in your Soft Feminine Reset Era
This is your return to the softer side of the path. Trad wife vibes with slow mornings, baking your own bread, flower arranging, tending to a small garden and creating a home that feels welcoming. You’re not here for hustle culture, more work than life balance or need to prove anything to anyone. You’re choosing life over work, pleasure over productivity, and staying home over last minute plans.
There’s nothing you need to prove in this era. It’s about rebuilding your nervous system, reconnecting with your body, and creating a slower, prettier, more spacious rhythm of living.
This era needs:
Fewer commitments
Comfort-driven routines
Low-pressure creativity
Soft self-care rituals
Simpler schedules
Our Focus Tip:
Make your life visibly softer on purpose. Put fresh flowers by your bed, light a candle during your shower, read books with happy endings, build one daily ritual that signals slow down to your body. This season works best when your environment reflects the gentleness you’re trying to cultivate.
Mostly B's Main Character Momentum
Failing is not an option this year, you want it all, the promotion, the social life, the wellness, the shoes, and you'll do anything to achieve it. Move out of the way because success is coming through and you aren't shy who knows it.
You’re operating in forward motion right now. Goals are moving closer, your standards are getting higher, you’re done waiting for life to happen to you and fully in your “I'll make it happen” phase.
You don’t need to dim anything about yourself to be palatable. This is not the time for other people, it's the time for showing up consistently, being seen doing the work, and allowing your life to show how seriously you’re taking your goals.
Your focus right now:
Execution, visibility, disciplined routines, strategic networking, high-return self-investment, and protecting your energy so momentum doesn’t turn into burnout.
Tip:
Build your week like a CEO, not a chaotic creative. Time-block your priorities, schedule your workouts and recovery like meetings, and stop leaving your most important goals to “when you have time.”
Mostly C's Glow-Up Celebrity Face Lift Phase
You’re in your private reinvention era. This is the season where everything levels up: your habits, your appearance, your standards, and when you reappear, everyone questions "what have you had done". The goal is Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera, Donatella Versace, Demi Moore, Kris Jenner, etc etc.
This is a high-discipline, high-intent season. You’re refining routines, upgrading dermatologist appointments, investing in skills and editing your life until it looks like you have a full time assistant, a new face and a revenge body (no revenge needed). When you re-emerge from this era, people won’t be able to put their finger on exactly what changed but they’ll know something did.
Your focus right now:
Habit stacking, beauty and wellness investments, skill-building, long-term planning, system upgrades, and raising your baseline for what your life looks and feels like.
Tip:
Pick three areas to upgrade quietly this quarter: one physical (skin, hair, fitness, posture), one operational (morning routine, finances, work systems), and one psychological (boundaries, confidence, self-talk).
Mostly D's Burnout Recovery Mode
You need some chill in your life, whether its work stress, relationship stress, or life stress, your system is begging for a pause before it forces one. It's time for change before you crash. But this is now the point of pivoting to a maintenance season, not a failure season. Your only real job right now is to stabilise your nervous system and rebuild your baseline energy.
This is a low-output, high-care chapter, with fewer goals, fewer expectations on yourself, fewer commitments. Instead you're heading into more emotional safety, more rest (but not rotting) and bringing in more boundaries for the things that cause you burnout. You are protecting the future version of yourself by choosing recovery now.
Your focus right now:
Dedicated rest, gentle routines, emotional boundaries, nervous system regulation, simplified schedules, and rebuilding physical and mental energy.
Tip:
Create a non-negotiable daily “shutdown ritual.” Pick a fixed time each evening to turn off work, dim the lights, and do one calming activity that winds you down for the evening.
Mostly E's Expansion Season
You're making money moves. And not just money moves, everything moves. Your life is stretching outward, bigger goals, bigger plans, bigger income potential. Your desires are outgrowing your current systems and quite frankly getting so big that people look at you like you're crazy when you explain them. You're not crazy, you're getting after it.
This is a season for bold moves, strategic investments, high-leverage actions and long-term vision building. Everything you do now is about building capacity, scaling impact, and creating the infrastructure to support a more expansive life.
Your focus right now:
Financial structure, delegation, strategic investments, networking, long-term planning, and aligning your energy with your next-level ambitions.
Tip:
Map out your “expansion blueprint.” Identify one area in finance, one in career or business, and one in personal life to scale this quarter. Then put systems in place to support it, automation, delegating, or hiring help, so growth has the right plans in place for it to happen.