Anna Morris

@klusya

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Searching for presence, p. 1 One part of my recent existential crisis was the total loss of any goals. The materialistic ones started making me sick, but I didn't have anything to replace them with. Then I did a little soul-searching with the help of chatGPT and learned to my amusement that goals can also be spiritual, or in the form of a feeling. To hell with those SMART people, right?? And then the goal appeared clear to me. It rose from the frustration I've been feeling - that even though I've made my lifestyle the most enjoyable and perfect it could be, I still didn't feel like I was appreciating it enough, wasn't present enough. So I've chosen my current goal - to work on being present, to perceive life vividly in its fullness. And it feels so exciting! I have so much to share already, and hope to do it in the next parts if the social media aversion side effect does not get too strong.

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I have mad respect for our neighbour's gardening skills. We pass through her garden every day and it's transforming with the seasons so magically! Just look at that purple and pink combo with a touch of wild strawberry leaves 😭

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Today I was on a mission for a new batch of free clothes (tldr: I use credits at a reseller shop). The task was to find three pairs of pants to replace the ones that have torn: - pajama/lounge wear - jeans for dog walking - cargo pants I had only 40 minutes to spare, tried on ~20 different pants and found exactly what I wanted! Paid $1,5 for 3 items 🤭 feat. Bershka mom jeans / Zara cargo pants

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Another one of those à la paysanne lunches at our neighbour feat. fried baby chicken 😌

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Had a talk with my father's family recently that they should give unwanted/broken gadgets and appliances to me so I could dispose of them in the most sustainable way. The talk was apparently successful cause today I received this monstrosity of a Soviet waffle maker from them. Judging by its weight and sturdiness I'm pretty sure it's some sort of a military equipment repurposed into a waffle maker 😵 Already got an order for it, so that's a surprise $17 airdrop 🤑

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The most inescapable human existence curse is that we have to learn from our own mistakes and experiences. And it's not even enough to just do things and make mistakes. First you have to forgive yourself for those mistakes. And then you actually have to LEARN from them, to study them and change your behaviour 😭

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One thing I love about nature is that it's always ready to give out gifts for those willing to receive them 💚 I've been anticipating the arrival of birds of prey on the fields. Last year there were whole families of them, the adults were teaching the kids how to hunt. I've already seen a couple of smaller birds this year (kestrels maybe?), but today I had the pleasure to see this beautiful big one up close 😍 I think it's a kite, and while it was picking something up from the road I got to see it in full form. And sitting down it really resembles a chicken 😆

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I finally got to try the Marry me chicken recipe @ammelanoleuca graciously shared 2 months ago. And it turned out to be one of those life changing moments, because this was the best chicken breast I've ever eaten 😭 I always looked down on that part of the chicken cause it felt too dry, but this changes everything. It was so easy to cook too, and I even skipped on the parmesan and the chicken stock and I don't think they would make any difference for the better. Perfect with a side of pasta to soak up the sauce 🤤

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Lada update: - online consultation with the oncologist went fine. We have the final verdict - the tumor is inoperable, but perhaps it can be managed with chemotherapy to not spread any further 😔 - chemotherapy is going to be in pills, which is great, and it's the targeting kind so not too harsh on the rest of the body. - I've looked up the price of those pills and apparently crowdfunding money is going to come in handy because it's rounding up to $200/month. So with $1k left of it it's going to last us 5 months, yay! I'm sending gratitude to @bertwurst.eth and everyone who donated on the daily 🙏💔

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My comfort food is pea soup with bacon and chives 🤤 The easiest and probably cheapest soup if you can spare ~2 hours to let the dried peas boil into mush. Fry up a large chopped onion + shredded carrot, mix them in with peas, season, and that's it 👌

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Applied for the UK visa today! I'm kinda happy about the final set of documents, at least I know I did the best I could with them. Hopefully it will be approved, else I just spent $480 for nothing 🙃 We'll know in ~45 days.

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Lada update: - we did the CT scan + biopsy last week. Had to be done under general anaesthesia, Lada was a champ 💜 - the biopsy results came back inconclusive - CT scan showed that the tumor is quite invasive and our current doctor said that their clinic is not equipped for a surgery of this kind 😔 - already looking for a new oncologist + clinic, hopefully it would be the one where we did the CT scan. Managed to f up in the process: - paid $50 for an online consultation with an oncologist (she's kinda renowned). The secretary told me she would call me on the phone herself in between appointments. And I missed that call 💀💀💀 https://warpcast.com/klusya/0x2bcd11c8

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I've seen these buns around a lot lately! Thanks @alenabo for sharing the recipe, it seems quite easy 💚

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Framedl 2025-05-12 3/6* I got a fountain ⛲

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Judging by all the phones in the feed we could all have been classmates 🤭 This was my 7th grade phone, I felt sooo edgy 🦂

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This is what we see when we don't let the dogs into the house 😆 The look of total disapproval!

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And the answer is... bisque! 🦐 This was my third attempt at a shrimp shell broth and the first at a bisque. I roasted the shells for ~40 mins, and then boiled them for ~3 hours. The whole time it smelled very intensely of shrimp 😅 I strained the broth (which turned out intense in taste and brownish in colour), and then tried to use a food processor to turn the shells into a fine paste which is supposed to be the base of the bisque. Failed spectacularly because it was too weak for this job. But I shredded the shells anyway and strained the liquid, which tasted even better than the broth! So a win anyway. In the meantime I also boiled some veggies (onion, carrot, potato), puréed them with a blender and added that shrimp liquid along with some shrimp broth. The result was a very creamy, fishy, shrimpy soup which I would love to make again 🍲 Another successful case of food scraps reuse ✔️

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Framedl PRO 2025-05-10 4/6* TIBIA is a new one 🙃 The dictionary feature came in handy, thanks @ds8 💚💛

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My vibe is terrorising my family with the smell of roasted shrimp shells before bed 👹 Can you guess what I'm going to try cooking with them tomorrow?

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My favourite wild apple tree is in bloom 🥹 It's located so perfectly too, and the blossoms smell divine!

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