Journey through Lent

As we enter this time of the year that Christians for ages have called Lent, I've been thinking about how I will intentionally mark these 40 days. Probably high on my list will be pulling back from Facebook. That is clearly an Achilles heel for me. This time instead of deactivating my account, I believe I will each day make the conscious choice to not go on. I may, from time to time, share my blog there if you want to see the rest of my journey through Lent because...

My second way of observing this time will be to participate in the 40 bags in 40 days. It is something that I saw on pinterest and decided I wanted to try.

My challenge will be to go through my house and get rid of a grocery bag (or more) of stuff each day. It could be by throwing stuff away or giving stuff away. I feel like I have a bit of a head start because on Sunday I gave away my last box of maternity clothes. That was both harder and easier than I thought. What could 40 bags lighter mean for me?

So, if you want to encourage me along the way, please comment here. I may not see the facebook comments until after Easter.

Here is my plan for going through my house:

1. towel drawers
2. laundry shelves
3. bathroom cabinet
4. hallway dresser
5. Elizabeth's room: large shelf
6. Elizabeth's room: small shelf
7. Elizabeth's dresser
8. Elizabeth's closet
9. Hannah and Grace's closet
10. Hannah and Grace's desk
11. Hannah and Grace's shelves
12. Hannah and Grace's dresser
13. Hallway closet
14. Our closet
15. our dresser
16. Bedside tables
17. Hannah's school papers
18. Grace's school papers
19. Craft shelf
20. Playroom books
21. Playroom closet: 1st shelf
22. Playroom closet: 2nd shelf
23. Playroom closet: 3rd shelf
24. Playroom shelves by the door
25. Toy boxes
26. Show box
27. Junk drawers
28. Under table cabinets
29. Other Kitchen cabinets
30. Desk
31. File cabinet
32. Game shelves
33. Livingroom Bookshelf
34. Outside Toys
35. Ann's Basement
36. Van
37. TBD
38. TBD
39. TBD
40. TBD

Let's see how this goes. I'm actually looking forward to some of this. I'll let you know what it is like in the middle:-).