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With December here, here are your Ins and Outs to follow!

IN

  1. Hot chocolate and Starbucks Peppermint Mocha
  2. Being studious
  3. Wearing winter hats with pompoms on top
  4. Hugs
  5. Blasting the Hanukkah Song by Adam Sandler in the car
  6. Sleepovers
  7. Global Shabbat services
  8. Watching your comfort 2000s show
  9. Facetiming for 3 hours
  10. Guessing next season’s DWTS cast

OUT

  1. Buying holiday gifts at the last minute
  2. Procrastinating homework
  3. Letting people call winter break “Christmas break”
  4. Doom scrolling
  5. Spelling Hanukkah the wrong way (it starts with H, not CH)
  6. Responding to texts in your head
  7. Sprinting to catch your bus
  8. Using SparkNotes instead of reading the book
  9. Being cold because someone told you wearing coats isn’t cool
  10. Bad posture
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