Lents Due

It's time for Lent.

I've been trying to decide what to give up for the next 40 days. I've had some suggestions, but none of them hit a chord. One year I gave up cussing and that was fucking bullshit. I've given up meat in the past but I want to give up something different … something that I never have given up before, you know … actually make a sacrifice, since that’s the point. Most people have suggested Diet Coke.... That is NOT an option. I will not give up my sweet dark mistress, Diet Coke. Plus none of the people who have reoccurring roles in the production of my life, really want to have to endure me without my Diet Coke drug.

I've had some people suggest that I give up Twatter for Lent.... To you people, just know I'm side eyeing your asses really fucking hard. I'm not giving up twatter. I mean I totally could if I wanted to, but like.... I just don't want to. Twatter is where I go for cheap therapy. It makes me laugh (sometimes at others) and feel good about myself (because others are way too much to function, sometimes).

So we’ve determined … I'm not giving up cussing, meat, diet coke, or twatter. So what then?

Most people sacrifice during Lent as a faithful show to the sacrifices made by Jesus. Many of the faithful decide that to fast or give up certain types of “luxuries” is a form of penitence. I was raised religiously but don't, as of now, consider myself a religious person. I do consider myself a spiritual person and so for me, Lent has taken on a different value. I guess I observe it as a habit but also I utilize it as a personal cleansing.

So going along those lines I have an unusual Lenten sacrifice. This year I am giving up and sacrificing my Meh. Yes, I admit that sounds a bit ambiguous and so it becomes easy to fuck around. But I have a bad habit of Meh-ing around lately. My body is constantly hurting, so I focus on it to the point of meds, injections, doctor appointments, and other physical requirements. These are all very important but when it comes to other things that are beneficial to me I always Meh them off, choosing to indulge in an easy lifestyle.

I used to be active but now I Meh it off. I'm not big into hair & makeup considering it less important to me than physical health, I Meh-ed it off. My doctors are always mad as hell that I only eat once a day, because it fucks up my metabolism, but I'm not hungry so I Meh them off. All these things seem silly I'm sure but sometimes these things affect our physical and emotional health in ways we don't realize. Although this wouldn't be a challenge to most of you, I'm sure you are all probably laughing at me, but when you suffer from chronic illness and pain these things will be more of a challenge than you realize.

So this year for Lent, which begins on Feb. 18th and ends on April 4th, I am choosing to be healthier and better myself by giving up my power of Meh for the next 40 days. Who knows, hopefully some of these things will stick and I will carry them with me past the 40 days of Lent. Plus maybe by sacrificing my Meh it will help me get in shape for the upcoming zombie apocalypse that we all know is just around the corner.

golden (@theonlygolden)

Thankfulness Challenge - Day 13

Today, I’m not going to lie, has been rough. Yesterday after lunch it was decided my firm would submit on a project that was DUE on Friday. This Friday. Tomrorow. So doing the math that gives me a day…day and a half to get it done. I spent most of yesterday afternoon getting the team started or at least figuring out who my team would include. We knew about one sub but needed another and the manager involved was literally MIA. He has this thing he does where he sits on a project for a week or so then says let’s submit then like Keyser Soze is gone. You can e-mail and you can call but he’s just like the wind and gone which is frustrating as hell. The guy is a super nice fella and I have no doubt he’s busy and not just ignoring me cause he can but damn it’s annoying that I can’t get my work done cause I can’t get him to make a damn decision.

I got to work today before 6:30am, and left at 6:30 tonight. I did leave for about 30 minutes to grab some lunch but because this guy couldn’t make a decision I felt like I was behind all day long. I know in my head it’s not me, and I didn’t drop the ball, but I also know it’s not going to get done if I don’t keep pushing it. I deeply resent almost having to be a bitch to get answers for a project. That said I knocked out everything but the resumes today. Which is pretty damn impressive if I do say so myself. Keep in mind that working on this one has taken away from the one that I was suppose to be working on for next week. Sigh...

So today I’m thankful that my coworkers were smart enough to see that both my headphones were in my ears, that I was super focused on the task at hand and they left me alone. This has been a pretty stressful week, from a dear friend having a double mastectomy on Tuesday, to the stress of this submittal, Friday can’t get here fast enough.

On a side note if anyone sees Golden give her a Diet Coke and a pat on the head cause she has the black plague and I miss her so tell her to get better soon!!!  --Marcy