Tagged: Lent

Every year I give up something fundamental in my life as a sacrifice. Last year I gave up high-5’s.  The year before I gave up trimming my eyebrows. Other years I gave up important aspects of living such as French swear words, zebra crossings, semi-colons and paper clips. If you know me, you know just how religiously I like to follow the nine commandments of the moon and giving something up for lent is my way of worshipping her. So onto this year. Well, I really want to give up recruitment consultants.  Sadly, until I get a job, I am …

Every year I give up something profound for Lent. I feel that it is important to show my humility and make a sacrifice on an annual basis. In previous years, I have given up such delights as paper clips, French swear words and zebra crossings. There was a year that I gave up semi-colons – which would have been a nightmare if I was learning how to code back then. And last year I gave up eyebrow grooming.  A quarter of my eyebrow hairs grow twice as long as the others – I had proper old politician bushes by Easter. …

What do paper clips, zebra crossings and French swear words all have in common? I have, in previous years, given them up for Lent. Yes Lent is that sacrificial period that I take slightly more seriously than Ramadan (seriously – how do you go without drinking water during the day??). And I continue in such reverent vain this year as I am giving up pruning my eyebrows. No plucking, no shaving, no form of eyebrow management is allowed for 40 days. You may jest but I am of the age where a fair proportion of my eyebrow hairs grow in …

Those of you that know me well will know that I am always keen to respect the religion that I was forced into as a baby without choice and always try to do something for Lent. Last year I gave up zebra crossings.  However I take little notice of where I walk so I have no idea if I succeeded. A few years ago I gave up paper clips for lent. I did succeed with this but I got annoyed with stapling and unstapling, a tad inefficient. This year I have decided to give up swearing – in French. You …

Those that know me will know that I am not exactly the most religious person in the world. I’m not one of those people that think religion is the cause of all evil in the world – yes sure it has caused a few wars in its time.  Religion has a place in the world, but not in my life. I don’t feel I need to follow somebody else’s guidance, I can follow my own morals and cohabit peacefully with anyone around me. I do however have a reasonable comprehension why others may feel the desire to have a faith …

You may be aware that I gave up the humble semi-colon for Lent. It was Easter just gone, in case you didn’t realise, and I am now slowly getting back in the habit of using them. I think I may have got into trouble with my joking sarcastic manner once or twice on Facebook, etc by not using the 😉 Anyway, enough teasing – so how did I do? Well, in the final week I think it was, I accidentally hit the ; instead of a , I quickly wrote fuck, and apologised but it was done. However, the week …

Those of you that know me, will know that I don’t tend to take religious dictats too seriously like lent (though I didn’t smoke crack during daylight hours during Ramadan), however for the last couple of years, I have given something up. In 2011, I gave up “ent”.  That meant that I could not use words like “bent” or “silent” in my vocabulary.In 2010, I gave up paper clips.  It was easier than you may think. So the quest was on today for something to give up: Magpies?  I always salute the first magpie I see each day.  I cannot …

This is my letter to Google following my 40 days of Lent without Google Searches. It really wasn’t easy and I do not recommend it. —————————————- Dear Google I thought I would share my story about Lent. I’m not a fan of religion and in no way am I willing to give up something like food or alcohol for some bizarre religious idea. But I like to join in with things still so last year I gave up paper clips for Lent which was fairly easy. This year I had the bright idea of giving up Google Searches. It was …