tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383518.post5358776238735491382..comments2023-08-23T05:07:53.867-06:00Comments on Zaakistan: Lent - a first observanceZaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00503666938286479556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383518.post-53939320805880873792011-05-21T13:04:35.934-06:002011-05-21T13:04:35.934-06:00My wife and I also decided, for the first time, to...My wife and I also decided, for the first time, to observe Lent. We gave up our microwave oven. Now for those of you who don't have a microwave, you might scoff and say "Big deal", but the convenience of microwaving was something we were willing to give up, adding a daily reminder to be patient while waiting for the oven or stovetop to gently warm your leftovers. Seeing as we also strive to declutter and simplify our life and apartment, packing up the microwave on March 8th and storing it in the back of the closet gave us a sense of what it would be like to remove items from our life.<br /><br />We haven't looked back and the microwave still sits in the closet. I think it will stay there.kevininspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697396300585904523noreply@blogger.com