I usually give up something for Lent each year, but I’m having a hard time deciding between the following choices:
1. Chocolate – this is something I don’t normally have frequently, but find hard to resist when its in front of me
2. Alcohol – no, never mind
3. Desserts – chocolate isn’t too bad. A blanket category such as desserts, however, is much more difficult to succeed in. It requires much more willpower, which is what this is all about for me (more so than, say, Catholic leanings!). I could stand to lose a few lbs, and this would help. But do I get a hiatus on our honeymoon?? And sometimes dessert is hard to define. Are animal crackers dessert? What about a fruit salad with whipped topping? Double fudge brownie cake with ice cream?? Is there a way I could define that right out of the dessert category?
4. Meat – done this before. It isn’t too hard, except a meat eater and non meat eater supping together is kind of a pain to cook for. Plus, the whole honeymoon thing . . . A beautiful, light, medium rare filet mignon is calling my name on that honeymoon trip.
5. Soda – done this before, too. It was hard in the past, but I don’t really drink it now except for mixed drinks. Which means, since I don’t really go out anymore, that I don’t drink it. Thereby it is cheating, because its supposed to be something hard.
6. Caffeine – this would be good for me, though I’d have a headache for the next week. Plus what would the Professor make me in the morning?
I’m leaning towards EITHER desserts, OR meat & soda together. Decisions, decisions. Any ideas?
I am very much the wrong person to ask about this. I don\’t believe in giving anything up (unless, of course, it is heroin, crack, or cocaine). Don\’t you wish you could give up something like work? Or stress? Or your alarm clock? Maybe those are what you should be considering!
You have more willpower than I do!
Amanda 🙂
please, i beg you, do not give up the internet! what about chocolate desserts specifically. like you mentioned, it *is* hard to draw the line between what is truly dessert and what isn\’t, so this category could make it a bit easier for you. good luck! let us know what you decide on.ps. i\’m so glad i\’m protestant! 😉
I don\’t know that is hard. Since today is ash wednesday did you already decide?