Fat Tuesday

I can't believe it is Fat Tuesday. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday which means another Lenten season has arrived. I have so much to look forward to: the fasting, the no meat Fridays and confession.

For the pas couple of weeks, I have been thinking about what to give up. Many years ago I gave up pop and never went back to it. In November/December 2008 I bought a six pack of orange Crush. It was delicious and the best part is it didn't have caffeine. But that sweet sampling hasn't made me go back and start drinking pop. Which is good for me. Water, milk, and Gatorade are the my everyday preferred drinks.

This year I will give up the vending machine at work. I usually give this up every year. Everyday I bring my own food from home. The times that the vending machine is my best friend is when we are all out of snacks in-between grocery shopping. I hope to make it through the six weeks of Lent without coming to work empty handed. If I do, the vending machine will be whispering sweet nothings in my ear.

The other thing I plan to give up is chips. But not entirely. Sometimes after work I come home and grab a snack before lunch. Most of the time it is cheese or chips. So to break that habit, I have a catch. The only time I can eat chips during Lent is when I eat a sandwich. If I'm eating a sandwich, I eat less chips because the sandwich fills me up.