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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April 20, 2023

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...


April 17, 2023

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 ( ...


April 11, 2023

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...


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...


April 09, 2023

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...


April 01, 2023

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...


March 29, 2023

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...


March 26, 2023

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.


March 25, 2023

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...


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...


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...


March 15, 2023

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...


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 ...


March 10, 2023

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...


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...


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...


March 08, 2023

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...


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...


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...


Tonight we are making Air fryer pork tenderloin. We preemptively cut it into chops however this would work really well with a whole tenderloin. Brush entire loin ( or chop) with olive oil. Allow...


March 05, 2023

Kitchen colors in Bittersweet

Ok here is my updated kitchen! my aqua toaster dosent match haha, Nor does my red kitchen aid. Its ok. and a closer of the blue. I have some tile picked out to go around as a backsplash and ...


He made me workout. Hes been bugging for like 2 months to do resistance band workouts with him. I finally did it. our 11 year old did it too. But i did the stupid high intensity resistance band ...


So I now have one week of the AOD drug in my system, Its a weight loss drug, or rather prescription peptoid or whatever that is supposed to help curb appetite and speed up the metabolism. Coupled...


Oh after 3 weeks of this diet, im getting REALLY sick of chicken. I have 30 days on a very strict keto diet. So Today I made Keto chicken soup based in the piramiters of this diet. We boiled the...


February 28, 2023

Stevia in Bittersweet

Ugh. After getting headaches for a few days of drinking Splenda in drinks I gave up. The headaches suck. So I got a stevia packet for my cirkul. Ugh it has such a funky after taste. Im trying to ...


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