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what i'm giving up for lent this year

first off, let me say that yes, i'm religious, in my own ways ~ i think everyone should keep religion in their own ways and no one's ways are better than someone else's and no one religion is the "right" one or better one and we should all be tolerant regardless, though i am not in favor of pushing one's belief's on others and do not tolerate that.

that being said, either sometime yesterday or this morning (hey i'm lucky i've remembered this at all without writing it down!), i decided that i'm going to give up wasting time for lent this year.

before you scoff at me, if you've read any of my previous posts, this is something i struggle with daily and have for years. whether it's depression, learned or just laziness, i don't honestly know, but, i really want to make a concerted effort to change it. i don't know if i'm going to start with a schedule or just have a list of tasks for each day, i'll work that out on the computer later. i can do this for the 6 & a half weeks of lent, see what works and doesn't work and modify accordingly.

on another note: it's actually 45 degrees now and the air smells wonderful! i've cracked open most of the windows to let the fresh air in and stale air out.

also: i've posted pics in the 2 previous posts!

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