Going into 2025, I didn’t really know what I wanted the year to look like 🤷🏾‍♀️ For New Year’s, I bought an omamori from Katsuoji Temple for academics “just in case” (I hadn’t even applied to school yet lol) and a Daruma to hold myself accountable to either changing careers or going to grad school. After leaving Japan, every time I saw them, I was reminded of my pending application with a little guilt, so I guess it worked lol. I’m still working full time while doing grad school, so balancing

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Photo by: zz/GOTPAP/STAR MAX/IPx 2025 11/20/25 Danielle Renae at the Nominations Party for the 2026 Adult Video News (AVN) Awards held on November 20, 2025 at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, California Stock Photo - Alamy