Goodbye Facebook - Hello FlyLady.net

Today is Fat Tuesday - which means tomorrow is the beginning of Lent.

* Sigh *

Lent is my favorite church season.

I love that Lent brings me back to what being a Christian is all about. Lent makes me challenge myself and helps me become a brighter better person.

Every year for Lent I try to give up at least one major vice in my life. Last year I successfully gave up Facebook for the entire 40 days, but have since fallen back into obsessively checking Facebook for someone might post a new status - pictures - get engaged - break up and how would I ever know without Facebook? Where were we before the time suck that is Facebook? I know that last year giving up Facebook allowed me more time which I normally spent watching Tv, Walking the dog, loving my husband or organizing random things.

So this year... I again will be giving up Facebook - In an attempt to read more of my bible, and again get my house into shape which has been a dream of Eric and I's since I moved in. I found a website thanks to Ms. Sprouffske called FlyLady.net which is all about buiding a better you and being more effeciant in your life, world and home. I intend to replace one with the other, goodbye Facebook - Hello orgaznising my home with the help of FlyLady.

Also, I'd like to take a moment of silence for the second thing I will be giving up for lent...

Coffee....

Okay I heard your gasp... Abby is giving up Coffee for 40 days? Yes, It's true, and it's a travisty- but you sacrifice things you love, and things that suck your time away from God... So here I am... as of tomorrow Facebookless and coffeeless.... Please pardon me if I'm a bit edgy the next couple of days.

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