
ChainedChrysalis ⋅
Mama to 5 kids. Wife of 16 years and going on. Childrens photographer. Classic DIYer. Simplistic living, old fashioned, bunny owner. Bipolar, anxiety, autoimmune disorder. Gentle soul, seeking kindness and love. Slow down living, farm life, summer loving landlocked mermaid.
The devil asked how i knew my way through the halls of hell. I replied. I do not need a map for the path i know so well.
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my heart in Bittersweet
I had my EKG today. I told the tech about what was going on. He told me my watch can be off a bit which i totally agreed. He had me do the exam and said oh you are tachycardic I warned him my HR ...
Eggs Everywhere in Bittersweet
Oh my god, My chickens are crazy. There are SO many eggs. I need help. What do you do with 5.5 million eggs. Ok like 8 dozen. My kids arent eating eggs right now.... So many.
Mothers day and B turns 19 in Bittersweet
Yesterday was Mothers day and B turned 19. When I was pregnant with him. Mothers day was a few days before. I went to the zoo and was trying to “walk the baby out” The tiger was super interested ...
Stay in your lane. in Bittersweet
Stayin your lane has been going through my head so much… Today in the managers meeting it was brought up on how to flex PTO. Basically if a therapist meets their 30 hours of productivity a week t...
spring meets winter in Bittersweet
Before the beautiful apple blossoms faded. We had snow. I unfortunately didnt get any blossoms except on the snow day. so sad.
Photos. in Secrets of a crafty witch
I photographed a jumping spider. Tis itty bitty. I have some much clearer closer up photos, but I watermarked them all. But this is her next to Ts finger. Then i saw a hummingbird moth, But i w...
Sneaky in Bittersweet
Lol. I had a client tell me im sneaky today. She has spent all this time talking to me. Came in to show me her new bike and helmet. Its a pink kitty motorcycle helmet with a 360 dash cam for the ...
People are sick in Bittersweet
So Receptionist D was fine on Monday, she and new girl A worked together… Then D is sick on tuesday, her baby is sick. ok.... Wednesday morning, A leaves by 8 30 because she is sick. She texts m...
Exhausting in Secrets of a crafty witch
I am drop dead tired. Like bone weary soul crunching tried. I was up too late reading and even woke up late this morning. I had to take melatonin to go to sleep then missed my shower alarm so had...
Vest done in Secrets of a crafty witch
I finished up a crochet vest today. Ive been working on this a row or two at a time haha. SLOWLY over the last couple of weeks. Finally I am done. I made this in a jacket in 2019 but havent be...
to Dye or not to Dye in Bittersweet
So up till about 4 years ago, I kept my hair in various shades of not normal lmao. purple like my profile photo.Teal. Mermaid and a violet red that started out purple, faded to red in direct li...
MRI oopsie in Bittersweet
I had my two MRIs today. I had a brain scan, and then mapping, and then contrast and another scan of my brain. I took off of work around noon and didnt have chance ot eat lunch. I made it there ...
sad face in Bittersweet
I submitted our medicaid renewal. We are the first month of no more automatic renewals. And we are over income. We HOPED our saving grace would be if they go based off of taxes, we installed sola...
Weight loss month 4ish in Bittersweet
So i am counting from my highest weight around January. I was more last year, but im just going from January now. Despite going “off diet” im still loosing weight. I lost about 5 lbs in the last ...
Best boss ever? in Bittersweet
My one receptionist spends wed in my building for 2 hours when the therapists have their team meeting. She told me today im literally the best boss ever lmao. For what? Listening to her? backin...
I Fainted? in Bittersweet
I guess I fainted last night. Its happened before, um like when I was 16 and was mouthing off big time to my then boyfriend. Till he tried to punch me, and my best friend got caught in the mix ( ...
on taxes in Bittersweet
We filed our taxes blah blah. We owed from last year. We got a big tax credit this year for putting in solar so we got a refund. Which paid off our back taxes. Yay and fuck. it would have been ni...
Monthly dr exam, work blah blah in Bittersweet
I asked for my HIV test. I asked for it before my kids were in the room and she was careful not to say the words after they came in. She said my labs and the test lmao. I did laugh a bit. I would...
Diet ending in Bittersweet
Well its been almost 2 months. The first month, i gave up everything. No sugar, no carbs ( except that in limited fruits and veggies) No fats, no grains, very low calorie. Here’s what I realize...
Processing the ENT in Bittersweet
I finally had a follow up ENT visit for the MRI i had of my brain and face 18 months ago. At that MRI they noted multiple cysts in a salvatory glad on the right side. So she asked me about my HIV...
New clothes in Bittersweet
T pushed me to buy some new clothes. 10 lbs means a fair chunk on my body really. So I bought about 200 dollars worth of clothes from Shein. Yes made in china sweat shop clothes. So are walmart c...
sigh in Bittersweet
Did I say things were better with T an I. I would be wrong. Again. I make shit up in my head it seems of things going great, for me. And not so much for him… Figures.
Finally in Bittersweet
I finally broke the plateau. Im down about a lb. Im so happy because I went down some. What fixed it? Eating more fat lol. Not just eating more in general, but eating more fats. I added in some b...
Keto Strawberry Jam in Tales from the kitchen witch
Ive been feeling SO deprived on this diet that im reaching for anything I love, To make it better! And then I found Keto Strawberry Jam lmao. 2 cups strawberries. 2 teaspoons stevia. 1 tablespo...
Burger Fat Bombs in Tales from the kitchen witch
Ok so the term fat bomb has gotten me non stop since researching the keto diet. What the HECK is a fatbomb. I thought maybe it makes your body bomb fat lmao. What it really is is a bite sized bi...