The Lent season is a big part of Christianity; it starts on Ash Wednesday and goes until Easter Sunday. This period is time for repentance and to reflect on the blessings from Jesus Christ. During the season, it has become a tradition to not eat meat on Fridays and to give up something for 40 days, in order to show discipline or something of the sort.

Some people, like myself, opt to enhance something during Lent — like learning a new bible verse every day. However, many individuals choose to give up something for Lent, like their favorite dessert or playing video games. In my opinion, this season is about personal growth, not about losing weight or self-deprivation.

With that being said, here are 40 things I would not give up for the 40 days of Lent:

1. Coffee (Do you want me to be a monster?)

2. Deodorant (Let's not flaunt the natural scent.)

3. Social media (Need to keep up on that hate-following gossip.)

4. Petting puppies (Come on, do I want to deprive myself of happiness?)

5. Netflix (Need to know if Peyton and Lucas get married.)

6. Shoes (As much as I love splinters, I don't.)

7. Bathing (Isn't cleanliness next to Godliness?)

8. Quoting Spongebob (Is mayonnaise an instrument?)

9. Laughing (It's kind of uncontrollable, so..)

10. Indecisiveness (I can't decide on this one..)

11. Napping (I'm not a fan of "The Walking Dead.")

12. Peanut butter (LOML)

13. Poking people's ears (Come on, watching people squirm is great.)

14. Sporks (The most ultimate of all combinations in the world.)

15. Brushing teeth (I kind of want my boyfriend to kiss me these next few weeks.)

16. Pettiness (And be a civil person? Ha.)

17. Nose picking (Four words: bat in the cave.)

18. Complaining (I'm kind of getting sick of writing this list)

19. Cheese (Cheese is supposed to be 70 percent of a balanced diet, right?)

20. Leg shaving (Unless it can get long enough to braid... hmm...)

21. Hashtags (#Lent #Love #Life)

22. Taking Buzzfeed quizzes (I need to know when I'll get married based on the pizza I create.)

23. Eye-rolling (How else can people know that I think they're obnoxious?)

24. Taking selfies (The world obviously needs to relish in my beauty.)

25. Gluten (I had to do that and, to be honest, cake is so damn good.)

26. Using the dog filter on Snapchat (Even though people may hate me for it.)

27. Eating salad (If you say it's rabbit food, your wrong.)

28. Cutting my toenails (Yeah, I'm not really feeling the whole toe-fungus thing.)

29. Chipotle (Guac is love. Guac is life.)

30. Sending memes to your friends (The Arthur hand still isn't old in my book.)

31. Wearing leggings 5/7 days of the week (I can't sit inappropriately in jeans.)

32. Being passive aggressive (It is much easier than punching someone.)

33. Coffee (Did I mention this already? Well, it's life juice.)

34. Singing in the shower (My adoring fans need a concert.)

35. Tweezing my eyebrows (It's a lifestyle, not a choice.)

36. Praying (It honestly helps; God is always listening.)

37. Wearing hats (The world shouldn't know if I have washed my hair for a few days.)

38. Using emojis ()

39. Wishing at 11:11 (Maybe someday it will come true.)

40. Googling myself (Maybe today is the day I turn randomly famous.)