Give it up for... Lent!

'Tis Ash Wednesday. The start of Lent. It's gonna be hard but I've decided to give up Facebook for Lent. I wasn't even thinking of giving up anything this year 'cause I'm not super religious. But that would be weird 'cause I give up something for Lent every year.

I always feel like these scarafices make me a much better person. For example, one of things I gave up last year was road rage. I know, I know. Sounds silly. But, honestly, I had a huge problem. I used to really get pissed at other drivers. At first it was hard. I started getting angry at another driver then, dangit, I remembered that my sacrafice was to stop doing that. I kept forgetting. Over & over & over again. But, then, all of a sudden, I started being less angry on the road. And, eventually, I didn't have to remind myself any longer.

Don't get mi incorrecto. I still get annoyed and disappointed at other drivers. But at least now, I don't let it consume me. Which, by the way, is what Facebook has done to me. The games, the finding old friends, the updating statuses, the commenting, etc... Yes, folks. I am a Face-book-a-holic. I have a problem. And it stops. Now.

I got the idea from a "friend" on Facebook. She's more of an acquaintance from college. Her mom's good friends with G's mom. Glad I saw it 'cause I think it's a great idea. It's about time I stopped getting distracted by social networking...