Typically I know what I am giving up for Lent well in advance of Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. This year, I didn't make up my mind until today.
Last year I gave up sugar. The year before - soda, a recurring favorite. One year I gave up gossiping. Yeah, that didn't really work out well. Other than that, I haven't really given up (or added) something that was behavior based. It has mostly revolved around food.
So, this year I decided to change a behavior and give up multitasking. That may seen strange, because multitasking can be a pretty beneficial behavior. Specifically what I am going to give up is multi-screen-tasking. To me that means, sitting in front of the TV with my laptop, my phone to my right and an iPad to my left. I have probably tried to function on all 4 at the same time before. B has caught me watching TV with both my work laptop and personal laptop out at the same time.
But what am I really accomplishing? NOTHING!
So, for Lent. When I am sitting in front of the TV, I will only be watching TV and spending time with B. I won't be on Pinterest, blogging, or playing Ruzzle (awesome game - you should download it).
When I need to work at night, I will be in my office away from the TV or iPad and just concentrating on getting my work done. I will probably get it done faster and then can spend more quality time with B.
Also, I will not be writing up blog posts and watching TV at the same time either. It may impact the quantity of blog posts I put out each week, but I can tell that B is starting to resent the blog a little bit because he thinks it takes time away from him.
I think B will appreciate this most of all. He definitely likes attention and can get a little crabby when he doesn't get it.
So, I apologize in advance if I don't post as much in the next 40+ days, but I think you guys will understand.
What are you giving up for lent?
Thats a great thing to give up for lent! I'm thinking about sodas myself but we shall see!
ReplyDeleteJaime {Toby's Tails}
This is a great idea! Multi-tasking is so easy, but it really can be counter productive. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAndrea
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Great idea! I am huge offender of this myself. I am giving up my morning coffee...this should be interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting idea. I do the same thing, and if you told me I would have to stop doing more than one thing at a time, I would cry and be terrified haha. Good luck with that, let me know if it makes you feel better or more concentrated, that would be interesting to know, because I strongly believe I'm a master of multitasking ;-)
ReplyDeleteI never give up anything for Lent, I don't observe it. BUT this year...I'm adding something. 40 minutes of exercise every day of Lent!
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