Opinion
Ins and Outs of December
With December here, here are your Ins and Outs to follow!
IN
- Hot chocolate and Starbucks Peppermint Mocha
- Being studious
- Wearing winter hats with pompoms on top
- Hugs
- Blasting the Hanukkah Song by Adam Sandler in the car
- Sleepovers
- Global Shabbat services
- Watching your comfort 2000s show
- Facetiming for 3 hours
- Guessing next season’s DWTS cast
OUT
- Buying holiday gifts at the last minute
- Procrastinating homework
- Letting people call winter break “Christmas break”
- Doom scrolling
- Spelling Hanukkah the wrong way (it starts with H, not CH)
- Responding to texts in your head
- Sprinting to catch your bus
- Using SparkNotes instead of reading the book
- Being cold because someone told you wearing coats isn’t cool
- Bad posture
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