Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday. After a wonderful Pancake Supper with my amazing church family, I'm fasting for the day. My plan for Lent is to give up soda (which is not huge, as I've been cutting back significantly in the last few months) and salty snacks- any packaged, high-sodium junk. I have a chip problem and could eat a large bag in one sitting. It's unhealthy and gluttonous.

As I've done every Lent for the past 4 or so years, I'll be fasting each Thursday of Lent. I've done Wednesdays in the past, but because my Wednesdays run from 5:30am (wake-up) until at least 10:30 it didn't seem like a good idea to fast. So Thursday it is this year.

No necessarily Lenten-related, but it's happening at the same time, I'm excited to start walking each afternoon on campus. For health, but also to prepare for my cross-cultural trip in June. We'll be walking 2-3 miles a day, lots of stairs and hills, and I'd like to be able to do it without getting winded or injuring myself!