been gone, new life tbh

i stumbled onto the r/dumbphones subreddit and it CHANGED MY LIFE. i realized how addicted i was/am to my iphone and that there are ways to decentralize your smartphone without totally ditching it..!

so, for now, i deleted all my social media, unsubscribed from all promotional emails, set my phone on assistive access with only my needed apps, also set my phone to greyscale, and i have a flip phone on the way!

i also finally found a decently-priced CD player that's on the way too. since doing all that, my life has actually gotten significantly better. 

i took up reading; currently almost halfway through the first twilight book. i started journaling too in place of twitter and its so much more theraputic. ive also had more time to relax and study which has been nice.

ive even been able to wake up earlier, and sleep earlier too. the reduction of blue light has been insanely helpful. i feel so much more grounded and proud of myself. 

im excited for my flippy to arrive on the 30th, its a refurbished & unlocked TCL flip 2 which seem to be pretty good for what i want it for. learning all about this new (old) way of living is seriously so eye-opening.