Welcome to Indulgence Gospel After Dark!
We are Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay, and it's time for our annual Ins & Outs Episode!

This is what we do every New Year, instead of making resolutions or setting problematic body change goals. It's deeply unserious but still satisfies that urge to reflect and make some (fun) plans for the year to come!

Listen to hear...

⭐️ The pants Virginia forgot she was wearing.

⭐️ The food trends Corinne is SO OVER.

⭐️ Virginia's new religion!!

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Episode 227 Transcript

Corinne

So today we have a topic that we have done before. 

Virginia

I think we've only officially done it once before? But it now feels to me like a Burnt Toast institution.

Corinne

Yes, and that institution is called Ins and Outs.

Virginia

Ins and Outs for the new year, because it is 2026!

Corinne

It's our little way of ringing in the new year and talking about what we're feeling right now. It's not a resolution. It really is a snapshot of what we're thinking at any moment in time.

Virginia

Whenever we happen to make the list. I like it because it's the epitome, to me, of anti-diet resolution culture. It's really just: These are things I love. These are things I'm done with. 

I suppose you could do a diet-y version of this. But we don't, and we encourage you not to.

Corinne

And I think we'll see, perhaps, as we look back at some of ours from last year, how fleeting some of these really can be.

Virginia

Which is the fun of it.

So you brought this concept into all of our lives. And I'm very grateful to you, because I do like having a New Year's ritual. The part of my brain that gets excited for New Year, fresh start, blah, blah, blah. That part of my brain that likes new pencils and whatnot, is like, oh, good. I have a thing to do.

Corinne

I feel like in past years people have done ins and outs like on Instagram. Like they would just do them in their notes app and then post a screenshot of it. And I haven't seen any of that yet this year. It is a bit early, but I'm curious whether that's going to be happening.

Virginia

Or if this social media trend is dying. But not here!

Corinne

Not here on Burnt Toast!

Virginia

Ins and Outs are still In. For us.

All right, should we look back at our 2025 lists before we get into the new lists? 

Corinne

Yes. I'll read yours. 

Okay, so for 2025: In for you was Bird Buddy. Out was Instagram.

Virginia

I do think I've done a lot less Instagram! I wouldn't say it's gone completely, although I am currently in the middle of a spontaneous extended break for the holidays, and I love it. And Bird Buddy, I do still love. I ended up getting one for my mom for her birthday, and we have both our Bird Buddies on the same app. That said, ours is currently on a technical hiatus because we had to switch our wifi network. And I have to re-sync it with the wifi network. And, you know, that's the kind of annoying chore that's going to take you, like, six months to do. But I'm getting there. And bird feeders in general, are still very in over here. We're very into them. We did them all year, and it's a major joy. 

Corinne

Okay, cool.

In: bootcut pants. Out: Colette cropped pants. 

Virginia

Did I even buy any bootcut pants? 

Corinne

Wasn't it bootcut Beyond Yoga pants?

Virginia

Oh, wait. I'm wearing them right now!

Corinne

Oh my God. Okay, wow.

Virginia

I guess they're in! I didn't take it any further, though.

Corinne

And are the Colette crop pants still out?

Virginia

Well, I think those blue corduroy pants I wore over the fall are the Colette pants. 

Corinne

So, no.

Virginia

I don't know, man. All pants are out for me. They're all out, they're all in. It's ever changing.

Corinne

Okay. In: air fryer cookies. Out: Tate's cookies.

Virginia

Well, I definitely did not stop buying Tate's cookies, even a little bit. But I did make so many air fryer cookies, like at least once a week. So I think pants are always out, cookies are always in.

Corinne

That seems fair. All right, In: two pieces. Out: apology ruching.

Virginia

I do love a two piece swimsuit, and I don't think anyone needs to ruch. I think your midsection can be whatever shape it is, and you don't need to put bumpy fabric on top of it.

Corinne

Fair. In: buying meat and eggs from the local butcher. Out: buying grocery store meat and eggs.

Virginia

I think we did pretty well with this one. I mean, now our eggs are our own chicken eggs. 

Corinne

That's awesome.

Virginia

The meat we are mostly buying from the local butcher, or we have one grocery store that  stocks some local farm-sourced meat. It's a very bougie thing, but it also, if you're going to be a meat eater, trying to be an ethical meat eater, is, I think, valuable. So I feel good about that.

Corinne

In: teal, dark green and pink. Out: light gray.

Virginia

If you could see my house, there's so much teal, dark green and pink in it.

Corinne

 That's awesome. 

Virginia

I'm really noticing what a stranglehold gray had on home decor from like the 2010s on. And when I go somewhere with a lot of gray now, I'm like, oh, this is kind of sad. And I mean, I had a very gray, neutral house for a long time.

Corinne

That's so funny, especially because wasn't the Pantone color of the year was just announced?And it's like... cloud. 

Virginia

If depression were a color. Not good. But for me, color is in. 

Okay, let's do your 2025 list. In: wearing one thing over and over. Out: buying multiples of the exact same thing.

Corinne

Okay, I'll say I think I did okay at this. I don't know how I did wearing one thing over and over, but I think I did cut back a little bit on buying multiples. Although I have bought some of the same thing in different colors.

Virginia

Is that not buying multiples?

Corinne

Well, I don't know. It was unclear what "buying multiples" was supposed to mean. I think buying multiples meant buying the exact same thing.

Virginia

Oh, because of scarcity mindset.

Corinne

Yes. And I think I've done better at this.

Virginia

If you're buying multiples, but they're different colors, that feels like a baby step out of buying multiples of the same item. So I give you a gold star.

Okay, bird watching is in. Tiktok watching is out. Corinne, how did it go breaking up with Tiktok?

Corinne

I have not broken up with Tiktok. I am still watching Tiktoks. I did recently start using an app blocker to block Tiktok after 10pm and that is working pretty well for me. 

Virginia

That seems great. 

Corinne

And I haven't done too much bird watching, but I do still really enjoy passive bird watching.

Virginia

Do you do bird feeders? Bird feeders are really great if you just want to passively bird watch. 

Corinne

No, I should get a bird feeder.

Virginia

You would really enjoy a bird feeder. The key is you hang it somewhere that you already sit, and have a window you can look out of, so then they really are just coming to you. Otherwise, you'll forget about it an