Lent

In honour of my sister Ciska, I have made a resolution this Lent. I'm giving up inter-mealtime-snacking. This may sound like a rather silly resolution, but for me it is massive. Since moving to Liverpool, where food is ridiculously cheap and very easy to acquire, I have started to snack all day round, resulting in a not so flattering tummy. It also means that the moment I sit at my computer, I want to eat something. Not good. So, this Lent's resolution, I am sticking to three main meals a day, without only one or two snacks a day. Breakfast, lunch (followed by dessert), a snack at about 4pm and dinner, and then, if needed, a late-night snack. If I really crave something in between meals, I eat a piece of fruit. I was going to participate in an action which suggests to eat no meat at all for Lent, but with the fact that, being a student, I'm not always eating high-quality food, I thought giving up meat might be a bit unhealthy for me. As for giving up chocolate, I decided to not go there either, as I don't really eat chocolate anyway, but then yesterday there was a chocolate fountain at the guild and we got a free pack of chocolate and well, I ate a lot of chocolate. So that wouldn't have worked anyway.

Another thing I'm doing is going to church again. This is not necessarily Lent-related, it just coincides, but as Lent is a time of reflection, I figure it was a good time to start this resolution. I have immense trouble getting up in the morning and Sunday morning service just wasn't working for me, so instead I have written down all the services given in both the Catholic church which is associated with the university as the Catholic Cathedral, and I've decided that if I can't make Sunday, I'll do Monday, if I can't make Monday, I'll do Tuesday and so on. So far, so good, I went to mass on Monday and it was quite nice. It was only a short mass and the priest was South-American so I honestly didn't understand a word he was saying, but it was good nonetheless.

Another thing which is slowly taking form in my mind, but which is a plan for the future, is taking driving lessons. I think it's time I learn to drive, and if I have enough money and time, I might start taking lessons. We will see. Plans for the future, though.