Lent?

So, I've been a Christian all my life, but I can't recall ever having participated in Lent. Sometimes I get a good idea, but I never go through with it. I'm bigger on New Year's resolutions which are theoretically supposed to be complete life changes as opposed to changes made with intent to revert back to original ways at the end of a 40-day period.

Don't get me wrong, I think Lent is great, but I can't imagine giving up something for 40 days that I wouldn't be willing to give up ultimately thereafter. I mean common, if  you're giving it up for Lent, it's either a bad habit or something that's not good for you or that you want to change about yourself, right? So make Lent last forever! If you want to exercise more for Lent, keep exercising for the rest of your life! If you want to give up chocolate, sure, give it up, but then stay off of it! I guess some things are harder to keep up with than others, but for the most part, Lent is an excuse to test the waters of a new diet or exercise program with an excuse to quit it once the 40 days are up and you've deemed it too difficult.

Gosh, I really love religious traditions, and I'm all for them in most cases, but this is just one that I've never been able to get into. If you're participating in Lent, I wish you all the best of luck, but I'll be keeping up with all my New Year's resolutions from the sidelines.

Why today was awesome: Good friends and great food.

My year in numbers:

How Many Books I've Read: 5.5

How Many Times I've Lost My Key: 7

How Many Bowls of Soup I've Consumed: 22