Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. 30.

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WORD OF THE YEAR

Word of the Year-Twin Picks: Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic. UPCOMING Monday. Separate stories have moved Monday morning as: Word of the Year-Dictionary and Word-of-the-Year-Merriam-Webster. Photos.

HOMES

Holidays-Cottagecore: Along with bread-baking and closet re-organizing, another nesting trend on the home front is “cottagecore” style. The aesthetic is traditional, simple yet charming. Cottagecore is meeting the holidays with plenty of farmhouse-inspired decorations, homestyle seasonal recipes, warm winter décor and knitting. By Kim Cook. UPCOMING Tuesday, 600 words, photos.

FOOD

Pizza Book: Thom and James Elliot are brothers and pizza makers from England who have written a book celebrating the worldwide phenomenon of roundish dough cooked with toppings. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday, 740 words, photos.

ONE GOOD THING

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Caring Moms: A group of mostly moms has stepped in to help support sick or quarantining University of Michigan students. Responding to requests from students, they volunteer to shop and drop off things like groceries, supplies and hot restaurant meals. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.

PERSONAL FINANCE

NerdWallet-Liz-Weston-Financial-Survivors-Guilt: If your livelihood and savings haven’t taken a serious hit during the pandemic and you’re feeling guilty about that, it’s not a frivolous problem. For some, the stress such feelings bring can make it hard to function. There are things you can do to help those who are hurting and address the financial survivor’s guilt you’re feeling. SENT Monday, photos.

Cyber Monday: With people staying home as virus cases surge, Cyber Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day yet, bringing in nearly $13 billion in one day. By Joseph Pisani. UPCOMING Monday.

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In case you missed it:

HOLIDAYS: Virus Outbreak-Holiday Trends; Virus Outbreak-Letters to Santa; Film-Dear Santa; Unsafe Toys; Virus Outbreak-Christmas Trees.

SCHOOL: Virus Outbreak-Schools; Virus Outbreak-Colleges; Virus Outbreak-Rural Schools

TRAVEL: Virus Outbreak-Tourist-Free Hawaii; Aspen in the Pandemic; Virus-Outbreak-NYC-Gift-Shops; Tribal National Park.

HEALTH: Virus Outbreak-The Self-Care Surge; Virus Outbreak-Trouble Hearing; Virus-Outbreak-Viral-Questions-Dining-Tents.

SHOPPING: Virus-Outbreak-Livestream-Shopping;

DOWN TIME: Virus Outbreak-Music Lessons; Books-Jerry Seinfeld-Is This Anything.

FOOD: McCormick-Cholula.

GARDENING: Cold-Weather Vegetables.

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