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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My 18 year old man child... He blew a tire last month. Hes been immobile for a while and FINALLY got into the shop and activated the insurance and got it replaced. Only they noted he now had a ...
Work jokes in Bittersweet
My boss ( Licensed clinical social worker, non practicing much now due to running a freaking big ass company) She over heard me coaching one of our new interns. Last year of their masters degre...
Mental Load in Bittersweet
None of this is the husbands fault. Its my own mental load. We onboarded 4 interns today. I now have 20 interns. Maybe more. I SHOULD count them. Its a lot. My work bestie came back from mat ...
Wild Hair from last night in Bittersweet
Here was my tiktok wild hair. I got like ... idk a ton of these little ideas. Im just going to post them. Who knows, maybe ill get popular and make some money. Wouldn't that be nice. I ran our ...
when 2025 follows 2026 in Bittersweet
My mom called. She is cancer free.. Yay.. Did I write about that? My mom got cancer last summer. That was a fun convo with the kids.. It was after my cousin killed himself and before my grandpa ...
First time in a while in Bittersweet
I felt like baking for the first time since July. I mean i did some holiday stuff but not a ton this year. Depression and relationship stress were really hurting me this year. Today is in part t...
Day trip in Bittersweet
We took a half day trip up to Denver last night. The botanical gardens is having their last week of holiday lights and Ive been wanting to go since we moved. So T and I went. We dont bring the ...
Post Christmas flu in Bittersweet
Welp it figures. Co was sick on Christmas day. he had a flu and slept all day. Week before my coworker I drive to work and some of our other guys had a flu. So its my turn. I slept all day yes...
woopsie in Bittersweet
lol. I did my 4 hrs at work, gave my team their gifts and came home. Little girl and I made fudge, shortbread cookies and sugar cookies ( dough is a chilling still) Then we cleaned up, she ha...
Done deal in Bittersweet
We got the check from insurance today. So the car saga is done. We used half of it to pay off credit cards. The other half is sitting in the account. Should just dump it in savings and try not t...
HA in Bittersweet
Stupid Hyundai. They emailed me saying they have been trying to reach me about my case this week. WTF. No you havent. They said my contact information has changed. My phone hasnt changed in 6 ye...
Perfume blends in Secrets of a crafty witch
For future reference. I made sme perfume blends. The first is gingerbread. 5 drops cinnamon bark 5 drops sweet vanilla 1 drop tangerine 10 drops total gingerbread blend 2 drops ginger 1/...
First pressure break in a long time in Bittersweet
I wish I had the energy to write about so much taht has happened. But frankly im not sure I want to remember a lot anyway...its been a SHIT three months. My husband went into a nasty downward sp...
Shop stuff in Bittersweet
Welp. With my car, we did a black Friday sale. I mean we always do one, but we started it at the start of Nov seeing thats when my car decide to spontaneously combust. We had a few stales thro...
Am I an asshole in Bittersweet
Ok Quickie seeing im headed out the door. I signed up to do a angel tree kiddo at work. Kid wants legos. L has about 2k worth of legos he outgrew. And im talking HUGE amounts of legos. I s...
Happy Thanksgiving in Bittersweet
Nothing to report, Just Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is great!
Longest week in Bittersweet
Welp. I think we picked an applicant. Came down to two younger girls. 23 and 25. One with experence in management, one a blank slate. The 23 yo was more impressive ( manages a remote team, doe...
Gift cards found! in Bittersweet
Because everyone is hanging on the edge of their seats. I found my gift cards. They actually were NOT in the wallet at all. I remember how it happened now too. When I went to Yellowstone this s...
Finally getting a rental in Bittersweet
They finally approved me for a rental. Its for 7 days to start. At least its a start. Ill have to figure out how to extend it if they arent done. They had me running all over town for some damn ...
no amount in Bittersweet
No amount of thinking prepares you for a loosing your independence. Getting in massive fights because you cant have 24 hrs to process. Figuring out how the hell to get 3 people to work with diff...
REALLY kicked REALLY FUCKING KICKED in Bittersweet
My car caught on fire. Literally ON FIRE. The interior is ruined. The car is totaled... Thank god my kid had gotten out and went inside to work because it happened at his work in a parking lot. ...
2025 claims another in Bittersweet
My grandpa died today. We knew it was coming. He entered a diabetic coma a week ago, then woke up after 4 days, surged and entered hospice two days ago, they medicated him well and then he had a...
Crafty Bitch in Bittersweet
I told T i need a budget. Or a couple. 1. I need a clothing budget, I love clothes but im frugal AF. I just bought two SUPER soft sweaters for 50 bucks. Which is the top of my spending limit! ...
New girl rocks in Bittersweet
Really happy with the new girl. Shes going to fit in. She used to be a client years ago. She said she remembered me from when she saw her therapist. I was still a receptionist ( I havent been th...
harrowing in Bittersweet
Well we had a experience at work. I cant talk too much about it because Hipaa but I can talk a bit. I had 5 interviews back to back and one canceled. So me and the boss are sitting here, Ok im s...