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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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...
New diet plan in Bittersweet
I told them i was having a REALLY hard time, emotionally, physically im going downhill, technically I gained weight. I met with a new guy, hes a nutritionist. I showed him my tracking and app and...
Stressed over this too much in Bittersweet
Ok the diet shit is stressing me out so much. I got really frustrated at my friday weigh in, I still am at the SAME weight for the whole week. She told me i should stop eating the Ground Turkey ...
Fish gag in Bittersweet
I tried tilapia, It dosent taste bad, I mean its like a fishstick but I cant bread it like the breaded fish filets i eat sometime. I was doing ok even though i over seasoned it and was scraping t...
Weight loss week whatever in Bittersweet
I started this Feb 4th. So Sat will be week 5. Gosh its been a rough go.... 5 of 17 weeks total. I started at 174 lbs. Today I weigh 164. So I lost 10 lbs this month. Lots of little things chan...
Keto chicken soup in Tales from the kitchen witch
Ok im making keto chicken soup, Its been chilly and grey here for days. Its lame for Colorado. Its normally sunny on the plains all the time. Anyway im cold so keto chicken soup! I am using som...
sad face in Bittersweet
My google drive filled up and it tells me I have 12 gigs of photos saved and have to delete some. Which is silly because i have a program that backs up my phones. But for some reason, google driv...
Fern, Marigold and Mushroom in Bittersweet
We did yoga today. We found a yoga instructor on youtube and turned on an intro to Yoga. Holding my weigh on my hands is difficult but the stretches are nice. It was mostly variations of downward...
TERIYAKI sauce in Tales from the kitchen witch
1 C Low sodium soy sauce: 1/2 C Brown sugar: 3 Garlic cloves minced: Fresh! 2 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar: 2 tsp Sesame oil: 1 tsp Freshly grated ginger: 1/2 Pineapple Juice: Fresh is best, you w...