Lent starts for those of us in the West next Wednesday at midnight. Here are some things that I will *NOT* give up for Lent this year.
Coffee. My Lenten discipline should be penitential for *ME*, not everyone around me. It’s also a safety risk for those who have to interact with me.
YouTube. I need entertainment, OK?
Yarn. Let’s not deprive me of one of my stress releases, y’all.
My iPod. Again, let’s not make me get rid of one of my stress releases. Singing along to it in traffic keeps me from inflicting my road rage on others.
Sleep. I do this enough already!
Swearing. I’d be broke within the first day of having a swear jar for Lent. (I’m pretty sure my students would have a pool going as to which hour this was going to go down.)
Pens. I have a little bit of a pen addiction…
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My #1 is not giving up diet Coke. No one could bear to be around me if I abstain! I’m also with you on #5 – I’m up a couple of times each night with my daughter ( who has DS and at 7 yrs old is still an incredibly light sleeper), and adding in menopause insomnia, I need every snooze I can get. I try to do things instead of given up things as I never get past week 1 of abstaining.
Menopause is fun. (So much freaking empathy.)
I will not be giving up my super dark (85-90%) chocolate for the same reason you aren’t giving up coffee. I haven’t decided if I am giving up other desserts for Lent or not (except for St. Patrick’s Day).
Oh, and I am not planning to give up going to Mass for Lent. đŸ™‚ (I got that one from one of my university friends.)