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By Tatiana McInnis and Shayna Maci Warner  2020 has been an exercise of endurance, unspeakable loss, tragedy, anxiety, and rage, the scale of which cannot be addressed in any piece of writing. Many truths have been exposed this year, including that we are deeply invested in the stories we tell about our world — and... from Women and Hollywood https://ift.tt/3n73hvY

I can’t express how much joy typing 2021 for these calendars gave me. 2021, baby!! I am so proud of us all for making it here through a period that was at its best, challenging and at its worst, horrifying. Something I’ll cherish from this year past: the knowledge that togetherness is not confined to physical proximity. Something I’ve always known, but never really understood. Love and care transcend distance and separation, gathering us close under different skies. Whatever stars you’re looking up at tonight, know I’m looking up at the same, wishing you a fresh start full of joy and laughter, love and light.    Click to Download Calendar—Sunday Start Desktop   |  iPhone 8 / Google Pixel  |  iPhone X / iPhone 11  |  Samsung Galaxy iPad / Tablet  |  Second Screen Calendar—Monday Start Desktop   |  iPhone 8 / Google Pixel  |  iPhone X / iPhone 11  |  Samsung Galaxy iPad / Tablet No Calendar Desktop...

Every New Year’s Eve on the dot, I grab a fresh new notebook and write some goals. And you might be surprised to know that even as a proud, plus-size woman who is in recovery for an eating disorder, without fail, “ lose weight ” always weasels its way onto the list.  Somehow, I always manage to convince myself after years of trying and failing that “this year will be the year!” And almost always, it doesn’t start with me creating a workout plan or trying to become healthier; I retreat to negative emotions and behaviors that mimic disordered eating patterns I thought I’d left in the past. But why do I make this lofty goal every single year? Because we’re told it’s the #1 goal to make, especially if you’re overweight (which, might I add, is so subjective and means very little about someone’s overall health). Every year, we see commercials, ads, magazines, articles, and more about the best ways to lose weight, how to drop the pounds (usually with some form of “finally!” or “once and...

I started 2020 pretty strong. I went to my gym about four days a week. I was trying new recipes. I started a bullet journa l. I felt very prepared to take on the next decade of my life. And yada yada, one thing led to another, and here I was, July 2020, and I, like many others, had fallen off. For the record, there was a global pandemic, but I wasn’t doing so hot. I reignited myself, made some updated goals that fit the times, and went on my merry way. I’m here to say: I feel 100 times better now than I did then, and I’m carrying that same fervor into the new year.  But I’ll be the first to admit: health “trends” are not my jam. I need something that’s going to stick. I don’t want to completely overhaul my life and routine, and I’ll never dare give up socializing over food and alcohol. So, what’s a girl to do? Here are the health hacks I’m actually planning to implement into my life in 2021.    1. “32 Before Brew” I saw this on Instagram a while ago, and it has cha...

Becoming an adult happens slowly. For most, the 18th birthday is a small step in a series of many toward independence. Then one day, adulthood hits you like a bag of bricks: there are looming bills, a 401(k) to enroll in , and student loan payments to stick to. Right after college graduation, I started my first full-time job with benefits. I also moved out of my parents’ home for the first time. I’d been somewhat financially independent before, but overnight I had a lot of financial chores added to my plate. Chores like paying rent, choosing how to invest my money, and deciding what credit card to apply for. It was easy to push some of my financial housekeeping to the side, but I found these tasks were always hovering in the back of my mind. Life is stressful enough without wondering right as you’re falling asleep if you paid your credit card bill on time. I decided the best way to stay on track with my finances —and not make any mistakes—would be to create a money chore chart. It may...

In 2020, our clothes didn’t get much use. I can confidently say that I touched roughly 15 percent of my wardrobe this year, and that might even be generous. Have I bought new things? Yes. Do I regret it? Well, sort of. Despite the fresh hell that was this year, trends still existed as they would in any other year, and we added some new pieces to our wardrobe that only our pets and the dust bunnies under our couch saw. But the good news? Most of them aren’t going away next year, and we can hold out hope that one day, fellow train passengers will see us in them on our way to the office. These are our absolute favorite pieces we’ve worn in 2020, all of which we’re planning on wearing throughout the entirety of 2021. Will anyone else see us in them? Only time will tell, but that doesn’t mean we love them any less.   1. Our loungewear Source: @caitlynwarakomski 2020 was nothing if not the year of loungewear; we learned that it doesn’t equate to feeling frumpy, and since it turne...