Happy Friday everyone! How bout that new blog theme? Only took me 9 months to realize I could customize this thing a little bit... I still don't know how to change my profile picture though.
Ok, so what am I on about with this whole un-cumulate thing? Really it's just a word that I thought of to describe the process of decluttering my life. Through the process of becoming more conscious of how I spend my time and money in hopes of leveraging them both to do as much good as I can, I've realized how much stuff I have that I simply do not need or even want. This has resulted in me selling a bunch of stuff on FaceBook Marketplace and donating the rest. I've been able to donate some of the money I've made to effective organizations thanks to The Life You Can Save's resources and use the rest for personal essentials like rent, food, gas, etc.
I've always been pretty frugal and although I'm still quite new to "minimalism" (I wouldn't call myself a minimalist quite yet), learning to live more modestly has been very rewarding! The removal of unnecessary items has given me space and resources for more essential things and allows me to place much more value in the items that I keep. Seeing more space in my room is satisfying but the real magic is how this physical decluttering translates into other aspects of my life. I think I'm naturally predisposed to want to please people, which is an attribute I'm thankful for, but it also results in me stretching myself thin and doing things I simply do not want to do. With my blossoming awareness of what is important to me and what is not, I have never felt more confident in saying "no" to people and creating boundaries to best serve myself and others.
This process is even more exciting given the fact that I'll be heading for San Francisco with nothing but my bike, a backpack, and a duffel bag! I still have a long way to go to complete my quest which is why I'm planning a "Thrift 4 Cancer" event in which I'll be selling some clothes and other items to support my fundraising -- stay tuned for more details.
Btw, we reached $5,250 raised today! At $5,500 I'll eat nothing but canned beans for a day (no spices, sauces, nothing). You can help me reach the next milestone by getting some Panda Express today!
Apparently I'm really bad at staying within my self-imposed word-limit but thank you all so much for reading and supporting me!
Happily,
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