Minnie the Moocher Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Instead of giving something up, we have a Jar of Grace. It sits atop the kitchen worktop and we put a few coins in each day. By Easter we have a nice donation to give to a charity which really helps people. After all, giving up luxuries is a kind of hardship, but it doesn't really help anyone. Besides, after a few days I'd be eating chocolate again, and I can do without the guilt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 ooh some great ideas here! I don't give anything up because I don't eat sweets or chocolate very often, I suppose I could give up my daily cup of coffee but I'd have to go through caffeine withdrawal symptoms and a probable migraine before I got over it! I much prefer the 'random act of kindness' every day idea. I already give a monthly payment to charity, but I like the idea of just doing something small each day. Next time I see someone at Bank station with a map and a puzzled expression I'm going to go over and ask if they need help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantambabe Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 They do a kiddies version where you do things twice a week - one time you just count how many you've got of something to raise awareness of what you have that others don't; and the other time to give money (small amounts). Having said that, my kids don't tend to have pocket money so probably wouldn't work for them. It's aimed at primary age kids as well, so wouldn't be much good for your tutor group PenguinMad! I like the idea of doing one a month though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I am going to give up black tea and just drink fruit tea! It will be hard as I drink about five cups AT LEAST a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I have given up chocolate for the past 3 years, which is a bit of a pain, because my birthday usually falls within lent. I like the discipline idea rather than giving something up. If I had to donate 10p for every cookbook that I own that would be hard, but in my defence most of them have been bought from charity shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 PenguinMad! I like the idea of doing one a month though. I'm going to bring it up in PSHE this Wednesday! WOW I have a lesson plan already - the other year 9 tutors will be so envious (we are lucky to get told an hour before the lesson what we are teaching - then pointed at YouTube). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicky Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Im giving up Chocolate. That means no hot chocolate no chocolate cake in fact anything that has chocolate in it!!! Im not sure if I'll manage it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 We have decided to be vegetarian (I am anyway!), although DD2 still wants to be vegan. So I am going to cook vegan evening meals and DD2 will have vegan breakfast and lunch, but the rest of us will be allowed cheese, eggs and milk at breakfast and lunch. Doing this brings Shrove Tuesday very much into focus because we have to eat up the burgers in the fridge tonight in addition to the seafood pasta I have made. I also have some leftover Chocolate sauce pudding which will have to go as well as all the pancakes. We are busy eating up chocolate bars and sweets too, as we don't eat them in Lent either. I was very proud of DS (10) yesterday. His teacher asked the class about Shrove Tuesday and if anyone knew another name for it. DS was able to tell everyone about Mardi gras and that it meant 'Fat Tuesday' and why. It was lucky that we had talked about it over the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Im giving up Chocolate. That means no hot chocolate no chocolate cake in fact anything that has chocolate in it!!! Im not sure if I'll manage it Me too. "I don't eat that much chocolate, anyway so it's gonna be little hardship" is what I said to hubby who promptly exploded with disbelief. He's actually probably right it's just that I never notice how much of it I eat. Today I bought myself a hugely expensive Green & Black's Maya Gold organic egg infused with orange and spices for Easter Sunday. Much has been said about charitable giving during Lent which is an admirable thing and something I hope to do by giving my time but Lent was traditionally a time of purging and abstinence in preparation for Easter, hence the giving up of things you enjoy. I once gave up alcohol which was dreadful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I once gave up alcohol which was dreadful I once gave up alcohol too. Made quite a bit of money actually as so many of my friends bet me I wouldn't last 6 weeks, but I did Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I can't give up booze for Lent - it's my birthday in a few weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebe Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 we gave up alcohol once too, and the most irritating part was that we did not feel any better for it !! So we have n't bothered again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
