Sometimes I drizzle it with ganache, other times I leave it bare, and, occasionally, I fold dark chocolate chunks into the batter. It’s always some iteration of the dark chocolate cake I baked this morning. This daily smoothie is fresh and cool, not too sweet, and I always enjoy it.ġ2:12 p.m. This week I ordered frozen wild blueberries from Whole Foods ($11.99 for a 32-ounce bag), but, when possible, I get them from Trader Joe’s where they are less expensive. I use water instead of nut milk, so there’s one less item to stock. I add a cup of frozen wild blueberries, a fresh banana, a cup of cold filtered water, and three tablespoons of Nutiva’s unflavored hemp protein powder ($33.74 for a 3-pound bag from Amazon, already stocked in our pantry) to a large hard plastic tumbler, and use an immersion blender to blend until creamy. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for years, so I wait until 10 a.m. All the groceries for this week were purchased Sunday: My husband went to Costco for groceries and his frozen lunches ($130.29), we visited Chino Farms together and bought figs ($19), I ordered Whole Foods delivery ($169.64), and I mail-ordered a Pasturebird pastured chicken ($24.75). I use Guittard for its depth of flavor, and because it’s free of additives. Once it’s cool, I mix up a glossy nondairy ganache using Guittard’s chocolate baking bars ($8.19 from Whole Foods) and pour it over the top of the cake, nudging it gently over the sides. My husband is off to work, so I quickly bake a single-layer dark chocolate cake for the week. It’s always some iteration of the dark chocolate cake I baked this morning.Ĩ a.m. What are your approximate fixed monthly expenses beyond food? But I’m deeply grateful to have access to some emerging therapies, as many of my fellow patients do not. Since these illnesses don’t have cures and management treatments are ongoing, our financial situation isn’t likely to change. People have developed similar illnesses after surviving COVID, which, hopefully, will inspire more funding and research. We must pay out-of-pocket for things like my neurosurgeries (performed by out-of-network physicians) and my bone marrow stem cell treatments. I have ME/CFS (commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and the genetic connective tissue disorder EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)-they often cluster together. We have spent every cent of our savings and 401(k) on my medical tests, treatments, and trips to see specialists in the nine years I’ve been mostly housebound. How much money do you have in savings? $0. How often are you paid? My husband is paid biweekly. How much is one paycheck, after taxes? $3,300 Since I’m not able to work full-time, we are a single-income family. What is your annual salary, if you have one? My husband is a molecular biologist working in biotech, and he makes $128K.
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