So Many Questions, So Little Time

With the Lent-al season just a few days a way, I've been wracking my brain on what to give up for 40 days and I've had a difficult time deciding. I've thought of all things from media to food (I considered giving up work, but didn't think that HR would accept Lent as a reason for a 6-week paid vacation), but am still unsure about it. I don't know if I'm unsure about what to give up or just unsure about Lent itself. Lately, I've been so focused on work and not getting to spend time with my family that I haven't had a lot of room in my brain for other things. I've gone to church to go through the motions and I look forward to Wednesday nights (study group) more for the social reasons than the religious reasons. I feel guilty, but have pushed those feelings to the back of my brain using school, work, and family as an excuse to not think about it and deal with it. Could Lent be the answer? Could re-prioritizing things and giving something up that is probably taking up some of my time put me in the right mindset to focus on the things that I should be and letting go of the things of which I have no control and should stop worrying about anyway? Could it allow me to find joy in the little things (like my daughter squealing at me while we play peek-a-boo or the fact that my mom hasn't had to have any chemo in the past few months) and not worry about the other little things (like the fact that I haven't been doing anything to lose weight and my clean laundry from two weeks ago is still sitting in an un-folded, un-separated pile, still...)? Have I just convinced myself of the importance of Lent? I think I have, but I'm back to my original question of what to give up. I'm hoping to have that answered by Wednesday and I'm also hoping to be able to focus on the importance of this because I really do think that this could be a good experience for me at just the right time. Funny how these things seem to work out...