Things to Give Up For Lent

So yesterday was Ash Wednesday, which symbolizes the first day of Lent (40 days of prayer and fasting for some Christians). I have only participated in Lent for one year (2010), and that year I gave up "pulling all-nighters." and I was successful. For me, participating in Lent was not a religious experience but rather I was just curious if I could do it. The forty days of "sacrifice" reminded me of a short-term New Year's Resolution with a higher success rate. Therefore, I was curious what are typical and atypical luxuries that people are giving up as a form of penitence:

10 Most Cliched Things People Give Up for Lent

Alcohol

Chocolate and sweets 

Cursing

Facebook 

TV 

Junk food 

Soda 

Smoking 

Texting

Gossiping

Humorous Things to Give UP

• Give up lying to your roommate about where their Poptarts are disappearing to
• Promise yourself to give up beer, resolve to drink more hard liquor
• Give up work. You always complain about it anyway.
• Give up chocolate and sweets, everyone knows french fries and burgers taste better anyway.
• Give up watching TV, most good shows are on the internet anyways.

Other Unique Things to Give UP

Jersey Shore

Hitting the snooze button

Meat

Caffeine

Cell phones

Procrastinating

Lying

Twitter

Bitting your nails

Pedicures/manicures

Eating out

Online shopping

Sleeping in beds

Listening to the radio in the car

Warm water for showers

Putting on makeup

Not using elevators or escalators

Driving a car

Procrastinating

New Years resolutions

Fast Food

Forks and spoons (to learn how to use chopsticks)