“You do realise it’s Shrove Tuesday tomorrow?”
That’s what my mum said to me on Monday, and with good reason, it was. It has kinda sneaked up on us, this year, hasn’t it? What with the proximity to the over commercial Valentine’s Day less than a week away, it feels a bit left out, as I haven’t seen anything about it.
So, after the pancakes comes lent, and something to give up for 40 days and 40 nights.
I usually try and do without something every year, but this year I can’t think of anything. In the last few years I haven’t eaten takeaway food, gambled, and eaten chocolate with great success, I feel that I have exercised all my demons, and I’m going in the right direction (I’ve lost a stone/14lbs/6kg since January). So I don’t really feel I need to give up anything. I am – by and large – content at the moment.
Which is where you step in.
What do you want me to give up? Most of you know my writing, some of you are lucky to know me personally. There must be something you don’t like about my personage. What can I give up for lent?
Incidentally there are a few things I won’t go without for 40 days and 40 nights. Here they are:-
- My Wii
- Beer
- Sprouts (because I don’t eat them anyway, and it’s cheating)
- Sex (see sprouts)
- Blogging (I entertain enough of you as it is)
So, any ideas?
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
Being that I am mostly heathen, we are having our pancakes tonight. Take THAT Lent! Of course, we invariably have pancakes every now and then because they are soooo nice! hehe
Good luck with the lenting. Assuming “to lent” is a verb
Give up something to make a stand. Soap, would be an amusing one.
You could give up watching football or sports? Other than that I really don’t know.
Give up the beer! No one needs beer!
My housemate is giving up shopping for Lent, she’ll food shop and that is all. Another is giving up chocolate.
I am not giving up anything, firstly because I am weak and secondly, apart from caffeine I don’t really eat/do anything really worth giving up so I’m out of ideas. I tried giving up caffeine last week and my housemates begged me to drink more because I was a bit of a bitch! Hah.
I think Dan’s suggestion of soap is amusing
# Sprouts (because I don’t eat them anyway, and it’s cheating)
# Sex (see sprouts)
hahahahah, that gave me my first laugh out loud of the day. you iz too funny init
how about giving up giving up? I’m sure that’ll be easy as pie to do, I do it all the time.
my missus just read this over my shoulder and she says you should give up beef for lent, it’s a working animal and not nice to eat according to her buddhist beliefs..
combo-religion-beliefs yey!
Sarah is giving up crisps for lent… she’ll never do it.
i wanted to give up work fro 40 days, but my boss was pissed off, so I have failed.
You could attempt to give up masturbation (due to lack of sex) like the guy in 40 days and 40 nights… I bet that’s hard (excuse the innuendo party).
@Malin: Wrong
I’m giving up that three letter word that starts with “T” ends with “E” and has “H” in the middle.
Mainly, because it’s a challenge.
I have a suggestion, but you’re probably not going to like it. By no means stop blogging, but do stop blogging about blogging and in particular, advertising on your blog. By this I mean any mentions of adsense, entrecards, adicons, digg, visitor stats, that sort of thing. Leave it all up if you want, but just don’t mention it until Easter Sunday. Although I thing you’re a good blogger, my enjoyment of your writing has been marred recently by your harping on about the above. I want witty anecdotes, discussions of current events that interest you, that sort of thing. Old-school blogging.
Obviously I don’t mean to offend with this, but you did ask for suggestions! If you take it up and manage it all the way through lent (and of course I’d be the judge of what was allowed), I’ll buy you an easter egg.
THINK, not thing.
I found this on another site. It’s quite cute:
Let’s give up looking for a pat on the back. This Lent, let’s do at least one thing each day for someone who will never be able to repay us. When we get good at that, we can try doing something each day for someone who will never even be able to thank us.
Luckily for me I have no beliefs at all so I get to not care about giving up anything. Although I have had to give up having any kind of life since the New year.
You could try giving up writing nonsense on your blog, specifically:
What with the proximity to the over commercial Valentine’s Day less than a week away
Come along child