ChainedChrysalis ⋅

Mama to 5 kids. Wife of 20 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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July 07, 2024

weekend kicks in Bittersweet

We went to bed late. Finishing stranger things. With the intent to get up early and go to a state park we saw a few years ago but have never been. At 2 pm the dogs were barking so the kids them ...


July 06, 2024

Housekeeping hell in Bittersweet

I am NOT a good housekeeper. Im a mess and everything is a mess with me. I need to figure out how to clean better because FFS I make NO progress at all!! :(


I decided to look up and see if you could do Banana bread with plantains. Turns out you CAN! In stead of bananas you just do plantains. The recipe said to put them in the blender. Omg so true. I...


July 02, 2024

What a stupid week in Bittersweet

Oh its been stupid already. Yesterday M was out, she planned a trip and put in for PTO but we didnt recognize it. Whatever its fine!! Thats fine. But then H was puking and I made her go home. A...


June 28, 2024

week one done in Bittersweet

Well it was a week. I mean things went fine over all. We are doing just fine. But yeah you can tell who didnt bother to watch the videos and who did. Some questions are so simple. Like dude, I ma...


The shit show starts tomorrow when we switch everyone to the new EHR, But this weekend was quiet. Saturday I went to costco and got dog food and some human food. Mostly dog food. Well we went FO...


More deaths this week. Office involved shooting. They said he pulled a gun and shot, Family claims he was getting money from the car and they mass fired on him and his car and murdered him. Of co...


June 19, 2024

Weekend tragedy in Bittersweet

This weekend started so well. On Saturday we went to the Ren Faire. It was really fun and I enjoyed it. Its quite big and we got to see Jacque the Whipper which was much shorter then I expected b...


4 cups (512 g) all-purpose flour or bread flour, see notes above 2 teaspoons (10 g) kosher salt 2 teaspoons (8 g) instant yeast, see notes above if using active dry 2 cups (455 g) lukewarm water...


June 07, 2024

Shit show started in Bittersweet

Oh man the shit. We sent the portal. Cue the calls. I didnt get a code to unlock the portal. WELL did you sign up for it? Its a link, you have to sign up, it sends a code, you log in. Like ANY 2f...


June 06, 2024

One more day in Bittersweet

One more day and we go live with our new EHR. Our person hasnt finished customizing our forms and im like ffffuuuuck me. Im learning how to do it and ill step in tomorrow. I got all our portals ...


For Months A has been playing non stop with this little girl up the road. Then TWO days before school ends she tells me she needs 3 best friend necklaces. I said for you G and who? She names thi...


Im on my phone, Playing a game and my dang birbies do the thing iove been WAITING for for two weeks and I cant get out of the game to take a video. I manage to get it on my camera. Struggling to...


I always find a red white and blueish desert for the big “USA USA” Holidays. This year im making a red white and blue cake. First up. Make a vanilla cake. You can do a box cake if you want, or m...


Today I made Chicken teriyaki kabobs. This one is easy! You can make your suace from scratch, ORRR buy a bottle. Whichever you prefer! 3/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1...


Im ready to cry. Im pretty sure my kids are going to loose their health insurance. They qualify for the buy in for those over income for medicaid for the state. For kids under 18. Well they did....


Mothers day was great. I told T I wanted a digital frame for my office and he got that. Also a wireless card for my car so I dont need to plug it in. L and Ch bought me flowers and a cactus. A go...


Notes, Make the blueberry sauce first! Lemon Cheesecake Filling 24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 ¼ cup sugar 3 large eggs, room temperature, whisked 2 tablespoons lemon zest 3 tablespo...


May 10, 2024

Birdie jerks in Bittersweet

I was holding BOTH birds which is a big deal. And then they started grooming me. They were preening my ears, hooking their beaks in my earring holes ( WEIRD FEELING!!) And then preening my hair. ...


May 06, 2024

Hahah in Bittersweet

I was doing a tour for a prospective intern for this fall. I walked past my office and waved at it and said this one is mine. She shouts OMG is that a Thai Monstera Constellation! Why yes… yes ...


May 04, 2024

Garden Woes in Bittersweet

We planted more in the garden. T had ordered garden soil from a local place. Im REALLY unhappy with it. Its SO compacted and when it gets wet it damn near turns into rock. Im using a spade to loo...


May 02, 2024

Spring at work in Bittersweet

Normally we get excited and plant our work garden. This year we planted the garden AND house plants.... And im a plant nut as it is.... So we ordered 100 baby plants in 1 inch pots and pots and ...


April 29, 2024

Well.. Here we go in Bittersweet

We are going through with the layoff. CEO dosent want to wait too long, she wants to give her plenty of time to find a new job and shes giving a severance package if she works out the 6 weeks be...


Im having a shitty ass migraine cluster. I was so frustrated because my shot was due and that day I got the first migraine. And it was timed for my BHRT insertion perfectly. Its bad. The T in my...


Ill preface this with I LOVE my Adderall. It really makes a massive difference in my life. It keeps me focused and not all over the place. I can concentrate. I have more energy and im less likely...


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