Lent

Can you make yourself gluten intolerant? I have definitely made it possible with the copious amount of bread I have consumed over the past few weeks. Name a food and I am confident I can make it into a toast topping. The best so far (I have still got...

Deciding to go vegan for Lent did not arise from going puppy eyed over puppies (disclaimer – I really do not like animals), but from my shameless procrastination of trawling through the depths of Wikipedia for hours whilst pretending to be on Google Scholar in Hallward. Apparently, sacrificing animal...

With Lent just around the corner (6th March-18th April), many people are wondering what bad habits to ditch from their everyday life. Whether you are religious or not, Lent is a great way to better yourself when it comes to bad habits. Most people go down the traditional food-related...

Now I’m not saying that it’s possible to live a wholly positive and fruitful life- human nature means that we all have our bad days. With Lent beginning on 6th March this year, that gives us all a little bit of time to cut out something toxic out of our...

The final instalment of the Lizzie’s Lent book challenge reflects on the hardships of forgoing book buying, the excitement at finally buying them again and the harsh reality of having an empty purse… At this point, I am realizing what a classic stereotypical English student I am. I mean,...

This instalment of Lizzie’s Lent expect the temptations of internet shopping and book obsessed English student conversations… This challenge is starting to get harder now! As part of the rules, I can browse as much as I like, but this has its own challenges. It feels like I’m facing the book equivalent...

This week Lizzie continues her Lent book ban, encountering the pressures of last minute course purchases and the allure of vintage book shops… So this hasn’t been the most successful week. I’m sad to report that I have cheated, although, in my defence, it was necessary! The week started...