Hi there, LifeKidListner. We don't have to tell you that 2020 has been chaotic.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned all our lives upside down. Suddenly, the straightforward

parts of life, like going the grocery store, felt scary and uncertain. Plans for school and work

dramatically changed, not to mention the unbelievable amount of loss. And we know it's not over yet.

But through every twist and turn of this exceptional time, LifeKid has been here to be an

ambassador of sanity. From our coverage on coping with anxiety to finding virtual therapy,

from confronting microaggressions at home to having tough conversations about race and

identity in the workplace, from caring for elders amidst the pandemic, while remembering to care

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Hi, I'm Kristi Dimmer's Crowell from St. Petersburg, Florida. I gotta say I love your show.

It's getting me through quarantine. And another quarantine tip I'd like to share with you

is to get through without a pedicure at night before bed, take your well washed and exfoliated feet,

coat them with petroleum jelly, put on socks, good of bed, and voila, in the morning your feet will

be nice and laced dry, but you're on your own for the polish. Bye.

Hi, I'm Shireen Marisol Maraji and this is NPR's life kit.

I'm having more conversations about running these days than I've ever had before.

People in my life are either talking about how running is the only thing keeping them sane,

or they're smack talking runners who aren't wearing masks and getting too close for comfort.

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