AP Lifestyles Digest

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO

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HOLIDAYS

Virus Outbreak-Unfulfilled Resolutions: Remember those early-quarantine resolutions you made? The promise of all that down time to tackle big projects? They often didn’t get done because... 2020. When life is difficult, sustaining even a small amount of momentum can be tough. That’s something to keep in mind when shaking off this year and invoking fresh New Year’s resolutions for 2021. By Melissa Rayworth. UPCOMING Tuesday, 900 words, photos.

Homes-Noon Years Eve: Don’t or can’t stay up till midnight on the last day of the year? Families, early sleepers, and those wanting to social distance might consider a midday celebration for December 31. It’s easy to bring the festive feeling of a nighttime soiree into the daylight hours. By Kim Cook. UPCOMING Monday, 600 words, photos.

An American Crossroads: As most years wind to their ends, people in the United States press pause on life’s movie — if we can. We take stock, review successes and mistakes, make resolutions, vow it will be better this time. This year, buffeted by these December whirlwinds, Americans find themselves at a crossroads unlike any other in our history. SENT Monday, 1,250 words and photos. By National Writer Ted Anthony.

PETS

Virus Outbreak-Pandemic Pets: Ten months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household pets’ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed — not always for the better. With US-Virus Outbreak-Pandemic Pets-Advice. By Dan Sewell. UPCOMING Tuesday, 900 words, photos, video, sidebar.

Pandemic Pets-Advice: How to prepare pets, what to watch for, for return to work.

FOOD

TV-Best Leftovers Ever!: On the new Netflix food game show “Best Leftovers Ever!,” three skilled cooks make new dishes out of leftover food, hoping to walk away with $10,000. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Monday: 700 words, photos.

TRENDS

YE-Virus Outbreak-Year of the Fist Bump: 2020 was the year that the fist bump truly broke out of sports and youth culture and, thanks to an invisible virus, hit the mainstream with a vengeance. UPCOMING Wednesday: 900 words and photos. By AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds.

PARENTING

TV-Mallika Chopra: Mallika Chopra-- daughter of meditation and wellness expert Deepak Chopra-- is a “mindfulness consultant” on the new Apple animated children’s series “Stillwater.” She talks about what she adds to the show and how she’s helping others stay grounded during the pandemic. By Brooke Lefferts. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.

WEDDINGS

Hurricane-Wedding Delayed: Most couples might have wondered whether the forces of nature were against them after moving their wedding because the pandemic and then two hurricanes that hit almost the exact same spot within weeks of one another. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.

PERSONAL FINANCE

NerdWallet-Young-Drivers-Safe: It’s no secret that teens have high car insurance rates, and even though rates improve slightly for people in their early 20s, car insurance costs remain high. But drivers in their early 20s can still save money by driving safely, shopping around and building credit. Here’s how to lower your auto insurance costs in your early 20s. SENT Monday.

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AP Lifestyles Digest

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO

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