Wednesday 22 February 2012

Deciding What To Give Up For Lent Is Like Deciding What Topping To Put On Your Pancake..

..impossibly hard.

I only started doing Lent a couple of years ago, just to test myself & see if I could actually give up something for 40 days. I am hopeless at sticking to one thing, I have no will power at all. I don't even bother with New Year Resolutions.

Past Lents have included:

- Alcohol (failed)
- Tea (failed)
- Chocolate (passed surprisingly!)

I gave up chocolate last year & it was so hard. It was weird though, I'd go to eat something, get it 5 inches from my mouth & suddenly realise it was chocolate & scream 'AHHH WHY AM I TRYING TO EAT THIS!?' It's strange you don't even notice you're about to break Lent until you actually do.

So.. what to give up this year? I thought about chocolate again but then thought 'why would I want to put myself through that torture all over again!?' So.. this year I'm giving up shopping. Yes, that's right. No new clothes / accessories / make-up for me. Some of you might be thinking 'What.. that's easy..' For me? Not so much..

Obviously I have my Dad's, Nan's & Gordon's birthdays next weekend & my best friend's in March, so I'm allowed to buy gifts for them, but nothing for myself.

Are you giving up anything this year?

10 comments:

  1. Good luck with that, that will be a tough one! I'm giving up chocolate, crisps and takeaways!

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    1. Gosh hun, good luck! You're really brave doing three things! I can barely manage the one! xx

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  2. You're mad Cat! But good luck ;-)
    Em xx
    emilysummers-designer.blogspot.com

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    1. I know.. you're seriously gonna have to help me babe! xxx

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  3. Eeek good luck with that, not sure I could give up shopping!! Couldn't do tea either, that would be mad! xxx

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    1. I know, tea was so hard.. I have about 3 / 4 cups a day! xx

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  4. Good luck with your challenge, I currently can't think up anything, was debating stop drinking soda for lent though.

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  5. I'm giving up buying make up :D haha we will see how well that goes! Good luck for yours :) we can do it!

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  6. ha ha! I haven't given up anything, but a few years ago i gave up alcahol which went ok actually! good luck with yours :) maybe you could revamp/diy some old clothes etc. to help you during lent?!

    xxx

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