lent.

no, not the past-tense of "lend." it's the day after Fat Tuesday. the beginning of the 40 days before Easter Sunday. that most blessed & holy Catholic holiday that i have been celebrating all my life, thanks to an east coast upbringing! i have given up something, chocolate or soda usually, each year for as long as i can remember. i love it.

this year i'm trying something different.

i'm giving up my TIME. that most precious, hoarded, selfish thing. i decided to give up my time each day to do things i don't necessarily WANT to do everyday.

i'm giving up the time i take to sit and mellow out, or the time i take reading blogs, or the time i take just sitting on the couch playing solitaire, relaxing from the day, the time i really am DOING NOTHING. yes, even the eposides back-to-back of jeopardy/wheel of fortune that brad watches. 

 i'm giving up that extra wasted time to go for a run/walk/jog/bikeride/yoga (yes, i do realize you can't "go for a yoga"). to sit down with books and study until i understand, not just til i'm bored. to read and study and prepare for church activities.

it's an experiment. we'll see how it goes.

oh, i'm also giving up the costco sized salty kettle chips brad's been buying. those things are killer. killer good.