My apologies to many of my family and friends as I have not posted in a few weeks. I have been busy with work (which is a good thing) and finally settling into some semblance of a routine. Life has been mysterious to say the least. So many of you may or may not know about my mothers battle with cancer. Back in 2002 mom was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth (tongue specifically). Through chemo, radiation, good nurtrients, oxygen powder, and the love and devotion of my aunt Christina and Uncle Don, she beat the cancer and was in remission. All of that changed in February of this year when we noticed she had lost lots of weight and her speech became obstructed. Christina brought her to the doctors office and my mom was poked prodded and had her justice obstructed. After a week, the biopsy confirmed that she had cancer. It was a different cancer than the last time,but cancer none the less. We waited anxiously to find out about the cancer and if it was treatable. The news we got was devast...
So I have been reading a lot about minimalism lately and it hit me like a ton of bricks, I am a minimalist. Whether it was by choice, chance or necessity, It happened to me in 2005 and again this year. It actually began in 2005 when I was living with my then girlfriend, now ex, in Bradenton Florida. She moved back to California after months of not being able to find work and my money situation at the bike store where I worked, unable to keep us afloat. I had been alone in the apartment with our 3 cats for almost 3 months and was missing being around her. We had spent nearly 7k getting all of our stuff down to the two bedroom apartment and knew we wouldn't have enough cash to get it back to California. I am very logical when it comes to matters of this nature, and decided to discuss the merits of downsizing. The hard part of the discussion with my ex, while on the phone, was looking around at all the things that we had. Most of our stuf...
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