It’s that time of year! Where I reflect and talk about My accomplishments, highs and lows of 2024.
In retrospect when I look back I am realizing this has been on the hardest years of My entire life actually. And that’s really saying something cuz I have really been through some shit!
I began the year hopeful, I had anew doctor and new health insurance and the doctor was taking My pain seriously. I got an ultrasound revealing some very large fibroids in My uterus. The largest of which was pressing on My bowels and many crowded around My bladder.
Surgery was quickly scheduled for the end of April. So those first few months were kind of a blur. Lots of testing, taking time off for appointments all of which were out of town. And lots of pain. The months leading up to My hysterectomy were some of the most painful and it got to the point of being absolutely debilitating.
Surgery, was rough. It didn’t go well, I was exposed to latex and also the surgeon made a mistake and did another cut with ehr scalpel into My belly button that was a little oopsie and that wound subsequently got infected, twice while healing.
During that time My wife and I bought a house.
Not just a house. A farm. Not just a farm, a huge plot of land, a half of a mountain actually.
Basically, My dream.
But, doing that while healing from surgery, unable to really walk. Healing the surgery, the infections, the latex exposure, all of it, was…alot.
The surgery was needed and I’m glad I got it, so it was a win.
But it was so hard to come back from, it’s december and I am not at 100%.
So it was a hardship too.
A hardship I overcame.
Buying the farm was also a huge huge win, that came with hardship.
I mea, the sheer amount of work and physical labor involved with bringing back a farm to working order is immense.
It’s one of those things I KNEW was alot of work going into it, and work that I asked for. And sacrified to be able to do! But also one of those things that you have no way of really knowing what you are getting ourself into, until you are into it.
Like, until you are knee deep in a frozen pond and breaking ice up to free a boat, or throwing your back out harvesting pumpkins, or turning compost piles or stacking wood. It’s just hard to describe it with just words on a page.
The wins far outweigh the labor and the steep learning curve.
It’s a win because as I’ve been healing from surgery and so much is needed and expected of Me laborwise: I have had the opportunity to get really fucking strong. I’ve developed new skills already and awakened muscles that had been long resting. I feel really string and really flexible and I can tell that My strength is growing by the day.
I’ve even been lifting a little….
I look forward to setting up the stripper pole in the office….
It’s been really tough as well because it’s incredibly lonely. My wife works very long hours a bit of a drive away and is gone alot. I am aloe just, most of the time. I do miss the studio and running into other artists and having a little town I can pop into and shops where I knew people and such. I am really isolated here. My only friend is an Amish baker I’ve been getting to know and that obvious has it’s limitations. At the same time, it’s a cool friendship and cool learning about and being included in a culture I didn’t know much about. I’ve gotten to see an Amish frolic, gotten stared at by large groups of Amish men and had some of the best and freshest food of My entire life.
I also had a whole lot of wins that were straight up wins without a bunch of hardship to overcome!
Including:
Hustler Mag THRICE! Yah, three different quotes/interviews in Hustler Magazine! Check some of that out here: https://hustlermagazine.com/articles/4-20-sommeliers-weed-cannabis/
Failed film fest with Wine Dad. I made a short film last year called “Wine Dad” starring Victor Viero and it got shown at Failed Films Festival in Los Angeles.
More M’ Lady came out! I guest wrote, directed and cast a four part feature for wasteland Films, called “More M’ Lady” starring TreasureCams models The Lady Katrina and Seska. It was gorgeous femme on femme BDSM exploration film featuring two mature and experienced performers. Produced and distributed b Wasteland Films. A company I had worked with as a performer for over a decade. So it was a very cool project I am quite proud of, and I hope to do more work with them in the future. https://www.xbiz.com/news/278298/seska-returns-with-wasteland-produced-bdsm-scene-more-mlady
Whatever by hektek podcast. I got to be a guest on “Whatever by hektek” and that was cool because it’s hosted by Hektek Desires, a performer and businessman I respect, great photographer and producer who really understands the industry ina way not many do. We might have talked alot of shit, bit it was a good talk: https://youtu.be/8m9mXNN9sGI?si=fV_M9CJWU8LsvO2K
Sexwork ceo space and on the whorizon. I got to be a guest speaker on SexWork CEO’s twitter spaces live, and subsequent podcast, “On the Whorizon” Honestly, it’s always a treat being a guest on a podcast you listen to! So that was a thrill, and we got to talk about something near and dear to My heart: Holiday Content! You can check out more here: https://www.sexworkceo.com/post/holiday-content-mastery-bella-vendetta-s-guide-to-maximize-your-q4-earnings?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=5c72a58c-02a4-4879-a8c2-42474b3e1009
And speaking of press, I had a nice interview that recently ran on onlynews: https://onlynews.com/bella-vendetta-onlyfans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Return to livestreaming. I hadn’t cammed in over a year and was real…rusty with it. I had also been so sick, as mentioned above. There’s lots of reasons for Me to jump back into cam. Connecting with fans who have been awesome and loyal and supportive to Me for decvades. And on the technical side, it’s important for Me to understand the back end of how the cam sites I’m working with for TreasureCams works. So I did a few shifts on streamate and it went really great. I had a few real slow ones before I got back into the swing of it. Bit I did get My groove back.
I plan on streaming december 23rd, as well as FOUR dates in Januar. You can check out My livestreaming schedule here: XXX
Melville photo residency. Last year, I landed a photography residency at Herman Melville’s estate in Pittsfield, MA, Arrowhead. Through the Berkshire Historical Society, ad some great program directors who really believed in Me. A very, very special place with lots of history and stories to tell. I’d been going religiously once a month for the last 2 years to photograph the property and especially the trees as the seasons changed.
This year, I put out a photography calendar of My work at the estate. You can buy your own cop here! https://bellavendettafineart.bigcartel.com/product/tress-shadows-ad-other-sights-2025-photography-calendar-presale?_gl=1*1pkm1k4*_gcl_au*MTQ5MzE3MDI4LjE3MzMzMjIwMzQuMTM5NDkwODE0Mi4xNzM0NzIxMTQ1LjE3MzQ3MjExNTc.*_ga*MTMxNTY5MTE4NC4xNzMzMzIyMDM0*_ga_QZ4HDFTSEZ*MTczNDcyMTEwMy4yLjEuMTczNDcyMTI2Mi41Ny4wLjcwNDE5MjM5NQ..
I also hosted a successful fall photo walk there with other photographers and some of those photos I took that day are even included in the calendar.
Second year of career initiatives grant. I got to work off My second year of this great business grant. I actually would have gotten it for a third year in 2025 but I am not eligible because I moved out of the area. This was hugely helpful in establishing My photography work, landing this residency and alot of the work I’ve done at the studio the last 2 years.
Got rid of studio. Speaking of the studio, I got rid of the studio, because I moved. I was blessed enough to be able to pass it along to a couple of dancers I knew who had rented it from Me in the past. I am so glad it’s being used for movement there’s so much good energy in that space! Speaking of, I hosted a very nice gallery show sendoff before leaving.
SM babe of the week. I landed the coveted spot of Streamate’s Babe of the week, and they promoted Me for a whole week! You can check out the full interview here: https://insidestreamate.com/smbabe-bella-vendetta/
Signed 20 new models! Yah! That was My goal number, and I hit it! I signed twenty new models this year to TreasureCams. Next year, My goals are actually a bit smaller. It’s to sign twelve new models. Really high quality ones, money hungry ones,m career driven ones, future focused ones. We’re changing the vibe up at Treasure Cams a bit. I realize not everyone can really be a TreasureCams model. It takes a certain, caliber and understanding. A certain drive. A person who wants to make a serious career in the adult industry. Not just folks passing through, or experimenting or using it as a sexual outlet, or for clout, or for connection or for views. Instead of : do you want to be a TreasureCams model? It’s: Do you have what it takes to be a TreasureCams model?
Can you keep a schedule, create a schedule, create a budget, time manage, communicate, hold boundaries. Do you want to understand branding, and internet traffic, do you utilize data, do you want to take notes? Are you organized?
I realize that’s not for everyone. That’s ok. I am also not for everyone and I’ve built MY whole brand by not being for everyone. IFKYK
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Got an assistant, fired an assistant. This was one of those wins that came with a hardship. I hired a great person who I loved. It didn’t work out and some of that was def My fault. I hadn’t had an assistant like that before so I didn’t even really know what I needed I think. I have a much more laser focused and organized way of communicating needs and expectations now. I am excited to hire someone in 2025 and give them less and more targeted work.
Bella challenge. The Bella Challenge is a month long challenge and contest I run for TreasureCams each ear. I include it as a win because this ears challenge was a big success I think. The numbers don’t lie and the folks who took part all ended up making more money as a result.
Opened an APClips store. YAH! A new platform for Me and I really like it. I signed up as a model and quickly added it as a platform that we use on Treasurecams. You can read more about it and find the signup link on our platforms page on TreasureCams dot com
Coming out like a pornstar rerelease. The book: “Coming Out Like A Pornstar” Which I wrote a chapter in, had a re-release. I am selling legacy editions of the book on My website here: https://vendettaverse.com/product/coming-out-like-a-pornstar/
Bemoan! A new short film I amde. The very last thing I ever shot at the studio before I got rid of it: BeMoan! Starring TreasureCams models Victor Viero and Vesper Vail. A beautiful piece of sacreligious queer cinema. It JUST debuted on APClips on Vesper and Victors pages. I havent even released it et, but it will be on My site in January. You can read about it and see the trailer here: https://www.xbiz.tv/v/1693087032/BeMoan-Teaser
I also got some of the photos from BeMoan printed in Eerie Eclipse Magazine this year! Bonus win!
Paid off a big personal debt! This was a personal win for Me! A dear friend had lent Me money years ago and I finally got it together to pay them back and it felt really good and was a great way to end the year.
SO: That’s ALOT of wins and alot of stuff I accomplished through great physical pain and personal hardship and tons of life upheaval and change.
I got some lofty but I know attainable goals for 2025 too!
Personal to spend more intentional time with my wife and to make a friend here.
Professional: to get 12 more models that are working and great. To attract great folks to work with. To deepen the relationships with the great models I already have in the studio. To dial back doing too much. To get the office in tip top shape.
To make the damn 2026 planner!
Health or fitness: To continue to grow stronger, to put the fuking pole back up!
Mental wellness: to find a great therapist, to schedule and create time for meditation and prayer. To get back to doing moon rituals.
Skills: to learn weaving, to get better with a chainsaw and an axe. Holding boundaries without being a bitch.
Equipment: A motherfukin tractor!
Thanks for reading, thanks for caring, thanks for helping Me achieve My goals this year and thanks for the support.
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