Happy New Year! I like most millennial women have created an Ins and Outs list for the new year upon us. I made one last year I’d like to share as well and see how it held up.
This is my 2024 Ins and Outs List
Ins
getting married to your bff
watching football (much to my surprise)
creating for fun
library cards
flowers
taking pictures of food
running
golf courses
bingo
dogs
amc membership
unapologetically and un-ironically enjoying girlie things (Barbie, romance, Taylor Swift)
puzzles
Out
trying to control everything
the job market
entertainment industry
boring colors
consumerism
working for free (this doesn’t apply if someone owes you a favor ie you worked for free for them b4 and want a favor)
stanley cups
negative body talk any talk around not eating
streaming services
gatekeepers
Now for 2025
In
Gaining muscle
Trading with your neighbor
Composting
Eating Whole Foods
Reading fiction, smut and anything you want
Making things without intention to sell
Bangs 😉
Long form videos
Taking breaks
Guiness
Lazy hangouts with friends
Greece
Volunteering (specifically for me at our local animal shelter)
Out
“Health” as a propaganda tool only reserved for the wealthy couchrfkjrcough
Buying cheap items that were made cheap and look cheap and feel cheap
Wasting food (this is my biggest pet peeve of myself ie when it goes bad and I buy too much and others who throw out entire hamburgers off their plate - girl, a cow died for you!)
Liquor specifically Tequila + Vodka (gin is ok)
Criticizing what others read or how they choose to read
Spending $100+ just to hangout and see a bestie (I want to hang with my friends more casually in 2025)
Football (I tried, it’s not my thing love that for you not me)
Ozempic (this is probably controversial but it’s not very good for you hence why I think it should be out)
Texas
Happy Year of the Snake! 🐍 Let’s tackle this year with pride and joy.
-Syd