Lent...

I decided a few weeks ago that the choice about what to give up for Lent would be very easy.  I am totally and completely addicted to sweets.  Cookies, cupcakes, ice cream...not so much candy, but more like dessert foods.  It's OUT.OF.CONTROL.  Like big time out of control.  It's also hard because I do so much baking, but this is where some self-control will come into play.  Of course there are a few other things I should try to work on, and I'll do that too, but the start of Lent seemed like the perfect time to clean up my eating habits.  I was planning to go out for an ice cream cone with Claire on Tuesday night after dinner, but ironically enough I was up much of the night sick with the stomach bug.  I'm sure you know, and I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but throwing up is the worst.  Jeff was very helpful...well, as helpful as one can be when their spouse was sick!  So the ice cream idea is out the window!  I am feeling much better, just not still totally up to par...so hopefully I will be feeling normal again soon.  The one blessing about this brief sickness is that we had another snow day today!  I'm not sure I could have gone to school, so it worked out just perfectly!  Anyway...I wanted to let you know about my decision to give up sweet things, because if I really put it out there then I have an even higher chance to succeed.