This is the month known collectively in some circles as "FebFast" the month where you give up alcohol (usually) for a good cause and to dry-out post Christmas and back-to-work catch ups.
Most people like giving up the grog in February because as we all know it's the shortest month: they're weak, I gave it up for 31 days! Having said that though, there is one thing that I'll find difficult to give up for a month and that's why I'm taking advantage of the two less days...
Giving Up: Dessert
Who doesn't love dessert? I'm not just talking about the traditional after-dinner dessert, I'm talking about the after-lunch dessert and the mid-afternoon dessert too: everyone has those right?
Ice-cream is my favourite. I love ice-cream because there's always room for it. Ice cream melts into all those little spaces in your stomach which are left by the food you ate earlier. Chocolate is my other favourite, but it's my favourite after-lunch dessert. Especially Freddo Frogs and Caramello Koalas. In the absence of those though I'll pretty much take anything.
Then of course there's Allens Lollies - particularly Racing Cars. They tend to be the after-dessert-dessert....
I think I have a problem.
Which is why for the month of February I'm giving up foods that can be classed traditionally as dessert of some description: chocolate, ice-cream, lollies, cake, biscuits, muffins, pudding, etc. I gave up chocolate for lent last year and jokingly made a sign to hang at my work station that said "Warning: I'm giving up chocolate for lent and cannot be held accountable for my actions."
I think I'll supply people working in my general vicinity with Kevlar for the next 29 days.
Taking-up: Making the usual unusual
I 'borrowed' this idea from an article I read on Ninemsn called "Ten unusual new year's resolutions" and it immediately took my fancy.
The idea behind it is to do one thing differently out of your usual daily routine each day of the week to reinvigorate your life - think of the possibilities! Hit the snooze button more than once, sleep-in, have cereal for dinner, wear your favourite dress to work and instead of wearing the faithful Bonds, bring out the lacy undies! Do I hear diamond earrings in a board meeting calling??
I'm also using it as an opportunity to try little one-off things that I've often thought about doing, but couldn't really do for a whole month - top of that list is getting my legs waxed (yes, I'm a sook and have convinced myself I have a low-pain threshold), and cooking a 3-course dinner from scratch.
Hubby has surprisingly jumped on board with this one and made a list of things he thinks I should do, many of which I've agreed to: see if you can guess which ones they are as the month progresses :-)
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